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The Yankees beat the Mets 6-2 in the first game of this weekend’s Subway Series at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees scored four runs against Tylor Megill in the third inning, chasing him out of the game after just 2 2⁄3 innings of work. Megill continues to struggle of late and this time it was walks that did him in; he walked five batters in the outing, including one that forced in a run. The Mets scratched back a run, but the Yankees added two more runs off Max Kranick, who was tasked with long relief, in the fourth. The Mets rallied in the ninth, but the Yankees brought in Luke Weaver for the final out to quash the threat. Bronx Public Enemy No. 1 Juan Soto reached base three times in the game via the walk and scored a run, but made the final out against Weaver in the ninth.

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Steve Politi of NJ.com gave an hour-by-hour account of Juan Soto’s return to Yankee Stadium as a villain from the moment he stepped foot inside to the final out of the game.

Tylor Megill is starting to look awfully like the frustrating pitcher he was last summer, writes Tim Britton of The Athletic.

David Schoenfield of of ESPN reviewed the ten times in New York baseball history when its rivalries burned the brightest.

LHP Anthony Gose and 1B Jon Singleton both triggered assignment clauses in their minor league contracts, meaning that if another team is interested in them, the Mets either have to trade them or call them up to the big leagues.

José Castillo, who the Mets acquired on Thursday from the Diamondbacks for cash considerations, will be active for today’s game.

The Mets’ injured starters continue to progress. Frankie Montas threw live BP in Brooklyn yesterday. Sean Manaea is slated to throw another bullpen on Tuesday.

Both Mets and Yankees players were rocking custom painted cleats from 14-year-old Evan Taveras of Valley Stream.

Davy Andrews of Fangraphs gave us a behind-the-scenes retelling of the ruckus caused by a raccoon at Citi Field on Wednesday night.

Around the National League East

It was a battle between lefty aces in Boston, as Chris Sale outpitched Garrett Crochet to help lead the Braves to a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox in Sale’s first game at Fenway Park since he was traded.

The Phillies mounted a late-inning comeback against Pittsburgh’s bullpen in an 8-4 victory over the Pirates. Bryce Harper reached a milestone, recording his 1,000th career RBI in the win.

The Phillies placed the struggling Aaron Nola on the 15-day injured list with an ankle sprain, retroactive to May 15. Right-hander Daniel Robert was recalled to take Nola’s roster spot. Prospect Mick Abel will be promoted to make his major league debut, but only for a spot start tomorrow. After that, he will be optioned to Triple-A and Taijuan Walker will take Nola’s spot in the rotation.

Nasim Nuñez did it all on both sides of the ball in the Nationals’ thrilling 4-3 victory over the Orioles in the first game of the Battle of the Beltway—all while playing a new position.

Federal Baseball spoke with Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post, who previously covered the Nationals and is now a national baseball writer.

The Marlins defeated their American League Florida-based counterparts 9-4 thanks to a pair of four-run innings in the fourth and sixth.

Around Major League Baseball

Thomas Harrigan of MLB.com lists ten players who surprisingly lead their teams in hitting.

The Twins have won their 12th straight game, as Joe Ryan twirled six dominant innings in Minnesota’s shutout victory over the Brewers.

While you were sleeping, old friend Wilmer Flores tied Aaron Judge for the league lead in RBIs with an eight RBI performance in the Giants’ 9-1 rout of the A’s at Oracle Park.

Michael Rosen of Fangraphs wrote about how Nathan Eovaldi has been dominant so far in 2025 despite no longer having premium velocity.

Meanwhile, Paul Skenes, who does have premium velocity and wipeout stuff, isn’t striking out batters at nearly the same clip this season as in his rookie year, which Mario Delgado Genzor of Baseball Prospectus explores.

As the Angels face off against the Dodgers in one of the West Coast iterations of MLB’s Rivalry Weekend, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reflects on how the Angels failed to capitalize on having Shohei Ohtani on their roster, while the Dodgers have taken advantage of it in every way.

So Pete Rose has been posthumously reinstated and removed from the ineligible list. But, there is still a process that must unfold before he actually gets inducted into the Hall of Fame, which Jayson Stark outlines in The Athletic.

Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue

Chris McShane previewed Juan Soto’s return to Yankee Stadium.

Joe Sokolowski provided the most interesting quotes from and about the Mets from the past week.

Chris and Brian Salvatore discussed the past week of Mets action and the Subway Series in the latest episode of Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series.

This Date in Mets History

Steve Trachsel and Mike Pelfrey both had some infamous performances on this date in 2001 and 2009, respectively.