Mets take road losing streak into matchup against the Angels
New York Mets (10-21, fifth in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (12-20, fifth in the AL West)
Anaheim, California; Friday, 9:38 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Christian Scott (0-0, 6.75 ERA, 3.75 WHIP, one strikeout); Angels: Walbert Urena (0-3, 4.76 ERA, 2.21 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)
LINE: Mets -125, Angels +106; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets will aim to break their six-game road slide in a matchup against the Los Angeles Angels.
Los Angeles has a 5-7 record at home and a 12-20 record overall. The Angels have hit 42 total home runs to rank second in the AL.
New York is 10-21 overall and 4-9 in road games. The Mets have a 6-1 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mike Trout has five doubles and 10 home runs for the Angels. Vaughn Grissom is 10 for 28 with four doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Bo Bichette has five doubles and two home runs while hitting .230 for the Mets. Juan Soto is 9 for 27 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Angels : 1-9, .250 batting average, 5.74 ERA, outscored by 23 runs
Mets: 3-7, .223 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
INJURIES: Angels: Yusei Kikuchi : day-to-day (shoulder), Kirby Yates : 15-Day IL (knee), Ben Joyce : 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Johnson: 15-Day IL (illness), Logan O'Hoppe: 10-Day IL (wrist), Robert Stephenson : 60-Day IL (elbow), Grayson Rodriguez : 15-Day IL (arm), Anthony Rendon : 60-Day IL (hip), Alek Manoah : 15-Day IL (finger)
Mets: Luis Robert : 10-Day IL (back), Jorge Polanco : 10-Day IL (wrist), Kodai Senga : 15-Day IL (spinal lumbar ), Jared Young : 10-Day IL (knee), Francisco Lindor : 10-Day IL (calf), Reed Garrett : 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Gerber : 15-Day IL (finger), A.J. Minter : 15-Day IL (lat), Justin Hagenman : 60-Day IL (rib), Tylor Megill : 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
