New York Mets and Cleveland Guardians play in game 2 of series

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New York Mets (48-66, fifth in the NL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (57-57, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Christian Scott (3-3, 2.99 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 85 strikeouts); Guardians: Tanner Bibee (4-11, 3.81 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)

LINE: Mets -115, Guardians -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians.

Cleveland has a 57-57 record overall and a 28-29 record in home games. The Guardians are 24-14 in games when they did not allow a home run.

New York has a 23-32 record in road games and a 48-66 record overall. The Mets have a 24-45 record in games when they have allowed a home run.

The teams square off Wednesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez has 18 doubles, 10 home runs and 35 RBIs while hitting .233 for the Guardians. Steven Kwan is 14 for 38 with two doubles over the past 10 games.

Marcus Semien has eight doubles, a triple and 12 home runs for the Mets. Francisco Lindor is 10 for 39 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 3-7, .213 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

Mets: 5-5, .224 batting average, 2.60 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg)

Mets: Austin Warren: 15-Day IL (forearm), Cionel Perez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Juan Soto: 10-Day IL (calf), Mark Vientos: 10-Day IL (hand), 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.