Mets and Yankees meet with series tied 1-1

New York Yankees (28-18, second in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (19-26, fifth in the NL East)

New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz (0-1, 5.19 ERA, 2.08 WHIP, five strikeouts); Mets: Freddy Peralta (3-3, 3.10 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)

LINE: Mets -110, Yankees -109; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets and New York Yankees meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

New York has a 10-13 record at home and a 19-26 record overall. The Mets are 9-14 in games when they have allowed a home run.

New York is 14-12 on the road and 28-18 overall. Yankees hitters have a collective .430 slugging percentage to rank third in MLB.

The matchup Sunday is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto has six home runs, 18 walks and 14 RBIs while hitting .284 for the Mets. Carson Benge is 15 for 40 with three doubles and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Aaron Judge has eight doubles and 16 home runs for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt is 13 for 33 with a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 6-4, .230 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

Yankees: 3-7, .207 batting average, 4.22 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Mets: Clay Holmes: 15-Day IL (fibula), A.J. Minter: 15-Day IL (lat), Francisco Alvarez: 10-Day IL (knee), Jorge Polanco: 10-Day IL (wrist), Ronny Mauricio: 10-Day IL (thumb), Luis Robert: 10-Day IL (back), Kodai Senga: 15-Day IL (spinal lumbar ), Jared Young: 10-Day IL (knee), Francisco Lindor: 10-Day IL (calf), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Caballero: 10-Day IL (finger), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Jasson Dominguez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.