Luke Weaver, Mets' bullpen show resilience in win over Yankees after Clay Holmes' injury

Luke Weaver had just delivered the relief outing of the season, two innings of near perfection that included a bases-loaded, no-outs escape that was the difference-making moment in the game. But Weaver, who loves the big stage and enjoys talking about it, wanted a little win-one-for-the-Gipper drama of as well. So he sought out Clay Holmes afterward and said, “That was for you.

I had your name in my hat and everything. ” As he told the story to reporters, Weaver then grinned sheepishly and admitted, “I actually didn’t have his name in my hat, but it sounded good. ” Weaver laughed.

Reporters laughed. The Mets  needed a little levity almost as much as they needed a win, one night after Holmes’ injury seemed to knock the wind out of them. In that sense Weaver said his outing and the 6-3 win over the Yankees at Citi Field Saturday night was a tribute to Holmes, who suffered a fractured fibula Friday night , an injury that hit the team so hard because, as Carlos Mendoza said, “of what Clay means to this team, as a competitor and the quality of human.

” It’s an injury that casts a sense of doom over an already-trying season, yet before Saturday’s game the manager said “we’re over it, we’re ready to compete,” As such they needed a win badly against the Yankees, as they continue to try and play their way out of the huge hole they dug. And they got one, with some help from Carlos Rodon ’s wildness, to be sure, but also with clutch hitting and especially some lock-down relief pitching from a bullpen that has rebounded from some early-season hiccups to look formidable lately. The win evened this edition of the Subway Series and sets up a rubber game on Sunday.