Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees’ 5-2 win over the Mets on Friday night in the Subway Series in Queens:
Hero
Cam Schlittler’s Subway Series debut was impressive — as has just about everything else the right-hander has done since being called up last season.
He gave up just one run in 6 ²/₃ innings, struck out nine and threw a season-high 106 pitches.
Zero
The Mets offense, arguably the worst in the majors, came up empty against Schlittler — outside of Juan Soto’s homer to left-center in the seventh inning.
Prior to that blast, they had just one hit on the night.
Unsung hero
Ben Rice hit his 14th homer of the year in the ninth, but it was his two-out single in the third that got the Yankees’ three-run rally started against Clay Holmes.
Key stat
111: The exit velocity on Spencer Jones’ comebacker that hit Clay Holmes and fractured the right-hander’s leg.
Holmes hadn’t allowed more than two runs in any of his eight starts prior to Friday, when he gave up four in just 4 ⅓ innings.
Quote
“He’s gonna be down a long time.”
– Carlos Mendoza on Holmes’ absence after suffering a leg fracture.
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