Mets vs. Astros: Injury Report, Updates & Probable Starters

Two teams on winning streaks — the Houston Astros (seven in a row) and the New York Mets (three straight) — clash on Friday at 7:10 PM ET, at Citi Field.

Mets vs. Astros Game Info

Game Day: Friday, June 28, 2024

Game Time: 7:10 PM ET

TV Channel: Apple TV+

Location: Queens, New York

Stadium: Citi Field

Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Mets vs. Astros Injury News Today

Mets’ Injuries

Name	Status	Injury	2024 Stats
Starling Marte	10 Day Injury List	Knee	.278 / .328 / .416, 7, 30
Sean Reid-Foley	15 Day Injury List	Shoulder	1-2, 1.66 ERA, 10.4 K/9
Drew Smith	15 Day Injury List	Elbow	1-1, 3.06 ERA, 11.7 K/9
Brooks Raley	15 Day Injury List	Elbow	1-0, 0.00 ERA, 11.6 K/9
Kodai Senga	60 Day Injury List	Shoulder	–
Ronny Mauricio	60 Day Injury List	Knee	–
Shintaro Fujinami	60 Day Injury List	Shoulder	–

Astros’ Injuries

Name	Status	Injury	2024 Stats
Kyle Tucker	10 Day Injury List	Shin	.266 / .395 / .584, 19, 40
Victor Caratini	10 Day Injury List	Hip	.248 / .287 / .429, 4, 17
Justin Verlander	15 Day Injury List	Neck	3-2, 3.95 ERA, 8.1 K/9
Cristian Javier	60 Day Injury List	Forearm	3-1, 3.89 ERA, 7.0 K/9
Jake Bloss	15 Day Injury List	Shoulder	0-0, 4.91 ERA, 4.9 K/9
Bennett Sousa	60 Day Injury List	Shoulder	–
Kendall Graveman	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Penn Murfee	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Lance McCullers Jr.	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Oliver Ortega	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Luis Garcia	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Jose Urquidy	60 Day Injury List	Forearm	–

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Mets’ Recent Hitting Insights

New York has hit 24 home runs over the last 10 games.

Over the past 10 games, the Mets have 52 extra-base hits (5.2 per game) while slugging .597.

Over the past 10 contests New York is batting .319 and averaging 11.5 hits per game.

Brandon Nimmo is batting .366 over the last 10 games with a team-high five home runs and 14 RBI.

Francisco Alvarez is batting .471 with four doubles, three home runs and seven walks during the past 10 games.

Astros’ Recent Hitting Insights

Over the last 10 games, Houston has hit eight home runs.

Over the Astros’ last 10 games, the team is slugging .450 with 35 extra-base hits.

Over the last 10 games, Houston is batting .294 as a team with 10.0 hits per contest.

Over the last 10 games, Jose Altuve leads the Astros with nine runs batted in.

Yainer Diaz is slashing .351/.381/.459 over the last 10 games for the Astros.

Mets’ Starting Pitcher

The Mets will send Jose Quintana (3-5) to the mound for his 16th start this season.

The left-hander last pitched on Friday, June 21, when he gave up no earned runs and allowed four hits in 6 1/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs.

The 35-year-old has pitched to a 4.58 ERA this season with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.0 walks per nine across 15 games.

Over the past 10 games the Mets’ pitching staff’s ERA is 3.58.

Opponents have hit 10 home runs against New York over the last 10 games.

Astros’ Starting Pitcher

Ronel Blanco gets the start for the Astros, his 15th of the season. He is 8-2 with a 2.34 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 84 2/3 innings pitched.

In his most recent time out on Saturday, the right-hander threw seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up one earned run while surrendering four hits.

The 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.34, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season. Opposing batters have a .164 batting average against him.

Astros pitching has an ERA of 3.54 over the last 10 games.

Houston has allowed 13 home runs during the past 10 games.

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