Mets and Mariners meet in series rubber match

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Seattle Mariners (68-56, second in the AL West) vs. New York Mets (65-58, second in the NL East)

Williamsport, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (8-5, 3.71 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Mets: Clay Holmes (9-6, 3.71 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 101 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -124, Mets +104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets and Seattle Mariners meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

New York has a 65-58 record overall and a 40-24 record in home games. The Mets have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .320.

Seattle is 68-56 overall and 31-31 in road games. The Mariners have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .410.

The teams match up Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has 31 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 100 RBIs while hitting .268 for the Mets. Francisco Lindor is 11 for 39 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Cal Raleigh has 18 doubles and 46 home runs for the Mariners. Julio Rodriguez is 12 for 40 with two doubles, a triple, four home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 2-8, .254 batting average, 5.07 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Mariners: 7-3, .232 batting average, 3.73 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Mets: 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)

Mariners: Logan Evans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trent Thornton: 15-Day IL (achilles), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.