NEW YORK (Interstat) — Cam Schlittler carried a no-hit bid into the fifth inning and combined with three relievers on a three-hitter as the New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium II. The Yankees improved to 87-65 and the Mets fell to 70-84. The game drew 45,508 and took 2 hours, 25 minutes.

Schlittler was the central figure from the start. The right-hander allowed one hit over six scoreless innings, struck out eight and did not permit a run while improving to 14-7. He held the Mets hitless until Brett Baty doubled to right field with two outs in the fifth. By then, the Yankees had built a lead and Schlittler had established control with a mix of fastballs and breaking pitches. He struck out Francisco Lindor and Bo Bichette in the first, fanned Carson Benge and Francisco Alvarez in the second, and later retired Juan Soto and Lindor again on strikes. His season ERA dropped to 1.949, moving him ahead of Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski for the major league lead. It was his eighth scoreless start of the year, trailing only Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sánchez for the most in the majors.

The Yankees gave Schlittler all the support he needed in the first and third. Ben Rice opened the scoring in the bottom of the first with a fly ball to right field for his team-leading 38th home run. Austin Wells added a solo shot to right-center in the third, his 11th, for a two-run cushion. Those were the only runs of the afternoon. New York finished with three hits. Rice went 1-for-2 with the homer and an RBI. Wells went 1-for-3 with the homer and an RBI. Spencer Jones added a single. The Yankees also benefited from timely plate appearances and avoided the kind of big inning the Mets produced one day earlier.

Christian Scott took the loss despite a quality start for the Mets. He allowed two runs on three hits over six innings, struck out seven and kept New York within reach. The two solo homers were the damage against him. Scott fell to 5-6. The Mets’ bullpen kept the game close. Austin Warren and Nate Lavender each pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout. Brett Baty doubled in the fifth for the Mets’ first hit, and Francisco Alvarez and Bo Bichette added singles. Baty finished 1-for-3. Still, the Mets could not string together enough offense against Schlittler and the New York bullpen.

The Mets’ early at-bats against Schlittler produced little. Lindor struck out swinging to begin the game, Soto popped out to first baseman Luis García Jr. in foul territory, and Bichette went down on strikes. Schlittler struck out Benge and Alvarez in the second and retired Ewing on a lineout. In the third, Baty grounded out and Morabito popped out before Lindor walked and Soto flew out. Schlittler then retired the side in order in the fourth and worked around Baty’s double in the fifth.

The Mets’ best chance came in the fifth after Baty’s double. With two outs, Baty doubled to right field, but Nick Morabito grounded out to end the inning. In the eighth, Alvarez singled, but Baty flew out and Morabito grounded into a force out before Lindor flew out. In the ninth, Bichette singled with one out, but Carson Benge grounded into a force out and Jared Young flew out to center to end it. David Bednar struck out Soto to begin the ninth and earned his 34th save.

The Yankees bullpen bridged the gap. Brent Headrick pitched a perfect seventh with one strikeout. Paul Blackburn allowed a hit in a scoreless eighth. David Bednar finished for his 34th save, allowing one hit and striking out one. The relief work preserved Schlittler’s win and kept the Mets off the scoreboard. The Yankees’ defense turned key plays, including a first-inning foul pop to Luis García Jr. and a sixth-inning comebacker that went from Schlittler to catcher Austin Wells to first baseman Luis García Jr.

After Schlittler exited, the Yankees turned to Headrick, Blackburn and Bednar. Headrick retired Benge, Young and Ewing in the seventh, striking out Young. Blackburn gave up a single to Alvarez in the eighth but erased the threat with a flyout and a force out before Lindor flew out. Bednar surrendered a one-out single to Bichette in the ninth, then induced a force out and a flyout to close it.

New York’s three hits were enough because the pitching staff never cracked. Rice’s home run came on a fly ball to right field. Wells followed in the third with a drive to right-center. The Yankees had chances for more. Caballero and Rice drew walks in the third, but Bellinger flew out and Judge struck out. Volpe walked in the seventh but was left stranded. Rice walked again in the eighth, but a double play ended the inning. Still, the two solo homers stood up.

The game was played in 2 hours, 25 minutes, a brisk afternoon at Yankee Stadium II. The attendance was 45,508. It was the finale of a three-game Subway Series weekend. The Mets won 12-2 on Saturday, and the Yankees won 6-4 on Friday. With Sunday’s result, the Yankees won the weekend series two games to one.

Schlittler’s performance continued a strong stretch. In his previous start against Colorado on Sept. 8, he allowed one run over seven innings with 10 strikeouts in a win. He has been the anchor of the Yankees’ rotation as they close in on a postseason berth. The Mets, meanwhile, fell further below .500. Their next game is Monday against Baltimore at home. The Yankees travel to Minnesota on Monday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Yankees 7, Mets 6. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Yankees a 60.6 percent probability to win. New York had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The combined total of 2 finished below the over/under line of 7.5.