Astros and Mets meet in series rubber match

New York Mets (1-1) vs. Houston Astros (1-1)

Houston; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Griffin Canning (0-0); Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -115, Mets -104; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and New York Mets play on Saturday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Houston had an 88-73 record overall and a 46-35 record at home last season. The Astros averaged nine hits per game last season while batting a collective .262.

New York had an 89-73 record overall and a 43-38 record in road games last season. The Mets pitching staff put up a 3.96 ERA collectively last season while averaging 9.1 strikeouts and 3.7 walks per nine innings.

INJURIES: Astros: Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15-Day IL (forearm)

Mets: Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (knee), Francisco Alvarez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Ronny Mauricio: 10-Day IL (knee), Jeff McNeil: 10-Day IL (oblique), Sean Manaea: 15-Day IL (oblique), Frankie Montas: 15-Day IL (lat), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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