The Mets lost to the Yankees, 6-4, in the series opener of the Subway Series on Friday night.

Here are the key takeaways...

-- Nolan McLean had his first clunker in quite some time after allowing five earned runs on a career-high 10 hits in five innings in his Subway Series debut at Yankee Stadium.

-- The right-hander’s outing started off shaky after he loaded the bases on two singles and a walk to the first three batters he faced. After a lineout, Spencer Jones drove in the game’s first run with a single. McLean managed to get out of further trouble by getting a double-play ball from George Lombard Jr.

-- The second inning started better for McLean, who retired the first two of the frame, but then disaster struck. Anthony Volpe kept the inning alive with a single before Ben Rice had his second hit of the night and suddenly the Yankees had a two-out rally going.

The big blow came off the bat of Cody Bellinger, who demolished a hanging curveball by McLean into the right field seats for a three-run bomb. It was the first home run allowed by McLean on a curveball in his career.

-- The rookie faced the minimum from there (thanks to another outfield assist by Carson Benge, this one against Luis Garcia Jr. at second base) until the fifth inning when Rice extended the Yanks’ lead with a leadoff solo shot to the opposite field that just went over the glove of Juan Soto. McLean had more trouble to deal with in the inning after two more singles, but he finished his night by striking out Jones and getting Lombard to fly out.

-- The right-hander’s final line: 5 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR on 101 pitches (63 strikes). It was the first time in five starts McLean allowed more than two earned runs and failed to pitch at least six innings. His ERA climbed from 3.06 to 3.24.

-- On the other side, Carlos Rodon limited the Mets to two runs (one earned) over a season-high 6.1 innings. He allowed three hits and struck out eight as he continued his strong season when healthy.

-- The Mets’ best chance to get back into the game came in the seventh inning when, with a run already scored in the inning, they loaded the bases against former Met Paul Blackburn, which brought up Francisco Lindor.

The Yankees countered with Brent Headrick, who ran the count full against Lindor before snagging a liner hit right back to him to end the inning and the threat.

-- The Mets settled for just one run again in the eighth inning despite another prime opportunity to get more after loading the bases with one out. Marcus Semien drove in the run with a sacrifice fly, but closer David Bednar ended the inning with a flyout.

-- The Yanks got that run right back in the bottom half of the inning against Jack Weisenburger, who went three innings in relief of McLean to save the rest of the Mets' bullpen. New York (AL) finished with 13 hits, with Rice and Garcia leading the charge with three each while Bellinger and Jones added two apiece.

-- A.J. Ewing led off the top of the ninth with a home run for his second hit of the game to cut the Mets' deficit to 6-4, and after Lindor singled, it brought up Soto as the tying run. The former Yankee, who heard boos all game, ended the game by grounding into a double play.

Game MVP: Carlos Rodon

The offense did its thing, but the left-hander had the Mets off balance all night.

Here are the key takeaways...

Game MVP: Carlos Rodon

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