One day after they lost Clay Holmes to a fractured fibula, the New York Mets took game two of the 2026 Subway Series against the New York Yankees 6-3 thanks to a pair of good performances by Juan Soto and Luke Weaver.

Weaver, especially, had the gutsiest performance by any Mets pitcher this season as he battled out of a bases-loaded and nobody-out jam. David Peterson was solid out of the bullpen as he went four innings and struck out eight. The Mets move to 19-26 on the season.

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Weaver Saves The Day

With the Mets up 5-2 in the top of the seventh inning, Brooks Raley allowed a double to Aaron Judge to start. Then, Carson Benge had another defensive miscue in his rookie season as he dropped a routine flyball by Cody Bellinger that scored Judge. Raley hit Paul Goldschmidt, and Jazz Chisolm Jr. bunted a pitch over Raley for an infield single. Weaver then came in with a tall task.

Weaver began his outing by striking out Amed Rosario on a foul tip changeup. He struck out Trent Grisham on three pitches. Then followed by getting out of the jam on a force out by Anthony Volpe, keeping the Mets in the lead at 5-3. After the Mets scratched out a run in the bottom of the seventh, Weaver threw a scoreless eighth inning by getting Ben Rice to ground into a double play and Judge to fly out. 

Soto Has a Big Day

Soto may not have had an RBI or a home run like on Friday night, but he was productive in other ways in Saturday’s win. He reached base four times in the win with two hits and two walks, and scored from first base on an RBI double by Mark Vientos. Soto also notched his second and third stolen bases of the season in the eighth inning. 

Three RBIs For Vientos

Vientos has been an RBI machine for the Mets over the last 13 games with 12. On Saturday, he added three more to this stretch. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Vientos lined a double down the left field line to plate two. That put the Mets up 5-2. Then Vientos’s RBI groundout in the seventh inning extended the Mets’ lead to 6-3. 

Benge Notches Three-Hits 

While the topic of conversation about Benge will be his defense after he made his second defensive blunder in as many days, he continues to swing the bat well at the plate. He had three more hits, a double and two singles, and scored two runs. His third hit came on an infield single after his error and after getting a pep talk from manager Carlos Mendoza. 

Player of the Game: Luke Weaver

Tough one to choose after the big days from Soto and Vientos. Weaver’s effort and performance give him the nod for the win. Getting out of the bases-loaded jam and giving the Mets two shutout innings to preserve a win. 

On Deck

Freddy Peralta takes the mound for the Mets on Sunday against the Yankees’ right-hander Elmer Rodríguez. The game will be telecast locally on SNY and broadcast on WHSQ 880am at 1:40 pm EDT.