The Yankees and Mets were flying high when they played against each other at Yankee Stadium in mid May. On the Monday off day after that series, the Yankees had a 4.5-game lead in the AL East. The Mets were only 1/2 game behind the Phillies in the NL East at that point.

The Yankees, who snapped their six-game skid in the series finale, have six games remaining before the All-Star Game.

The Queens edition of the Subway Series between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees included all the off-field gimmicks and silly jokes that were absent back in May when this matchup took place in the corporate setting of Yankee Stadium.