Guardians take on the Mets in first of 3-game series

New York Mets (47-66, fifth in the NL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (57-56, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Sean Manaea (2-5, 4.42 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Guardians: Joey Cantillo (8-6, 3.88 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 124 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -151, Mets +126; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians start a three-game series at home against the New York Mets on Tuesday.

Cleveland is 28-28 at home and 57-56 overall. Guardians pitchers have a collective 3.76 ERA, which ranks eighth in MLB play.

New York has a 47-66 record overall and a 22-32 record in road games. The Mets have a 32-5 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brayan Rocchio has 17 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 50 RBIs for the Guardians. Kyle Manzardo is 8 for 30 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Bo Bichette has 16 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs for the Mets. Carson Benge is 10 for 36 with two doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 3-7, .196 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Mets: 4-6, .212 batting average, 2.80 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg)

Mets: Austin Warren: 15-Day IL (forearm), Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Juan Soto: 10-Day IL (calf), 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.