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New York Mets at New York Yankees
This is Missed It. New York Mets at New York Yankees, Friday, September 11, 74 and clear at Yankee Stadium, with the Yankees. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
Pregame
It is New York Mets at New York Yankees, and the air around the stadium is thick with the kind of tension that only a crosstown matchup can bring. The Mets are in town, and our Yankees are looking to send them back across the bridge with a loss. We have the home crowd behind us, the pinstripes on our backs, and a full nine innings of baseball ahead. No predictions, no history lessons, just the game itself, ready to be played.
Innings 1-3
Top of the first, and the Mets send three batters to the plate. Three up, three down, no runs. The score stays at zero-zero, and we are already feeling good about how this one is shaping up. Bottom of the first, and we come out swinging. No outs, a runner on, and Cody Bellinger steps in. He singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge, and Ben Rice moves to second. The crowd is on its feet, the energy is building, and we have something cooking here. But then Luis García Jr. steps up with the bases loaded and no outs, and he lines out to second baseman Marcus Semien. The air goes out of the moment just a little, but we still have runners on, one out, and a chance. George Lombard Jr. comes to the plate, and the moment is heavy. Bases loaded, one out, and we need a hit. Instead, he grounds into a double play, shortstop Francisco Lindor to second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Christopher Morel. Spencer Jones is out at second, George Lombard Jr. is out at first, and just like that, the inning is over. But we got one run across, and the score is zero to one, our favor. Top of the second, and the Mets answer back. One out, a runner on, and Marcus Semien singles on a line drive to center fielder Spencer Jones. Mark Vientos moves to third, and then things get messy. Spencer Jones makes a fielding error, and Mark Vientos advances to third while Marcus Semien takes second. The Mets tie it up at one to one, and we are feeling the sting of that missed opportunity in the first. Bottom of the second, and we need to respond. Two outs, two on, and Cody Bellinger is up again. He has already delivered once tonight, and now he delivers again. Cody Bellinger homers on a fly ball to right center field. Anthony Volpe scores, Ben Rice scores, and Cody Bellinger trots around the bases with the crowd roaring. The score is one to four, and we have taken the lead back in a big way. Top of the third, and the Mets send four batters to the plate. No runs. The score stays one to four, and we are holding the line. Bottom of the third, and we send three batters up. No runs. The score remains one to four, and we are settling into a rhythm.
Innings 4-6
Top of the fourth, and the Mets send three batters to the plate. No runs. The score stays one to four, and our pitchers are dealing. Bottom of the fourth, and we send three batters up. No runs. The score remains one to four, and we are keeping the pressure on. Top of the fifth, and the Mets send three batters to the plate. No runs. The score stays one to four, and we are starting to feel like this one is ours to control. Bottom of the fifth, and Ben Rice steps in with no outs and the bases empty. He has been waiting for this moment, and he does not waste it. Ben Rice homers on a fly ball to left center field, and the ball is gone the moment it leaves the bat. The score is one to five, and we have stretched our lead to four runs. The crowd is electric, the dugout is alive, and we are rolling. Top of the sixth, and the Mets send three batters to the plate. No runs. The score stays one to five, and we are three innings away from a statement win.
The Sequence
Bottom of the sixth, and we send three batters up. No runs. The score stays one to five, and we are heading into the final stretch. Top of the seventh, and the Mets are not going away quietly. Two outs, two on, and A.J. Ewing steps in. He singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Aaron Judge, and Carson Benge scores. Jared Young moves to second, and the score is two to five. The lead is down to three, and we can feel the game tightening. Bottom of the seventh, and we send three batters up. No runs. The score stays two to five, and we need to find a way to put this one away. Top of the eighth, and the Mets are making a push. One out, bases loaded, and Marcus Semien is up. He hits a sacrifice fly to center fielder Spencer Jones, and Bo Bichette scores. Cristian Pache moves to third, and the score is three to five. The lead is down to two, and the tension in the stadium is palpable. Bottom of the eighth, and we need an answer. One out, two on, and Ryan McMahon steps in. He singles on a fly ball to left fielder Juan Soto, and José Caballero scores. Spencer Jones moves to third, and the score is three to six. We have our two-run lead back, and the crowd is roaring again. Top of the ninth, and the Mets have one last chance. No outs, bases empty, and A.J. Ewing steps in. He has already driven in a run tonight, and now he does it again. A.J. Ewing homers on a fly ball to right field, and the score is four to six. The lead is down to two, and suddenly the game is not over yet.
Wrap-up
The final is New York Mets four, New York Yankees six. We held on, we fought through the late innings, and we came out on top by two runs. This one was not always pretty, but it was ours. The Mets pushed, we pushed back, and when it mattered most, we had just enough. A win over the crosstown rivals, and the feeling is sweet. That is all there is to say.
Outro
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