The New York Mets will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in a double header on Wednesday at PNC Park.
The New York Mets are 85-51 this season and have lost three games in a row. New York lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 8-2 on Tuesday night. The New York pitching staff has a 3.56 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and a .237 opponent batting average this season. The Mets offense has scored 628 runs with a .256 batting average and a .327 on base percentage. Pete Alonso is batting .264 with 32 home runs and 106 RBI’s for the Mets this season. The projected starter for New York in Game 1 is Jacob deGrom, who is 4-1 with a 1.98 ERA and a 0.55 WHIP over 36.1 innings pitched this season. The projected starter for New York in Game 2 is Chris Bassitt, who is 12-7 with a 3.32 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP over 154.1 innings pitched this season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 50-84 this season and have lost four of their last five games. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Pittsburgh lost all three games in their series against the Blue Jays. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.65 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and a .262 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 475 runs with a .220 batting average and a .287 on base percentage this year. Bryan Reynolds is batting .254 with 21 home runs and 49 RBI’s for the Pirates this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh in Game 1 is Bryse Wilson, who is 2-8 with a 6.12 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP over 82.1 innings pitched this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh in Game 2 is Johan Oviedo, who is 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP over 28.1 innings pitched this season.
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