When the Yankees and Mets last faced off in The Subway Series, both teams were in first place, the Yankees took a five-game lead in the AL East — then a season-high — and the Mets were atop their division,

Neither the New York Yankees nor the New York Mets have been great in the last seven days. The Yankees were swept in a high-scoring four-game series by the Toronto Blue Jays, while the Mets are 2-4 in their last six games.