Mets start 3-game series against the Nationals
New York; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (3-5, 2.87 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 108 strikeouts); Mets: Griffin Canning (6-2, 2.90 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 57 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -162, Nationals +134; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets begin a three-game series at home against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.
New York has a 42-24 record overall and a 24-7 record at home. The Mets are 32-9 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Washington has a 30-35 record overall and a 15-17 record in road games. The Nationals have gone 17-11 in games when they did not give up a home run.
The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 17 home runs while slugging .594. Francisco Lindor is 13 for 40 with a double, four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
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James Wood has 16 doubles and 16 home runs for the Nationals. Luis Garcia is 15 for 41 with five doubles, a home run and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 8-2, .268 batting average, 2.70 ERA, outscored opponents by 31 runs
Nationals: 5-5, .229 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Mets: Francisco Lindor: day-to-day (toe), Mark Vientos: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jesse Winker: 10-Day IL (side), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Frankie Montas: 60-Day IL (lat), Brooks Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sean Manaea: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jose Siri: 10-Day IL (shin), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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Nationals: Dylan Crews: 10-Day IL (back), Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (face), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 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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