Mets Open Subway Series With Easy Win as Yankees Struggle for Answers

Nimmo had three hits along with a hard lineout in his first game since a detached hand ligament sidelined him two months ago. He lifted his average to .333 and his on-base percentage to .435 after struggling during a minor league rehab assignment.

“I did surprise myself a little bit,” Nimmo said. “But I was really, really glad to be able to help, be able to get on base, be able to create some traffic for some guys, and guys really came through with some big hits.”

Jordan Montgomery (3-3) stranded five Mets base runners over the first three innings to keep it scoreless, but the visitors broke through in the fifth.

Nimmo hit a one-out single, Francisco Lindor followed with another and Dominic Smith scored Nimmo from second with a single up the middle.

Montgomery walked Pete Alonso to load the bases and was replaced by Lucas Luetge. James McCann made it 2-0 with a broken-bat single, and Smith scored from third on a wild pitch for a three-run lead before Luetge ended the inning.

The Mets batted around during a five-run sixth inning that included a two-run double by Smith and another two-run hit by Kevin Pillar. All the runs were charged to Justin Wilson.

Smith had three hits and three R.B.I., and Lindor had two hits and two walks.

Yankees reliever Michael King allowed two inherited runners to score but was credited with four scoreless innings with nine strikeouts.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/03/sports/mets-yankees-subway-series.html