Yankees Have One Positive Takeaway From Mets Loss

The New York Yankees couldn't scratch out a win in the second game of the Subway Series, falling by a score of 3-2 in an eventful battle against the New York Mets, though the result was no fault of their defense.

The Yankees boast rather strong glove work all around the diamond, evidenced by the fact that they came into Saturday tied for the ninth-most Defensive Runs Saved in the league with 16 while topping the leaderboards in Catcher Framing Runs at 6.2, according to FanGraphs.

Their prowess on that side of the ball first presented itself on Saturday in the form of a perfectly-executed relay during the seventh inning of a 2-2 affair.

After Mets third baseman Brett Baty reached base on a fielder's choice against Mark Leiter Jr., center fielder Tyrone Taylor laced a 102.3-mph double into the left-center gap that Jasson Dominguez couldn't track down before it fell.

As Baty turned on the jets and was waved home by third base coach Mike Sarbaugh, Cody Bellinger came over and played the ball perfectly as it bounced off the fence. He then fired a strike to the cutoff man in Anthony Volpe, whose throw found J.C. Escarra at home plate in just enough time for him to tag Baty out.