Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola aims for 17th win of the season

New York Mets (70-80, fourth in NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (76-73, second in NL East)

Philadelphia; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. Eastern

PROBABLE PITCHERS: Mets: Steven Matz (5-11, 4.18 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 136 strikeouts) Phillies: Aaron Nola (16-5, 2.42 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 201 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola can claim his 17th victory this year with a win. The Phillies enter the matchup after going 3-7 in their last 10 outings. Philadelphia pitchers are averaging 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Jerad Eickhoff leads the staff with a mark of 18.0. The Mets have gone 7-3 in their last 10 matchups as they look to improve their losing record. New York pitchers are holding opponents to just a .249 batting average this season. The Mets won 9-4 in Monday’s meeting, Zack Wheeler earned his 12th win of the year.

TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Conforto has 72 runs and 75 RBIs for the Mets this year. Jeff McNeil has 16 hits and is batting .390 over his past 10 games for New York. Rhys Hoskins is batting .250 for the Phillies this season, and his .499 slugging percentage is 12th in the National League. Cesar Hernandez has 12 hits and is batting .293 over his past 10 games for Philadelphia.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 7-3, .250 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored opponents by 32 runs. Phillies: 3-7, .251 batting average, 5.56 ERA, outscored by seven runs.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by HERO Sports, and data from Sportradar.