Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees’ 2-0 win over the Mets on Sunday in the Subway Series in The Bronx:
Hero
In a series in which both teams threw six starting pitchers who ranged from interesting to high-octane, Cam Schlittler was easily the best of the bunch while shutting down the Mets over six scoreless, one-hit innings.
Zero
After igniting the Mets fans in The Bronx with a home run Saturday, Juan Soto on Sunday went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts. After his second, against David Bednar in the ninth, particularly loud jeers followed him to the dugout.
Unsung hero
Leadoff hitter Ben Rice opened the Yankees’ afternoon with the only run the club would need, visiting the short porch for his 38th homer of the season.
Key stat
1.95: Cam Schlittler’s ERA, which would be the fourth sub-2.00 ERA by a qualified Yankees pitcher since 1913
Quote of the night
“Special weekend for the city. As much as the fans don’t like each other, I feel like they came together for this weekend and enjoyed something special. … It was a little frustrating [Saturday] just hearing all the Mets chants. I wanted to make sure I could come in here today and kind of shut that down.”
— Cam Schlittler
