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The New York Mets (21-27) will be out to avoid the sweep when they visit the Cleveland Guardians (32-17) to complete a three-game series. Bookmakers have listed the Mets as -109 favorites for the series finale, while the Guardians are -108 underdogs.
Jose Quintana gets the starting nod for New York while Triston McKenzie is Cleveland’s starter for the contest.
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Mets and Guardians Betting Trends
The Mets are 12-12 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 50% of those games).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -109 or shorter, New York has a 12-13 record (winning 48% of its games).
This season, the Guardians have won 11 out of the 19 games, or 57.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Cleveland has a record of 11-8 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least -108 on the moneyline.
The Mets have had an over/under set by bookmakers 48 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 25 of those games (25-23-0).
The Guardians and their opponents have hit the over in 24 of their 49 games with a total this season.
Mets Stats & Insights
The Mets are the 16th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.3 runs per game (206 total).
New York is 16th in baseball with 48 total home runs.
The Mets have the 17th-ranked batting average in the majors (.237).
New York strikes out 7.8 times per game, the sixth-fewest average in MLB.
The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mets pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB.
New York has a 4.03 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians have scored the sixth-most runs in the league this season with 238.
Cleveland ranks 11th in Major League Baseball with 53 home runs.
The Guardians’ .236 batting average ranks 18th in the league this season.
Cleveland has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the fourth-best strikeout rate (7.4 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Guardians average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the majors.
Cleveland has the fifth-best ERA (3.29) in the majors this season.
Mets Key Players to Watch
Quintana gets the start for the Mets, his 10th of the season. He is 1-4 with a 5.21 ERA and 32 strikeouts through 46 2/3 innings pitched.
Pete Alonso leads New York with 10 home runs this season. He’s batting .235 with 23 RBI.
Brandon Nimmo leads New York in runs batted in with 29 while batting .218 with seven homers.
Francisco Lindor has 38 hits this season and a slash line of .198/.271/.349.
Starling Marte leads New York with a .261 batting average. He’s also hit five homers and has 18 RBI.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
McKenzie (2-3) will take the mound for the Guardians, his 10th start of the season.
Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians in home runs (12) and runs batted in (44).
Josh Naylor’s 12 home runs are a team-high mark.
Andres Gimenez leads the Guardians with a .265 batting average.
Tyler Freeman has eight doubles, four home runs and 14 walks while batting .218.
Mets and Guardians Injuries
Mets: Drew Smith: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Brooks Raley: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Francisco Álvarez: 15 Day IL (Thumb), Shintaro Fujinami: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), David Peterson: 60 Day IL (Hip), Ronny Mauricio: 60 Day IL (Knee), Kodai Senga: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Guardians: Steven Kwan: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Eli Morgan: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Carrasco: 15 Day IL (Neck), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Angel Martinez: 60 Day IL (Foot), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gavin Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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