New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 19-22 Pittsburgh Pirates play host to the 24-19 New York Mets today in MLB action on the grass of PNC Park, May 23, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Pirates -111/Mets +101
O/U Total: 6.5

Pitching Matchup
Matt Harvey (R) W/L 5-1 WHIP 0.91 ERA 1.98
A.J. Burnett (R) W/L 3-1 WHIP 1.15 ERA 1.38

Pittsburgh won yesterday’s matchup 4-1. They are 1-2 on their current homestand and 2-6 in their last 8 games. New York is 0-1 on their road trip and 7-13 away from home in 2015. They are 4-6 in their past 10 games.

The Pirates have a 1-0 edge in the season series and a 6-4 lead in the last 10 encounters between these two clubs.

Harvey received a no decision in his last start, a 2-1 win over St. Louis. He went 8 innings, allowed 0 runs and struck out 9. In his past two starts he hasn’t surrendered a run in 15 innings and has fanned 18. He has 7 Q starts in 8 games.

Burnett was a 3-0 winner at Chicago (Cubs) in his last outing. He went 7 innings and struck out 7. It was his 7th-straight Q start and he hasn’t allowed more than 2 ERs in any of his 8 starts.

Mets OF Juan Lagares has a .357 BA vs. Burnett with 3 RBIs. 2B Daniel Murphy is hitting .333 with 2 RBIs vs. the veteran right-hander. OF Michael Cuddyer has the most experience against Burnett (31 ABs) but is hitting only .194 with a home run.

Only 5 Pittsburgh hitters have faced Harvey before, none with more than 3 ABs. They are a combined 2-14 (.167) with no HRs or SBs.

You certainly can’t count on the Mets to give the scoreboard a workout and they face Pirates starter A.J. Burnett who is has been one of the better pitchers in baseball season. Likewise for Matt Harvey who has put together five consecutive Q starts and has dominant historically stats against the Pirates with the batters having a career .130 batting average.

New York at Pittsburgh Betting Trends

New York is 4-8 straight up in their last 12 games.
The Mets are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games against Pittsburgh.
The game total has gone under in 6 of the Mets last 7 games against the Pirates.
Pittsburgh is 2-6 straight up in their last 8 games.
The Pirates are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 home games against the Mets.

Injury Report

NEW YORK METS
Vic Black P 15-Day Disabled List
Jerry Blevins P 15-Day Disabled List
Buddy Carlyle P 15-Day Disabled List
Travis d’Arnaud C 15-Day Disabled List
Josh Edgin P 15-Day Disabled List
Dillon Gee P 15-Day Disabled List
Dilson Herrera 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Jenrry Mejia P 15-Day Disabled List
Bobby Parnell P 15-Day Disabled List
Cesar Puello OF 60-Day Disabled List
Zack Wheeler P 60-Day Disabled List
David Wright 3B 15-Day Disabled List

PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Brandon Cumpton P 60-Day Disabled List
Andrew Lambo OF 15-Day Disabled List
Charlie Morton P 15-Day Disabled List
Justin Sellers 2B 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
New York: 61%
Pittsburgh: 39%

Free MLB Pick

You certainly can’t count on the Mets to give the scoreboard a workout and they face Pirates starter A.J. Burnett who is has been one of the better pitchers in baseball season. Likewise for Matt Harvey who has put together five consecutive Q starts and has dominant historically stats against the Pirates with the batters having a career .130 batting average.

Take the UNDER 6.5 runs.