Chris Archer is 3-7 with a 5.40 ERA this season but he is 0-3 with a 6.91 ERA on the road. Jason Vargas is 5-5 with a 3.96 ERA but he is 2-2 with a 2.68 ERA at home. Archer has given up at least one home run and three earned runs in each of his last four games and the Pirates have the worst OPS in the league against lefties. The Pirates have lost seven games in a row and nine of their last 10.

The Pirates dropped their seventh straight game after being shut out Saturday by the Mets. Overall they’ve lost 13 of their last 15 games. Sunday they’ll face a Mets team with Jason Vargas on the mound. Vargas has won two-straight games and is coming off a one-hit, six-inning outing against the Padres. Yet look for the Pirates hitting on Sunday to finally lead to runs and a win. Grab Pittsburgh.

Jason Vargas tossed six shutout innings vs. the Padres last time out, continuing a trend in which he's been brilliant at Citi Field. The veteran lefty has a 2.68 home ERA, holding batters to a .201 average. Chris Archer is 0-3 with a 6.91 ERA on the road. Back New York to send the Pirates to their 10th loss in the last 11 games.