The Pittsburgh Pirates (46-58) take on the New York Mets (49-55) for three games at Citi Field this weekend. The Pirates will send out Chris Archer for the series finale. He pitched against the St Louis Cardinals in each of his last two starts, going six innings each time. In those 12 innings, he allowed seven runs on 12 hits and four walks, with 14 strikeouts. Archer has a 6.91 ERA in eight road starts. The Mets are countering with veteran lefty Jason Vargas, who has a 3.96 ERA in 88.2 innings, with 76 strikeouts and a 1.25 WHIP. His last start five days against the San Diego Padres was one-hit ball over six shutout innings, with eight strikeouts. Vargas had a 2.68 ERA at home and 5.03 on the road.
Here are the lineups:
Good Guys
Our Sunday lineup, presented by @Honda.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/VQxnnP4XrH
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) July 28, 2019
bad guys
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