Royals hand Pirates Sixth straight loss
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BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to keep a three-game home win streak alive when they take on the New York Mets. Pittsburgh is 22-21 in home games and 34-50 overall. The Pirates have the sixth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.81.
David Peterson, who had assumed the role of rotation ace with Kodai Senga sidelined, turned in a second straight clunker Friday night, burying the Mets early in a 9-1 loss to the Pirates at PNC Park.
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Oneil Cruz hit a pair of two-run homers, Tommy Pham and Bryan Reynolds also went deep and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 12-1 to complete a three-game sweep.
The Pirates are an underdog at home (+138) against the Mets (-164). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the New York Mets looking to David Peterson (5-3), and Mitch Keller (1-10) taking the ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates.