On the day the New York Yankees placed
slugging first baseman Luke Voit on the 10-day injured list (abdominal
strain), the team did not hit a home run in its 4-2 loss to the New York Mets — ending the MLB-record string of consecutive games with a homer at 31.
The
Yankees brought up the tying run in the ninth against closer Edwin
Diaz, after Didi Gregorius reached on a leadoff infield hit, but Brett
Gardner's gritty at-bat ended in a game-ending strikeout on a foul
tipped that juggled into the catcher's glove
During the streak, DJ LeMahieu and Gary Sanchez led the Yankees with eight homers apiece, while Gleyber Torres hit seven.
However, the Mets rallied to beat the Yankees, thanks to Michael Conforto.
Conforto
had already grounded into two inning-ending double plays, leaving two
men on base each time. In a tie game in the eighth against Yankees
reliever Zack Britton, Conforto shot a ball off the left-field wall for a
go-ahead, two-run double.
It
completed the Mets' second consecutive eighth-inning comeback, which
this time resulted in a win over their Subway Series rivals. Conforto,
who was moved down to seventh in the lineup because of a recent slump,
might use this to propel himself going forward.
"It
felt great," Conforto said. "That's a great way to break out for sure.
Any time you can change the game with a big hit, especially in the
Subway Series, it's going to feel good. I've been working hard, I've
been trying to get back to the things I've been successful with."
Every
victory is important for the Mets, who must win a lot this week if they
even want to think about contending after the All-Star break. There is
already talk of them being sellers at the trade deadline, but the Mets
obviously hope for a turnaround.
They put together
as complete a performance as they've had all season on Tuesday. There
were big hits. There was good starting pitching. The bullpen did not
implode.
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