Brandon Nimmo set the tone…
Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Mets’ 12-6 win over the Yankees on Saturday afternoon in the Subway Series in Queens:
Hero
Pete Alonso homered twice, a two-run shot in the fifth and a three-run shot in the seventh, and the Mets needed all the offense they may get in holding off the Yankees with Frankie Montas and a battered bullpen.
Pete Alonso, who hit two homers in the win, belts a three-run shot in the seventh inning of the Mets’ 12-6 victory over the Yankees on July 5, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Zero
Carlos Rodón gave up seven runs (six earned), both season highs. For a staff determined for good beginning pitching with Clarke Schmidt doubtless misplaced for the season, Rodón’s five-inning efficiency was not what the Yankees had been wanting for.
Unsung hero
By the time it was over, it could have been straightforward to neglect that Brandon Nimmo acquired the Mets off to one other fast begin, this time with a grand slam in the backside of the first that gave Montas some early respiration room.
Brandon Nimmo belts a grand slam homer in the first inning of the Mets’ win over the Yankees. Robert Sabo / New York Post
Key stat
6 Consecutive Yankees losses, matching their longest streak of the season.
Quote of the day
“I really feel like both of these groups are proper now type of like heavyweights at the finish of a 15-round match, just making an attempt to throw some haymakers.’’
— Brandon Nimmo on the method the groups have in the Subway Series
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