The final game of a four-game series between the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates will take place on Monday afternoon. The Mets will travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to face the Pirates at PNC Park. The game will start at 12:35 PM ET and air on the MLB Network, SportsNet Pittsburgh, and SNY.
The New York Mets improved their record to .500 following a 3-2 win in Game 3 of the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the road. This was their second straight win in the series after winning Game 2 on Saturday by a score of 5-2. The Mets are in third place in the NL East and are 13 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for first place in the division.
Sean Manaea recorded his second straight quality start after pitching six innings of shutout baseball and recording six strikeouts. However, the Mets did not score a run until the 8th inning, when Francisco Lindor scored a run off a double hit by Brandon Nimmo.
The Mets have won five of the six meetings this season against the Pirates, winning by an average margin of .83 runs per game.
The New York Mets will look to extend their winning streak to three games and get the series win when they travel to face the Pittsburgh Pirates for Game 4 of the series.
After a dominating 14-2 win in Game 1 of the series on Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates have dropped the last two games in the series following a 2-3 loss in Game 3 of the series on Sunday. Pittsburgh had a 2-1 lead going into the top of the 9th inning after Andrew McCutchen and Jack Suwinski scored off a base hit from Nick Gonzales. However, the Pirates would allow two runs in the top of the 9th to lose the game 2-3.
Aroldis Chapman blew his 3rd save of the season on Sunday after allowing two runs in ? innings pitched. In contrast, starter Luis Ortiz pitched six innings of shutout baseball while recording five strikeouts to get his 2nd quality start this season. Pittsburgh has struggled against New York as they have lost five of the six meetings this season and seven of the last ten games in the series while having been outscored by New York 3.7 to 4.8 runs per game in those matchups.
The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to avoid the series loss and end their two-game losing streak when they host the New York Mets for Game 4 on Monday afternoon.
JustBet has the Pittsburgh Pirates listed as -117 moneyline favorites at home against the New York Mets for Game 4 of the series on Monday afternoon. New York has won seven of the last ten by an average margin of 1.1 runs per game, including five of the six meetings this season against Pittsburgh by an average margin of .83 runs per game.
Pittsburgh is five games below .500 and in 3rd place in the NL Central with a record of 42-47, while New York is .500 on the year at 44-44. The Mets have dominated the series, winning seven of the last ten and five of the six matchups this season while winning the previous ten by an average margin of 1.1 runs per game. The Pirates have lost five of their last seven home games this season, so I am taking the moneyline for the New York Mets when they travel to face the Pittsburgh Pirates for Game 4 of the series on Monday afternoon.
