NEW YORK (Interstat) — The New York Mets defeated the New York Yankees 6-3 on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Citi Field before 41,067 fans in 3:13. Mark Vientos drove in three runs, including a two-run double in the fifth inning that put the Mets ahead for good. Carson Benge went 3-for-4 and scored a run. The Yankees struck first with a run in the second inning on Trent Grisham’s RBI single. After the Mets scored twice in the third, Brett Baty tied the game at 3-3 with a fourth-inning RBI double. The Yankees regained a brief lead in the fifth on Paul Goldschmidt’s RBI single, but the Mets answered with two runs in the bottom half. Cody Bellinger’s seventh-inning fielding error allowed the Yankees to tie it again, but the Mets answered with a run in the bottom of the seventh on Vientos’ groundout. David Peterson (2-4) earned the win, Carlos Rodón (0-1) took the loss and Devin Williams notched his sixth save, striking out one in a perfect ninth. The Yankees had nine hits, the Mets eight. New York’s record improved to 19-26, while the Yankees fell to 28-18.

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Mark Vientos drove in three runs, Carson Benge collected three hits and the New York Mets defeated the New York Yankees 6-3 on Saturday afternoon at Citi Field in front of 41,067. David Peterson earned the win, improving to 2-4, while Carlos Rodón took the loss, falling to 0-1. Devin Williams recorded his sixth save of the season with a perfect ninth inning, striking out one. The Mets evened the Subway Series at one game apiece after the Yankees won the opener Friday night 5-2. New York’s other team improved to 19-26, while the Yankees dropped to 28-18. The Yankees struck first in the second inning. Jazz Chisholm Jr. led off with a double and advanced to third on a groundout by Amed Rosario. Trent Grisham then singled to center, scoring Chisholm and giving the visitors a 1-0 lead. The Mets answered in the third. Benge doubled to right with two outs, and after Bo Bichette walked, Juan Soto also walked to load the bases. Vientos grounded to third, but the throw to first was not in time, and two runs scored on the play, putting the Mets ahead 2-1. New York’s other team tied the game in the fourth after a walk to Austin Slater. Brett Baty doubled to right, driving in Slater and making it 2-2. The Yankees reclaimed the lead in the fifth. Ben Rice was hit by a pitch, Aaron Judge walked, and after a forceout, Paul Goldschmidt singled to right field, scoring Rice and putting the Yankees ahead 3-2. The decisive inning came in the bottom of the fifth. Benge singled to center with one out. Soto walked again, and Vientos delivered the key blow, a double to left that deflected off third baseman Rosario and rolled to the wall. Both Benge and Soto scored, giving the Mets a 5-3 lead they would not relinquish. The most important part of the game occurred in that fifth inning when Vientos cleared the bases. Two runs scored on a groundout in the third, but the fifth-inning double put the Mets ahead for good and chased Rodón from the game after five innings. Rodón allowed five runs on four hits and four walks while striking out four. The Yankees threatened in the seventh. Judge doubled to left with one out. Cody Bellinger reached on a two-base error by right fielder Benge, allowing Judge to score and cutting the Mets’ lead to 5-3. Goldschmidt was hit by a pitch, and Chisholm bunted for a single to load the bases. But reliever Brooks Raley induced a strikeout of Rosario and a strikeout of Grisham before Anthony Volpe grounded into a forceout to end the inning. The Mets added an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh. Benge singled again, was forced out on a grounder by Bichette, but Soto singled to put runners at the corners. Vientos grounded to second, scoring Bichette and making it 6-3. From there, the Mets bullpen shut the door. Luke Weaver worked two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two. Huascar Brazobán pitched 1.1 perfect innings with two strikeouts. Williams retired the side in order in the ninth. The Yankees outhit the Mets 9-8 but left eight runners on base and struck out 14 times. Aaron Judge doubled and singled. Goldschmidt had two hits and an RBI. Chisholm doubled and singled. Rosario doubled. Benge led the Mets with three hits. Vientos finished 1-for-4 with three RBIs. Baty doubled and drove in a run. Peterson pitched 5.1 innings, allowing three runs—two earned—on seven hits and three walks while striking out six. He threw 99 pitches. The game took 3 hours, 13 minutes to complete. The series concludes Sunday afternoon. The Yankees then return home for a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays starting Monday. The Mets travel to Washington for a four-game set against the Nationals beginning Monday. Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Mets 6, Yankees 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Yankees a 58.70 percent probability to win. New York’s other team was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 9 went under the over/under line of 8.5.

Preview: Yankees at Mets NEW YORK (Interstat) — The New York Yankees and New York Mets meet Saturday at Citi Field for the second game of their Subway Series, with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. under cloudy skies and a temperature of 63 degrees. Left-hander Carlos Rodón (0-0) is scheduled to start for the Yankees. The Mets had not named their starter. The Yankees enter the game with a 27-17 record, the best in the American League East, despite a 7-0 loss at Baltimore on Wednesday. They beat the Mets 5-1 on Friday in the series opener. The Mets are 18-25, last in the NL East, but snapped a three-game losing streak with a 9-4 win over Detroit on Thursday. Players to watch Yankees left-hander Ryan Yarbrough has made four relief appearances this season, allowing one earned run over 7 2/3 innings. He threw three innings Wednesday against the Orioles, allowing one run on three hits with four strikeouts. He also tossed two scoreless innings against Houston on April 24. Mets right-hander Nolan McLean is coming off a dominant start Thursday against the Tigers, allowing three runs over seven innings with seven strikeouts. He has 36 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings this season. Projection and schedule Interstat’s game simulator projects a 6-4 Mets victory, while the ELO system gives the Yankees a 58.7 percent probability to win. Following Saturday’s game, the Yankees host Toronto for a four-game series starting Monday, then host Tampa Bay for three games. The Mets travel to Washington for a four-game series beginning Monday, then visit Miami for three games.