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The New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at
Pedro Martinez will be the starting pitcher for the Mets on this day. Righthander Martinez is 3-3 this season with a 5.37 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Zach Duke who starts for the Pirates. Lefthander Duke is 4-10 with a 5.10 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Mets scored twice in the first inning and held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pirates in Friday’s opener, as -145 favorites. The team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (9).
David Wright drove in one run and Argenis Reyes scored the other Mets run off a wild pitch. Mike Pelfrey tossed seven scoreless innings to pick up his 11th win.
Jack Wilson homered in a losing effort for the Pirates, who were +135 underdogs in that game. Jason Davis surrendered both runs and was tagged with the loss.
Current streak:
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 55-67 SU New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Pittsburgh are 9-1 After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Pittsburgh most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Mets’s last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets’s last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh’s last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh’s last 10 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games at home Pittsburgh is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against NY Mets Next up:
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