The Warm-Up: NL & AL East standings — Sanchez: All-Star? — Game 7 for Isles

June 25, 2021 · Get Today’s New York Sports Here The Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. 🌅 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📅 This weekend's sports schedule Friday - DH Game 1: Mets vs. Phillies, 4:10 p.m. on SNY ⚾ - Yankees at Red Sox, 7:10 p.m. ⚾ - DH Game 2: Mets vs. Phillies, 7:40 p.m. on SNY ⚾ - Round 3, Game 7: Islanders at Lightning, 8 p.m. 🏒 Saturday - Mets vs. Phillies, 4:10 p.m. on PIX11 ⚾ - Liberty at Dream, 7 p.m. 🏀 - Yankees at Red Sox, 7:15 p.m. ⚾ Sunday - Mets vs. Phillies, 1:10 p.m. on PIX11 ⚾ - Yankees at Red Sox, 1:10 p.m. ⚾ --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 SNY originals - [Shea Anything]( Mets get some hits, as Keith sings some hits - [BNNY]( The evolution of Michael Conforto - [Mets Prospective]( Who should Mets take No. 10 overall in the MLB Draft? Today's word count: 608 NL & AL East standings heading into key divisional weekend Kyle Ross/USA TODAY Sports The Phillies are in town for a four-game series against the Mets and the Yankees are in Boston for three against the Red Sox. Here are the standings the morning before the storm... NL East: - Mets: 38-31, -- - Nationals: 36-36, 3.5 GB - Phillies: 34-37, 5 GB - Braves: 35-39, 5.5 GB - Marlins: 31-43, 9.5 GB AL East: - Rays: 45-31, -- - Red Sox: 44-31, 0.5 GB - Yankees: 40-34, 4 GB - Blue Jays: 38-35, 5.5 GB - Orioles: 23-52, 21.5 GB A few notes: - Remember when the Marlins inexplicably were the only NL East team with a positive run differential? Well ... they still have a +11 mark despite being 12 games under .500. But the Mets are best in the division at +20. - The Nationals are 9-1 in their last 10, which doesn't bode well for the vultures surrounding Max Scherzer. - The NL East is the only division where all five teams are within 10 games of each other. The next closest last place team in the other divisions is 13 GB. This weekend's probables: - Mets: Taijuan Walker | David Peterson | Jacob deGrom | Jerad Eickhoff - Yankees: Domingo German | Jordan Montgomery | Gerrit Cole Also: [Here]( a promising tweet from Steve Cohen regarding the planned return of the Mets' black jerseys. On SNY.tv: - [5 things to watch as Mets and Phillies play four-game series at Citi Field]( - [Surging Yankees ready for Red Sox: "It's always high tensions when we're playing them"]( - [Brandon Nimmo is nearing a return]( Trivia time Four Yankees have won the Home Run Derby. How many can you name? Hint: 1997 on. Answers at the bottom Game 74: Gary Sanchez is now simply having a good season Andy Marlin/USA TODAY Sports YANKEES 8, ROYALS 1 -- Gary Sanchez's hot streak has bled into a hot season. After two hits (including a three-run home run) yesterday, here are his numbers: - .240/.344/.503 with 13 HR, seven of which have come in the last 15 games. Three more things: - Jameson Taillon (6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER) had his best start since May 23. His ERA was 7.04 in his previous four appearances. - Home run roundup: [Aaron Judge]( | [Luke Voit]( | [Sanchez]( - With Sanchez (.240), Rougned Odor (.211) and Brett Gardner (.201) all dragging themselves above the Mendoza Line, Clint Frazier (.188) is now a party of one. Thursday's [takeaways]( On SNY.tv: - Sweeny Murti: [Is Gary Sanchez headed to the All-Star Game?]( The highest scoring Knicks + Nets games in 2020-21, regular and postseason Data via [RealGM]( Because of horribly-timed injuries and the Hawks turning into the overlords of the NBA, New York's blessed basketball season is over. - First off: Don't cry because it's over. Smile, because it happened. And, also ... take solace in some of the best moments. From Kevin Durant's Games 5 and 7 against the Bucks, to Julius Randle's two 44-point games, to Caris LeVert's (!) 43 before the James Harden trade, there were many great individual performances. In case you've got some time to kill today ... - [Highlights]( Durant's 49-point game against the Bucks - [Highlights]( Randle's 44-point game against the Hawks - [Highlights]( Kyrie Irving's 45-point game against the Mavericks By the numbers Andy Marlin/USA TODAY Sports 3 innings Entering his start this Saturday, Jacob deGrom's scoreless innings streak is at 30. If he throws three scoreless innings to start the game, he'll break R.A. Dickey's Mets record of 32.2 consecutive scoreless innings. 4-5 The Islanders are 4-5 all time in Game 7s, including a win over the Flyers last year in the bubble's second round. This is their first one against the Lightning, who are 5-3 all time. 78-77 On this day 22 years ago, the Spurs beat the Knicks, 78-77, to win their first NBA title. San Antonio has gone on to win four more Finals since 1999. New York has gone on to win four playoff series total. 79 days FYI: The Giants and Jets play Week 1 of the 2021 season 79 days from today. The New York Minute - [READ]( The Mets purchased the contract of veteran pitcher Vance Worley and assigned him to Triple-A. - [READ]( Mekhi Becton and Quinnen Williams were named to the Around the NFL's All-Under-25 Team. - [READ]( The Knicks have interviewed multiple NBA Draft prospects, including UConn's James Bouknight. - [READ]( The Rangers made changes to their hockey operations department. TRIVIA ANSWER: Tino Martinez (1997), Jason Giambi (2002), Robinson Cano (2011), Aaron Judge (2017). That's the buzzer. Enjoy your weekend. (Have feedback for The Warm-Up? Click [here](. Copyright © 2021 SNY- Sportsnet, All rights reserved. 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