METS GET JUMP ON YANKS
Ces homers in return as the German struggles for Bombers
The Yankees’ cries for starting pitching help continued on Friday.
Domingo German struggled in his second consecutive start — this time against an anemic Mets lineup — lasting just 3.2 innings and allowing four runs while the Yankees’ late comeback efforts fell short in a 6-5 loss to their cross-town rivals. The Mets jumped on German with a three-run first inning started by a RBI double from Asdrubal Cabrera. Two batters later, Michael Conforto doubled to score Cabrera, and Jose Bautista followed with yet another double to plate Conforto and put the Yankees in an early 3-0 hole against Noah Syndergaard.
Yoenis Cespedes, in his first game off the disabled list since May 14, skied a solo home run off the left field foul pole in the third inning. He finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
Syndergaard was far from his best, allowing eight hits in five innings while striking out four, but the right-hander held the Yankees to just one run.
The Yankees appeared poised to rally against the Mets bullpen, though.
Neil Walker hit a two-RBI double in the sixth inning to narrow the score to 6-3, while an Amed Rosario error led to two more runs in the eighth inning, but Gary Sanchez, in his first game back from the disabled list, struck out with runners on the corners to end the threat.
Sanchez left six men on base while the Yankees went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position.