Yankees play the Mets leading series 1-0

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New York Yankees (28-17, second in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (18-26, fifth in the NL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (0-0, 6.23 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, four strikeouts); Mets: Huascar Brazoban (2-1, 2.14 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -134, Mets +113; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the New York Mets.

New York has a 9-13 record at home and an 18-26 record overall. The Mets have a 7-1 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

New York has a 28-17 record overall and a 14-11 record on the road. Yankees hitters have a collective .330 on-base percentage, the second-ranked percentage in the AL.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto has four doubles, a triple and six home runs for the Mets. Carson Benge is 13 for 38 with two doubles, a home run and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Aaron Judge has 16 home runs, 34 walks and 30 RBIs while hitting .267 for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 11 for 39 with a double, four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 6-4, .219 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Yankees: 4-6, .209 batting average, 4.06 ERA, outscored 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: 15-Day IL (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.