The Mets, on the other hand, face a gauntlet of baseball's best teams: the Brewers, Phillies, San Diego Padres, Dodgers. It's as if the Mets have to run a double marathon and the Yankees are doing a corporate fun run. The Yankees have a better shot of lasting because the challenge is simply not the same.

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It's no secret that the New York Yankees have been having a tough go of it. They've lost the lead they once had on the AL East and are a hair's beadth away from

Pete Alonso is the New York Mets' new franchise home run leader. A former New York Met made a bold claim about Alonso after the record-breaking homer.

Its Wednesday, August 13 and the Twins (56-63) are in the Bronx to take on the Yankees (64-56). Joe Ryan is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Cam Schlittler for New York. With wins in 29 of the last 40 games against the Twins,