New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/6/24, 9:06 AM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 7/6/24 at 9:24 AM in MLB Picks

The Mets' winning streak came to an end when they lost a series against the Astros, split games against the Nationals and now lost the first game of the series against Piartes. 

Pirates tied a franchise record by hitting 7 HRs to complete the beating of the Mets that ended 14-2. Skenes improved his record to 5-0, striking out 8 and the Pirates are just a half game behind the Mets themselves. Piartes have an excellent habit of not losing 3 games in a row, the last time it happened to them was from June 6 to 8. For Pirates Reynolds and Tellez hit HRs 2 times each. With this, Pirates climbed to 16th place in the top teams with the most HRs in the MLB with 89. Tellez is absolutely on fire having hit HRs in 4 of his last 5 games.

The Mets, for their part, tied a negative record for the franchise by having suffered 7 HRs on Friday. In this losing streak, the Mets Bullpen, without Díaz due to suspension, has been punished and has an ERA of 9.45 in the last 10 games. On Saturday they will face a left-hander, the Mets have good numbers against left-handers averaging 5.6 runs per game.