An emotional Aaron Boone and Gerrit Cole assess damage of Yanks blowout losses to Mets

Fired up Yankees manager Aaron Boone doesn't care about the trade deadline or any other outside noise, only that his team "has to play better." He still believes in his team but a pair of blowout losses to the Mets will require some swift damage control. Gerrit Cole who surrendered six earned runs, eight hits, including three home runs, seemed bewildered by the Mets roughing him up for the second time this season.