Luke Weaver, Devin Williams star against former team in Mets’ 6-3 win over Yankees
Luke Weaver and Devin Williams, both former Yankees closers, starred in the Mets' 6-3 victory over the Yankees at Citi Field. Weaver escaped a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam in the seventh inning and pitched two scoreless frames, while Williams recorded a 1-2-3 ninth for the save. The win evened the Subway Series at one game apiece.
- ▪Luke Weaver faced his former team for the first time since leaving the Yankees after last season.
- ▪Weaver escaped a bases-loaded, nobody-out situation in the seventh inning, preserving a two-run lead.
- ▪Devin Williams closed the game with a perfect ninth inning to secure the save.
- ▪The Mets signed Weaver to a two-year, $22 million deal and Williams to a three-year, $51 million contract in the offseason.
- ▪Longtime Mets closer Edwin Diaz left for the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency.
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