New York Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Betting Preview | September 16

Tomas Nido takes a two-game home run streak into the New York Mets’ (90-55) matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-89). The Mets are moneyline favorites (-264) for this matchup with the Pirates (+215), which begins at 7:10 PM ET on Friday at Citi Field. New York’s Taijuan Walker and Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mets vs. Pirates

• Game Day: Friday, September 16, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Queens, New York
• Stadium: Citi Field

Mets Stats & Trends

Mets Batting

• The Mets average 1.0 home run per game to rank 15th in baseball with 150 total home runs .
• The Mets have the fifth-best batting average in the majors (.258).
• The Mets rank second in the league with a .330 on-base percentage.
• The Mets strike out 7.5 times per game to rank fourth in baseball.
• The Mets average 1.0 home run per home game this season (70 total at home).
• The Mets are slugging .396 with 2.6 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club is batting .252 with 598 hits (8.2 per game) at home this season.

Mets Key Batters

• Pete Alonso has 146 hits, which ranks first among New York hitters this season, while batting .270 with 59 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified hitters in baseball, Alonso’s batting average ranks 42nd, his on-base percentage ranks 37th, and he is 12th in slugging.
• Alonso has picked up at least one hit in nine straight games. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .325 with a double, three home runs, three walks and six RBI.
• Francisco Lindor is hitting .267 with 21 doubles, four triples, 24 home runs and 58 walks.
• Among qualifying batters, Lindor ranks 51st in batting average, 43rd in on-base percentage and 50th in slugging percentage.
• Lindor heads into this game looking to extend his two-game hit streak. In his last five games he is batting .250 with two home runs, two walks and three RBI.
• Brandon Nimmo has 137 hits this season and has a slash line of .261/.355/.417.
• Jeff McNeil leads the Mets with an OPS of .824. He has a slash line of .322/.374/.450 this season.

Pirates Stats & Trends

Pirates Batting

• The Pirates’ 145 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
• The Pirates rank 29th in MLB with a team batting average of just .222.
• The Pirates have an on-base percentage of .288 this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
• The Pirates rank 29th in strikeouts per game (9.3) among MLB offenses.
• In 73 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 77 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
• They are slugging .364 in 73 road games this season.
• In 73 road games this season, they have a batting average of .219 while averaging 7.3 base hits per contest.

Pirates Key Batters

• Bryan Reynolds has totaled 124 hits with a .338 on-base percentage and a .452 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Pirates.
• Including all the qualified hitters in MLB, Reynolds’ batting average is 67th, his on-base percentage is 54th, and he is 47th in slugging.
• Reynolds heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with two home runs, two walks and three RBI.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes has 22 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 44 walks while batting .248.
• Hayes ranks 83rd in batting average, 92nd in on-base percentage and 124th in slugging percentage in the majors.
• Ben Gamel is batting .235 with 19 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 39 walks.
• Michael Chavis has 16 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 18 walks while batting .240.

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