Miami Marlins (63-71, third in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (72-62, second in the NL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Eury Perez (6-3, 3.44 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Mets: Jonah Tong (0-0)

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins bring a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the New York Mets.

New York has a 72-62 record overall and a 44-25 record in home games. The Mets have the ninth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .423.

Miami has a 32-34 record in road games and a 63-71 record overall. The Marlins are 42-12 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The matchup Friday is the eighth time these teams square off this season. The Mets have a 4-3 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto has 16 doubles and 32

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