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Justin Verlander earned his 250th career victory as the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Sunday after trading Max Scherzer to Texas.

Francisco Lindor homered and had three hits for the fourth-place Mets (50-55), who took three of four from last-place Washington. Pete Alonso drove in two runs.

Verlander (6-5) allowed one run in 6 innings to become the 49th major league pitcher to reach 250 wins.

Alonso had an RBI single and lifted one of New York’s two sacrifice flies in a three-run third against former teammate Trevor Williams (5-6).

Lindor homered in consecutive games for the fourth time this year. He reached base four times. Jeff McNeil hit a go-ahead triple and Omar Narváez also had a sacrifice fly in the third.

Making his 498th career start, Verlander gave up five hits in his third straight win. He walked off the mound to a nice ovation and tipped his cap to the crowd of 33,861 before accepting handshakes from teammates in the dugout.

Baskin-Robbins offers its own unique twist on an iconic brunch duo with the introduction of new Chick’n & Waffles Ice Cream.

Making its debut as the Flavor of the Month, new Chick’n & Waffles Ice Cream features buttermilk waffle flavored ice cream with crispy chick’n and waffle flavored bites drizzled in a bourbon maple syrup flavored swirl.

Inspired by classic Chicken and Waffles, this unique ice cream has been crafted to mimic the taste of fried chicken, without actually containing any real chicken.

Lionel Messi arrived at Inter Miami with the promise of big moments. He produced a magical one for his debut Friday night.

Messi’s dazzling last-ditch, free-kick goal provided a dramatic winner, giving Inter Miami a 2-1 Leagues Cup victory over Mexican league side Cruz Azul.

And his winner inspired an immortal moment when, after he was mobbed by teammates, Messi exhorted the sellout crowd at DRV PNK Stadium into a frenzy, and ran over to his family in the stands for an emotional embrace.

“What I saw was the goal. I saw the goal, I knew that I had to score,” Messi said. “It was the last play of the game and I wanted to score so we didn’t go to penalties. So it was very important for us to get this win. Because it’s a new tournament, this is going to give us confidence moving forward.”

That, in short, is exactly what MLS had in mind in bringing in Messi.

Clarke Schmidt made a mistake, and a familiar, dejected murmur spread through the ballpark. Schmidt had served up a three-run home run that put the Yankees in a two-run hole in the top of the fourth inning.

But as the Yankees try to launch a comeback in their season, Billy McKinney led a comeback Friday night.

McKinney responded with a three-run homer of his own in the bottom of the fourth, and both his bat and glove starred in a 5-4, series-opening win over the Royals in front of a sellout crowd of 46,242 in The Bronx.

The outfielder, who had been slumping, made two remarkable catches  and hit his first homer in 15 games, giving the Yankees a lead they held, if narrowly.

“Billy with the big swing I think was settling for us,” manager Aaron Boone said after the Yankees scored all their runs on three homers, following a disastrous three-game sweep in Anaheim earlier in the week in which they scored seven runs total.

The Yankees (51-47) snapped a four-game losing streak and awoke from a nightmarish, 1-5 road trip.

The All-Star break didn’t do the Mets much good. They opened the second half of the season with a total flop in a 6-0 loss to the Dodgers at Citi Field.

Justin Verlander delivered another lackluster start — he walked a season-high six batters in just five innings — and the offense was nowhere to be found against Dodgers lefty Julio Urias.

Fittingly, it all played out on what looked like a burnt-out cow pasture thanks to a concert that took place during the break. There were swaths of dead grass behind the left side of the infield, as well as in left-center field.

The Mets’ third straight loss dropped them back to seven games under .500 at 42-49 and left them seeming less likely to make a run at the postseason, with the trade deadline just over two weeks away. 

They now are eight games back in the wild-card race and a season-worst 19 ½ games back of Atlanta in the NL East.

The New York Jets will be featured on the upcoming season of HBO‘s annual NFL training camp series Hard Knocks.

The NFL and NFL Films have selected the New York Jets to serve as this year’s team on Hard Knocks. The cameras will be rolling in full force at the Jets training camp. 

The Jets have been the focus of the off-season, having acquired four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers in a trade with the Green Bay Packers, as well as adding several notable free agents. New York is coming off a 7-10 finish in 2022, having missed the playoffs for the 12th consecutive year, but fielded a young, competitive roster expected to improve in 2023.

The second half of the season has begun, but the Yankees’ offense looked a lot like the one they had in the first half of the season.

After Giancarlo Stanton’s two-run home run in the first inning, the New York Yankees went down quietly in a 7-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

The Yankees (49-43) led 2-0 after two batters, but managed only six hits the rest of the way and drew just one walk all night in Casey’s first game as hitting coach.

Instead it was the Rockies (35-57), owners of the third-worst record in the majors, who delivered the boom. 

Their offense, led by former Yankees assistant hitting coach Hensley Meulens, crushed three home runs — one off starter Carlos Rodon and two more off the bullpen.

The loss, coupled with the Red Sox’s win over the Cubs, moved the Yankees into a last-place tie in the AL East. It’s the first time since 1992 that the Yankees have been tied for last place this late in a season.

Quiznos offers its own unique twist on a classic Korean dish with the introduction of the new Kimchi Philly.

The new Kimchi Philly features thin-sliced steak, spicy Korean gochujang sauce, tangy kimchi from Cleveland Kitchen, melted white American cheese, and sautéed green peppers and onions on toasted artisan bread.

In addition to the Kimchi Philly, the Classic Philly sandwich will also be available alongside the trend-driven Kimchi Philly for fans who prefer a more traditional take. The Classic Philly is made with thin-sliced steak, melted white American cheese, sautéed green peppers and onions, and banana peppers on toasted artisan bread.

You can find the Kimchi Philly at participating Quiznos locations nationwide starting at around $10. Kimchi is a staple Korean dish traditionally made of salted, seasoned and fermented cabbage.

Shake Shack will debut a new Triple Chocolate Brownie Shake alongside the returning fan-favorite Oreo Cookie Funnel Cake Shake.

• Triple Chocolate Brownie Shake: Chocolate frozen custard hand-spun with brownie bits, chocolate sprinkles, and chocolate chips, topped with whipped cream and brownie crunch.
• Oreo Cookie Funnel Cake Shake: Oreo cookies and funnel cake crunch hand spun with vanilla frozen custard, topped with chocolate whipped cream.

Prices may vary, but both shakes are priced at $6.69 each for a regular at my nearest Shack, while a mini costs $4.79.

You can find the new Triple Chocolate Brownie Shake and Oreo Cookie Funnel Cake Shake at participating locations nationwide for a limited time.

If the Yankees intend on meeting expectations this season, they will need a healthy and productive Aaron Judge.

Without him for the past month — and with no indication when he might return from the sprained big right toe — they have figured out a way to at least survive and keep themselves in position for the playoffs.

Another good day from the offense led to an 8-4 win over Baltimore in The Bronx, as the Yankees improved to 13-13 since Judge got hurt in Los Angeles.

As a result, they picked up another game on the Orioles, who are in second place in the AL East behind front-running Tampa Bay.

“I’ve been happy all year with the way we compete,’’ Aaron Boone said  after his team won for the seventh time in 10 games. “And it hasn’t been perfect. We’ve been banged up and it hasn’t always been easy for us. They’ve put us in a spot to have a really good season.”