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The New York Mets (85-50) visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (49-84) on Tuesday at 6:35 PM ET in a contest between a pair of teams on losing streaks. The favored Mets (-325) have dropped two games in a row, while the underdog Pirates (+270) have lost their last four. Taijuan Walker gets the starting nod for New York, and Mitch Keller is Pittsburgh’s pick to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mets vs. Pirates
- Game Day: Tuesday, September 6, 2022
- Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Stadium: PNC Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mets | -325 | 7.5 |
Mets Stats & Trends
Mets Batting
- The Mets are 16th in MLB action with 135 total home runs.
- The Mets have the seventh-best batting average in the majors (.256).
- The Mets are third in baseball with a .327 on-base percentage.
- Mets batters strike out 7.5 times per game, the fourth-fewest strikeouts in the league.
- The Mets average 1.1 home runs per road game this season (70 total away from home).
- The Mets are slugging .415 with 3.2 extra-base hits per game on the road.
- Away from home this season the team averages 9.1 hits per game and is batting .258.
Mets Key Batters
- Pete Alonso leads New York in total hits (133) this season while batting .266 with 55 extra-base hits.
- Among qualified hitters in the majors, Alonso is 49th in batting average, 44th in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging.
- Francisco Lindor is hitting .264 with 18 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 54 walks.
- Among qualifiers, Lindor ranks 58th in batting average, 48th in on-base percentage and 58th in slugging percentage.
- Starling Marte has 136 hits this season and has a slash line of .292/.345/.468.
- Brandon Nimmo is batting .266 with a .352 OBP and 46 RBI for New York this season.
Pirates Stats & Trends
Pirates Batting
- The Pirates have hit 129 homers this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
- The Pirates have a team batting average of just .219 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
- The Pirates have an on-base percentage of .286 this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
- The Pirates rank 28th in strikeouts per game (9.3) among MLB offenses.
- In 65 games at home this season, they’ve hit 60 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .358 in home games this season with 157 extra-base hits.
- In 65 home games this season, they have a batting average of .220 while averaging 7.1 base hits per contest.
Pirates Key Batters
- Bryan Reynolds has accumulated 109 hits with a .331 on-base percentage and a .447 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Pirates.
- Including all the qualified players in MLB, Reynolds’ batting average is 79th, his on-base percentage is 67th, and he is 47th in slugging.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .242 with 20 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 40 walks.
- Hayes’ batting average is 101st among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 101st, and he is 131st in slugging.
- Ben Gamel is batting .241 with 18 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 37 walks.
- Michael Chavis is hitting .237 with 13 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 14 walks.
Mets vs. Pirates Probable Pitchers
| Walker | Keller | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | GS | 23 |
| 10-3 | W-L | 4-10 |
| 3.45 | ERA | 4.43 |
| 122.2 | IP | 124.0 |
| 38 | BB | 46 |
| 93 | SO | 107 |
