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Yankees visit New York, aim to build on Happ’s strong outing

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Yankees visit New York, aim to build on Happ’s strong outing

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New York Yankees (17-13, second in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (15-17, third in the NL East)

New York; Sunday, 4:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: New York: Michael King (1-1, 6.59 ERA) New York: Seth Lugo (1-2, 2.03 ERA)

BOTTOM LINE: New York heads into the matchup after a dominant performance by J.A. Happ. Happ pitched 7 1/3 innings, giving up zero runs on three hits with five strikeouts against New York.

The Mets are 7-8 in home games. New York has a collective on-base percentage of .348, good for first in the MLB. Michael Conforto leads the club with a mark of .430.

The Yankees are 6-8 on the road. New York has slugged .454, good for second in the American League. Luke Voit leads the club with a .725 slugging percentage, including 14 extra-base hits and 12 home runs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Conforto leads the Mets with 36 hits and has 14 RBIs.

Voit leads the Yankees with 12 home runs and has 22 RBIs.

INJURIES: Mets: Noah Syndergaard: (elbow), Corey Oswalt: (bicep), Eduardo Nunez: (knee), Jed Lowrie: (knee), Rene Rivera: (elbow), Tomas Nido: (undisclosed).

Yankees: Luis Severino: (elbow), James Paxton: (forearm), Tommy Kahnle: (forearm), Zack Britton: (left hamstring), Aaron Judge: (calf), Gio Urshela: (elbow), Gleyber Torres: (quad/hamstring), Giancarlo Stanton: (left hamstring), Kyle Higashioka: (right oblique).

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