Mets’ Clay Holmes fractures fibula in Subway Series loss
The Mets came into the Subway Series riding high, coming off a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with one of the best pitchers in the National League lined up to face the slumping Yankees. It didn’t quite go according to plan. Clay Holmes ended up fracturing his fibula in the defeat, another injury for the struggling Mets.
Such is the theme of the Mets’ 2026 season thus far. Holmes had his worst start of the season in a 5-2 loss to the Yankees on Friday night at Citi Field, the first of six Subway Series games and the first of three in Flushing. Juan Soto hit the 250th home run of his career, the only blemish on an otherwise stellar outing by right-hander Cam Schlittler.
There was hope for the Mets (18-26) for a brief moment in the bottom of the seventh after Schlittler came out of the game. Fernando Cruz came in with a runner on first and two outs, gave up an infield single to Marcus Semien, then moved the runners over with a wild pitch. Rookie outfielder A.
J. Ewing popped up a 2-1 fastball, giving Aaron Judge an easy catch in right field. While there’s no doubt the Mets have been playing better since the calendar turned to May, the old problems continue to plague them.
Offense is hard to come by, especially with runners in scoring position. Ewing, along with an improved Carson Benge, gave the Mets some energy this week, and may well continue to do so, but against Schlittler, they went quiet. So too did the rest of the lineup.