New York Mets (69-64, third in the NL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (76-57, second in the NL West)
Phoenix; Thursday, 3:40 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING PICKS: Mets: David Peterson (8-1, 2.85 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (9-6, 4.29 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 108 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Diamondbacks -125, Mets +105; Over/Under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets play on Thursday, with the winner taking the three-game series.
Arizona has a 76-57 overall record and a 38-27 home record. The Diamondbacks’ batters have a .434 overall batting average, ranking fourth in the major leagues.
New York has a 34-31 road record and a 69-64 overall record. The Mets have hit a total of 169 home runs, ranking fifth in the MLB league.
The teams meet on Thursday for the seventh time this season. The season score is 3:3.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Francisco Lindor has 35 doubles, a triple, 27 home runs and 78 RBI for the Mets. JD Martinez is 7-for-35 with a double, three home runs and eight RBI in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 7-3, .251 batting average, 4.54 ERA, 14 runs more than opponents
Mets: 5-5, .231 batting average, 4.24 ERA, two runs more than opponents
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Ketel Marte: 10-day IL (ankle), Bryce Jarvis: 60-day IL (elbow), Gabriel Moreno: 10-day IL (abductor muscle), Christian Walker: 10-day IL (oblique muscle), Kyle Nelson: 60-day IL (shoulder), Drey Jameson: 60-day IL (elbow)
Mets: 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), Sean Reid-Foley: 15-day IL (shoulder), Ronny Mauricio: 60-day IL (knee)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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