WATCH: Can Yankees, Mets work out trade involving Jacob deGrom?

by Felix Pantaleón

Yankees beat writers Randy Miller and Brendan Kuty talk about GM Brian Cashman’s Friday comments regarding a possible summer deal with the crosstown Mets.

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NEW YORK — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman didn’t rule out making a big deal this summer with the also-ran Mets, who may deal ace Jacob deGrom for multiple young players in an attempt to make a quick rebuild.

Watch the video above for Yankees beat writers Randy Miller and Brendan Kuty’s reaction to what Cashman said.

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Here are Yankees post-game notes after Friday night’s 8-1 win provided by the club’s public relations department:

The Yankees are 1-0 to begin their six-game homestand and have won three of their last four games on the heels of a season-long three-game losing streak…are 27G over .500, 1G shy of their season high.
At 53-26 (.671), Yankees own the majors’ best record. This marks the latest in a season they had sole possession of MLB’s best record since the end of play on 7/27/12 (.606, 60-39).
Yankees are a major league-best 37-4 (.902) when scoring first this season.
Yankees are 30-11 (.732) at Yankee Stadium, the majors’ best winning percentage and most home wins.
Yankees are 25-6 in the Bronx since April 21.
Yankees are 4-3 against the Red Sox this season, including a 3-1 mark at home.
Yankees are a major-league best 34-5 (.872) when their starting pitcher tosses at least six innings.
Yankees have won each of their last seven games vs. left-handed starting pitchers (since May 25) and are a major league-best 19-5 (.792) when they face a left-handed starter in 2018.
Left-hander CC Sabathia (7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) started and recorded the win. He’s 3-1 with a 2.54 ERA (49.2 IP, 14 ER) in his first nine home starts of 2018. He has allowed one-or-no runs in five of those nine starts.
Since the start of 2017, Sabathia is 12-0 with a 2.47 ERA (105.2 IP, 29 ER) in 18 regular season starts following a Yankees loss.
Sabathia Is 5-0 with a 1.95 ERA (37 IP, 8 ER) in six starts vs. the Red Sox since the beginning of 2017. He has allowed one-or-no runs in seven of his last 11 starts against the Red Sox (since 8/6/15).
Third baseman Miguel Andujar (3 for 4, 3 RBI) hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning. He has recorded 39 extra-base hits in 74 career games, the third-most in Yankees history through 74 career games (Joe DiMaggio, 54, Bob Meusel, 46).
Andujar has 12 homers this season. According to Elias, he is the fifth Yankees rookie to hit at least 10 home runs before the All-Star break, joining Aaron Judge (30 in 2017), Gleyber Torres (14 this season), Joe DiMaggio (11 in 1936) and Nick Johnson (11 in 2002).
First baseman Greg Bird (2 for 4) recorded his second career multi-homer game with solo home runs in the fourth and eighth innings. He also had two homers on Aug. 18, 2015 vs. Minnesota.
-Right fielder Aaron Judge (1 for 4) extended his on-base streak to 16 games with a two-run home run in the seventh. He’s batting .305 (18-for-59) with three homers and nine RBI during the stretch (since June 12).
Judge is hitting .356 (52 for 146) with 12 doubles, 14 homers and 40 RBI in 41 home games.

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