Blue Jays visit the Mets to open 3-game series

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Toronto Blue Jays (5-2) vs. New York Mets (3-3)

New York; Friday, 3:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, four strikeouts); Mets: Tylor Megill (1-0, 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, six strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -133, Blue Jays +112; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets host the Toronto Blue Jays to open a three-game series.

New York had an 89-73 record overall and a 46-35 record in home games last season. The Mets slugged .415 with a .319 on-base percentage as a team in the 2024 season.

Toronto had a 74-88 record overall and a 35-46 record in road games last season. The Blue Jays scored 4.1 runs per game while allowing 4.6 in the 2024 season.

INJURIES: Mets: Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (knee), Francisco Alvarez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Ronny Mauricio: 10-Day IL (knee), Jeff McNeil: 10-Day IL (oblique), Sean Manaea: 15-Day IL (oblique), Frankie Montas: 15-Day IL (lat), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Blue Jays: Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.