Overview

• Yankees were swept by the Marlins and then lost 8-5 to the Rangers on a Josh Jung walk-off in their first post-deadline games.
• Since June 13 the Yankees’ rotation has gone 18-27 over 45 games, leaving them at 60-53 after four straight losses.
• Mets surrendered 12 runs in a San Francisco series loss before dropping a second straight series to Cleveland, 7-6 in 10 innings.
• Mets starters have tossed a league-low 148⅓ innings since June 24, shifting more responsibility onto newly acquired relievers Ryan Helsley, Tyler Rogers and Gregory Soto.
• Both clubs now face uphill battles to hold onto division leads or secure wild-card berths as the playoff stretch enters its final two months.