Yankees host the Mets, try to continue home win streak

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New York Mets (68-79, fourth in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (85-62, second in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Zach Thornton (3-5, 3.53 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole (8-8, 3.41 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 113 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -183, Mets +148; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees, on a six-game home winning streak, host the New York Mets.

New York has an 85-62 record overall and a 41-31 record at home. The Yankees are 38-20 in games when they did not allow a home run.

New York has a 34-39 record in road games and a 68-79 record overall. The Mets have a 46-6 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has 22 doubles, three triples and 37 home runs for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger is 16 for 42 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

Carson Benge has 19 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 55 RBIs for the Mets. Francisco Lindor is 9 for 46 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .274 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Mets: 7-3, .268 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 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.