With the Yankees having salvaged a sloppy Subway Series, the team will now head back to the Bronx for a six-game homestand before the All-Star break. That stretch will begin with Raleigh’s Mariners, though Judge will be more focused on chasing wins than the home run race with his club recently falling out of first place.

Ace Max Fried started for the Yankees, throwing five-plus innings of three-run ball with six hits, five strikeouts and one walk. He came back out for the sixth with the Yankees leading 5-2 and plunked Brandon Nimmo on the first pitch he threw. That turned out to be the last pitch of his outing.

The Yankees snapped a six-game skid and held on to beat the Mets, 6-4, avoiding the sweep on Sunday in the finale of 2025's Subway Series.