New York at Pittsburgh

The Pirates have closed the gap between themselves and some of the weak teams, but when it comes to teams that are .500+, it is a completely different story. The Pirates are 34-26 vs the sub .500 teams and just 15-41 against the .500+ teams. That is a .267 winning percentage. They face the Mets tonight who will send El Duque to the hill - their best pitcher this season. The Mets have won his last six starts and he continues to pitch well every time out. Ian Snell has not pitched well at all, and the Pirates have now lost his last six starts, getting outscored 44-15 in the process. Snell has carried a 7.31 ERA through those six games. This is a very low moneyline based on the set of circumstances for tonight's game, and we will ride the Mets big here.