Blue Jays and Mets meet in series rubber match

New York Mets (79-66, third in the NL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (69-77, fifth in the AL East)

Toronto; Wednesday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Sean Manaea (11-5, 3.43 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 163 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (8-4, 3.72 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 81 strikeouts)

: LINE Mets -124, Blue Jays +105; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Toronto has a 69-77 record overall and a 35-36 record at home. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .314 on-base percentage, the sixth-ranked percentage in the AL.

New York has a 39-32 record on the road and a 79-66 record overall. Mets pitchers have a collective 3.98 ERA, which ranks sixth in the NL.

Wednesday's game is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Daulton Varsho has 21 doubles, seven triples and 18 home runs for the Blue Jays. Spencer Horwitz is 16-for-36 with four doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Pete Alonso has 30 doubles, 31 home runs and 79 RBI while hitting .239 for the Mets. Mark Vientos is 11-for-37 with three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 3-7, .281 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

Mets: 8-2, .216 batting average, 2.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (calf)

Mets: 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 created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.