Texas Rangers (77-70, third in the AL West) vs. New York Mets (76-71, second in the NL East)

New York; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jacob deGrom (11-7, 2.78 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 169 strikeouts); Mets: Jonah Tong (1-1, 4.09 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets take on the Texas Rangers as losers of six games in a row.

New York is 76-71 overall and 45-27 in home games. The Mets have a 52-13 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Texas is 77-70 overall and 30-42 on the road. The Rangers have the No. 1 team ERA in the AL at 3.44.

Friday’s game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto leads the Mets with 39 home runs while slugging .528. Pete Alonso is 10 for 41 with two home runs and three RBI

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