Mets beat Yankees in Subway Series finale, 2-0
New York — Seth Lugo pitched six dominant innings in a stellar spot start, Todd Frazier hit a two-run homer off Luis Severino, and the New York Mets beat the Yankees 2-0 on Sunday night to snap an eight-game skid.
Frazier went deep for the second consecutive night to help the Mets prevent a Subway Series sweep at Citi Field. They ended a 10-game home losing streak and avoided an 0-9 homestand that would have matched the worst in team history.
Despite losing another important player to injury when second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera exited with a tight left hamstring, the Mets broke a six-game slide against their New York rivals. The crosstown foes meet again at Yankee Stadium from July 20-22, right after the All-Star break.
Severino (9-2) struck out seven in five innings but was handed his first loss since April 10 at Boston. The power-packed Yankees, with the best record in the majors at 42-19, had won four straight and nine of 10. They had been the only club in the big leagues that hadn't been shut out this year.
Struggling veteran Jose Reyes, who replaced Cabrera, singled with two outs in the fifth, and Frazier lofted a 1-2 slider over the 370-foot sign in left-center.
Robert Gsellman worked two scoreless innings, bailing out Reyes after his double error gave the Yankees a chance in the eighth. Reyes threw well wide of first base on what would have been a 6-4-3 double play, and then a replay review showed he missed second base entirely on the pivot.
Gsellman got a foul out and a flyout to strand the runners.