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Bellinger hits 3-run homer as Yankees beat Mets 6-4 on 25th anniversary of 9/11
Cody Bellinger’s second-inning blast sparked a 6-4 win as the Yankees improved to 85-62 and stayed in the AL wild-card race.
- On Friday, the New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets 6-4 at Yankee Stadium, with Cody Bellinger hitting a tiebreaking three-run homer in the second inning.
- Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the pregame ceremony featured pinstriped legends including Derek Jeter, while Brielle Saracini threw the ceremonial first pitch as daughter of United Airlines Flight 175 pilot Victor Saracini.
- Ben Rice connected for a solo home run in the fifth inning, while starting pitcher Carlos Rodon earned the win by allowing two runs on three hits over 6 1/3 innings against rookie Nolan McLean.
- Protecting the lead in the ninth, closer David Bednar secured his 33rd save by retiring Juan Soto on a game-ending double play to preserve the 6-4 victory.
- Rookie left-hander Zac Thornton starts for the Mets against right-handed pitcher Gerrit Cole on Saturday as the series continues in the Subway Series matchup.
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Bellinger hits 3-run homer as Yankees beat Mets 6-4 on 25th anniversary of 9/11
NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a three-run homer in the second inning off rookie Nolan McLean, and the New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 6-4 on Friday night.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Yankees Top Mets on Emotional Night for New York - Metsmerized
The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by a husband and wife who both lost parents in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Sean McGuire and Brielle Saracini met in 2003 when they were 10 years old at a camp set up to support families affected by the tragedy. Players laid a wreath at a 9/11 […]
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