There was no excusing the Yankees’ absolutely horrendous showing on Friday night. They made cringe-worthy mental mistakes, played horrible defense, pitched like crap, and allowed the Mets to parade around the bases to the tune of a 10-3 defeat. It was the Yankees’ seventh loss in a row, their longest such string since dropping seven straight in August of last year. It’s one thing to lose a tough ballgame; it’s another to get clowned and embarrassed.
To their credit, the Yankees got on the board early. Tylor Megill got the start for the Mets, and with one out in the first, Brett Gardner lined a ball toward the left-field line.