Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam to cap a six-run eighth inning as the host New York Yankees pulled away for an 8-2 victory over the New York Mets in the finale of the Subway Series on Sunday night.
After Genesis Cabrera struck out Aaron Judge, Bellinger lifted a first-pitch 97 mph fastball into the right field seats over the leaping try of Juan Soto.
It was Bellinger’s ninth career grand slam and first since July 15, 2023, for the Chicago Cubs as part of an inning where the Yankees capitalized on a throwing error by Mets’ first baseman Pete Alonso.
Jasson Dominguez started the Yankees’ rally off Ryne Stanek (1-4) by drawing a walk and took third on a double by Austin Wells before scoring the tiebreaking run on Alonso’s error.
Vivas fouled off six fastballs before capping an 11-pitch at-bat with a grounder to Alonso. The Mets first baseman slightly backed up before fielding the ball and his throw sailed wide of catcher Francisco Alvarez, allowing Dominguez to snap a 2-2 tie.
Before scoring six in the eighth for the eighth win in 11 games, the Yankees held a 2-0 lead four batters into the contest on a two-run double by Bellinger that extended his hitting streak to 13 games.
Bellinger went 3-for-3 with a pair of walks and tied his career by driving in six runs — his fourth career game driving in as many runs.
Devin Williams (2-2) continued his improvement since being removed from the closer’s role on April 27 by breezing through Soto, Alonso and Mark Vientos in the eighth.
Soto was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in another hostile night at Yankee Stadium. Booed all weekend for signing a 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets after hitting 41 homers in his lone season for the Yankees, Soto went 1-for-10 in the series as his average dropped to .246.
Jeff McNeil hit an RBI single in the third with two outs and scored on a wild pitch by Yankees starter Max Fried during an at-bat by Soto, who followed the wild pitch by striking out to end the fifth.
In a matchup of left-handers, Mets’ starter David Peterson and Fried produced similar performances.
Peterson allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits in six innings. He struck out four and survived issuing four walks.
Similarly, Fried held the Mets to two runs on three hits in six innings. He struck out eight and walked two, but the Mets drove his pitch count up by fouling off 27 pitches.
