NEW YORK METS (34-28, second place/NL East) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (32-31, third place/NL Central)
Tuesday: RHP Jacob deGrom (3-2, 2.80) vs. RHP Juan Nicasio (5-5, 5.34), 7:10 p.m. ET
Wednesday: RHP Noah Syndergaard (6-2, 2.00) vs. LHP Jeff Locke
Thursday: RHP Bartolo Colon (5-3, 3.08) vs. TBA, 7:10 p.m. ET
PIRATES SHORT HOPS
After dropping the series finale to the Mets on Wednesday, the Pirates lost a makeup game in Colorado, then were swept in a three-game series by the St.