The Yankees placed Schmidt (forearm) on the 15-day injured list Friday. The right-hander was removed from Thursday's start against the Blue Jays due to right forearm tightness, and the Yankees won't wait for the results of Friday's MRI to move him to the injured list.

The Yankees lost 8-5 to the Blue Jays on Thursday night, getting swept in the 4-game series in Toronto. They failed to cover as -130 road favorites as the Over (8.5) cashed. OF Jasson Dominguez had a 4-hit night with a run scored,

Oddsmakers project the Mets as a close favorite (-112 to win on the moneyline) against the Yankees (-104). The Yankees will give the start to Marcus Stroman (1-1, 4.31), but the Mets' starting pitcher has not been determined for this game.

Everything is going to be just fine, the Yankees keep saying. This is just a little lull that will end soon, they’ve been predicting. Oh, really? The losses still are piling up and the Yankees now are a second-place ballclub.

A year later, the same midsummer four-game series sat on the Blue Jays’ schedule. The same pinstripe jerseys descended on Toronto’s open dome. This year, however, there was no sinking season or lost hope.