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Miami Marlins (5-6, third in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (8-3, first in the NL East)
New York; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Max Meyer (0-1, 3.09 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Mets: Tylor Megill (2-0, 0.87 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -231, Marlins +190; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets, on a five-game home winning streak, host the Miami Marlins.
New York is 8-3 overall and 5-0 at home. The Mets have a 4-0 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Miami has a 5-6 record overall and a 1-3 record on the road. Marlins hitters have a collective .305 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the NL.
The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Mets lead the season series 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has three home runs, seven walks and 15 RBI while hitting .333 for the Mets. Juan Soto is 11-for-36 with four doubles, a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.
Otto Lopez has a double and two home runs for the Marlins. Xavier Edwards is 12-for-40 with three doubles and two RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 8-2, .223 batting average, 2.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs
Marlins: 4-6, .235 batting average, 4.01 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
INJURIES: Mets: Luis Torrens: day-to-day (forearm), 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)
Marlins: Derek Hill: day-to-day (back), Jesus Tinoco: 15-Day IL (back), Declan Cronin: 15-Day IL (hip), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (finger), Connor Norby: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jesus Sanchez: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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