NEW YORK (AP) Aaron Decide hit his thirty third house run, left fielder Cody Bellinger began a pivotal double play and the New York Yankees stopped a six-game dropping streak by beating the Mets 6-4 Sunday to keep away from a weekend Subway Sequence sweep.

Max Fried (11-2) improved to 9-1 in 12 begins after Yankees losses after Decide staked him to a 5-0 lead with a two-run homer within the fifth off Brandon Waddell, a part of Decide’s three-RBI day.

After Decide’s sacrifice fly restored a two-run lead within the seventh, Juan Soto hit a sinking drive that Bellinger scooped with a shoestring catch that had 30% risk. Bellinger made a 89.9 mph throw to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt that doubled up Francisco Lindor, who didn’t slide.

That was the second of three double performs in consecutive innings by a Yankees protection that has been shaky of late. Hayden Senger grounded right into a double play with the bases loaded within the sixth, and Decide adopted with a tumbling catch on Starling Marte’s liner. Goldschmidt turned an unassisted double play within the eighth, gloving Brett Baty’s exhausting grounder, tagging Ronny Mauricio and stepping on first base.

The Yankees, who tumbled from the AL East lead by dropping 16 of twenty-two video games, had matched their longest dropping streak. They stopped the Mets’ four-game profitable strea.

Austin Wells homered within the third off Zach Pop (0-1), who made his Mets debut.

Francisco Lindor hit a two-run single within the fifth off Fried (11-2).

Devin Williams pitched an ideal ninth for his twelfth save in 13 probabilities. Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza was ejected by plate umpire John Bacon after a pair of known as strikes on Luis Torrens beginning the inning, the primary that gave the impression to be outdoors and the second that appeared low. The sport ended when Lindor couldn’t test his swing on a strikeout with Soto on deck.

Mendoza was ejected for the second time this season, each in a nine-day span.

Key Moments

After Lindors hit, Fried struck out Soto and retired Pete Alonso on a deep flyout.

Key Stat

Decide has 11 first-pitch homers, equaling a profession excessive.

Up Subsequent

Yankees: Rookie Will Warren (5-4, 5.02 ERA) opposes visiting Seattle and RHP Logan Gilbert (2-2, 3.40) on Tuesday nught.

Mets: Clay Holmes (8-4, 2.99) faces rookie Brandon Younger (0-3, 7.02 ERA) at Baltimore on Tuesday.

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