Important games during the last weekend of the season?
Most fan bases would sign up for that in a heartbeat.
But coming off last year’s success on both sides of town, the expectations were higher for the Yankees and Mets — the Yankees coming off a World Series appearance and the Mets having made a surprising run to the NLCS and then going out and signing Juan Soto away from the Yankees.
The two teams dominated early on, with the Yankees opening up a seven-game lead in the AL East just after Memorial Day weekend and the Mets gaining a 5 ½-game lead over the Phillies while racking up the best record in baseball by mid-June.
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