The New York Mets (26-15) will look to Brett Baty, who is on a two-game home run streak, when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (14-27). The Mets are the moneyline favorite (-138) in this matchup with the Pirates (+116), which starts at 7:10 p.m. ET on Monday at Citi Field. New York has David Peterson set to start, while Pittsburgh will counter with Paul Skenes.

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Mets vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Mets (-138)
• Underdog: Pirates (+116)
• Over/under: 7

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets have been favored on the moneyline 31 total times this season. They’ve gone 21-10 in those games.
• New York has gone 15-7 (winning 68.2% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -138 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Mets’ implied win probability is 58%.
• New York has had an over/under set by bookmakers 41 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 16 of those games (16-24-1).
• The Mets have collected a 22-19-0 record ATS this season (covering 53.7% of the time).

Mets hitting info

• Pete Alonso paces the Mets with nine home runs and 34 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .320.
• Alonso’s home runs rank 14th in MLB and he ranks second in RBI in MLB.
• Alonso brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .143 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
• Francisco Lindor’s nine home runs pace his team.
• Lindor ranks 14th in home runs and 20th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Lindor has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and four RBIs.
• Juan Soto has nine doubles, eight home runs and 30 walks while hitting .252.
• Brandon Nimmo is hitting .224 with six doubles, eight home runs and 13 walks.
• Nimmo heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBIs.

Mets pitching rankings

• The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mets pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors.
• New York has the first-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (2.88).
• Pitchers for the Mets combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.242).
• The Mets give up the first-fewest home runs in baseball (25 total, 0.6 per game).
• In its 6-2 win last time out, New York struck out seven Cubs batters while allowing three hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• This season, the Pirates have been the underdog 26 times and won nine, or 34.6%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 6-12 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +116 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 46.3% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 17 of its 41 opportunities.
• In 41 games with a spread this season, the Pirates are 15-26-0 ATS.

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh in home runs this season with eight while driving in 18 runs.
• In all of MLB, Cruz is 29th in home runs and 90th in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen has collected 29 hits this season and has an OBP of .346. He’s slugging .391 on the year.
• McCutchen currently is 152nd in homers and 146th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in (19) this season. He has a .210 batting average and a .333 slugging percentage.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes leads Pittsburgh with a batting average of .253.
• Hayes takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double and an RBI.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates have a 7.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
• Pittsburgh has the 20th-ranked ERA (4.14) in the majors this season.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.261 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Pirates have given up the 10th-fewest long balls so far this season with only 37 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Pittsburgh defeated the Braves, 4-3, with five strikeouts and eight hits allowed.