Following two flights across the Atlantic in five days that netted two precious victories over the fast-fading Red Sox, the Yankees face the Mets at Citi Field on Tuesday night.

While the second portion of the four-game Subway Series will draw customers to Queens, that is only because the tickets were purchased a long time ago. The Yankees are the hottest team in baseball and the Mets are rubbish.

Winners of 13 of their past 14, the 54-28 Yankees are on the cusp of running away in the AL East where they led the second-place Rays by 6 ¹/₂ games after Tampa Bay’s 6-3 win over the Orioles Monday night, and the Red Sox by a whopping 11.

The 38-47 Mets have lost seven of their past eight and the next time they are relevant will be the day Mickey Callaway is dismissed and Jeff Wilpon makes the next bad hire.

Considering they punished the Red Sox in London and looking at four games against the Rays after two with the Mets, it would be human nature to feel good about the immediate past and look ahead to the possibility of putting the Rays to sleep.

“At the end of the day we play the same sport. Our concentration and focus doesn’t change. We are still playing baseball,’’ Gary Sanchez said after the Yankees outslugged the Red Sox this past weekend at hitter-friendly London Stadium. “We did that [in London] and now we are going to do the same going back home against the Mets.’’

Necessitated by a rainout the night before, the Yankees and Mets split a day-night doubleheader June 11. The Yankees rebounded from an early 4-0 deficit to cop the opener, 12-5, and dropped the nightcap, 10-4.

The Yankees’ lineup has changed for the better since then. Clint Frazier was the Yankees’ right fielder for each of those games. He has been replaced by Aaron Judge, who has hit .333 (8-for-24) with two homers, six RBIs and a 1.050 OPS in seven games off the injured list.

Kendry Morales was the Yankees’ DH/first baseman and has since been replaced by Edwin Encarnacion, who has yet to hit consistently since being acquired from the Mariners on June 15. In 11 games, Encarnacion has hit .140 (6-for-43) with three homers, six RBIs and a .655 OPS. However, the Yankees won 10 of those 11 games.

Like all teams, the Yankees have a weak spot and lately it has been the starting rotation.

James Paxton, who opposes Zack Wheeler on Tuesday evening, has struggled in his last five starts. Masahiro Tanaka was gifted a 6-0 lead in the first inning Saturday night and didn’t make it to the second frame. J.A. Happ is 5-1 in the last six starts but he has a 6.15 ERA. He has given up 48 hits (11 homers) and batters are hitting a healthy .289 against him.

Starting pitching was the Yankees’ biggest concern entering spring training and 30 days from the trade deadline it remains that way with the club expected to add a starter.

Aaron Boone, whose best managerial skill might be taking the temperature of his players, believes all the hype of London and what awaits his club in St. Petersburg, Fla. during the July 4 holiday won’t affect the Yankees.

“Whether we are playing great, whether we are scuffling, where we are if it is a big event, there is an expectation we bring a certain energy and enjoyment of the game,’’ Boone said. “These guys do a great job of that. They have done a really good job of handling whatever comes their way.’’