Mets, Astros face off to determine series winner

Houston Astros (41-41, second in AL West) at New York Mets (40-40, third in NL East)

New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABIES: Astros: Shawn Dubin (1-1, 5.64 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Mets: Luis Severino (5-2, 3.29 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 71 strikeouts)

: LINE Mets -159, Astros +133; over/under is 8 1/2 points

IN BRIEF: The New York Mets and Houston Astros face off on Sunday in a three-game series tied 1-1.

New York is 40-40 overall and 21-24 at home. The Mets are 20-8 in games where they hit at least two home runs.

Houston is 41-41 overall and 17-22 on the road. The Astros have the fourth-highest team slugging percentage in the AL at .422.

Sunday’s match is the third time these teams have faced each other this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Francisco Lindor had 24 doubles, 13 home runs and 40 RBIs for the Mets. Mark Vientos had 13 hits in 41 at-bats, including a double, five home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 7-3, .309 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by 31 points

Astros: 8-2, .302 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs

INJURIES: Mets: Drew Smith: 15 days on injured list (elbow), Starling Marte: 10 days on injured list (knee), Sean Reid-Foley: 15 days on injured list (shoulder), Shintaro Fujinami : 60 days on the injured list (shoulder), Brooks Raley: 15 days on the injured list (elbow), Kodai Senga: 60 days on the injured list (shoulder), Ronny Mauricio: 60 days on the injured list (knee)

Astros: Jake Bloss: 15-day IL (shoulder), Victor Caratini: 10-day IL (hip), Justin Verlander: 15-day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-day IL (forearm), Kyle Tucker : 10 -Day IL (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60 days IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60 days IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 days IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60 days IL (elbow) , Luis Garcia: 60-day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-day IL (elbow)

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