The Mets then cut it to 5-4 in the bottom of the sixth. Fried exited at 98 pitches after his first of the inning hit Brandon Nimmo and then pinch-hitters Mauricio and Baty greeted reliever Jonathan Loaisiga with singles to load the bases.

The Mets put up a fight against Max Fried but could not get over the top after some shaky pitching efforts in a 6-4 loss to the Yankees on Sunday.

The Yankees have been looking for that big play during this tough stretch, and finally on Sunday afternoon Cody Bellinger delivered.