New York Mets (81-77, second in the NL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (89-69, second in the NL Central)

Chicago; Thursday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Nolan McLean (4-1, 1.27 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 46 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (9-7, 3.37 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 114 strikeouts)

Mets -112, Cubs -107; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs and New York Mets meet on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Chicago is 89-69 overall and 47-30 at home. The Cubs have the seventh-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .426.

New York is 32-45 in road games and 81-77 overall. Mets hitters have a collective .327 on-base percentage, the sixth-best percentage in the majors.

The teams play Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Mets are ahead 3-2 in the season s

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