Remembering 9/11: Yankees, Mets Honor First Responders At Subway Series Game
There was plenty of emotion, and both teams and the fans honored heroes always there to help.
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There was plenty of emotion, and both teams and the fans honored heroes always there to help.
The Yankees lost their season-high seventh in a row and for the 11th time in 13 games following a 13-game winning streak.
The Mets began the day four games behind NL East leader Atlanta and 4 ½ from the second wild card.
The mantle is filled with faces of firefighters who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The firehouse is home to Engine 3/Ladder 12/Battalion 7 -- the "West Side Warriors." It lost five men.
The third-place Mets (70-70) remained four games behind NL East leader Atlanta, which lost at home to Washington.
The 26-year-old slugger reached the milestone in his 347th game, the second-fastest in major league history.
Pete Alonso hit his 30th home run of the season for New York, which fell four games behind idle Atlanta in the NL East.
Javier Báez went 4 for 4 with a home run, Kevin Pillar hit a grand slam that capped a game-sealing, six-run ninth inning, and the New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 13-6 on Sunday.
The Mets won the opener 11-9, blowing a nine-run lead before bouncing back on Francisco Lindor's two-run homer in the ninth inning.
Their five-game winning streak doesn't include a win completed Tuesday in the resumption of an April 11 game postponed by rain against Miami.
The third-place Mets remained five games behind NL East leader Atlanta, which won 6-5 at Colorado.
Scott was "disoriented and confused" when police woke him up, the DA said. He reportedly admitted to drinking earlier that night and failed three field sobriety tests.
Scott, 44, was originally hired by the Mets as the assistant general manager before being elevated to acting general manager after the firing of Jared Porter in January.
In the resumption of a game suspended by rain April 11, the Mets scored five runs in the final inning and won it when Báez scored following a Marlins error.
Javier Báez offered an explanation Sunday, saying, "It feels bad when I strike out and I get booed."
After several promising months, the 2021 season has gone off the rails for the Mets and their fans.
Javier Báez and his New York Mets teammates turned the boos at Citi Field to cheers this weekend — and then turned their thumbs upside down at fans.
The three homers by the Mets were their most since Aug. 7 and just the fourth time this month they've gone deep more than once.
With Jerry Koosman on the mound, it was never too late for the 1969 New York Mets. More than five decades later, the franchise rewarded the big-game left-hander with its highest distinction.
The loss was the 19th in 25 games this month for the Mets, who entered August atop the NL East but are now as close to last as they are to first.
The untimely slide dropped New York from a half-game back in the NL East to 7 1/2 behind first-place Atlanta.
After leading the NL East for nearly three months, the Mets are seven games behind the division-leading Braves.
The Mets had hoped for a jolt in shortstop Francisco Lindor's return after five weeks away with a right oblique strain.
Javier Báez stepped up to the plate for the first time in 12 days and promptly smacked an RBI double off the Dodger Stadium wall.
The surging Dodgers have won nine consecutive games, matching a season-best win streak. Six of those wins have come against the Mets, who have dropped eight of nine overall.
