The Yankees and Mets are very good teams
Only one, however, is a championship team. After the Mets swept the first leg of the Subway Series in Queens, it sure isn’t the Yankees.
In the grand scheme, the series has no effect on the standings. Between the right AL East opponents losing at the right time and the Astros getting swept in Oakland, the Yankees are still sitting pretty. They have an 11.5-game lead over Toronto, a two-game edge on Houston and now the last-place Royals at home for four games.
But for one thing, the loss also cost the Yankees their status as the best team in baseball.