Mets 8, Yankees 5: Another dud for Luis Severino

The only thing worse than that game was the ESPN booth. What an awful listen. Anyway, the Yankees looked like the sad sack wannabe contender and the Mets looked like the team on pace for 102 wins in their makeup game Monday. The Yankees lost 8-5 and it really didn’t feel all that close. The Yankees are 9-9 against the Mets and Orioles this season. Those two teams are 76-141 against everyone else.

(Jim McIsaac/Getty)Severino Struggles

Seventh consecutive rough start for Luis Severino, who has allowed 31 runs (30 earned) in his last 36 innings. He needed 98 pitches to get through four innings against a generally punchless Mets lineup Monday night. Slap-hitting Amed Rosario and washed up Jose…