The Warm-Up: Yanks jump Jays — Syndergaard pitches — Schwarber haunts Mets

Sept. 23, 2021 · Get Today’s New York Sports Here The Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. 🌅 Pete Alonso: [No. 35]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 📅 Tonight's sports schedule - WNBA Playoffs: Liberty at Mercury, 10 p.m. 🏀 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 SNY originals - [BNNY]( Noah Syndergaard is on a mission to prove he's healthy Today's word count: 543 Game 152: Yankees overtake Blue Jays for Wild Card Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports YANKEES 7, RANGERS 3 -- Down 3-0 in the fifth, the Yankees scored seven unanswered to sweep the Rangers last night. Two things: - New York broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth when Gleyber Torres doubled in the go-ahead run. The Yankees added three more runs in the inning after that - Corey Kluber (4.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER) wasn't stellar, but the bullpen stepped in to throw 4.2 scoreless AL Wild Card Watch: The Red Sox won and the Blue Jays lost, which means the Yankees are back in playoff position, a half game ahead of Toronto and 2.0 behind Boston. The Blue Jays and Yanks have three more games to play from Sept. 28-30. [Wednesday's takeaways]( On SNY.tv: - [Gerrit Cole compared AL East competition to ancient warrior practices]( Trivia time Who hit the final Mets home run at Shea Stadium? Answer at the bottom Wednesday's Mets buzz @SNYtv/Twitter 1. Noah Syndergaard pitched on Wednesday in his first rehab game since testing positive for COVID-19, this time for the Syracuse Mets. His line: - 1 IP, 11 pitches, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB His fastball got up to 95 MPH. The Mets still expect him to pitch in the big leagues before the season ends. 2. Before Wednesday's loss to the Red Sox ([takeaways here]( Francisco Lindor was asked about his teammate and friend Javier Baez. [He thinks the Mets should keep him around]( "I know Javy does fit in, in what we're trying to accomplish here," he said. "He's a winner, he plays the game as hard as he can day in and day out. He gives it his best, and he's my boy too. That helps." Can Steve Cohen afford Baez? "Yeah, yeah," Lindor said, smiling. "Of course, of course." 3. Luis Rojas may or may not have a future with the Mets as a manager. But that doesn't mean he can't have a future with the team in another role. - [SNY's Andy Martino makes the case in his latest column]( On SNY.tv: - [The Qualifying Offer and MLB Draft ramifications could impact the Mets' pursuits of some of the top free agents]( VACCHIANO: Scouts impressed by Zach Wilson's composure in rough MetLife debut Chris Pedota/USA TODAY Sports Zach Wilson had a terrible day on Sunday, but decades and decades of rookie QB evidence said there'd be days like that. - There was also a positive or two to take out of his four-INT game, at least according to some scouts. SNY's Ralph Vacchiano spoke to a few about Wilson's composure in the face of failure. [Read what they told him]( On SNY.tv: - [Wilson is dealing with a groin injury]( By the numbers Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports 9 homers, 10 games The silver lining to the Mets getting out of Boston is that they don't have to pitch to Kyle Schwarber anymore. - After his two homers last night, he finishes the season with nine bombs in 10 games against the Mets. He's played 104 games and hit 31 home runs in 2021. 29 percent of those homers have come against the Mets, or in 9.6 percent of his games. 7.74 ERA As great as Taijuan Walker's first half was, his second half -- which began with a debacle in Pittsburgh right after the break -- has been horrible. With the six runs allowed last night, his second-half ERA is 7.74. +10000 The New York Liberty are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2017, but they face long odds. They're +10000 to win the title, and nine-point underdogs tonight in their single-elimination game against Phoenix. The New York Minute - BEGLEY: [Scouts talk RJ Barrett's ceiling as he enters Year 3 with the Knicks]( - READ: [Jets LB B.J. Goodson announced his retirement a week after signing with the team]( - READ: [Could Karl-Anthony Towns be a Knicks target?]( TRIVIA ANSWER: Carlos Beltran That's the buzzer. Enjoy your Thursday (Have feedback for The Warm-Up? Click [here](. Copyright © 2021 SNY- Sportsnet, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: SNY- Sportsnet 150 Greenwich St Fl 50New York, NY 10007-2444 [Add us to your address book]( [update your preferences]( | [unsubscribe from this list]( [Mailchimp Email Marketing](