WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Mets are riding high heading into a road series against the Nationals on Friday night in the nation’s capital. And now, they also get Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez back from injury.

The Mets (18-7) enter the series on a seven-game win streak after sweeping the Cardinals across four games and Phillies in three contests during their most recent seven-game homestand .

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The Nationals (11-4) are coming off a three-game series win over their local rivals, the Baltimore Orioles/

Kodai Senga (3-1, 0.79) will look to grab a victory in his fourth straight start after he held the Cardinals, Athletics and Marlins all scoreless across 17⅔ combined innings in his last three outings. He will be going up against Nationals righty Jake Irvin (2-0, 3.68) who struck out nine in a win over the Rockies last time out.

McNeil (oblique) and Alvarez (broken hamate bone in left hand) were both reinstated from the 10-day injured list on Thursday. Brett Baty and Hayden Senger were optioned to Triple-A Syracuse to make room on the roster.

Here is how manager Carlos Mendoza set up his lineup with his starting catcher and second baseman back on Friday:

Time: 6:45 p.m.

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TV: SNY

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