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The Yankees can deliver the spiraling Mets another blow on Wednesday night.

After a comeback victory in Game 1 of the 2023 Subway Series on Tuesday at Citi Field, the Yankees will go for the sweep in the two-game series.

Gerrit Cole will start for the Yankees, while Justin Verlander will pitch for the Mets in a battle of aces.

It’s been a tough first season in Flushing for Verlander, whose debut was delayed due to injury.

The reigning AL Cy Young winner has a 4.85 ERA in seven starts after surrendering five runs (four earned) in three innings against the Braves last Thursday.

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What you need to know

Kiner-Falefa explains stealing home

By Ethan Sears

The Yankees ended up on the losing end Wednesday, but not without making some Subway Series history.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa became the first Yankee ever to steal home against the Mets and the first player on either team to steal home in a Subway Series game since Roger Cedeno in 2002.

"I was able to get to third. I knew if I was gonna go, it had to be early, before he got to two strikes," Kiner-Falefa told reporters. "I was kinda just trying to force a balk at first. I got halfway and he didn't acknowledge me. The third baseman didn't acknowledge me. I just timed it up before he made a move, I kind of already committed. And the timing just worked out perfectly. My instincts just kinda took over and I was able to make a play."

Isiah Kiner-Falefa explains how he was able to execute his steal of home ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/S4yZJQBXbZ

— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) June 15, 2023

Nimmo on his redemption: 'You gotta be a goldfish'

By Ethan Sears

One night after his fielding miscue helped cost the Mets a win, Brandon Nimmo provided the walk-off heroics with a 10th-inning double to ensure a Subway Series split against the Yankees.

Naturally, the most Ted Lasso-esque player in the Mets' locker room quoted the show following the game.

"The one last night for sure, I felt terrible. I let the team down," Nimmo told reporters. "And I felt really, really bad about that. I told the guys after when I was coming up in that situation, I was so glad coming into that situation, I was gonna get the opportunity to come through for the boys. Baseball's funny like that. It'll work like that sometimes, where you can't get down on yourself and you got to come back the next day and that old Ted Lasso thing. You gotta be a goldfish. You have to have a short-term memory. Was able to come through for the boys and really happy about that because last night I felt like I let them down."

Quoting Ted Lasso - "You gotta be a goldfish"

Brandon Nimmo discusses his walk-off hit 🐠 pic.twitter.com/9mKucHYVrr

— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) June 15, 2023

Boone: Holmes, Peralta and King were unavailable

By Ethan Sears

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said following the team's 4-3 loss that Clay Holmes, Wandy Peralta and Michael King were all unavailable, having all been used in consecutive games ahead of tonight.

That led to Boone using Jimmy Cordero, Ron Marinaccio, Tommy Kahnle, Albert Abreu and Nick Ramirez out of his bullpen on Wednesday -- a group that was ultimately responsible for three of the four runs the Mets scored.

“All our guys pitched well," Boone told reporters. "It was another well pitched game tonight. We just couldn’t quite get to the finish line or push enough runs across.”

Steve Cohen reacts to Mets win: 'Crazy game'

By Ethan Sears

Steve Cohen returned to Twitter for the first time in nearly three weeks to react to a wild 4-3 Mets victory over the Yankees.

"That was a crazy game," the Mets' owner tweeted. "Too many mental mistakes, but I will take it."

Cohen has been in the spotlight this week after reaffirming his confidence that the Mets can turn it around in an exclusive interview with The Post's Joel Sherman. As he acknowledged, this was not a game in which his team looked particularly good throughout the night. But a win is a win.

That was a crazy game . Too many mental mistakes but I will take it.

— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) June 15, 2023

Nimmo wins it for the Mets

By Ethan Sears

On a night where the Mets looked on course for a mess of a loss, they pulled out a fantastic win.

Brandon Nimmo doubled in the 10th inning to score Eduardo Escobar and win the game for the Mets 4-3, earning a Subway Series split and a comeback victory.

Nimmo's shot went off the wall in right field, allowing Escobar to score despite a lackluster jump from second base. The Mets -- who made two errors, allowed Isiah Kiner-Falefa to steal home and looked out of sync all night -- will get off scot-free.

Instead it is the Yankees who waste a fantastic outing from Gerrit Cole, and who will go home ruing their missed chances.

.@You_Found_Nimmo sends us home happy! 😃 #MetsWin#LGMpic.twitter.com/NNMIDD8C9v

— New York Mets (@Mets) June 15, 2023

Nick Ramirez comes in to face the top of the order

By Ethan Sears

Albert Abreu did his job by striking out Mark Vientos. Now Nick Ramirez, a lefty, will come in to face Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte at the top of the Mets' order.

Yankees go scoreless in the 10th

By Ethan Sears

The Mets can win this game by doing what they've failed to do all night: playing good fundamental baseball.

The Yankees didn't score the ghost runner in their half of the inning, with Anthony Volpe striking out, Jake Bauers flying to center and Josh Donaldson grounding out, with an intentional walk to Giancarlo Stanton in between.

Now the Mets have their shot.

To extra innings we go

By Ethan Sears

Nine innings won't be enough to settle this one.

After Albert Abreu set down the Mets in order, we'll get a 10th inning at Citi Field, with Dominic Leone coming in to pitch for David Robertson.

It's worth noting that, despite Justin Verlander going six innings, Leone is the fifth reliever the Mets have used tonight, and their bullpen is stretched thin without Drew Smith. For that reason, it is in their best interest for this game to end as soon as possible.

Yankees strand two in the ninth

By Ethan Sears

The Yankees will need extra innings to finish off the sweep.

David Robertson got into trouble in the ninth, giving up a double to D.J. LeMahieu and walking Gleyber Torres with one out, but induced groundouts from Billy McKinney and Willie Calhoun to get out of the jam. In Torres, Calhoun and Oswaldo Cabrera -- who pinch-ran for McKinney -- Aaron Boone has also used up a lot of his bench before bringing in Albert Abreu to pitch the ninth.

Kyle Higashioka also came in for the bottom of the inning as a defensive substitution at catcher.

Kahnle works a scoreless eighth

By Ethan Sears

After a few innings of constant drama, the bottom of the eighth was standard-fare, as Tommy Kahnle set down Jeff McNeil, Francisco Lindor and Francisco Alvarez in order.

David Robertson will come on to pitch the ninth for the Mets for the second straight night, having allowed one hit in a scoreless inning on Tuesday.

Mets get called for shift violation but get out of the eighth

By Ethan Sears

The Mets have been a startling level of sloppy tonight, and it just got worse. Jeff McNeil was called for a shift violation, as he ended up on the wrong side of second base while trying to hold Anthony Volpe on, leading to an automatic ball.

The call didn't end up mattering much, as Giancarlo Stanton grounded out and Josh Donaldson popped out to end the inning, but it is another strange moment for a team that has looked like anything but a Buck Showalter-coached outfit tonight.

Mets tie the game at three, but lose challenge on inning-ending play at second

By Ethan Sears

Working for his second straight night, Ron Marinaccio struggled to find the zone and quickly coughed up the lead.

Marinaccio hit Brandon Nimmo with a pitch to make the game 3-2, then fell behind 3-0 in the count to Starling Marte. With a green light on 3-1, Marte singled to make it 3-3, but Nimmo was thrown out at second after starting to run to third -- expecting the Mets to send Mark Vientos home when he was ultimately held up.

The play was reviewed, and the replay looked as though Nimmo beat out D.J. LeMahieu's tag, but the call on the field stood, ending the inning and allowing the Yankees a sigh of relief.

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