The New York Yankees start a critical weekend series with the crosstown New York Mets tonight. The Yankees are 2-8 in their last ten games and have just been swept by the Toronto Blue Jays in a four-game embarrassing series where they only got 8 runs in the series to the Jays 25. The Mets have been playing a bit better, going 6-4 in their last ten. They are 5 games out of first place in the NL East.
For the Yankees, this weekend series will tell if they stay in wild-card contention. As of this writing, the Yankees lost their home field advantage and slipped to the number two spot in the standings.