What happened at the end of Sunday's Yankees-Mets game?

NEW YORK – By the 10^th inning at Citi Field, the Yankees pulled Max Schuemann out of left field in a desperate attempt to hold off the Mets.

But the five-man infield couldn’t prevent a 7-6 loss in the Subway Series finale.

With runners at the corners, Carson Benge’s one-out chopper over the mound wound up in Schuemann’s glove, but he couldn’t get a throw off as Anthony Volpe – also going for the grounder – crashed into him.

Marcus Semien scored from third base without a play, and the Yankees lost for the seventh time in their last nine games.

They’re also 0-3 in extra innings this year, all on the road.

On the game-winning play, both Yankees infielders - both shortstops by trade - called it “do-or-die’’ and were intent on being aggressive.

“Just trying to make a play, reacting,’’ said Volpe, on the shortstop’s side, while Schuemann fielded it on the backhand from the second base side.

Schuemann was called in from left field, leaving Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger as the two shallow-playing outfielders.

“We both want to make a play,’’ said Schuemann, who “picked it pretty clean’’ but wasn’t sure if he’d have been able to get off a strong accurate throw to get Semien even if Volpe hadn’t crashed into him.

It would’ve been “bang-bang’’ at the plate, said Schuemann, who spoke to Volpe afterward about it.

“I like being aggressive in that situation, either way,’’ said Schuemann, who called it “one of those do-or-die plays that didn’t go our way.’’

A five-man infield is not a situation the Yankees practice much, but they’ve employed it before, previously using Bellinger – who is also a good first baseman – as the extra infielder.

In that situation earlier this year at Tampa Bay, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., likely screened by Bellinger, couldn’t complete another do-or-die play in a Rays’ walk-off win.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Breaking down final play of Yankees-Mets Subway Series game