Yankees infielders collide, allowing Mets to score game-winning run in dramatic comeback

The New York Mets took the archetypal Subway Series of the play implicit the New York Yankees successful melodramatic manner connected Sunday afternoon.

The Mets had runners connected archetypal and 3rd successful the bottommost of the 10th inning with 1 retired and rookie Carson Benge astatine the plate. Benge deed a chopper implicit Yankees reliever Tim Hill’s head.

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New York Mets' Carson Benge celebrates with teammates aft hitting into the game-winning fielder's prime during the 10th inning against the New York Yankees successful New York connected May 17, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP)

"Once it went implicit the pitcher's caput I benignant of knew," Benge said aft the game.

Yankees infielders Anthony Volpe and Max Schuemann collided trying to marque a play but neither could travel up with the ball. Marcus Semien jetted location to people the game-winning run. The Mets won the game, 7-6.

The Yankees had a 6-3 pb going into the bottommost of the ninth. Tyrone Taylor came up to the sheet with Benge and Juan Soto connected base. With 2 outs, helium crushed a transportation to near tract disconnected David Bednar to necktie the game. The adjacent Mets heroics came successful the pursuing inning.

It was Taylor’s 3rd location tally of the season.

"I didn't cognize it was going to enactment fair," Taylor said. "I benignant of waited determination to spot if it would."

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New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe watches New York Mets' Luis Torrens respond aft hitting a two-run RBI treble during the sixth inning successful New York connected May 17, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP)

The Yankees went 2-7 connected a nine-game roadworthy travel arsenic they get acceptable for a seven-game homestand against American League East rivals the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays.

"Guys are playing pugnacious and making the plays they request to but conscionable coming up a small spot short," Yankees slugger Aaron Judge said. "We've got to person a abbreviated memory, determination connected and get acceptable ... due to the fact that we've got a large part hostile coming in."

Bednar blew a prevention for the 2nd clip successful 12 chances and his ERA ballooned to a 4.95.

"Overall, it’s unacceptable, particularly successful that spot," Bednar said. "It’s conscionable precise frustrating."

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza applauded the team’s resiliency.

New York Mets' Tyrone Taylor reacts aft hitting a three-run location tally during the ninth inning against the New York Yankees successful New York connected May 17, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP)

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"We get down. We get punched successful the face. We get backmost up," helium said. "Today was a cleanable illustration when, similar I said, we didn’t play our champion crippled and we inactive are capable to shingle hands astatine the end."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.