Mets bring 1-0 series advantage over Blue Jays into game 2

Toronto Blue Jays (5-3) vs. New York Mets (4-3)

New York; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (1-0, 1.50 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Mets: Griffin Canning (0-1, 3.18 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, four strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -128, Blue Jays +108; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets bring a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

New York went 89-73 overall and 46-35 at home a season ago. The Mets pitching staff had a collective 3.96 ERA while averaging 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2024 season.

Toronto had a 74-88 record overall and a 35-46 record on the road last season. The Blue Jays averaged 8.1 hits per game last season and totaled 156 home runs.

INJURIES: 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)

Blue Jays: Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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