Frankie Montas looked sharp in his season debut, tossing five scoreless innings against Atlanta with five strikeouts and no walks. He can limit this suddenly resurgent Pittsburgh offense. Pirates rookie Mike Burrows also should do his part after a confidence-building outing last time out vs. Milwaukee. This price is juicy so I would also consider Under 5 at -115 or better.

This feels like a "get right" game for the Mets, who have lost 12 of 15 and were just crushed two straight games by the lowly Pirates. The Mets even held a players-only meeting! My hunch is it's a blowout by the Mets, so we'll grab the plus money run line.

Pittsburgh continues to prove thorny at PNC Park, where it has now won 8 of its last 11, and the last two nights by a combined 18-3 scoreline, tallying 9 runs in each win. Though he might not even last five innings, Mike Burrows has nonetheless stabilized on the mound in June with a 2.86 ERA, and faces a skidding Mets side that while not quite resembling its 1962 version, has still lost 12 of 15. Frankie Montas was effective for NY in his 2025 debut last week vs. the Braves, though he went only five innings, and had been crushed in six previous rehab assignments. Play Pirates on Money Line