What Yankees can learn from Mets for Game 5 of the World Series

NEW YORK – It’s not often the Yankees can lean on the Mets for anything. The former has served as a sort of big brother to the latter in New York, enjoying and bragging about most of the loot.

With the Yankees one loss away from elimination, they can look to Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty’s second start against the Mets in the NLCS as a sign of hope.

After shutting out the Mets over seven innings in Game 1 of the NLCS, Flaherty allowed eight runs on eight hits and four walks over three innings at Citi Field in Game 5. It resulted in the Mets winning 12-6 and forced a Game 6 back. in Los Angeles – the same outcome the Yankees are looking for, only in the World Series.

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Flaherty is the starter in Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. It will be the second time the Yankees have seen the 6-foot-4 right-hander, who allowed just two runs in 5 1/3 innings in Game 1.

The Yankees will also have a slight advantage. Flaherty had to overcome a hamstring injury in his first start against the Yankees in Game 1.

“It’s caused some extra work that I normally wouldn’t have to do, but I feel good today, and yesterday I felt good in my bullpen,” Flaherty said. “Right now it’s not something I’m worried about.”

Flaherty’s postseason was inconsistent. Every adequate start is answered with an equally incorrect start. It started poorly against the Padres in the NLDS, where he allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings, and was followed by his outstanding Game 1 performance against the Mets in the NLCS. After a poor performance in Game 5 of the NLCS, he followed it up with a decent start against the Yankees.

In total, Flaherty’s allowed 14 earned runs in 20 2/3 innings, an ERA of 6.10. And he’s prone to allowing home runs, which the Yankees suddenly started hitting in their 11-4 Game 4 wins Tuesday – the Yankees beat the Dodgers three games to two.

Flaherty has allowed the second-most home runs (four) in the postseason. He follows Yankees right-hander Carlos Rodón (five), who is expected to take the ball in Game 6 in Los Angeles.