Boston Red Sox (70-69, third in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (75-64, third in the NL East)
New York; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Tanner Houck (8-9, 3.12 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 143 strikeouts); Mets: Tylor Megill (3-5, 4.82 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Red Sox -113, Mets -106; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets host the Boston Red Sox looking to extend a three-game home winning streak.
New York has a 37-33 record in home games and a 75-64 record overall. The Mets have a 38-13 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Boston has a 70-69 record overall and a 39-31 record in road games. The Red Sox have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.15.
Wednesday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Francisco Lindor has 30 home runs, 50 walks and 84 RBI while hitting .273 for the Mets. Mark Vientos is 12-for-41 with a double, two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
Ceddanne Rafaela has 20 doubles, five triples and 14 home runs for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran is 14-for-39 with four doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 8-2, .246 batting average, 2.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs
Red Sox: 3-7, .194 batting average, 3.31 ERA, outscored by 13 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.
