Bellinger powers Yankees past Mets 8-2 with grand slam and 6 RBIs

NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam that capped a six-run eighth inning and gave him six RBIs on Sunday night, sending the New York Yankees to an 8-2 victory over the New York Mets.

A throwing error by Mets first baseman Pete Alonso allowed Jasson Domínguez to score the tiebreaking run in the eighth. Paul Goldschmidt added an RBI single off Ryne Stanek (1-4) and Bellinger connected against left-hander Génesis Cabrera for his ninth career slam.

In a matchup of first-place teams, Max Fried pitched six effective innings as the Yankees took two of three at home in the first Subway Series this season. The crosstown rivals meet again July 4-6 at Citi Field in Queens.

Juan Soto was booed all weekend and went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts Sunday to the vocal delight of Yankees fans. He finished 1 for 10 with four walks during his first series back in the Bronx since leaving the Yankees for a record $765 million, 15-year contract with the Mets.

An error by third baseman Mark Vientos helped the Yankees establish a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Bellinger's two-run double that deflected off the mitt of a diving Alonso.

Jeff McNeil pulled the Mets even. He laced a two-out RBI single in the second, then drew a leadoff walk in the fifth and scored without a ball leaving the infield. McNeil alertly dashed home from third when Fried's wild pitch to Soto kicked far enough away from catcher Austin Wells.

Fried and Mets starter David Peterson both permitted three hits in six innings. They exited with the score tied 2-all.

The season-high sellout crowd of 48,028 at Yankee Stadium included former major league slugger Albert Pujols, new Giants quarterback Russell Wilson and Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns.

Devin Williams (2-2) retired Soto, Alonso and Vientos in order in the eighth.

The Mets fouled off 27 of Fried's 102 pitches, preventing him from going further than six innings. ... Mets pitchers walked a season-high eight.

Mets: A three-game series at Fenway Park, with RHP Kodai Senga (4-2, 1.02 ERA) starting the opener Monday night against Boston rookie RHP Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.90).

Yankees: Following an off day, rookie RHP Will Warren (2-2, 4.61 ERA) pitches Tuesday night at home versus Texas LHP Patrick Corbin (3-2, 3.35).

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New York Mets' David Peterson pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Sunday, May 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Max Fried pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Sunday, May 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger gestures as he runs the bases after hitting a grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Sunday, May 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger follows through on a two-run double during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Sunday, May 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger hits a grand slam home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Sunday, May 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Shreyas Iyer was provisionally named in India’s squad on Saturday for the home one-day international series against New Zealand starting Jan. 11.

India will host the Black Caps in a white-ball engagement — three ODIs and five T20s — in the build-up to the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Iyer returns to the international fold after sustaining a spleen injury during an ODI against Australia in Sydney last October.

His selection is subject to fitness clearance from BCCI’s medical team and he will return as India’s vice-captain for the three-match series.

Skipper Shubman Gill also returns, after he missed the ODI series against South Africa in December. He had a neck spasm in the test series earlier, and subsequently played in the T20s against the Proteas.

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Verma missed out. Gaikwad had scored a maiden ODI hundred against South Africa in Visakhapatnam.

Rishabh Pant is retained as second keeper-batter behind Lokesh Rahul, who had stood in as captain against the Proteas.

Star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had both participated in the domestic List A tournament — Vijay Hazare Trophy — and return to the international stage for the ODIs.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya is fit, but not sufficiently enough to bowl 10 overs in an ODI. Thus, he has been rested further ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup (in India and Sri Lanka) starting Feb. 7. Nitish Kumar Reddy is included in the squad.

Pacer Mohammed Siraj returns to lead the bowling lineup with Jasprit Bumrah rested again. Siraj had missed the South Africa series because of workload management.

The three ODIs will be played in Vadodara (Jan. 11), Rajkot (Jan. 14) and Indore (Jan. 18), with the five-match T20 series starting Jan. 21.

Squad: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal.

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FILE - Captain of Punjab Kings Shreyas Iyer addresses a news conference on the eve of the final match of Indian Premier League at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)