Yankees host the Mets to open 3-game series

New York Mets (68-78, fourth in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (84-62, second in the AL East)

New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Nolan McLean (11-8, 3.06 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 179 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (5-3, 3.09 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 70 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -142, Mets +117; over/under is 8 runs

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

New York is 84-62 overall and 40-31 at home. Yankees hitters have a collective .409 slugging percentage to rank sixth in MLB.

New York has a 34-38 record on the road and a 68-78 record overall. The Mets have a 46-6 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Friday's game is the fourth time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has 22 doubles, three triples and 36 home runs for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger is 16 for 44 with three doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

Juan Soto has nine doubles, two triples and 24 home runs while hitting .275 for the Mets. Francisco Lindor is 9 for 45 with five home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .286 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs

Mets: 7-3, .263 batting average, 5.76 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 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.