When starting pitcher Griffin Canning takes the mound, the Mets seem to always win. That's exactly what occurred in his eighth straight start.

Canning was a former top prospect who never reached his ceiling in five seasons with the Angels, then hit free agency as, essentially, a buy-low candidate. The Yankees were interested, manager Aaron Boone said, likely as part of a Plan A: If Juan Soto stayed and the Yankees had to scrimp elsewhere, they wanted to chat with Canning.

Griffin Canning impresses on the mound as he accumulates four strikeouts and only gives up two runs during his 5 and one-thirds inning start