NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez redefined the meaning of 40-40 club.
Judge hit a tying home run in the sixth inning , the 40th of his big league career, just a year and a day after his debut.
After Aaron Hicks hit a go-ahead drive in the eighth , Sanchez hit the 40th of his career , too, and the Yankees rallied from a two-run deficit to beat the Mets 4-2 on Monday night in the first of four Subway Series matchups this week.
"It's awesome to watch and be a part of," said Hicks, who also hit his 40th career home run.
Normally 40-40 is baseball parlance for reaching those figures in home runs and steals. The Baby Bombers are defined by power: Judge reached the mark in his 140th game and Sanchez in his 139th, the third-fastest behind Mark McGwire (110) and Rudy York (129).
"To be able to do that with him feels good," Sanchez said through a translator.
Hicks hit No. 40 in his 435th major league game.
Sanchez had only four homers through May, slowed by an early-season strained biceps, but has matched his total of 20 in his rookie season last year -- all in a 43-game burst from Aug. 10 to Sept. 27.
"He's going to be one of the greatest catchers in this game. We're just seeing the beginning of it," Judge said.
Curtis Granderson and Yoenis Cespedes homered in the third off Luis Cessa to give the Mets a 2-0 lead at Yankee Stadium. Cespedes' drive to right-center ticked off the glove of a leaping Judge, hit the top of the wall and bounced over.
Sanchez started the Yankees' comeback with a 273-foot sacrifice fly in the fourth against starter Rafael Montero. Hicks made a nice feet-first slide to the inside of the plate to evade catcher Rene Rivera on Cespedes' throw from left, which was up the third-base line.
Judge hit his AL-leading 36th home run -- just his sixth since the All-Star break. The opposite-field shot was dropped in the right-center field bleachers by a fan wearing a Judge jersey.
"He's made some adjustments and feels a little bit more comfortable in the box," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's better balance. It's being on time. There's a lot of things that go on, especially with a guy that's 6-7."
Hicks, who returned last week from an oblique injury, homered against Hansel Robles (7-4) leading off the eighth, his career-best 12th of the season. Sanchez connected for an opposite-field drive with two outs against Erik Goeddel. Both went 401 feet.
"They're dangerous in this park, and you're not satisfied that two runs is going to hold up in Yankee Stadium," Mets manager Terry Collins said.
Cessa was recalled from Triple-A to start because Masahiro Tanaka is sidelined with right shoulder inflammation. The Mets acquired Cespedes from Detroit two years ago in a trade that sent Cessa to the Tigers, who later dealt him to the Yankees.
Cessa allowed five hits in 4 1/3 innings and reached 99 mph with his fastball. He had discomfort in the rhomboid muscle behind his pitching shoulder that worsened in the fifth inning , and is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday.
"I think it's something minor," Cessa said through a translator.
Chad Green followed with 2 2/3 hitless innings , David Robertson (6-2) struck out three in a hitless eighth and Dellin Betances finished the six-hitter for his seventh save. He threw a called third strike past Amed Rosario to end the game with Dominic Smith on second. Rosario was playing his 13th major league game and Smith his fourth.
Aroldis Chapman, who took the loss after blowing a ninth-inning lead against Boston on Sunday night, was not available after throwing 46 pitches over the previous three days.
With their ninth win in 13 games against the Mets, the Yankees closed within 4 1/2 games of the AL East-leading Red Sox.
Two injury-ravaged rotations led to a matchup of starting pitchers who combined for a 1-11 record: 0-3 for Cessa and 1-8 for Montero. Still, both teams and the crowd felt extra energy.
"This is as close to the playoffs as it gets," Mets outfielder Michael Conforto said. "We're pretty fired up for it."
WHIFF
Judge has fanned in 31 consecutive games, five shy of the major league record for a position player set by Adam Dunn during his last four games in 2011 and first 32 the following year.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: All-Star closer Jeurys Familia, recovering from surgery in May to repair a blocked artery near his right armpit, is to make his first minor league rehabilitation appearance on Tuesday in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League. ... RHP Matt Harvey (stress injury to right shoulder) will make a second rehab appearance this week, but the Mets haven't determined where. Sidelined since mid-June, Harvey threw 18 pitches in one inning for Class A Brooklyn on Saturday. "Hopefully, we can get the pitch count up," Collins said. ... RHP Noah Syndergaard, who hasn't pitched since April 30, is to throw a bullpen session Tuesday for the first time since tearing a lat muscle.
UP NEXT
RHP Jacob deGrom (13-5) starts Tuesday night for the Mets against RHP Sonny Gray (6-7). DeGrom pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings to win at Philadelphia on Thursday, leaving after Nick Williams lined a single off his right triceps. Gray is 0-2 since the Yankees acquired him from Oakland, losing at Cleveland and Toronto.
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Judge hit a tying home run in the sixth inning , the 40th of his big league career, just a year and a day after his debut.
After Aaron Hicks hit a go-ahead drive in the eighth , Sanchez hit the 40th of his career , too, and the Yankees rallied from a two-run deficit to beat the Mets 4-2 on Monday night in the first of four Subway Series matchups this week.
"It's awesome to watch and be a part of," said Hicks, who also hit his 40th career home run.
Normally 40-40 is baseball parlance for reaching those figures in home runs and steals. The Baby Bombers are defined by power: Judge reached the mark in his 140th game and Sanchez in his 139th, the third-fastest behind Mark McGwire (110) and Rudy York (129).
"To be able to do that with him feels good," Sanchez said through a translator.
Hicks hit No. 40 in his 435th major league game.
Sanchez had only four homers through May, slowed by an early-season strained biceps, but has matched his total of 20 in his rookie season last year -- all in a 43-game burst from Aug. 10 to Sept. 27.
"He's going to be one of the greatest catchers in this game. We're just seeing the beginning of it," Judge said.
Curtis Granderson and Yoenis Cespedes homered in the third off Luis Cessa to give the Mets a 2-0 lead at Yankee Stadium. Cespedes' drive to right-center ticked off the glove of a leaping Judge, hit the top of the wall and bounced over.
Sanchez started the Yankees' comeback with a 273-foot sacrifice fly in the fourth against starter Rafael Montero. Hicks made a nice feet-first slide to the inside of the plate to evade catcher Rene Rivera on Cespedes' throw from left, which was up the third-base line.
Judge hit his AL-leading 36th home run -- just his sixth since the All-Star break. The opposite-field shot was dropped in the right-center field bleachers by a fan wearing a Judge jersey.
"He's made some adjustments and feels a little bit more comfortable in the box," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's better balance. It's being on time. There's a lot of things that go on, especially with a guy that's 6-7."
Hicks, who returned last week from an oblique injury, homered against Hansel Robles (7-4) leading off the eighth, his career-best 12th of the season. Sanchez connected for an opposite-field drive with two outs against Erik Goeddel. Both went 401 feet.
"They're dangerous in this park, and you're not satisfied that two runs is going to hold up in Yankee Stadium," Mets manager Terry Collins said.
Cessa was recalled from Triple-A to start because Masahiro Tanaka is sidelined with right shoulder inflammation. The Mets acquired Cespedes from Detroit two years ago in a trade that sent Cessa to the Tigers, who later dealt him to the Yankees.
Cessa allowed five hits in 4 1/3 innings and reached 99 mph with his fastball. He had discomfort in the rhomboid muscle behind his pitching shoulder that worsened in the fifth inning , and is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday.
"I think it's something minor," Cessa said through a translator.
Chad Green followed with 2 2/3 hitless innings , David Robertson (6-2) struck out three in a hitless eighth and Dellin Betances finished the six-hitter for his seventh save. He threw a called third strike past Amed Rosario to end the game with Dominic Smith on second. Rosario was playing his 13th major league game and Smith his fourth.
Aroldis Chapman, who took the loss after blowing a ninth-inning lead against Boston on Sunday night, was not available after throwing 46 pitches over the previous three days.
With their ninth win in 13 games against the Mets, the Yankees closed within 4 1/2 games of the AL East-leading Red Sox.
Two injury-ravaged rotations led to a matchup of starting pitchers who combined for a 1-11 record: 0-3 for Cessa and 1-8 for Montero. Still, both teams and the crowd felt extra energy.
"This is as close to the playoffs as it gets," Mets outfielder Michael Conforto said. "We're pretty fired up for it."
WHIFF
Judge has fanned in 31 consecutive games, five shy of the major league record for a position player set by Adam Dunn during his last four games in 2011 and first 32 the following year.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: All-Star closer Jeurys Familia, recovering from surgery in May to repair a blocked artery near his right armpit, is to make his first minor league rehabilitation appearance on Tuesday in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League. ... RHP Matt Harvey (stress injury to right shoulder) will make a second rehab appearance this week, but the Mets haven't determined where. Sidelined since mid-June, Harvey threw 18 pitches in one inning for Class A Brooklyn on Saturday. "Hopefully, we can get the pitch count up," Collins said. ... RHP Noah Syndergaard, who hasn't pitched since April 30, is to throw a bullpen session Tuesday for the first time since tearing a lat muscle.
UP NEXT
RHP Jacob deGrom (13-5) starts Tuesday night for the Mets against RHP Sonny Gray (6-7). DeGrom pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings to win at Philadelphia on Thursday, leaving after Nick Williams lined a single off his right triceps. Gray is 0-2 since the Yankees acquired him from Oakland, losing at Cleveland and Toronto.
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7:00PM,EDT,August 14,2017
Yankee Stadium, New York,New York
Yankee Stadium, New York,New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Cessa pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Granderson struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to shallow right. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Conforto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Cessa pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Flores walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Smith grounded into double play, third to first, Flores out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosario singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosario stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| R. Rivera grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Sánchez out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Cessa pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Lagares struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Granderson homered to right (391 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Céspedes homered to right (387 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Conforto grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| T. Frazier struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Torreyes popped out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Wade grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Cessa pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Flores grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Smith grounded out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Gardner lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Hicks singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Judge walked, Hicks to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Hicks to third, Judge to second on wild pitch by Montero. | 2 | 0 |
| Gregorius walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Sánchez hit sacrifice fly to left, Hicks scored, Judge to third, Gregorius to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Headley flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Cessa pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| R. Rivera grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Lagares singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Green relieved Cessa. | 2 | 1 |
| Lagares caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Granderson struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| T. Frazier struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Torreyes singled to shallow center. | 2 | 1 |
| Wade grounded out to second, Torreyes to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Gardner reached on infield single to second, Torreyes to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Hicks flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Cabrera lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Céspedes walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Conforto flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Flores struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Montero pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Judge homered to right (391 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Gregorius popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| R. Rivera popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hansel Robles pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| T. Frazier singled to right center. | 2 | 2 |
| Torreyes flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Wade struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Lagares struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Cabrera walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hansel Robles pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Hicks homered to right (401 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Blevins relieved Robles. | 2 | 3 |
| Gregorius grounded out to catcher. | 2 | 3 |
| Goeddel relieved Blevins. | 2 | 3 |
| Sánchez homered to right (401 feet). | 2 | 4 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Conforto grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| Flores popped out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| Smith reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Smith to second on fielder's indifference. | 2 | 4 |
| Rosario struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Mets | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Granderson DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .230 | .334 | .479 |
| Cabrera 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .262 | .332 | .399 |
| Céspedes LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .276 | .326 | .521 |
| Conforto RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .282 | .388 | .570 |
| Flores 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .284 | .318 | .496 |
| Smith 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .214 | .214 | .214 |
| Rosario SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .256 | .273 | .442 |
| R. Rivera C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .229 | .279 | .376 |
| Lagares CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .268 | .314 | .402 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 149 | |||
| BATTING HR: Granderson (18, 3rd inning off Cessa 0 on, 1 Out); Céspedes (15, 3rd inning off Cessa 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Granderson (48), Céspedes (37) 2-out RBI: Céspedes GIDP: Smith Mets RISP: 0-2 (R. Rivera 0-1, Rosario 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Rosario (2, 2nd base off Cessa/Sánchez) CS: Lagares (1, 2nd base by Green/Sánchez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Rosario-Smith). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP CESSA (APPARENT INJURY) LEFT GAME TOP 5TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 45,619 (91.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Todd Tichenor, First Base - Adam Hamari, Second Base - Chad Whitson, Third Base - Bill Miller |
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