Yanks take Game 3 of the Subway Series: Bronx Edition

NEW YORK – Juan Soto returned to the Bronx today as the Yankees send Rodon out against the Mets, looking to win Game 1 of the Subway Series.

Injury Report:

• Jazz Chisholm Jr. was hitting off a tee in Pregame today, progressing from his oblique injury

Notes/Analysis:

• FINAL: 8-2 NYY
  • WP: Williams (2-2) 7.31
  • LP: Stanek (1-4) 3.71
• Record: 27-19

• Max Fried's Final Line:
  • 6.0 IP | 3 H | 2 R | 2 ER | 8 K | 2 BB | 102 P | 1.29 ERA
    • Fried did not have his best start at all today. The Mets kept fouling off pitches, creating some long at-bats. Both walks came around to score.
    • Max Fried on his outing: "It was really important for me to keep us in as long as we could"
• The Yankees got the scoring started after an E5 and a Judge Ground-Rule double, Bellinger hit an RBI double, making it 2-0 in the first.
• The Yankees offense was silent until the eighth inning when they finally broke through, scoring 6 runs:
  • Dominguez Walk
  • LeMahieu Strikeout [1 out]
  • Austin Wells Double
  • Vivas 11-pitch Fielder's Choice, E3 (3-2 NYY)
    • Bellinger on the Vivas at-bat: "Seriously unbelievable at-bat. Won us the game."
  • Goldschmidt RBI Single (4-2 NYY)
  • Trent Grisham Walk
  • Judge Strikeout [2 outs]
  • Bellinger Grand Slam (8-2 NYY)
    • Judge on Bellinger: "I love it when I have that guy hitting behind me."
  • Volpe Groundout [3 outs]
• The Bullpen was Lights Out today:

Aaron Judge on his pre-game talk with Juan Soto:

"Just said hello to him, I hadn't seen him all series. Just kind of wishing him the best, kind of said, 'hey man, you're the best in the game. Things like this are gonna happen, just keep playing your game."

Highlights:

The Texas Rangers come to town on Tuesday for a 3-game set: