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New York Mets (62-76, fifth in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (82-55, first in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Sean Manaea (4-6, 4.55 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 120 strikeouts); Rays: Freddy Peralta (6-11, 5.11 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 133 strikeouts)
LINE: Rays -132, Mets +108; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets meet the Tampa Bay Rays with a 1-0 series lead.
Tampa Bay is 46-24 in home games and 82-55 overall. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.77 ERA, which ranks eighth in MLB play.
New York is 62-76 overall and 30-37 on the road. The Mets have hit 166 total home runs to rank sixth in the NL.
The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 37 home runs, 70 walks and 87 RBIs while hitting .282 for the Rays. Chandler Simpson is 13 for 36 with a double and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
Carson Benge has a .277 batting average to lead the Mets, and has 18 doubles, three triples and 16 home runs. Marcus Semien is 11 for 36 with two RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .247 batting average, 2.60 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Mets: 4-6, .246 batting average, 4.23 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Victor Mesa Jr.: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Jake Fraley: 60-Day IL (groin), Griffin Jax: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Williamson: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)
Mets: Jorge Polanco: 60-Day IL (ankle), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Devin Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
