New York at Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh has given the Mets trouble lately, but fortunately, they have Taijuan Walker starting today, and New York has won his last three starts, including 13-4 against the Pirates on July 9. Walker gave up two runs on four hits in five innings in that game, and he has a 7-3 record with a 2.50 ERA on the season. Pittsburgh still is destined to finish last in the NL Central while the Mets are hanging on to first place in the NL East. JT Brubaker is 4-9 and has been shelled for 11 runs on 12 hits his last two starts covering 11 innings, including six runs in five innings against the Mets. Pittsburgh is 37-85 its past 122 games versus teams with winning records. Play the Mets.