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Cincinnati Reds (68-74, fourth in the NL Central) vs. New York Mets (77-64, third in the NL East)
New York; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING WORKS: Reds: Jakob Junis (4-0, 3.13 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Mets: Jose Quintana (7-9, 4.27 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 112 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mets -153, Reds +130; Over/Under is 8 1/2 runs
CONCLUSION: The New York Mets, who have won five home games in a row, host the Cincinnati Reds.
New York has an overall record of 77-64 and a home record of 39-33. The Mets rank second in the NL with 181 total home runs and an average of 1.3 per game.
Cincinnati has a 32-35 road record and a 68-74 overall record. The Reds have the eighth-best slugging percentage in the NL at .399.
Saturday’s game will be the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Mets hold a 3-1 lead in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso leads New York with 31 home runs and a .469 slugging average. Mark Vientos has hit 15 of 41 home runs in the last 10 games, hitting four home runs and eight RBIs.
Tyler Stephenson leads the Reds with a .263 batting average and has 23 doubles, one triple, 18 home runs, 40 walks and 58 RBIs. Ty France has hit 14 of 34 with one home run and four RBIs in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 9-1, .260 batting average, 2.60 ERA, 26 runs more than opponents
Reds: 5-5, .249 batting average, 5.23 ERA, nine runs less
INJURIES: Mets: Jeff McNeil: day-to-day (wrist), Sean Reid-Foley: 60-day IL (shoulder), Dedniel Nunez: 15-day IL (forearm), Paul Blackburn: 15-day IL (hand), Kodai Senga: 60-day IL (calf), Christian Scott: 15-day IL (elbow), Drew Smith: 60-day IL (elbow), Brooks Raley: 60-day IL (elbow), Ronny Mauricio: 60-day IL (knee)
Reds: Stuart Fairchild: 60-day IL (thumb), Nick Lodolo: 15-day IL (finger), Austin Wynns: 60-day IL (rounder), Andrew Abbott: 15-day IL (shoulder), Jeimer Candelario: 10-day IL (toe), Christian Roa: 60-day IL (shoulder), Hunter Greene: 15-day IL (elbow), Graham Ashcraft: 60-day IL (elbow), Nick Martini: 60-day IL (thumb), Christian Encarnacion-Beach: 60-day IL (hand), Ian Gibaut: 60-day IL (forearm), Tejay Antone: 60-day IL (elbow), Matt McLain: 60-day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
