At 7:10 PM this evening the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets will begin a 3 game series. The Pirates enter this series struggling after a 2-4 homestand dropped them to 24-30 on the season. That homestand included the Pirates losing 2 of 3 to the Mets last weekend.
As for the Mets, this series is the final 3 games of a 7 game homestand. Overall, the Mets own a record of 23-29. They are coming off of a 4 game series split with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Game 1 tonight will feature a pitching matchup of Gerrit Cole and Matt Harvey.