NEW YORK– It hasn’t been easy for the Yankees since the All-Star break. They split the first six games, and 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.

Maybe returning home to Yankee Stadium would bring some much-needed victories for New York. That wasn’t the case on Friday night, as the Phillies won 12-5.

The Yankees had a 3-2 lead going into the top of the seventh inning. When the game is that close, Luke Weaver is in, and he had a tough time on the mound.

The Phillies had runners on second and third and one out when Nick Castellanos came to the plate and hit a ground ball to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who attempted to throw out Trea Turner at the plate. The ball went past catcher Austin Wells for an error, and that allowed Turner to score and Castellanos to advance to second. J.T. Realmuto followed and hit a three-run homer to give Philadelphia a 6-3 lead.

During July, Weaver has allowed nine runs in 8 2/3 innings.

The Yankees tried to make a comeback against reliever Jordan Romano in the bottom of the inning. They made it 6-5 by the time the frame ended. Anthony Volpe hit a solo homer, while Ben Rice scored on a sacrifice fly by Aaron Judge.

However, Philadelphia put it out of reach against right-hander Ian Hamilton. Kyle Schwarber highlighted the scoring with his second homer of the night, a two-run shot that increased the lead to 8-5.

The Phillies then got to right-hander Scott Effross in the ninth as they scored four runs. Bryson Stott highlighted the scoring with a two-run double.