Against every other team this season, Gerrit Cole has allowed two home runs in 25 ⅓ innings.
In 9 2/3 innings against the Mets, Cole allowed seven home runs.
The Mets own the Yankees’ ace, and rightfully so: Not only do they own the team he plays for, they suddenly own the city of New York.
For the first time since 2013, when Anthony Volpe was 12 and Francisco Alvarez was 11, the Mets went head-to-head with their city rivals and never faltered.
The Mets won the season series for just the second time in franchise history, ending their fourth meeting with a thoroughly humiliating 12-3 defeat to the Yankees in front of 48,760 angry and/or delighted fans in the Bronx.
