NEW YORK -- Sonny Gray and the Yankees could walk off with smiles after another win in the Subway Series. Everyone except closer Aroldis Chapman.
Gray outpitched Jacob deGrom, Jacoby Ellsbury and Gary Sanchez each homered and the Yankees held off the Mets 5-4 on Tuesday night to sweep both rivalry games in the Bronx.
"It was a fun game overall," Gray said after his first victory for the Yanks.
Not so much for Chapman.
Chapman gave up an infield single to pinch hitter Jose Reyes and a two-run homer to rookie Amed Rosario in the ninth inning, then got two more outs for his 16th save in 20 chances. In his previous appearance, he blew a ninth-inning chance on Sunday night and took the loss against American League East-leading Boston Red Sox.
After throwing his last pitch in this one, Chapman grimaced as he broke to cover first base for the final out and came up hobbling a bit at the end of the play.
Speaking through a translator, Chapman said his hamstring tightened up but added, "It's nothing to worry about."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said no tests were scheduled.
Chapman has allowed runs in three straight games, and Girardi said the hard-throwing lefty is probably frustrated and "searching" for answers.
Despite Chapman's stumble, the Yankees kept the Empire State Building lit up in pinstripes with the win. The Mets will try to change the color scheme to blue and orange as the matchup shifts to Citi Field for two games beginning Wednesday night.
Gray (7-7) earned his first win in three starts since being traded from the Oakland Athletics to a playoff contender. He blanked the Mets on four singles until the seventh inning, when he issued a leadoff walk and rookie Dominic Smith followed with his first major league homer.
Making his Yankee Stadium debut for his new team, Gray left to a nice ovation as reliever Tommy Kahnle was summoned.
"It was a great atmosphere," Gray said. "The crowd's into it, the players are into it."
DeGrom (13-6) gave up more than four earned runs for the first time in 12 starts. The righty exited after Sanchez hit a long sacrifice fly in the eighth. DeGrom showed no ill effects from a line drive to the pitching arm that finished his last outing.
"It's frustrating. You make decent pitches and they get hits on them," deGrom said. "They just did a good job and beat me."
DeGrom recorded his 100th big league appearance, all of them starts for the Mets. He made his debut in 2014 against the Yankees, and the first hit he allowed that night was a double by Ellsbury.
This time, Ellsbury lined a two-run drive into the right-field seats for a 3-0 lead in the fourth.
Sanchez opened the sixth with his 21st homer, topping his total from last year's rookie campaign. He connected for the second straight night against the Mets. He has four homers in the past seven games.
BIG BELTER
Yankees star Aaron Judge was presented a WWE championship belt by wrestling stars Braun Strowman, Big Cass and Alexa Bliss a couple of hours before the game, in recognition of winning the All-Star Home Run Derby last month in Miami.
"Wear it up to the plate tonight," suggested Yankees fan Cass, a few inches taller than the 6-foot-7 Judge.
"I might have to," the rookie slugger said.
Judge returned the favor, giving the trio customized Yankees jerseys.
Strowman is on the card Sunday for the popular SummerSlam event in Brooklyn. His father was a heralded slo-pitch softball hitter, and the brawny Braun said he had launched some long home runs too. "I've hit a couple of creatures in my day," he said.
GOOD CALL
Todd Frazier's bat slipped out of his hands on a swing in the eighth and helicoptered past Mets third baseman Wilmer Flores. The bat landed directly on the chalk foul line, and umpire Todd Tichenor playfully signaled fair.
STRANGE STREAKS
Judge has struck out in 32 straight games, four off the record for a position player, set by Adam Dunn from 2011 to 2012. Rosario hasn't walked yet in 14 games, spanning 48 plate appearances. Which rookie will end his string first?
METS MOVES
The Mets acquired OF Travis Snider from Texas for cash and sent him to Triple-A Las Vegas. He last played in the majors in 2015 with Pittsburgh and Baltimore. He was hitting .294 with nine homers and 44 RBIs this year at Triple-A Round Rock. The Mets also signed RHP Neil Wagner to a minor league deal. He most recently was in the majors in 2014 with Toronto.
YANKEES MOVES
RHP Luis Cessa was put on the 10-day disabled list with a rib cage injury, and LHP Caleb Smith was recalled from Triple-A.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: RHP Noah Syndergaard threw 20 pitches off the bullpen mound before the game and later said, "This is the best I've ever felt." It was his first time on a mound since tearing his lat on April 30. ... RHP Matt Harvey (shoulder) is set for his second rehab outing on Wednesday for Class A Brooklyn. He threw 18 pitches in his first outing. ... RHP Jeurys Familia is set to pitch Wednesday for Class A St. Lucie. It will be his first rehab appearance since having surgery for a blood clot in his shoulder.
Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (knee inflammation) will throw another bullpen session on Wednesday, and if he's OK, he could start this weekend at Boston. ... 1B Greg Bird (ankle surgery) will play five innings on Wednesday at Triple-A on his first rehab assignment.
UP NEXT
Mets: RHP Robert Gsellman (hamstring) will come off the disabled list to start versus the Yankees on Wednesday night at Citi Field. He was 5-5 with a 6.16 ERA before he was injured in late June. He'll pitch in place of RHP Seth Lugo, who was put on the 10-day DL with a right shoulder impingement.
Yankees: LHP Jaime Garcia is 1-1 with a 5.82 ERA in two starts for the Yankees. He is a combined 5-8 with a 4.50 ERA this year in 21 starts for Atlanta, Minnesota and New York.
Gray outpitched Jacob deGrom, Jacoby Ellsbury and Gary Sanchez each homered and the Yankees held off the Mets 5-4 on Tuesday night to sweep both rivalry games in the Bronx.
"It was a fun game overall," Gray said after his first victory for the Yanks.
Not so much for Chapman.
Chapman gave up an infield single to pinch hitter Jose Reyes and a two-run homer to rookie Amed Rosario in the ninth inning, then got two more outs for his 16th save in 20 chances. In his previous appearance, he blew a ninth-inning chance on Sunday night and took the loss against American League East-leading Boston Red Sox.
After throwing his last pitch in this one, Chapman grimaced as he broke to cover first base for the final out and came up hobbling a bit at the end of the play.
Speaking through a translator, Chapman said his hamstring tightened up but added, "It's nothing to worry about."
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Chapman has allowed runs in three straight games, and Girardi said the hard-throwing lefty is probably frustrated and "searching" for answers.
Despite Chapman's stumble, the Yankees kept the Empire State Building lit up in pinstripes with the win. The Mets will try to change the color scheme to blue and orange as the matchup shifts to Citi Field for two games beginning Wednesday night.
Gray (7-7) earned his first win in three starts since being traded from the Oakland Athletics to a playoff contender. He blanked the Mets on four singles until the seventh inning, when he issued a leadoff walk and rookie Dominic Smith followed with his first major league homer.
Making his Yankee Stadium debut for his new team, Gray left to a nice ovation as reliever Tommy Kahnle was summoned.
"It was a great atmosphere," Gray said. "The crowd's into it, the players are into it."
DeGrom (13-6) gave up more than four earned runs for the first time in 12 starts. The righty exited after Sanchez hit a long sacrifice fly in the eighth. DeGrom showed no ill effects from a line drive to the pitching arm that finished his last outing.
"It's frustrating. You make decent pitches and they get hits on them," deGrom said. "They just did a good job and beat me."
DeGrom recorded his 100th big league appearance, all of them starts for the Mets. He made his debut in 2014 against the Yankees, and the first hit he allowed that night was a double by Ellsbury.
This time, Ellsbury lined a two-run drive into the right-field seats for a 3-0 lead in the fourth.
Sanchez opened the sixth with his 21st homer, topping his total from last year's rookie campaign. He connected for the second straight night against the Mets. He has four homers in the past seven games.
BIG BELTER
Yankees star Aaron Judge was presented a WWE championship belt by wrestling stars Braun Strowman, Big Cass and Alexa Bliss a couple of hours before the game, in recognition of winning the All-Star Home Run Derby last month in Miami.
"Wear it up to the plate tonight," suggested Yankees fan Cass, a few inches taller than the 6-foot-7 Judge.
"I might have to," the rookie slugger said.
Judge returned the favor, giving the trio customized Yankees jerseys.
Strowman is on the card Sunday for the popular SummerSlam event in Brooklyn. His father was a heralded slo-pitch softball hitter, and the brawny Braun said he had launched some long home runs too. "I've hit a couple of creatures in my day," he said.
GOOD CALL
Todd Frazier's bat slipped out of his hands on a swing in the eighth and helicoptered past Mets third baseman Wilmer Flores. The bat landed directly on the chalk foul line, and umpire Todd Tichenor playfully signaled fair.
STRANGE STREAKS
Judge has struck out in 32 straight games, four off the record for a position player, set by Adam Dunn from 2011 to 2012. Rosario hasn't walked yet in 14 games, spanning 48 plate appearances. Which rookie will end his string first?
METS MOVES
The Mets acquired OF Travis Snider from Texas for cash and sent him to Triple-A Las Vegas. He last played in the majors in 2015 with Pittsburgh and Baltimore. He was hitting .294 with nine homers and 44 RBIs this year at Triple-A Round Rock. The Mets also signed RHP Neil Wagner to a minor league deal. He most recently was in the majors in 2014 with Toronto.
YANKEES MOVES
RHP Luis Cessa was put on the 10-day disabled list with a rib cage injury, and LHP Caleb Smith was recalled from Triple-A.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: RHP Noah Syndergaard threw 20 pitches off the bullpen mound before the game and later said, "This is the best I've ever felt." It was his first time on a mound since tearing his lat on April 30. ... RHP Matt Harvey (shoulder) is set for his second rehab outing on Wednesday for Class A Brooklyn. He threw 18 pitches in his first outing. ... RHP Jeurys Familia is set to pitch Wednesday for Class A St. Lucie. It will be his first rehab appearance since having surgery for a blood clot in his shoulder.
Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (knee inflammation) will throw another bullpen session on Wednesday, and if he's OK, he could start this weekend at Boston. ... 1B Greg Bird (ankle surgery) will play five innings on Wednesday at Triple-A on his first rehab assignment.
UP NEXT
Mets: RHP Robert Gsellman (hamstring) will come off the disabled list to start versus the Yankees on Wednesday night at Citi Field. He was 5-5 with a 6.16 ERA before he was injured in late June. He'll pitch in place of RHP Seth Lugo, who was put on the 10-day DL with a right shoulder impingement.
Yankees: LHP Jaime Garcia is 1-1 with a 5.82 ERA in two starts for the Yankees. He is a combined 5-8 with a 4.50 ERA this year in 21 starts for Atlanta, Minnesota and 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Granderson lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Gardner grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Conforto singled to shallow center. | 0 | 0 |
| Flores grounded into double play, third to second to first, Conforto out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Gregorius singled to shallow left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez singled to right, Gregorius to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley grounded into fielder's choice to first, Sánchez out at second, Gregorius to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| T. Frazier flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| d'Arnaud flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Lagares singled to shallow right. | 0 | 0 |
| Granderson lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Torreyes doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner sacrificed to third, Torreyes to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks singled to right center, Torreyes scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Judge grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Hicks out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Céspedes reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Conforto walked, Céspedes to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Flores popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Gregorius flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Ellsbury homered to right center (380 feet), Headley scored. | 0 | 3 |
| T. Frazier grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Lagares struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Torreyes singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Hicks flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Judge walked, Torreyes to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Gregorius grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Granderson flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| Céspedes reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Conforto lined out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Sánchez homered to left center (425 feet). | 0 | 4 |
| Headley grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| T. Frazier lined out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Flores walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Smith homered to center (373 feet), Flores scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Kahnle relieved Gray. | 2 | 4 |
| Rosario grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 4 |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Lagares struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Torreyes grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Gardner grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Hicks grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Betances relieved Kahnle. | 2 | 4 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Céspedes walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Céspedes to second on wild pitch by Betances. | 2 | 4 |
| Conforto struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jacob deGrom pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Judge doubled to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Gregorius singled to shallow left, Judge to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Sánchez hit sacrifice fly to center, Judge scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Blevins relieved deGrom. | 2 | 5 |
| Headley singled to left, Gregorius to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Ellsbury struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| Bradford relieved Blevins. | 2 | 5 |
| T. Frazier popped out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for New York | NYM | NYY |
| Chapman relieved Betances. | 2 | 5 |
| Flores struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Reyes hit for Smith. | 2 | 5 |
| Reyes reached on infield single to first. | 2 | 5 |
| Rosario homered to center (368 feet), Reyes scored. | 4 | 5 |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| Lagares grounded out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Mets | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Granderson RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .228 | .331 | .473 |
| Cabrera 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .259 | .329 | .394 |
| Céspedes LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .280 | .332 | .523 |
| Conforto DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .282 | .389 | .568 |
| Flores 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .281 | .317 | .491 |
| Smith 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .235 | .235 | .412 |
a-Reyes PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .223 | .286 | .375 |
| Rosario SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .255 | .271 | .489 |
| d'Arnaud C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .228 | .277 | .402 |
| Lagares CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .267 | .312 | .396 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 156 | |||
| a-reached on infield single to first for D Smith in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Smith (1, 7th inning off Gray 1 on, 0 Out); Rosario (2, 9th inning off Chapman 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Smith 2 (2), Rosario 2 (4) GIDP: Flores Mets RISP: 0-3 (Flores 0-1, Conforto 0-1, Smith 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Rosario-Cabrera-Smith). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 46,474 (93.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Adam Hamari, First Base - Chad Whitson, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Todd Tichenor |
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