As both local ball clubs contemplate their approaches to the Aug. 1 trade deadline, here are five takeaways from the Mets’ 9-3 win over the Yankees on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium:

1. Justin Verlander’s Mets tenure was delayed by a spring-training shoulder injury, and the three-time Cy Young winner sported a 4.50 ERA through his first nine starts through June 20.

But the 40-year-old righty has figured things out over his past six starts, pitching to a 1.46 ERA over that stretch, including six innings of two-hit shutout ball Tuesday night.

With lefty Jose Quintana returning last week from the IL and slated to oppose Carlos Rodon in the series finale on Wednesday, the Mets should be feeling slightly better about their starting pitching heading into the final two months, Max Scherzer’s inconsistency notwithstanding.