Mets bring road losing streak into matchup against the White Sox

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New York Mets (58-71, fifth in the NL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (67-61, first in the AL Central)

Chicago; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Christian Scott (4-3, 3.51 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 105 strikeouts); White Sox: Luis Castillo (4-9, 4.99 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 102 strikeouts)

LINE: White Sox -118, Mets -102; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets hit the road against the Chicago White Sox looking to stop a three-game road losing streak.

Chicago is 38-25 at home and 67-61 overall. The White Sox have a 47-17 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

New York has a 58-71 record overall and a 28-36 record on the road. Mets pitchers have a collective 4.08 ERA, which ranks seventh in the NL.

Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Munetaka Murakami leads the White Sox with 29 home runs while slugging .526. Miguel Vargas is 13 for 39 with five home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Carson Benge leads the Mets with a .272 batting average, and has 16 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs, 37 walks and 51 RBIs. Jared Young is 14 for 37 with a home run and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .249 batting average, 3.63 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Mets: 6-4, .233 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: White Sox: Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Davis Martin: 15-Day IL (finger), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mets: Jorge Polanco: 10-Day IL (ankle), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Mark Vientos: 10-Day IL (hand), Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Devin Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Juan Soto: 10-Day IL (calf), 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.