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Philadelphia Phillies (19-17, second in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (19-22, fourth in the NL East)
Flushing, Queens; Monday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Philadelphia: Zack Wheeler (4-0, 2.20 ERA) New York: David Peterson (4-1, 3.03 ERA)
LINE: Phillies 1; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: New York heads into the matchup after a strong showing by Jacob deGrom. deGrom threw seven innings, giving up one run on three hits with 12 strikeouts against Philadelphia.
The Mets are 13-16 against the rest of their division. The New York offense has compiled a .275 batting average as a team this season, good for first in the league. Michael Conforto leads the team with a mark of .342.
The Phillies are 16-9 against teams from the NL East. Philadelphia has slugged .447, good for sixth in the majors. Rhys Hoskins leads the team with a .529 slugging percentage, including 17 extra-base hits and eight home runs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Conforto leads the Mets with 51 hits and is batting .342.
Hoskins leads the Phillies with 17 extra base hits and 20 RBIs.
INJURIES: Mets: Noah Syndergaard: (elbow), Corey Oswalt: (bicep), Steven Matz: (shoulder), Franklyn Kilome: (fingernail), Dellin Betances: (right lat), Eduardo Nunez: (knee), Jed Lowrie: (knee), Rene Rivera: (elbow), Tomas Nido: (undisclosed).
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