Mets open 3-game series at home against the Athletics

Athletics (5-7, fourth in the AL West) vs. New York Mets (7-6, third in the NL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: J.T. Ginn (0-0, 5.14 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, four strikeouts); Mets: Clay Holmes (2-0, 1.42 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, nine strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -156, Athletics +130; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets host the Athletics on Friday to open a three-game series.

New York has a 7-6 record overall and a 3-3 record at home. The Mets are 10th in the NL with 10 total home runs, averaging 0.8 per game.

The Athletics are 5-7 overall and 3-6 in road games. Athletics hitters have a collective .353 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the AL.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Robert has two home runs while hitting .333 for the Mets. Francisco Alvarez is 7 for 30 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Shea Langeliers has a double, five home runs and eight RBIs for the Athletics. Max Muncy is 14 for 39 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 5-5, .242 batting average, 3.29 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Athletics: 5-5, .242 batting average, 4.86 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Mets: Jorge Polanco: day-to-day (achilles), Juan Soto: 10-Day IL (calf), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), A.J. Minter: 15-Day IL (lat), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Athletics: Brent Rooker: day-to-day (undisclosed), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

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