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The Yankees and the Mets have spectacularly headed in opposite directions since they met for two games at Citi Field late last month.

The Mets (79-44) swept their crosstown rivals in that series to kick off a 20-7 run, culminating in Sunday’s wild, 10-9 comeback victory in Philadelphia.

Beginning with those two losses to the Mets, meanwhile, the Yankees (74-48) have dropped 17 of 25, including Sunday’s 4-2 win to avoid a four-game sweep by the Blue Jays.

Weather permitting (there’s rain in the forecast), the first-place locals will clash for another pair of interleague games beginning Monday night at the Stadium. Here are the most marked changes among the two teams since they last met and what to watch for this week:

⚾ Jacob deGrom still hadn’t returned from his year-long IL stint during the previous series. He is penciled in to pitch Tuesday night, though the weather or Taijuan Walker’s availability could prompt Buck Showalter to push the two-time Cy Young winner back one game to Thursday against the Rockies at Citi Field. The Yankees will see Max Scherzer for the second time this season Monday night after the Mets’ co-ace tossed seven shutout innings in a 3-2 win in late July.

⚾ Aaron Boone uncharacteristically slammed the desk during his post-game press conference following Saturday’s sleepy loss, but the Yankees’ lineup continued to show little resistance Sunday until Andrew Benintendi’s first home run since his deadline acquisition from the Royals provided the go-ahead runs in the seventh inning after the Jays had tied the score in the top half. If you’re into this sort of thing, John Sterling’s home-run call for Benintendi’s long-awaited first blast since June 20 was: “Benny…oh, Molto Bene! It’s raining Bennies from Heaven!” We’ll allow it.

⚾ Rookie jack-of-all-trades Oswaldo Cabrera has excelled defensively wherever Boone has used him since a mid-week callup from Triple-A, most recently a Derek Jeter-style jump throw for an out at first in the eighth inning Sunday. He also robbed a home run in right field on Friday night, and made a tumbling catch over the rolled-up tarp the following day. He’s only 3-for-19 (.158) at the plate in his first five games, but Cabrera deserves more playing time because of his glove, especially as fellow utility man Marwin Gonzalez has managed just two hits (2-for-36) since June 29.

⚾ You can argue the Yankees have way too many retired numbers, but they provided a few nice touches to the Paul O’Neill pregame ceremony, which featured boos for Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman. The organization presented the current YES analyst with a personalized water cooler in honor of, let’s just say, his fiery dugout demeanor while wearing pinstripes from 1993-2001. I’m still of the belief that MLB should retire No. 21 league-wide in honor of Roberto Clemente, as they did with Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 and as the NBA will do this season in honor of late Celtics legend Bill Russell.

⚾ Speaking of bashing water coolers, Boone has been looking for a spark from somewhere or someone from his flailing team, so you can understand Gerrit Cole and others stepping out of the dugout after Aaron Judge was drilled by All-Star starter Alek Manoah in Sunday’s fifth inning. Cool work by Judge to quickly defuse the situation, though, by motioning to Cole and the rest of the team to stand down. But imagine what a true MLB super-heavyweight bout between the 6-foot-7, 282-pound Judge and the 6-foot-6, 285-pound Manoah might have looked like.

⚾ What more can you say about the comeback proclivities of the Mets, who overcame deficits of 4-0, 7-4 and 8-7 on Sunday against the Phillies to negate a shaky debut start by fill-in starter Jose Butto and take three of four from the Phillies — and 14 of 19 in the season series? With the Astros downing the Braves, 5-4, in Atlanta, Buck Showalter’s club nudged back to four games in front of the defending World Series champions in the NL East race with 39 games remaining.

⚾ Both teams received bullpen boosts Sunday, beginning with deadline pickup Lou Trivino nailing down the final seven outs for the Yankees. Rookie lefty Nate Fisher — perhaps that name sounds familiar for fans of the HBO show “Six Feet Under” — worked three scoreless innings in his big-league debut to allow the Mets to come back on Mark Canha’s game-tying and go-ahead home runs.

A few things to unpack from longtime Post beat writer Marc Berman’s report over the weekend about the rekindled Donovan Mitchell trade talks between the Knicks and the Jazz after several weeks with little reported movement.

The biggest thing that jumped out to me was the notion that the Knicks might prefer to keep Quentin Grimes rather than RJ Barrett in any deal — in a package with a slew of first-round draft picks — for the three-time All-Star guard from Westchester.

“There is belief around the league [Tom] Thibodeau would prefer to give up Barrett in a deal than shooting guard Quentin Grimes, who is coming off a solid rookie year, and a summer league in which he looked quicker and more sculpted. Grimes is a better defender and 3-point shooter than Barrett,” Berman wrote.

Perhaps this development in the talks also provides a window into the Knicks’ decision or plans on whether to sign Barrett to a max extension worth up to $188 million before the season begins.

It was fun to see videos of the Orioles and the Red Sox mingling and having fun with the kids from the U.S. and other countries Sunday at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. The MLB players signed and received autographs, and they even joined in the recent tradition of “sledding” down the hill beyond the outfield wall on large pieces of cardboard, even if Orioles infielder Richie Martin was seen colliding with a young fan.

Our local representative, Massapequa Coast Little League, had its elimination game Sunday washed out by rain. The Long Islanders instead will face Hollidaysburg (Pa.) on Monday morning at 11 a.m.

There already have been a slew of unexpected results to start the English Premier League campaign. Leeds upended Chelsea, 3-0, on Sunday behind American coach Jesse Marsch and a crazy first EPL goal by USMNT attacking midfielder Brenden Aaronson.

BRENDEN AARONSON FIRST PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL 🔥🔥🔥 (via @NBCSportsSoccer) pic.twitter.com/i9XqklSPCa

Leeds, which finished 17th in the table last season — one spot above the relegation line — has registered two wins and a draw in its first three matches.

Newcastle also nearly pulled off a major upset Sunday, leading Manchester City, 3-1, early in the second half before late goals by Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva got the two-time reigning league champions level.