VIDEO: Didi Gregorius and Gio Urshela Extend Yankees Lead Over Mets With Solo Homers in 6th Inning
By Scott Rogust
The New York Yankees held a narrow 2-1 lead over the New York Mets in the sixth inning of Wednesday's Subway Series finale. That all changed once Didi Gregorius stepped to the plate, as he hit a solo home run off Mets starting pitcher Jason Vargas to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.
That one AIN'T COMING BACK! ?
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Didi Gregorius sends a solo shot over the wall to make it 3-1 Yankees!
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After Mets manager Mickey Callaway pulled Vargas from the game in favor of reliever Wilmer Font, Gio Urshela followed suit by hitting a one-run shot of his own to pad the lead.
Gio Urshela (7) solo
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Yankees 4, Mets 1
408 feet, 110.2 mph, 19 degrees pic.twitter.com/4mt46e1jNW
Despite a brief injury scare, Urshela returned after the commercial break to man third base, and allow the Yankee faithful to breath a sigh of relief.