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If you aren't familiar with Mike Francesa by name, you're likely not a fan of New York sports talk.

You'll soon see a new face in the Mets' lineup.

Seth Lugo filled in brilliantly for Noah Syndergaard in the Sunday night finale in Part 1 of the 2018 Mets-Yankees Subway Series, out-dueling Yankee-ace Luis Severino as the Mets salvaged the finale at Citi Field 2-0.

He's a 6-7, near 300-pound slugger who can hit the ball a very, very long way. But like most big bats in The Bigs, Aaron Judge is prone the strikeout.

The New York Mets have added a veteran bat to the lineup in the form of outfielder Jose Bautista.

It ends the Dark Knight's run in Gotham where the wheels had all but fallen off of the Bat Mobile. After being moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen, Harvey then refused a minor league assignment, where the New York Mets hoped he'd find his rhythm again.

The Yankee offense collected 15 hits on the night, including two each from Brett Gardner, Judge, Gregorius, Tyler Austin and Miguel Andujar. Gary Sanches added three hits and three RBIs.

It got ugly for New York Mets fans at Citi Field Monday night.

Rain washed away two of the three games scheduled between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers series this weekend.

The New York Mets took Sunday's rubber match 3-2 against the Milwaukee Brewers with the help of a walk-off home run from Wilmer Flores.