Mets vs Pirates: Pressure Test for Young Arms

On March 29th, the Mets are hosting the Pirates today in New York at 1.40pm Eastern Daylight Time

with the Mets of two games to none in this.

Three game series.

Pittsburgh sits at 0 and 2 overall.

Carmen Molodzinski starts for the Pirates.

Nolan McLean for the Mets.

Betting odds have the Mets as minus 178 favorites.

Pirates plus 149 underdogs and the over under at seven and a half runs.

Mets are pushing for a sweep after a solid 83 and 79 finish last season where they went 49

and 32 at home.

They slud 0.427 as a team with a 0.753 OPS.

Meanwhile, the Pirates limp to 71 and 91 last year.

Struggling big on the road at 27 and 54, they managed to 7.7 hits per game and 117 home runs total.

Injuries are stacking up for both squads.

The Mets have AJ.

Mentor on the 15-day injured list with a latch strain plus regarit,

Justin Hagginman, Tyler McGill, and Daniel Nunez all out long-term on.

60-day lists for elbow and rib issues.

Pittsburgh misses Jared Jones with his elbow problem on the 60-day I.L.

New York holds the momentum heading into this finale,

but Pittsburgh could flip the script if their bats wake up.

Keep an eye on how these young arms hold up under pressure.

That wraps MLB news today.

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