Mets take road losing streak into matchup against the Angels

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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.