Tigers host the Mets to open 3-game series

New York Mets (73-64, second in the NL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (80-58, first in the AL Central)

Detroit; Monday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Sean Manaea (1-2, 5.01 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Tigers: Charlie Morton (9-10, 5.25 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 137 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the New York Mets to start a three-game series.

Detroit is 80-58 overall and 44-25 in home games. Tigers hitters are batting a collective .250, which ranks fifth in the AL.

New York has a 73-64 record overall and a 28-37 record in road games. The Mets are 54-10 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 32 home runs while slugging .515. Gleyber Torres is 12 for 37 with a double, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Juan Soto ranks third on the Mets with 51 extra base hits (16 doubles and 35 home runs). Mark Vientos is 13 for 39 with three doubles, six home runs and 15 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .252 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by one run

Mets: 6-4, .321 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mets: Reed Garrett: 15-Day IL (elbow), Frankie Montas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Francisco Alvarez: 10-Day IL (thumb), Jesse Winker: 60-Day IL (back), Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (achilles), Jose Siri: 60-Day IL (shin), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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