Don't be fooled by Ivan Nova's recent strong pitching. He's always been bad on the road, which is the case again this season with a 5.10 away ERA. Nova has been anything but a slump stopper, too. Pittsburgh is 1-10 the past 11 times Nova has started following a team loss.

The Pirates are 1-6 in their last seven games. They have stopped hitting averaging only 2.2 runs in their last eight games.

Zach Wheeler has been looking better for the Mets holding three of his last five opponents to two earned runs or fewer.