The Mets then cut it to 5-4 in the bottom of the sixth. Fried exited at 98 pitches after his first of the inning hit Brandon Nimmo and then pinch-hitters Mauricio and Baty greeted reliever Jonathan Loaisiga with singles to load the bases.

The Mets put up a fight against Max Fried but could not get over the top after some shaky pitching efforts in a 6-4 loss to the Yankees on Sunday.

The Yankees and Mets will battle for New York bragging rights when they meet for a three-game series at Citi Field, which continues Saturday

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 33rd home run, left fielder Cody Bellinger started a pivotal double play and the New York Yankees stopped a six-game losing streak by beating the Mets 6-4 Sunday to avoid a weekend Subway Series sweep.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was hit near his eye by a ball tossed by teammate and shortstop Anthony Volpe after the bottom of the fourth inning during his team's road matchup at the New York Mets on Saturday,

Aaron Judge was hit in the head coming off the field with a ball thrown by Anthony Volpe during the Yankees-Mets game on Saturday.