New York Mets (28-16, first in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (25-18, first in the AL East)
New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Tylor Megill (3-3, 3.10 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (4-3, 3.29 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 67 strikeouts)
Yankees -140, Mets +119; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees host the New York Mets on Friday to open a three-game series.
New York has gone 13-8 in home games and 25-18 overall. The Yankees have gone 11-5 in games when they did not give up a home run.
New York has a 28-16 record overall and an 11-11 record on the road. Mets hitters have a collective .332 on-base percentage, the sixth-ranked percentage in the NL.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with a .412 batting average, and has 12 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs, 27 walks and 41 RBIs. Cody Bellinger is 13 for 42 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Francisco Lindor leads the Mets with nine home runs while slugging .491. Brett Baty is 6 for 19 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .265 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs
Mets: 6-4, .258 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Oswaldo Cabrera: 10-Day IL (ankle), Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (side), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
Mets: Jesse Winker: 10-Day IL (side), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Francelis Montas: 60-Day IL (lat), Brooks Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sean Manaea: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jose Siri: 10-Day IL (shin), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (knee), Ronny Mauricio: 10-Day IL (knee), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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