Pirates visit the Mets on 4-game road win streak September 15 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Pittsburgh Pirates (55-88, fifth in the NL Central) vs. New York Mets (89-55, first in the NL East)New York; Thursday, 7:20 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: JT Brubaker (3-11, 4.36 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 140 strikeouts); Mets: Carlos Carrasco Randy Johnson Jersey (14-6, 3.80 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 132 strikeouts) LINE: Mets -263, Pirates +213; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to keep a four-game road win streak alive when they visit the New York Mets.New York has a 46-26 record at home and an 89-55 record overall. Mets hitters are batting a collective .258, the fifth-best team batting average in MLB play.Pittsburgh has a 55-88 record overall and a 27-45 record on the road. The Pirates have gone 38-12 in games when they scored five or more runs.Thursday's game is the fourth time these teams square off this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Jeff McNeil ranks 10th on the Mets with a .321 batting average, and has 36 doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 33 walks and 57 RBI. Eduardo Escobar is 17-for-40 with three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.Bryan Reynolds has 23 home runs, 50 walks and 54 RBI while hitting .257 for the Pirates. Oneil Cruz is 13-for-39 with two doubles, a triple, three home runs and nine RBI over Justus Sheffield Jersey the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 4-6, .278 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored opponents by four runsPirates: 6-4, .269 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runsINJURIES: Mets: Bryce Montes de Oca: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Starling Marte: 10-Day IL (hand), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (side), Brett Baty: 10-Day IL (thumb), Stephen Nogosek: 15-Day IL (oblique), Drew Smith: 15-Day IL (back), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Reid-Foley: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Curti s: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Lucchesi: Donnie Walton Jersey 60-Day IL (elbow)Pirates: Kevin Newman: day-to-day (undisclosed), Colin Holderman: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Yerry De Los Santos: 60-Day IL (lat), David Bednar: 15-Day IL (back), Dillon Peters: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Canaan Smith-Njigba: 60-Day IL (wrist), Roberto Perez: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Blake Cederlind: 60-Day IL (elbow)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic National League Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball New York Mets Dillon Peters Stephen Nogosek Jeff McNeil Max Kranick Blake Cederlind David Bednar Joey Lucchesi Carlos Carrasco Eduardo Escobar Bryan Reynolds John Curti s Tylor Megill Drew Smith Max Scherzer Oneil Cruz New York Mets Pittsburgh Pirates share Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp Justin Dunn Jersey so far at the World Cup 24 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kyle Seager Jersey Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Blackhawks face the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils The Chicago Blackhawks face the top-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division, the New Jersey Devils 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS