{"id":845075,"date":"2026-09-12T08:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/845075\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T08:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:20:09","slug":"yankees-host-the-mets-try-to-continue-home-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/845075\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees host the Mets, try to continue home win streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Mets<\/a> (68-79, fourth in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees<\/a> (85-62, second in the AL East)<\/p>\n

New York; Saturday, 1:35 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Zach Thornton (3-5, 3.53 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole<\/a> (8-8, 3.41 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 113 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Yankees -183, Mets +148; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees, on a six-game home winning streak, host the New York Mets.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice<\/a> has 22 doubles, three triples and 37 home runs for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger<\/a> is 16 for 42 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Carson Benge<\/a> has 19 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 55 RBI for the Mets. Francisco Lindor<\/a> is 9 for 46 with four home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .274 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs<\/p>\n

Mets: 7-3, .268 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Yankees: Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (thumb), Trent Grisham<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Clarke Schmidt<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (calf), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm)<\/p>\n

Mets: Brett Baty<\/a>: day-to-day (knee), Devin Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jorge Polanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Reed Garrett<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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