New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers play in game 2 of series

Milwaukee Brewers (81-51, first in the NL Central) vs. New York Mets (60-72, fifth in the NL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Dustin May (6-8, 4.57 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 118 strikeouts); Mets: Robert Stock (0-2, 5.40 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -161, Mets +134; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets bring a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

New York has a 60-72 record overall and a 31-35 record in home games. The Mets have a 44-18 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Milwaukee is 81-51 overall and 36-27 on the road. Brewers hitters are batting a collective .254, the third-best team batting average in MLB play.

The teams meet Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Bichette has 21 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 66 RBIs while hitting .265 for the Mets. Carson Benge is 14 for 38 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

William Contreras has 21 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs for the Brewers. Jake Bauers is 10 for 32 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 7-3, .255 batting average, 3.02 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Brewers: 6-4, .284 batting average, 2.42 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs

INJURIES: Mets: Mark Vientos: 10-Day IL (hand), Jorge Polanco: 10-Day IL (ankle), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Devin Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Juan Soto: 10-Day IL (calf), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Brewers: Joel Kuhnel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cooper Pratt: day-to-day (lower body), JoJo Romero: 15-Day IL (appendix), Abner Uribe: 15-Day IL (forearm), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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