The Warm-Up: 2019 Alonso returns — Yanks' seesaw weekend — Knicks notes

July 26, 2021 · Get Today’s New York Sports Here The Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. 🌅 [According]( to SNY's Andy Martino, the Mets will inquire about Max Scherzer ahead of the July 30 trade deadline. --------------------------------------------------------------- 📅 Tonight's sports schedule - DH, Game 1: Mets vs. Braves, 5:10 p.m. on SNY ⚾ - DH, Game 1: Mets vs. Braves, roughly 30 minutes after Game 1 on SNY ⚾ --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 SNY originals - [The Putback with Ian Begley]( Kelly Oubre Jr. talks playing 1-on-1 with RJ Barrett - [What are the Odds]( Can Zach Wilson win Offensive Rookie of the Year? Today's word count: 561 Pete Alonso can't explain it, either @[SNYtv]( Some phenomena in sports -- Michael Jordan's 35 first-half points in Game 1 of the '92 NBA Finals, Pete Alonso's '21 post Home Run Derby run -- can't truly be explained. Hence Pete's MJ-esque shrug yesterday after another home run. His stats since winning a second straight derby: - 9 GP, 14 H, .368/.442/.789, 5 HR, 10 RBI His latest home run tied the game at three in the sixth on Sunday. "When Pete gets up in that situation," said Jeff McNeil, [who doubled]( in the game-winning runs Sunday as a pinch-hitter, "I'm beginning to expect a home run there." Two more weekend things: - Rich Hill, acquired on Friday, started yesterday and threw five scoreless innings before the Blue Jays got to him for three in the sixth. - Taijuan Walker pitched Saturday (a 10-3 Toronto win) and gave up six earned runs. His ERA has jumped from 2.50 to 3.43 in two post All-Star Game starts. Sunday's [takeaways]( | Tonight's probable starters: Marcus Stroman + TBD On SNY.tv: - [The Mets are still debating Jacob deGrom's next step]( - HARPER: [Trade for Rich Hill has team primed for big finish to season]( - [Luis Rojas: 'There's a chance' Carlos Carrasco's next start could be Mets debut]( The Yankees ruin two gems -- one Boston's, one their own Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports A masterful outing ruined by the bullpen? Domingo German and Nathan Eovaldi can relate. - On Saturday, the Yankees shocked the Red Sox, scoring four runs in an eighth-inning blink, stealing a 4-3 win from Boston and Eovaldi (7.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER 8K). - On Sunday, the Red Sox returned the favor, grabbing five runs in the eighth, which started with German (7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 10 K) six outs from a no-hitter. Boston won, 5-4. Overall, the Red Sox took 3 of 4 for the weekend series, improving to 10-3 on the season against the Yanks, who trail their rivals by 9.0 games in the division. Two more things: - Aaron Boone said there was a "good chance" Giancarlo Stanton would play the field this weekend for the first time since 2019. He didn't. - Gary Sanchez was pulled during Friday's loss with back spasms. Boone said he was [doing better]( Saturday, but he didn't play the rest of the series. Sunday's [takeaways]( On SNY.tv: - [Another Yanks implosion leads to tough loss]( Trivia time How many times have the Mets won the NL East since 1988? Answer at the bottom BEGLEY: Knicks have talked draft trade SNY graphic As we approach Thursday's NBA Draft, the Knicks still have their picks at No. 19, No. 21, and No. 32. - A good tip-off that they might not end up keeping all of them is Friday's private workout they had with Oregon's Chris Duarte, whom most draft people have going in the late lottery. According to SNY's Ian Begley, Leon Rose and the front office has indeed discussed the possibility of trading up in the draft. More on that + other draft notes [here](. On SNY.tv: - [Why the Knicks should pay attention to the Pelicans' interest in Myles Turner, Kyle Lowry]( - [The case for and against Knicks picking Jaden Springer in the draft]( By the numbers Wendell Cruz/USA TODAY Sports: Rich Hill is the 55th player to see action for the Mets in 2021 4 days The Mets' black jerseys. Four days away. [Here]( a look at the new retros. 55 players [As noted by]( Newsday's Tim Healey, the Mets have used 55 players this season. That's one off the franchise record with two-plus months to go. 2 All-Stars The Nets have the 27th pick in this year's draft. That slot has produced two All-Stars in the last 10 years (Pascal Siakam and Rudy Gobert), plus a host of other productive players like Kyle Kuzma, Bogdan Bogdanović, Larry Nance Jr., and Robert Williams. The New York Minute - [READ]( VACCHIANO: Five questions the Giants must answer at training camp - [READ]( VACCHIANO: Five questions the Jets must answer - [READ]( Should the Giants target disgruntled Cardinals EDGE Chandler Jones? - Our most recent NBA Mock Draft Roundups: [Knicks]( | [Nets]( TRIVIA ANSWER: Twice (2015, 2006) That's the buzzer. Enjoy your Monday. (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](