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Judge HRs Twice, Rallies Yanks Past Mets On 9/11 Anniversary
The Yankees snapped a seven-game skid and ended a run of 11 losses in 13 games in their 8-7 defeat of the Mets at Citi Field last night.
September 12, 2021
Aaron Judge tied it with his second homer of the game in the eighth inning, Mets infielder Javier Báez gave away the lead with an error a few at-bats later and the New York Yankees beat their crosstown rival 8-7 at Citi Field on Saturday night following a stirring ceremony on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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The Yankees snapped a seven-game skid and ended a run of 11 losses in 13 games since a 13-game winning streak pushed them to the AL wild-card lead. They dropped into a tie with Toronto for the second wild card after the Blue Jays swept a doubleheader Saturday against Baltimore.
The Mets remained five games behind NL East-leading Atlanta after the Braves lost to the Marlins. New York also started the night four games back of the Reds and Padres for the final NL wild card. Cincinnati lost to St. Louis 6-4.
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