NEW YORK — The ultimate fate of the 2024 Mets isn’t yet clear and won’t be for months. But one thing about their season is definitively settled: The Mets are the reigning kings of New York.
Their 12-3 blowout win Wednesday night capped a Subway Series sweep of the Yankees, adding two victories at Yankee Stadium to the two they scored at Citi Field last month. They still might not be on the same level as their interborough rivals in the standings, but the Mets nonetheless proved this week that their current trajectory is the more promising one.
Francisco Lindor homered twice, Tyrone Taylor went deep, collected three hits and made a sterling play on defense, and the Mets never had to sweat much in closing out their first Subway Series sweep in more than a decade. The club also moved five games above .500 for the first time in 15 months.
The final victory was a complete team effort, including homers from Lindor (twice), Taylor, Pete Alonso and Mark Vientos. The Mets plated a six-pack of runs off reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole for the second time this season, then batted around in the eighth inning to put the game well out of reach.
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