New York Mets 12, New York Yankees 2 — Box Score & Recap (9/12/2026)

Mets take Game 2 of the Bronx Subway Series 12-2 as the Mets hit 6 home runs.

Final: Mets 12, Yankees 2

Player of the Game: Francisco Lindor

The New York Mets defeated the New York Yankees, 12-2, at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Francisco Lindor went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI to lead the way. Zac Thornton (4-5) earned the win; Gerrit Cole took the loss.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	5	1	12	14	0
NYY	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	0

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Francisco Lindor SS	5	2	3	5	0	1	.234
Juan Soto DH	5	2	2	1	0	1	.275
Bo Bichette 3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.263
Carson Benge RF	5	1	2	2	0	1	.273
Jared Young 1B	5	2	3	1	0	0	.272
Marcus Semien 2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	.219
A.J. Ewing CF	3	1	0	0	1	2	.253
Luis Torrens C	4	2	2	3	0	1	.245
Nick Morabito LF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.192
Totals	40	12	14	12	2	7

BATTING
2B: Soto, J (10, Cole); Torrens (14, Hanner).
HR: Lindor 2 (20, 1st inning off Cole, 0 on, 0 out, 8th inning off Hanner, 3 on, 2 out); Torrens (9, 2nd inning off Cole, 1 on, 2 out); Benge (17, 3rd inning off Cole, 0 on, 1 out); Soto, J (25, 7th inning off Hill, T, 0 on, 2 out); Young, J (9, 9th inning off Hanner, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Benge 5; Lindor 9; Morabito; Semien; Soto, J 6; Torrens 6; Young, J 6.
RBI: Benge 2 (57); Lindor 5 (47); Soto, J (60); Torrens 3 (40); Young, J (38).
2-out RBI: Torrens 3; Soto, J; Lindor 4; Young, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soto, J.
Team RISP: 3-for-5.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
CS: Benge (5, 2nd base by Yarbrough/Wells, A).
PO: Benge (1st base by Yarbrough).

FIELDING
DP: (Bichette-Semien-Young, J).

New York Yankees Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Paul Goldschmidt 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.252
Aaron Judge DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.246
Cody Bellinger LF	4	1	2	2	0	0	.271
Heliot Ramos RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.242
Amed Rosario 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.234
Spencer Jones CF	4	0	2	0	0	2	.264
George Lombard Jr. SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	.217
Anthony Volpe 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Austin Wells C	2	0	0	0	0	0	.177
Ali Sánchez C	1	0	1	0	0	0	.246
Totals	33	2	7	2	1	6

BATTING
2B: Goldschmidt (12, Thornton, Z).
HR: Bellinger (15, 6th inning off Thornton, Z, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Bellinger 5; Goldschmidt 2; Jones, S 2; Ramos, H; Sánchez, A.
RBI: Bellinger 2 (69).
2-out RBI: Bellinger.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lombard Jr.
GIDP: Volpe.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Yarbrough (Benge at 1st base).

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Zac Thornton (W,4-5)	7.0	5	2	2	1	4	3.44
Tobias Myers	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	5.80

New York Yankees Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Gerrit Cole (L,8-9)	4.1	9	5	5	0	4	3.67
Ryan Yarbrough	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	3.81
Tim Hill	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	4.72
Bradley Hanner	1.1	3	4	4	1	1	11.81

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Judge	Thornton	4	Called Strike	0-2	95.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Ewing	Cole	4	Called Strike	0-2	97.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Soto	Cole	5	Called Strike	2-2	98.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Ramos	Thornton	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	93.3 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Jones	Thornton	6	Called Strike	2-2	95.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Torrens	Cole	3	Foul Tip	0-2	83.5 mph Knuckle Curve
Lindor	Cole	4	Swinging Strike	0-2	90.0 mph Slider
Ramos	Thornton	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	89.6 mph Cutter
Ewing	Yarbrough	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	70.1 mph Sweeper
Benge	Hill	8	Called Strike	3-2	87.5 mph Sinker
Bichette	Hanner	4	Called Strike	0-2	92.6 mph Sinker
Jones	Myers	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	83.4 mph Splitter
Lombard Jr.	Myers	5	Foul Tip	2-2	92.1 mph Four-Seam Fastball

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

T1: Francisco Lindor homers (19) on a fly ball to right field. (NYM 1, NYY 0)

T2: Luis Torrens homers (9) on a line drive to left field. Jared Young scores. (NYM 3, NYY 0)

T3: Carson Benge homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. (NYM 4, NYY 0)

B4: Cody Bellinger singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Paul Goldschmidt scores. (NYM 4, NYY 1)

T5: Carson Benge singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Spencer Jones. Juan Soto scores. (NYM 5, NYY 1)

B6: Cody Bellinger homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field. (NYM 5, NYY 2)

T7: Juan Soto homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. (NYM 6, NYY 2)

T8: Luis Torrens doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Marcus Semien scores. A.J. Ewing to 3rd. (NYM 7, NYY 2)

T8: Francisco Lindor hits a grand slam (20) to right center field. A.J. Ewing scores. Luis Torrens scores. Nick Morabito scores. (NYM 11, NYY 2)

T9: Jared Young homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. (NYM 12, NYY 2)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Jared Young	Single	111.9
Spencer Jones	Single	110.1
Heliot Ramos	Single	109.1
Juan Soto	Home Run	106.7
Carson Benge	Home Run	105.2

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Juan Soto	Home Run	400
Luis Torrens	Home Run	387
Carson Benge	Home Run	368
Aaron Judge	Flyout	367
Francisco Lindor	Home Run	365

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Gerrit Cole	Four-Seam Fastball	98.7
Gerrit Cole	Four-Seam Fastball	98.7
Gerrit Cole	Four-Seam Fastball	98.6
Gerrit Cole	Four-Seam Fastball	98.5
Gerrit Cole	Four-Seam Fastball	98.2

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Zac Thornton	8
Ryan Yarbrough	5
Tobias Myers	5
Tim Hill	3
Gerrit Cole	1

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Francisco Lindor (off Gerrit Cole)	102.3 mph	359 ft
Luis Torrens (off Gerrit Cole)	104.8 mph	387 ft
Carson Benge (off Gerrit Cole)	105.2 mph	368 ft
Cody Bellinger (off Zac Thornton)	97.9 mph	364 ft
Juan Soto (off Tim Hill)	106.7 mph	400 ft
Francisco Lindor (off Bradley Hanner)	104.3 mph	365 ft
Jared Young (off Bradley Hanner)	98.9 mph	365 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Zac Thornton	95.5	110.1	8
Gerrit Cole	98.7	111.9	1
Tim Hill	89.4	106.7	3
Ryan Yarbrough	88.1	98.9	5
Bradley Hanner	94.0	104.3	0
Tobias Myers	92.5	109.1	5

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

Pitch timer violations: Thornton, Z (pitcher).
ABS Challenge: Torrens (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Wells, A 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Semien (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Thornton, Z 81-61; Myers 25-19; Cole 77-53; Yarbrough 27-19; Hill, T 29-19; Hanner 27-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Thornton, Z 5-8; Myers 0-1; Cole 5-2; Yarbrough 1-3; Hill, T 1-0; Hanner 1-0.
Batters faced: Thornton, Z 26; Myers 8; Cole 22; Yarbrough 6; Hill, T 6; Hanner 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Yarbrough 1-0; Hanner 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Lance Barrett. 1B: Willie Traynor. 2B: Jansen Visconti. 3B: Nick Mahrley.
Weather: 78 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch: 1:38 PM.
T: 2:37.
Att: 46,864.
Venue: Yankee Stadium.
September 12, 2026