Mets take 1-0 lead over Phillies in Game 2

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New York Mets (81-66, second in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (88-59, first in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PROBABLE PITCHING VALUES: Mets: Luis Severino (10-6, 3.74 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 144 strikeouts); Phillies: Kolby Allard (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mets -110, Phillies -109; Over/Under is 9 runs

CONCLUSION: The New York Mets lead a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0.

Philadelphia has a 50-26 record at home and an 88-59 record overall. The Phillies have a 67-6 record in games in which they have more hits than their opponents.

New York has an overall record of 81-66 and a road record of 41-32. The Mets have a 40-12 record in games in which they have hit at least two home runs.

The teams meet for the eighth time this season on Saturday. The Phillies lead the season series 4-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trea Turner has 22 doubles, 18 home runs and 55 RBI for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber has made 16 of 39 with three doubles and seven home runs in the last 10 games.

Francisco Lindor has 31 home runs, 54 walks and 86 RBIs with a .270 batting average for the Mets. Jose Iglesias has hit 11 of 34 with two doubles and an RBI in his last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 7-3, .282 batting average, 5.01 ERA, six runs more than opponents

Mets: 8-2, .219 batting average, 2.50 ERA, 26 runs more points than the opponents

INJURIES: Phillies: Edmundo Sosa: 10-day IL (back), Rodolfo Castro: 60-day IL (thumb), Alec Bohm: 10-day IL (hand), Austin Hays: 10-day IL (kidney infection), Spencer Turnbull: 60-day IL (back), Luis Ortiz: 60-day IL (ankle)

Mets: Francisco Lindor: day-to-day (back), Jeff McNeil: 10-day IL (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)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.