The New York Mets dropped Game 1 of the Subway Series to the Yankees, falling 5-2 at Citi Field in a matchup that highlighted the team’s ongoing struggles against elite velocity. Young Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler was the story of the night, overpowering the Mets’ lineup with nine strikeouts over 6 2/3 dominant innings.

The game was a classic pitchers’ duel early on, with Mets starter Clay Holmes—arguably the team’s best arm through the first six weeks—matching Schlittler zero for zero. But the Yankees broke through in the third inning with a two-out rally that changed the game. Ben Rice and Aaron Judge strung together back-to-back singles before Cody Bellinger ripped an RBI double to put New York on the board. Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed with another double, plating two more runs and giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Holmes showed his mettle by escaping a bases-loaded jam in the fourth, striking out Judge to keep the game within reach. But the Yankees added a run in the fifth, when Chisholm drew a walk, advanced on a groundout, and scored on a Spencer Jones single. That chased Holmes after 92 pitches, with Austin Warren finishing the inning.

Schlittler was simply untouchable for most of the night, relying on a fastball that consistently sat in the mid-90s and touched higher. The Mets have struggled all season against pitchers who can bring the heat, and this game was no exception. Their only real threat came in the seventh inning, when Juan Soto—who had briefly worried fans earlier by grabbing his back after a strikeout—led off with a solo home run to left-center, breaking up the shutout. But Schlittler regrouped, retiring the next two batters before issuing a walk to Brett Baty, which ended his night.

The Mets managed just five hits total and struck out 10 times, a performance that will fuel concerns about their lineup’s ability to handle premium velocity in big games. For a team that prides itself on timely hitting, this was a reminder that the Subway Series often comes down to which squad can adjust to power arms—and tonight, the Yankees had the better answer.