Adam Warren’s face says it all. The Yankees put up 14 hits, and 5 runs, against the Mets, and they still lose. Was it Domingo German’s fault for giving up 3 runs in the first inning? What about Gary Sanchez striking out with Didi on third base in the eighth inning? It was the whole team’s loss, and fault, in the end. Boston scored only one run tonight, but added to their AL East/MLB lead with a win. Funny how things go.

German stunk it up to start the game, which is what he does. Adam Warren came in, and it looked like he could stop the bleeding, but when he came back out for the fifth inning it was like he forgot how to pitch. The man walked three, and then gave up a couple of runs on a hit. Chasen Shreve, of all people, came out to save Warren, and then pitch a clean seventh inning. He did give up a triple, but the runner was thrown out, so… irrelevant?

Jonathan Holder kept on holding teams scoreless, but A.J. Cole allowed a run in his ninth inning, to give the Mets a two run cushion heading into the final frame. Cole’s run was as much Gary Sanchez’s fault, as Cole’s, as the runner advanced when a curveball went right through Gary’s legs. It was scored a Wild Pitch, but Gary failed to get down, either way.

The bats were hitting nothing but singles until Neil Walker hit a 2-run double in the sixth inning. Judge and Didi both had three hits, Stanton had a hit, walk, and 2 RBI on two separate outs (Sac-Fly and Ground-out). The three run deficit was just too much for this team to overcome in the first game out of the break, and it’s a sad thing, but the game was exciting until the end.

Yankees play bright and early tomorrow, so they can wipe this mess from their minds with a quickness, which they normally do. For some reason, they also have a thing for regularly losing to last place teams. Either way, it’s ain’t over ’til it’s over. A lot of baseball left to be played, and this team is still Gleyber-less.

Yankees 3 Stars of the Game

* Didi Gregorius

** Aaron Judge

*** Chasen Shreve