Red Sox host the Mets to begin 3-game series

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New York Mets (29-18, first in the NL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (23-25, second in the AL East)

Boston; Monday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Kodai Senga (4-2, 1.02 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.90 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -143, Red Sox +121; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox start a three-game series at home against the New York Mets on Monday.

Boston has a 12-11 record in home games and a 23-25 record overall. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .254, the eighth-best team batting average in MLB play.

New York has a 12-13 record on the road and a 29-18 record overall. The Mets have hit 52 total home runs to rank fifth in the NL.

Monday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alexander Bregman has 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 34 RBIs for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers is 17 for 38 with three doubles, four home runs and 15 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 26 extra base hits (16 doubles, a triple and nine home runs). Brett Baty is 7 for 26 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .251 batting average, 4.73 ERA, outscored by six runs

Mets: 6-4, .236 batting average, 2.76 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Romy Gonzalez: 10-Day IL (back), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Walker Buehler: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mets: Jesse Winker: 10-Day IL (side), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Francelis Montas: 60-Day IL (lat), Brooks Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sean Manaea: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jose Siri: 10-Day IL (shin), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (knee), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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