Yankees Beat Mets 6-4 on Bellinger 3-Run Homer as 9/11 Tributes Mark 25th Anniversary
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Updated · WABC-TV · Sep 12
Yankees Beat Mets 6-4 on Bellinger 3-Run Homer as 9/11 Tributes Mark 25th Anniversary
3 articles · Updated · WABC-TV · Sep 12
Summary
Cody Bellinger’s second-inning three-run homer broke the game open, sending the Yankees to a 6-4 win over the Mets on a night centered on 9/11 remembrance.
Ben Rice added his 37th homer, while Carlos Rodón gave up two runs over a season-high 6 1/3 innings and struck out eight for New York.
The victory lifted the Yankees to 85-62, their 17th win in 24 games, keeping them three games behind Tampa Bay and 5 1/2 ahead of Boston for the top AL wild card.
Nolan McLean allowed five runs and a career-worst 10 hits in five innings for the Mets, whose four-game winning streak ended after a 31-run sweep in Miami.
Bellinger homered after catching the ceremonial first pitch from Brielle Saracini, linking the game to Yankee Stadium’s broader 25th-anniversary tributes for Sept. 11 victims.