The network also confirmed the game was its highest-rated Sunday night game.
According to figures, an average audience of 3.86m tuned in, earning a 4.4 percent rating.
The previous high had been a 5.3 rating achieved back in 1999 in a play-off game between the Mets and the Reds.
ESPN says the ratings for Sunday’s Major League Baseball clash between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox was its highest baseball rating for five years.
