Nationals and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series

New York Mets (74-87, fifth in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (76-85, fourth in the NL East)

Washington; Sunday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Sean Manaea (6-7, 4.67 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 141 strikeouts); Nationals: DJ Herz (0-1, 9.00 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, four strikeouts)

LINE: Mets -111, Nationals -110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals and New York Mets meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Washington has a 76-85 record overall and a 38-42 record at home. The Nationals have gone 60-21 in games when they scored five or more runs.

New York has gone 38-42 in road games and 74-87 overall. The Mets have a 52-8 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams play Sunday for the 13th time this season. The Mets are ahead 7-5 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: C.J. Abrams has 30 doubles, three triples, 33 home runs and 105 RBIs for the Nationals. Dylan Crews is 8 for 37 with two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Juan Soto has 11 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs and 68 RBIs for the Mets. Carson Benge is 15 for 39 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 6-4, .218 batting average, 3.70 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

Mets: 5-5, .250 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

INJURIES: Nationals: Matt Waldron: 60-Day IL (chest), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (forearm), Drew Millas: 60-Day IL (finger), PJ Poulin: 60-Day IL (flexor), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Mets: Juan Soto: day-to-day (hand), Christian Scott: 15-Day IL (knee), Jared Young: 7-Day IL (head), Daniel Duarte: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Robert Stock: 15-Day IL (fingers), Jorge Polanco: 60-Day IL (ankle), 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.