Mets walk-off Yankees to sweep Subway Series

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With two first-place teams on the field, the New York Mets made this Subway Series a one-way ride.

Starling Marte singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Mets beat the crosstown Yankees 3-2 Wednesday night for a two-game sweep.

Max Scherzer was marvelous on his 38th birthday, striking out Aaron Judge three times to help the Mets take a 2-0 lead into the eighth. Gleyber Torres tied it with a two-run homer off reliever David Peterson, normally a starter.

"Every time Max had to make a pitch, he made it," Mets manager Buck Showalter said. "Just so strong mentally."

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New York Mets' Pete Alonso (20) celebrates with Starling Marte after Marte hit an RBI single during the ninth inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Yankees on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in New York. The Mets won 3-2.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II))

After the game, the slumping Yankees boosted their lineup by acquiring All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi from the Kansas City Royals in a trade for three minor league pitchers.

"It’s another great hitter," manager Aaron Boone said. "I’ll be excited to write his name in."

Pete Alonso homered early off Domingo Germán, and Francisco Lindor had an RBI single for the Mets before a sellout crowd of 43,693 at Citi Field.

Making his Subway Series debut, Scherzer permitted five hits over seven innings and struck out six — including Judge in two big situations. The Yankees went 0 for 15 with runners in scoring position during the series.

"Actually, I thought we played a really good game," Boone said. "I thought we had the right at-bats against