Blue Jays and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series

New York Mets (36-50, fifth in the NL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (40-46, third in the AL East)

Toronto; Wednesday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Freddy Peralta (5-6, 4.53 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Braydon Fisher (3-3, 3.48 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)

LINE: Mets -117, Blue Jays -105; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets meet on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Toronto is 23-25 in home games and 40-46 overall. The Blue Jays have a 23-9 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

New York has a 17-26 record in road games and a 36-50 record overall. The Mets are 25-4 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams play Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ernie Clement has 21 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 28 RBIs while hitting .297 for the Blue Jays. George Springer is 10 for 42 with a triple and a home run over the past 10 games.

Juan Soto has 17 home runs, 45 walks and 39 RBIs while hitting .298 for the Mets. A.J. Ewing is 11 for 33 with a double, two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 3-7, .231 batting average, 4.01 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Mets: 2-8, .211 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored by 16 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (back), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesus Sanchez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Lenyn Sosa: 10-Day IL (wrist), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mets: Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Luis Robert: 60-Day IL (back), Marcus Semien: 10-Day IL (hip), Jorge Polanco: 60-Day IL (wrist), Clay Holmes: 60-Day IL (fibula), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.