It hasn’t been easy for the Yankees since the All-Star break. They split the first six games, and they left Toronto on Wednesday with a bad taste in their mouths because they didn’t gain any ground on the first-place Blue Jays in the American League East race.

SportsLine's proven model has simulated New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies 10,000 times and released its MLB picks for Saturday's matchup at Yankee Stadium

Ryan McMahon went 1 for 3 with two strikeouts and a walk in his New York Yankees debut, a 9-4 loss to Philadelphia.

The Phillies blew it open in the seventh. Edmundo Sosa - who was later involved in an ugly collision with Brandon Marsh on a pop up - hit a two-run home run to make it 7-1, and then Kyle Schwarber (5-10 with six RBIs in the series) added a two-run double to push the lead to 9-1.

The Yankees lost 9-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon and have dropped four out of their last five games.

The Yankees cut their deficit to 6-5 in the seventh. Anthony Volpe, on his bobblehead night, hit a 340-foot solo shot. Ben Rice had a pinch-hit, one-out single and later scored on Aaron Judge’s sac fly.

Third baseman Ryan McMahon was set to make his New York Yankees debut Saturday, batting eighth against Philadelphia. New York acquired the 2024 All-Star from Colorado on Friday for a pair of 22-year-old pitchers in the low minors,