Yankees and Mets play, winner secures 3-game series

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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New York Mets (29-17, first in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (26-19, first in the AL East)

New York; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: David Peterson (2-2, 3.05 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (6-0, 1.11 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 52 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -170, Mets +143; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and New York Mets meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

New York is 14-9 in home games and 26-19 overall. The Yankees have the second-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .476.

New York has gone 12-12 on the road and 29-17 overall. The Mets have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the NL at .250.

Sunday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trent Grisham has a double, a triple, 12 home runs and 22 RBIs for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 15 for 41 with three doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Pete Alonso leads the Mets with nine home runs while slugging .574. Brett Baty is 7 for 24 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .268 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored opponents by 33 runs

Mets: 6-4, .240 batting average, 2.76 ERA, outscored opponents by five 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), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), 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), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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