NEW YORK (AP) - New York Mets star Pete Alonso considered the possibility of this October's subway series two days after listening to Juan Soto's Yankee Fan Railway.

“It’s electric,” he said after Saturday’s 3-2 win. “We can avoid any chance of Van Wyck, and that would be great.”

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Alonso hopes to have a chance to hold an environmentally friendly world contest in New York and avoid the permanently crowded highway to John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The Subway series Spark's perfect game against Don Larsen, the clutch of Al Gionfriddo and Sandy Amoros and David Cone's out of Bullpen to retire Mike Piazza. The Mets and Yankees lead their division in a quarter of the regular season, and the first Metro series has gone a long way since 2000.

Even during the regular season meeting Saturday afternoon, the sold-out crowd of Yankee Stadium was intensified, especially when Booing Soto helped the Yankees reach the World Series last year before scoring a record $765 million in town and a record $765 million contract with the Mets.

"Usually, I do a great job of blocking noise," Yankee pitcher Clarke Schmidt said. "There was a time when I had to lift the pitch Com because it was hard to hear."

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The record 27 titles, but not since 2009, with the Yankees leading Al East 26-19. The Mets are boosted by wealth from hedge fund owner Steve Cohen, leading the NL East 29-17, seeking a third championship, their first since 1986.

Last year, the Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, which beat the Yankees. Although there were 13 subway series in 1921-56 (6 between the Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers), there were 7 between the Yankees and the New York Giants - only one since.

“It’s going to get sick,” Alonso said. “It’s probably the best playoff showdown ever because you don’t have to go on the road.

The day after the Yankees won six regular season openers 6-2, Francisco Lindor escaped Fernando Cruz in the ninth inning sacrifice and broke a 2-inning draw while Edwin Díaz ended up giving Aaron Judge a 98.6 mph unticketed fastball. One runner on each team was thrown on the plate, and James Jean interfered with his referee otherwise negated the Yankees double steal.

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"That's what you call a major league game, a major league match. Every court is tense, every game," said Mets manager Carlos Mendoza. "That's the price you have to pay, come and watch a major league game when you get two teams with a lot of superstars."

Soto took a 1-1-6 walk, four walks for one point in the first two games of the Bronx, and he would make a noise every time he hit the ball when he walked on the plate or defended the defense. He hit some shadows on Saturday's first bat, threw the mirror's sunglasses on a perfect spring afternoon, and decided he would be better without them.

Soto tilted his helmet to the crowd before Friday’s first plate appearance and offered another moment of time on Saturday in the fifth inning when he shook the money to Schmidt after the low outdoor corner 2-2 knuckle-curve. Let the call to the third ball, Soto fell into the walk.

"I thought from my hands that it was a ball, that was a ball," Schmidt said.

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Throughout the season, the Mets were the only team that did not have a three-game winning streak. Even though the players and staff are focused on the next game, fans are extravagantly dreaming of the 15th Metro series.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said: “I’m sure it’s cool.”

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