Mets vs Pirates Odds & Picks (Sep. 5)

Taijuan Walker will start for New York against Pittsburgh. Walker is on a career-best season and is set to set new personal bests in wins and ERA. He has only one loss since July 7 and has allowed three or fewer runs in all but three of his 23 starts.

Mitch Keller will start for the Pirates against the Mets. New York lost their fourth game in a row and their lead in the NL East is one game. Pittsburgh's offense is struggling and they have been held below four runs in 10 of their past 14 games. They rank bottom-three in runs per game, OBP, slugging and OPS. Pete Alonso is in an offensive slump and has just four hits in his last seven games, with one of them going for extra bases.

Mets are one of the best teams at covering the runline this season. Pittsburgh has been outscored by 49 runs over their last 14 games. New York took its foot off the gas against the lowly Nationals at the weekend.