Boston Red Sox (70-67, third in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (73-64, third in the NL East)
New York; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Brayan Bello (12-6, 4.66 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 131 strikeouts); Mets: Luis Severino (9-6, 3.96 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 131 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mets -127, Red Sox +106; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets host the Boston Red Sox to start a three-game series.
New York is 73-64 overall and 35-33 at home. Mets hitters are batting a collective .249, which ranks sixth in the NL.
Boston is 70-67 overall and 39-29 in road games. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .256, the fifth-best team batting average in MLB play.
Monday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Nimmo has 23 doubles, three triples and 18 home runs for the Mets. Francisco Lindor is 13-for-43 with four doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Ceddanne Rafaela has 20 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs and 63 RBI for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran is 12-for-38 with four doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 7-3, .249 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
Red Sox: 3-7, .199 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Mets: Dedniel Nunez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (hand), Kodai Senga: 60-Day IL (calf), Christian Scott: 15-Day IL (elbow), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sean Reid-Foley: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ronny Mauricio: 60-Day IL (knee)
Red Sox: David Hamilton: 10-Day IL (finger), Luis Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Sims: 15-Day IL (lat), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (leg), Cam Booser: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
