Mets lead Phillies 1-0 heading into NLDS Game 2

New York Mets (89-73, third in NL East in regular season) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (95-67, first in NL East in regular season)

Philadelphia; Sunday, 4:08 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABILITIES: Mets: Luis Severino (11-7, 3.91 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 161 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (11-9, 3.32 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 153 strikeouts)

: LINE Phillies -156, Mets +131; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets meet in Game 2 of the NLDS. The Mets lead the series 1-0.

Philadelphia is 95-67 overall and 54-27 at home. The Phillies went 67-12 in games when they scored five or more runs.

New York went 43-38 on the road and 89-73 overall. The Mets have the fifth-highest team slugging percentage in the NL at .415.

Sunday’s game is the 15th time these teams have met this season. The season series is tied 7-7.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harper has 42 doubles and 30 home runs for the Phillies. Nicholas Castellanos is 15-for-32 with three doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Francisco Lindor has 39 doubles, one triple, 33 home runs and 91 RBIs for the Mets. Mark Vientos is 11 for 40 with a double, two homers and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 4-6, .241 batting average, 5.23 ERA, led by five runs

Mets: 5-5, .205 batting average, 4.13 ERA, led by three runs

INJURIES: Phillies: Rodolfo Castro: 60-day IL (thumb), Spencer Turnbull: 60-day IL (back), Luis Ortiz: 60-day IL (ankle)

Mets: Paul Blackburn: 60-day IL (spine), Christian Scott: 60-day IL (elbow), Jeff McNeil: 10-day IL (wrist), Sean Reid-Foley: 60-day IL (shoulder), Dedniel Nunez: 15-day IL (forearm), Drew Smith: 60-day IL (elbow), Brooks Raley: 60-day IL (elbow), Ronny Mauricio: 60-day IL (knee)

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