Overview
- The three-game set starts Friday at 7:15 p.m. ET at Citi Field, and the opener streams only on Apple TV’s Friday Night Baseball.
- Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler faces Mets right-hander Clay Holmes in a matchup of sub‑2.00 ERAs, with Schlittler at 1.35 and Holmes at 1.86.
- The Mets enter on an 8–4 run after a sweep of the Tigers, but they remain thin with Francisco Alvarez (torn meniscus) out and Francisco Lindor, Jorge Polanco and Luis Robert Jr. on the injured list.
- New York’s AL club leads the league in runs yet hit a lull with losses in five of six, and recent knocks include Max Fried’s elbow concern plus IL stints for José Caballero and a still‑healing Giancarlo Stanton.
- Juan Soto, now a Met on a 15‑year megadeal after starring for the Yankees in 2024, is the series’ focal point in a rivalry the Yankees lead all time in regular-season play.