"The Mets fell behind 1-0, then went ahead on a truly bizarre play in the bottom of the third. Carlos Rodon struck out the first two Mets, but then gave up a double to Carson Benge, a walk to Bo Bichette (so lost I expect to see his face on a milk carton) and another to Juan Soto. Rodon's first pitch to Mark Vientos airmailed the strike zone, Austin Wells and the home-plate ump, caroming off the bricks and coming back to Rodon, who made an athletic play to barehand it but never got the handle and airmailed the gathering at home plate again, allowing two Mets to score."
"I'd describe David Peterson's outing as "good except when he wasn't" - he departed in the sixth with the Mets up 5-2, and was watching in the top of the seventh as things began truly kooky. Brooks Raley, who'd navigated the last two hitters of the sixth without fuss, started the new frame by allowing a double to Aaron Judge. All seemed well when perpetual Mets terror Cody Bellinger popped a ball up to right, but the ball started drifting and before you could scream "OH GOD I SEE LUIS CASTILLO!" it had clanked off Benge's glove and it was 5-3."
"Raley then hit Paul Goldschmidt with a pitch and watched helplessly as the loathsome Jazz Chisholm Jr. popped a bunt perfectly over the mound. Bases loaded, nobody out, and the Yankee"
The Mets rebounded after a difficult stretch and defeated the Yankees in a game marked by unusual moments and distractions. The Mets fell behind 1-0, then took the lead in the third on a bizarre sequence involving strike-zone chaos and a pair of runs scoring after a first pitch went awry and caromed back. David Peterson left with the Mets ahead 5-2, but the seventh inning turned chaotic. Brooks Raley allowed a double to Aaron Judge, then a drifting pop-up fell off Carson Benge’s glove for another run. Raley hit Paul Goldschmidt, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. executed a perfect bunt over the mound with the bases loaded and nobody out.
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