Mets edge out Yankees in thrilling back-and-forth slugfest

The Mets defeated the Yankees 6-5 in a thrilling back-and-forth 4th of July classic at Citi Field that featured six home runs between the two crosstown rivals.

Both teams came out swinging in the first inning. Jasson Domínguez and Aaron Judge went back-to-back for the Yankees off Justin Hagenman to lead off the game. In the bottom of the first, the Mets quickly tied the game off Marcus Stroman on a leadoff double by Brandon Nimmo that went sailing over the head of Domínguez, who misjudged the fly ball, and a two-run homer by none other than Juan Soto, who struggled in the Bronx, but went on to fall a triple short of the cycle in this afternoon’s game at Citi Field.

The Mets then took the lead…