Guardians take on the Mets after Genao's 4-hit game

New York Mets (49-66, fifth in the NL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (57-58, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Nolan McLean (7-7, 3.29 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 148 strikeouts); Guardians: Foster Griffin (12-3, 3.06 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 116 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -108, Mets -105; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the New York Mets after Angel Genao's four-hit game on Wednesday.

Cleveland is 57-58 overall and 28-30 at home. Guardians pitchers have a collective 3.74 ERA, which ranks sixth in MLB play.

New York has a 49-66 record overall and a 24-32 record on the road. The Mets are 34-5 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Thursday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jo Adell leads the Guardians with 16 home runs while slugging .394. Steven Kwan is 14 for 39 with two doubles and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Carson Benge has 13 home runs, 33 walks and 43 RBIs while hitting .263 for the Mets. Bo Bichette is 11 for 42 with a double, a home run and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 3-7, .223 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Mets: 6-4, .226 batting average, 2.67 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Jose Ramirez: day-to-day (wrist), Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg)

Mets: Juan Soto: 10-Day IL (calf), Austin Warren: 15-Day IL (forearm), Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Mark Vientos: 10-Day IL (hand), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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