Mets unable to solve Cam Schlittler in 5-2 loss to Yankees

The Mets ’ three-game winning streak came to an end on Friday night at Citi Field as they lost 5-2 to Cam Schlittler and the Yankees in the opener of this three-game Subway Series. After the bats came to life in sweeping the Detroit Tigers this week, the Mets returned to their quiet ways offensively, managing five hits. Here are the takeaways...

-Schlittler dominated the Mets as he continued to make an early case for being an AL Cy Young Award favorite. The righthander allowed one run, on a Juan Soto home run in the seventh inning, and only two hits as he pitched 6. 2 innings, coming out at 106 pitches after walking Brett Baty.

Schlittler attacked Mets’ hitters mostly with his 97-mph fastball, as has been his style, racking up nine strikeouts. His ERA stayed at 1. 35.

- Clay Holmes didn’t have the form that had made him one of the top starters in the majors, as he struggled with his command and wound up going only 4 1/3 innings, his shortest outing of the season. By then, he’d already thrown 95 pitches. The righthander allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks, and he was also hit on the foot by a line drive from Spencer Jones in the fourth inning that seemed to contribute to his command problems.