Mets and Giants meet with series tied 1-1
San Francisco Giants (59-84, fourth in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (64-78, fifth in the NL East)
New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Cesar Perdomo (0-0, 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, four strikeouts); Mets: Christian Scott (4-4, 3.80 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 113 strikeouts)
LINE: Mets -158, Giants +127; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets and San Francisco Giants play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
New York has a 64-78 record overall and a 33-40 record at home. The Mets have a 32-56 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.
San Francisco is 59-84 overall and 26-48 in road games. Giants hitters have a collective .409 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the NL.
The matchup Sunday is the seventh time these teams meet this season. The Mets have a 4-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto is third on the Mets with 33 extra base hits (eight doubles, two triples and 23 home runs). Francisco Lindor is 7 for 42 with a double, three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Bryce Eldridge has 20 doubles, 15 home runs and 45 RBIs for the Giants. Rafael Devers is 16 for 39 with three doubles and six home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 4-6, .221 batting average, 5.26 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
Giants: 5-5, .249 batting average, 5.20 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
INJURIES: Mets: Devin Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jorge Polanco: 60-Day IL (ankle), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Giants: Jesus Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Willy Adames: 10-Day IL (elbow), Victor Bericoto: 10-Day IL (knee), Keaton Winn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Gage: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adrian Houser: 60-Day IL (forearm), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Sam Hentges: 15-Day IL (forearm), Casey Schmitt: 60-Day IL (leg), Carson Whisenhunt: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.T. Brubaker: 15-Day IL (ribs), Joel Peguero: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Harrison Bader: 60-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Daniel Susac: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor McDonald: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Chapman: 60-Day IL (leg), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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