Seattle Mariners (15-19, third in the AL West) vs. New York Mets (23-12, first in the NL East)
New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Robbie Ray (3-3, 4.22 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Mets: Carlos Carrasco (3-1, 3.19 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)
LINE: Mets -135, Mariners +115; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the New York Mets and the Seattle Mariners are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.
New York is 23-12 overall and 10-6 in home games. The Mets have the fifth-best team batting average in MLB play at .250.
Seattle has a 9-7 record at home and a 15-19 record overall. Mariners hitters have a collective .314 on-base percentage, the fifth-ranked percentage in the AL.
Sunday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has six doubles, eight home runs and 29 RBI for the Mets. Mark Canha is 5-for-25 with a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.
Ty France has four doubles and five home runs while hitting .328 for the Mariners. Eugenio Suarez is 8-for-35 with three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 6-4, .234 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Mariners: 3-7, .217 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by 22 runs
INJURIES: Mets: James McCann: 10-Day IL (hamate), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor May: 15-Day IL (tricep), Sean Reid-Foley: 10-Day IL (elbow), John Curtiss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Lucchesi: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Mariners: Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (right shouler), J.P. Crawford: day-to-day (back), Ken Giles: 60-Day IL (finger), Tom Murphy: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Festa: 15-Day IL (right elbow), Mitch Haniger: 10-Day IL (ankle), Evan White: 60-Day IL (sports hernia), Casey Sadler: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Lewis: 10-Day IL (knee)
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