Mets try to sweep series against the Blue Jays
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Toronto Blue Jays (5-4) vs. New York Mets (5-3)
New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, four strikeouts); Mets: David Peterson (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, nine strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -135, Blue Jays +115; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets play the Toronto Blue Jays looking to sweep their three-game series.
New York had an 89-73 record overall and a 46-35 record at home last season. The Mets pitching staff had a 3.96 ERA collectively last season while averaging 9.1 strikeouts and 3.7 walks per nine innings.
Toronto had a 74-88 record overall and a 35-46 record in road games last season. The Blue Jays slugged .389 as a team last season with 2.9 extra base hits per game.
INJURIES: Mets: Luis Torrens: day-to-day (forearm), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (knee), Francisco Alvarez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Ronny Mauricio: 10-Day IL (knee), Jeff McNeil: 10-Day IL (oblique), Sean Manaea: 15-Day IL (oblique), Frankie Montas: 15-Day IL (lat), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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