Pirates look to avoid series sweep against the Mets
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3:56 AM on Sunday, March 29
By The Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates (0-2) vs. New York Mets (2-0)
New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (0-0); Mets: Nolan McLean (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -178, Pirates +149; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets face the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to sweep their three-game series.
New York went 83-79 overall and 49-32 in home games a season ago. The Mets slugged .427 with a .753 OPS as a team in the 2025 season.
Pittsburgh went 71-91 overall and 27-54 in road games a season ago. The Pirates averaged 7.7 hits per game last season and totaled 117 home runs.
INJURIES: Mets: A.J. Minter: 15-Day IL (lat), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib fracture), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Pirates: Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
