Mets Give Rivera First Loss With Duda's Walk Off Single!

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It looked as if the Yankees were going to deal the undefeated Matt Harvey his first loss of the season. In the 6^th inning, Lyle Overbay produced an RBI single that gave the Yankees their only run, which seemed like it would have been enough to give the Bronx Bombers the win; especially since they carried that 1-0 lead into the bottom of the 9^th inning with who else, but the perfect 18 for 18 (in save opportunities), Mariano Rivera.

Luckily for the Mets, they had their hottest hitters coming up to face the extraordinary closer. Daniel Murphy was up first and hit the ball into shallow left field, which bounced into the stands for a ground rule double. The always clutch, David Wright followed with an RBI single through short that almost hit Murphy. Wright made it to 2^nd after the throw got away from Catcher, Chris Stewart’s glove. The game was tied and the Mets dealt Rivera his first blown save of his last season.

With Lucas Duda up with no outs and Wright on 2^nd, it looked like the Mets were going to steal this game with a walk-off. Lucas Duda did not disappoint. On a 1-1 count, Duda blooped a single over second base, for the walk off, 2-1 win. The win gave Rivera his first loss of the season and completed the Citi Field sweep of the Yankees, by the Mets.

The remaining 2 Subway Series games will be played tonight and tomorrow at Yankee Stadium, a change since previous years which had previously seen the crosstown rivals play 2 separate 3 game series.

First pitch is at 7:05.