New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies play in game 4 of series

By: The Associated Press Posted: 2:02 AM CDT Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022

New York Mets (78-44, first in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (66-54, third in the NL East)

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New York Mets (78-44, first in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (66-54, third in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Jose Butto (0-0); Phillies: Kyle Gibson (8-5, 4.30 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 102 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -118, Mets -101; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Philadelphia has a 66-54 record overall and a 33-28 record in home games. The Phillies have a 49-22 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

New York is 78-44 overall and 38-25 in road games. The Mets are 27-5 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The teams meet Sunday for the 19th time this season. The Mets lead the season series 13-5.

TOP PERFORMERS: J.T. Realmuto has 18 doubles, four triples and 13 home runs for the Phillies. Rhys Hoskins is 10-for-40 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Francisco Lindor has 17 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 84 RBI while hitting .273 for the Mets. Jeff McNeil is 15-for-35 with five doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 4-6, .254 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

Mets: 5-5, .223 batting average, 3.31 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Phillies: Bryce Harper: 60-Day IL (thumb), Brandon Marsh: 10-Day IL (ankle), Corey Knebel: 15-Day IL (lat), Hans Crouse: 60-Day IL (biceps), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (knee), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Damon Jones: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Mets: Eduardo Escobar: 10-Day IL (oblique), Taijuan Walker: day-to-day (back), Carlos Carrasco: 15-Day IL (side), Luis Guillorme: 10-Day IL (groin), Tomas Nido: 10-Day IL (illness), Tommy Hunter: 15-Day IL (back), Drew Smith: 15-Day IL (back), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Reid-Foley: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Curtiss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Lucchesi: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.