Philadelphia Phillies (21-26, third in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (31-17, first in the NL East)
New York; Sunday, 7:08 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (3-3, 3.38 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Mets: Chris Bassitt (4-2, 3.91 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 53 strikeouts)
LINE: Mets -115, Phillies -104; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets host the Philadelphia Phillies aiming to continue a four-game home winning streak.
New York has a 31-17 record overall and a 15-8 record in home games. The Mets have the sixth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.75.
Philadelphia has a 21-26 record overall and a 10-13 record on the road. The Phillies have the fourth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .407.
The teams match up Sunday for the 12th time this season. The Mets lead the season series 8-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jeff McNeil has a .319 batting average to rank fifth on the Mets, and has 13 doubles, a triple and three home runs. Pete Alonso is 15-for-39 with four home runs and 17 RBI over the last 10 games.
Bryce Harper leads the Phillies with 28 extra base hits (17 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs). Garrett Stubbs is 4-for-9 with two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 7-3, .314 batting average, 5.42 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
Phillies: 3-7, .239 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
INJURIES: Mets: Travis Jankowski: 10-Day IL (hand), Sean Reid-Foley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (oblique), Trevor May: 60-Day IL (tricep), Tylor Megill: 15-Day IL (lat), James McCann: 10-Day IL (hamate), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (shoulder), John Curtiss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Lucchesi: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Phillies: Didi Gregorius: 10-Day IL (knee), Ryan Sherriff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Coonrod: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mickey Moniak: 10-Day IL (hand), Rafael Marchan: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Kent Emanuel: 60-Day IL (elbow), JoJo Romero: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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