The Mets (30-33) finish off their six-game road trip with a three-game set against the Pirates (32-29). The Mets dominated the Pirates last season, going 6-1 against them, including two of three at PNC Park. Amid their September swoon, they swept the Pirates to temporarily stop the bleeding.
The Mets were handed a serious blow as they were swept by the Braves, which dropped them 8.5 games back in the NL East race with just under 100 games left to play. They dropped the first game by a 6-4 score after taking a 4-1 lead off NL ERA leader Bryce Elder.