Mets face the Phillies leading series 2-1

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Philadelphia Phillies (85-70, second in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (71-84, fifth in the NL East)

New York; Sunday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (17-6, 2.93 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 215 strikeouts); Mets: Jonah Tong (2-1, 3.43 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -171, Mets +140; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets play the Philadelphia Phillies, leading the series 2-1.

New York has gone 36-44 at home and 71-84 overall. The Mets have a 54-20 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Philadelphia is 44-36 in road games and 85-70 overall. The Phillies are 39-15 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The teams match up Sunday for the 13th time this season. The season series is tied 6-6.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carson Benge has 19 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 61 RBIs while hitting .276 for the Mets. A.J. Ewing is 12 for 38 with two home runs over the past 10 games.

Luis Arraez leads the Phillies with a .313 batting average, and has 33 doubles, seven triples, six home runs, 34 walks and 62 RBIs. Alec Bohm is 12 for 36 with six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 4-6, .263 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Phillies: 4-6, .234 batting average, 4.64 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Mets: Jared Young: 7-Day IL (head), Daniel Duarte: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Robert Stock: 15-Day IL (fingers), Devin Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jorge Polanco: 60-Day IL (ankle), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Phillies: Jonathan Bowlan: day-to-day (groin), Caleb Kilian: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jesus Luzardo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Felix Reyes: 60-Day IL (wrist), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

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