Mets host the Yankees in first of 3-game series

New York Yankees (27-17, second in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (18-25, fifth in the NL East)

New York; Friday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Cam Schlittler (5-1, 1.35 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Mets: Clay Holmes (4-3, 1.86 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -154, Mets +130; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets host the New York Yankees on Friday to start a three-game series.

New York is 9-12 in home games and 18-25 overall. The Mets have the ninth-best team ERA in baseball at 3.77.

New York has a 27-17 record overall and a 13-11 record on the road. The Yankees have the No. 1 team ERA in the AL at 3.23.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto has four doubles, a triple, five home runs and 13 RBIs for the Mets. Mark Vientos is 10 for 40 with a double, four home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Ben Rice has nine doubles, 13 home runs and 29 RBIs for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt is 11 for 33 with a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 7-3, .223 batting average, 2.73 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

Yankees: 4-6, .212 batting average, 3.96 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Mets: Francisco Alvarez: 10-Day IL (knee), A.J. Minter: 15-Day IL (lat), 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: day-to-day (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.