NEW YORK -- Lest they endure a second night of indignity following their Trade Deadline shopping spree, the Mets bludgeoned the Yankees, 7-1, on Tuesday in one of their finest overall team performances of the season.
Alejandro De Aza hit a two-run homer off Masahiro Tanaka in the third inning and the Mets piled on with a four-run rally in the seventh, splitting two games with the Yankees at Citi Field. The series will move to Yankee Stadium on Wednesday for the first of two additional games.
The offense proved significant for a Mets team that geared its Trade Deadline machinations around an impact bat, Jay Bruce, who arrived earlier in the day from Cincinnati. It was also a boon for starting pitcher Jacob deGrom, who has ranked among the league's least-supported starting pitchers all season. Given plenty of wiggle room on this night, deGrom blanked the Yankees over seven innings.
The only player in the Mets' starting lineup who did not record at least one hit was Bruce, who finished 0-for-4, striking out with two men in scoring position and one out in the seventh. Jonathon Niese, another Trade Deadline acquisition, allowed a Didi Gregorius solo homer in the ninth to break up the Mets' shutout.
The Yankees endured fruitless stat lines up and down their roster, mustering four hits and a walk off deGrom. A day after trading Carlos Beltran as part of a larger roster breakup, they fell back to a .500 record.
Anthony DiComo has covered the Mets for MLB.com since 2008. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDiComo and Facebook, and listen to his podcast.
Joshua Needelman is a reporter for MLB.com based in New York.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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