Mets overcome four-run deficit, beat Yankees in 10 innings

NEW YORK (Interstat) — The New York Mets rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat the New York Yankees 7-6 in 10 innings Sunday at Citi Field. Tyrone Taylor hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to tie the game and Carson Benge’s fielder’s choice in the 10th drove in Marcus Semien with the winning run. Attendance was 40,232. The Mets took two of three in the series. Devin Williams (3-1) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win. Tim Hill (0-1) took the loss. Anthony Volpe drove in three runs for the Yankees, who took a 6-1 lead in the sixth. The Yankees scored one in the third, four in the sixth and one in the seventh. The Mets scored one in the fourth, two in the sixth, three in the ninth and one in the 10th. New York Mets starter Freddy Peralta allowed two hits and three earned runs over five innings. The Yankees had six hits, the Mets 11. The game lasted 3 hours, 12 minutes. The Mets improved to 20-26. The Yankees fell to 28-19.