Philadelphia Phillies (12-9 http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-moore-jersey , first in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (11-10, third in the NL East)Flushing, Queens; Monday, 7 p.m. 1, 2.25 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) Mets: Steven Matz (3-1, 4.96 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)BOTTOM LINE:The Mets are 9-7 against the rest of their division. The New York pitching staff owns a team ERA of 5.66 Delino DeShields Jersey , Noah Syndergaard paces the staff with a mark of 5.90.The Phillies are 4-5 in road games. Philadelphia’s team on-base percentage of .339 is second in the National League. Andrew McCutchen leads the team with an OBP of .408. This is the first game between these teams in 2019.TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 15 extra base hits and is batting .325. Wilson Ramos is 6-for-31 with a home run and eight RBIs over the last 10 games for New York.Maikel Franco leads the Phillies with six home runs and is batting .274. McCutchen is 14-for-42 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 4-6, .254 batting average, 6.17 ERA, outscored by 21 runsPhillies: 5-5, .265 batting average, 3.82 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runsMets Injuries: Drew Smith: 10-day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 10-day IL (elbow) Joey Gallo Jersey , Yoenis Cespedes: 10-day IL (heels), Jed Lowrie: 10-day IL (knee), Todd Frazier: 10-day IL (oblique), Robinson Cano: day-to-day (right hand).Phillies Injuries: David Robertson: 10-day IL (elbow), Tommy Hunter: 60-day IL (arm), Victor Arano: 10-day IL (right elbow), Odubel Herrera: 10-day IL (hamstring), Jean Segura: 10-day IL (hamstring), Scott Kingery: 10-day IL (hamstring). SEATTLE (AP) — Major League Baseball is investigating claims made against the Seattle Mariners by the team’s recently fired training and conditioning director, who said team management had disparaged Latino players.The Mariners denied the allegations in a statement on Monday following the social media postings from Lorena Martin in which she claimed general manager Jerry Dipoto http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-moore-jersey , manager Scott Servais and director of player development Andy McKay had called Latino players “lazy, dumb and stupid, especially the Dominicans.” Martin, whose title with the team was director of high performance, posted her message on Instagram and Twitter .The Mariners said Martin, who was hired with much fanfare last year, was relieved of her duties on Oct. 10.“While it is our policy to not comment on personnel issues, we do feel it is important to respond to the outrageous, false claims made by her today on social media. And to note that Martin did not make any of these false allegations until after she was relieved of her duties,” the Mariners statement read.“The Mariners categorically deny that any member of our management or coaching staff made racist remarks regarding any of our players or staff. Additionally Ferguson Jenkins Jersey , we have not terminated (or threatened to terminate) any trainers during the offseason,” the statement continued.In her posting, Martin called Dipoto a “poor leader” and said the Mariners would not make the playoffs with the current leadership structure. She said her posting was “a glimpse of what I’ve experienced.” In a later comment on Twitter , Martin said there was a breach of contract by the Mariners and she had reported “discriminatory incidences” to human resources and other staff members during the season.“MLB is aware of the allegations made by a former employee of the Seattle Mariners regarding the conduct of club employees. Consistent with our policies, we are investigating the allegations,” the commissioner’s office said in a statement Tuesday.Martin was hired by the Mariners to oversee their entire training and conditioning program. The Mariners created the role for Martin in the hope she could improve the organization’s training practices and help prevent injuries. She had come to Seattle after serving as the director of sports performance analytics for the Los Angeles Lakers.