Yankees lose 12-6 to the Mets on July 6, 2025, extending their skid to six games. Carlos Rodón implodes as Pete Alonso homers twice in a Subway Series sweep.
StatPro MLB Beat Reporter
Another day, another lopsided loss. The New York Yankees' mid-season collapse deepened on Sunday, as they were thoroughly dismantled by the Mets 12-6, marking their sixth consecutive defeat. The loss at Citi Field completed a sweep for their crosstown rivals and matched the team's longest losing streak of the season, leaving fans wondering where the bottom is for a team that has now lost 16 of its last 22 games.
During their six-game losing streak, Yankees starters have posted an abysmal 8.36 ERA.
The game was practically over before the Yankees recorded their third out. Carlos Rodón's recent struggles continued in spectacular fashion, as he served up a first-inning grand slam to Brandon Nimmo that set a grim tone for the afternoon. The Mets never looked back. Rodón later surrendered a two-run homer to Pete Alonso and was chased after five innings, unable to stop the bleeding. Alonso wasn't finished, adding a three-run blast off reliever Jayvien Sandridge to put the game completely out of reach. It was another disastrous outing in a string of them for the Yankee rotation, the primary culprit in this extended slump.
In a moment that perfectly symbolized the Yankees' current state of disarray, even the routine moments have become hazardous. Aaron Judge was struck near his right eye by an errant throw from Anthony Volpe between innings on Saturday. Thankfully, the captain avoided serious injury and played Sunday with a small bandage as a souvenir. While a crisis was averted, the incident felt like a metaphor for the team's recent play: self-inflicted wounds and a general lack of sharpness that has plagued them during this skid.
On paper, three home runs should give a team a fighting chance. Jazz Chisholm Jr., Austin Wells, and Anthony Volpe all went deep for the Yankees, but their efforts were little more than footnotes in a blowout loss. This has become a frustrating pattern for the offense, which has shown flashes of power but cannot overcome the massive deficits created by the pitching staff and defensive miscues. The long balls provided momentary excitement but ultimately meant nothing on the scoreboard, highlighting the deep, systemic issues that solo shots can't fix.
The Yankees are in a freefall, and the vibes are terrible. This six-game skid, capped by a sweep at the hands of their city rivals, feels like a season-defining moment. The team desperately needs a 'stopper' performance from a starting pitcher to halt the momentum and a team-wide reset to fix the sloppy play. As the calendar marches on, the window to correct these fundamental flaws is closing. The Bombers need to find answers, and they need to find them now before this slide becomes an unrecoverable collapse.
