Dodgers start 3-game series with the Mets

New York Mets (10-8, third in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (12-9, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Sean Manaea (1-1, 4.30 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 21 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Dodgers -204, Mets +169; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the New York Mets on Friday to start a three-game series. Los Angeles has an 8-6 record at home and a 12-9 record overall. The Dodgers are 11-5 in games when they out-hit their opponents. New York is 4-2 on the road and 10-8 overall. Mets hitters have a collective .381 slugging percentage to rank ninth