Tyrone Taylors dramatic homer rallies Mets in 10-inning win to take Subway Series from Yankees

The Mets, on life support after a horrendous start to their season and with a roster filled with injured players, sure appeared to be on their way to another series loss, this time to the Yankees in the Subway Series.Instead, they came away with a stunning win.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.

Down to their final out, Tyrone Taylor hit a game-tying three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.And in the 10th, after Devin Williams got Austin Wells to hit into an inning-ending double play with runners on the corners to keep the game tied, Carson Benge won it in the bottom of the inning with a grounder up the middle that scored Marcus Semien from third in a 7-6 win at Citi Field.It was the first win by the Mets when trailing entering the ninth since Pete Alonso’s famous home run off Williams in the 2024 NL wild-card series.With Tim Hill on the mound, A.J.Ewing bunted automatic runner Semien to third and with a five-man infield playing in, Luis Torrens was hit by a pitch.

That brought up Benge, who hit a chopper over the mound.Extra infielder Max Schuemann and shortstop Anthony Volpe collided, allowing Semien to score without a throw.The Mets trailed by four runs before they came back with a pair in the bottom of the sixth and survived a standout day by Anthony Volpe, who had his first two hits of the season and added three RBIs.The drama began in the bottom of the ninth, when Benge and the slumping Bo Bichette led off with singles.Juan Soto grounded into a forceout and Mark Vientos whiffed before Taylor’s blow down the left field line.In the 10th, Ryan McMahon swiped third with one out, but Schuemann struck out.

Volpe walked before Carlos Mendoza went to the mound to talk to Williams, who got Wells to ground to first, where Vientos started the double play.The Yankees had seemingly broken open a tie game in the top of the sixth — despite the lineup picking up j...