Clarke Schmidt made a mistake, and a familiar, dejected murmur spread through the ballpark. Schmidt had served up a three-run home run that put the Yankees in a two-run hole in the top of the fourth inning. But as the Yankees try to launch a comeback in their season, Billy McKinney led a comeback Friday... Continue Reading →

The All-Star break didn’t do the Mets much good. They opened the second half of the season with a total flop in a 6-0 loss to the Dodgers at Citi Field. Justin Verlander delivered another lackluster start — he walked a season-high six batters in just five innings — and the offense was nowhere to... Continue Reading →

The second half of the season has begun, but the Yankees’ offense looked a lot like the one they had in the first half of the season. After Giancarlo Stanton’s two-run home run in the first inning, the New York Yankees went down quietly in a 7-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.... Continue Reading →