BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets play the St. Louis Cardinals with a 1-0 series lead.

St. Louis has a 14-19 record overall and a 10-6 record at home. The Cardinals have the fifth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .329.

New York has a 9-8 record on the road and a 22-11 record overall. The Mets have gone 7-3 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Sunday's game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Mets have a 5-0 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lars Nootbaar leads the Cardinals with five home runs while slugging .426. Masyn Winn is 12-for-36 with two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.

Pete Alonso leads the Mets with a .345 batting average, and has 11 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 24 walks and 30 RBI. Francisco Lindor is 13-for-41 with a home run and three RBI over the past 10 games.

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