The Yankees and Mets met again at Citi Field on Saturday for Game 2 of the 2026 Subway Series, and the game turned quickly into a bullpen test after the Mets took a 6-3 lead into the eighth inning. Carlos Rodón made his second start of the season for the Yankees, while the Mets went with Huascar Brazobán as an opener before David Peterson likely handled the bulk innings.
That followed a first game that the Yankees won 5-2 behind Cam Schlittler, but it came at a cost for the Mets when Clay Holmes took a comebacker off the leg and suffered a fractured fibula. Carlos Mendoza said Holmes would be out for a long time, a blow that hung over the series as the clubs met again in the Bronx rivals' annual showcase in Queens.
Saturday's game kept shifting in the seventh inning. Juan Soto singled to right field and later stole second base, then stole third with Marcus Semien at the plate and two outs. Bo Bichette scored from third on Semien's groundout to first, extending the Mets' cushion and underlining how much pressure the Yankees were under even before the inning was over.
The Yankees tried to slow the surge with Tim Hill, but the inning kept stretching. Hill was pulled for Camilo Doval after Soto singled in the bottom of the seventh, and Luke Weaver later entered and escaped a bases-loaded jam for the Mets. Bo Bichette also reached third after Soto's hit to right, and earlier in the inning Bichette had been thrown out at second on a play involving Hill. Carson Benge was also thrown out at second on a play involving Hill, adding another sharp turn to a tense frame.
The series has already shown how quickly one swing can change the mood. The Yankees opened with a 5-2 win and got the kind of pitching they needed from Schlittler, while the Mets were left managing both the scoreboard and the loss of Holmes after the first game. On Saturday, with Rodón trying to stabilize the Yankees and the Mets leaning on a patchwork pitching plan, the gap between the clubs looked as much about depth and timing as it did about the scoreboard.
For the Yankees, the next question is whether the middle of the order and the bullpen can close the gap before Game 2 slips away. For the Mets, the bigger issue is whether the loss of Holmes and the strain of a two-game set at Citi Field have already changed the shape of the week.
