Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in a season-high five runs, Justin Verlander pitched six shutout innings and the Mets beat the Yankees on Tuesday night in their Subway Series opener.
Alonso went deep to center field in the sixth for his 16th career multi-homer game and second this year.Rookie catcher Francisco Álvarez was removed in the ninth after getting hit on the hand by a 97 mph pitch from Albert Abreu. Umpires ruled Álvarez swung at the pitch for strike three. That came one batter after Abreu nicked Mark Vientos with a 97 mph heater. ... LF Tommy Pham sat out. He's been nursing a nagging groin. ... RF Starling Marte is feeling much better.
LHP Nestor Cortes probably needs two more minor league rehab starts before coming off the injured list. He's scheduled to make his second one Friday, though Boone wasn't sure where yet. Cortes threw 42 pitches over 2 1/3 innings Sunday for Double-A Somerset. ... 2B Gleyber Torres was in the starting lineup and extended his hitting streak to a career-best 14 games, the longest by a Yankees player this season.
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