The Mets face a tougher turnaround than the Yankees — that was why in a nutshell

Nypost · Apr 14, 2026 · 96 words · By Zach Braziller

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They both entered their games on Monday night having lost five straight.

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What happened

They both entered their games on Monday night having lost five straight.

Why it matters

Both were struggling to score and receive consistent relief pitching.

Common ground

It wasn’t how any Mets or Yankees fans expected the start to their seasons to go, the two teams coming off ugly sweeps.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “They both entered their games on Monday night having lost five straight.”

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The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'both' and general Wikipedia entries about the teams. There is no specific game data or streak information provided in the evidence to confirm if both teams had lost five straight games.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in New York City, New York in the borough of The Bronx. The New York Yankees are members of the American League (AL) East Division in Major …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_manag…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Black Yankees were a professional Negro league baseball team based in New York City; Paterson, New Jersey; and Rochester, New York. Beginning as the independent Harlem Stars, the team was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Black_Yankees

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees

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Claim 2: “the Yankees prevailed in a 11-10 slugfest over the Angels in The Bronx”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of generic homepages for Google News, Fox News, and BBC News, as well as general Wikipedia entries for the Yankees. There is no mention of a specific 11-10 game against the Angels in the Bronx.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Yankees season was the 122nd season for the New York Yankees franchise. On September 7, the Yankees won their 82nd game of the season, thus extending their streak of winning seasons …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_York_Yankees_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Yankees_season

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Claim 3: “the Mets fell meekly to the Dodgers, 4-0.”

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Two independent web sources confirm the result. One source explicitly states 'The New York Mets dropped a 4-0 loss to the Dodgers on Monday,' and another confirms 'The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets, 4-0, on April 13, 2026'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015 New York Mets season was the 54th season in the franchises' history. The Mets finished the regular season with a record of 90–72, winning the National League East title on September 26, their…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_New_York_Mets_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
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Claim 4: “the Mets (7-10)”

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The evidence includes general information about the Mets and their 2026 season goals, but no source confirms a specific record of 7-10.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1969 New York Mets season was the team's 8th as a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise and culminated when they won the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. They played their home games at Sh…
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Claim 5: “the Yankees (9-7)”

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The evidence provided contains general news about the Yankees and Wikipedia entries for various seasons (1998, 2024, 2026), but none of the sources specify a current or historical record of 9-7 for the Yankees corresponding to the context of the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1998 season was the 96th season played by the New York Yankees. Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in baseball history, the Yankees finished with a franchise record regular-season standi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_New_York_Yankees_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
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