Yankees and Mets play, winner claims 3-game series

New York Mets (69-79, fourth in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (85-63, second in the AL East)

New York; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Christian Scott (4-4, 3.81 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 120 strikeouts); Yankees: Cam Schlittler (13-6, 2.01 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 220 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -191, Mets +154; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

New York has an 85-63 record overall and a 41-32 record at home. The Yankees have a 55-6 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

New York has gone 35-39 on the road and 69-79 overall. The Mets rank seventh in the majors with 188 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

Sunday's game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Mets hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Garcia leads the Yankees with a .291 batting average, and has 26 doubles, five triples, 30 home runs, 23 walks and 91 RBIs. Cody Bellinger is 16 for 42 with three home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Carson Benge has a .273 batting average to lead the Mets, and has 19 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs. A.J. Ewing is 15 for 37 with two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .276 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs

Mets: 7-3, .276 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (thumb), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (calf), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm)

Mets: Brett Baty: day-to-day (knee), Devin Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jorge Polanco: 60-Day IL (ankle), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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