Hill expected to start for the Mets against Giants
New York Mets (59-58, third in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (76-42, first in the NL West)
San Francisco; Monday, 9:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Rich Hill (6-4, 4.05 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 103 strikeouts) Giants: Kevin Gausman (11-5, 2.29 ERA, .95 WHIP, 162 strikeouts)
LINE: Giants -185, Mets +159; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: San Francisco and New York will play on Monday.
The Giants are 40-18 in home games in 2020. San Francisco is hitting a collective batting average of .247 this season, led by Buster Posey with an average of .331.
The Mets are 23-35 on the road. New York is slugging .380 as a unit. Pete Alonso leads the team with a slugging percentage of .487.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kris Bryant leads the Giants with 45 extra base hits and is batting .270.
Alonso leads the Mets with 42 extra base hits and is batting .250.
LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 8-2, .261 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs
Mets: 3-7, .222 batting average, 4.93 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
INJURIES: Giants: Dedniel Nunez: (elbow), Reyes Moronta: (right flexor), Johnny Cueto: (flexor), Luis Gonzalez: (undisclosed).
Mets: Jordan Yamamoto: (shoulder), Robert Gsellman: (lat), Luis Guillorme: (hamstring), Francisco Lindor: (oblique), Jose Martinez: (knee), Jose Peraza: (finger), Dellin Betances: (shoulder), Jacob deGrom: (forearm), Joey Lucchesi: (elbow), Noah Syndergaard: (elbow), Stephen Nogosek: (shoulder), Corey Oswalt: (knee), David Peterson: (side), Sean Reid-Foley: (elbow), Drew Smith: (shoulder), Robert Stock: (hamstring), Javier Baez: (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.