Luke Weaver was a pleasant dream for his latest team and a nightmare for his old one Saturday night.
Carson Benge’s muff on a fly ball for an error in the seventh inning had the Yankees ready to pounce.
One run already across with nobody out, Weaver entered with the bases loaded and produced his signature moment to date in a Mets uniform.
The right-hander struck out Amed Rosario and then Trent Grisham before getting Anthony Volpe to hit a ground ball that became the final out, averting crisis.
The Mets held on for a 6-3 victory at Citi Field, setting up a Subway Series rubber game on Sunday.
Weaver, who signed a two-year contract worth $22 million with the Mets last offseason after the Yankees showed only mild interest in retaining him, wasn’t finished after saving the Mets in the seventh.
He returned for the eighth and pitched a scoreless inning, highlighted by his sprint to cover first base that completed a 3-6-1 double play on Ben Rice’s grounder.
