New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates Final — August 7, 2026
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About these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Mets visited the Pirates on Friday, August 7 at 6:41 PM ET.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
New York Mets 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
New York Mets won by 2.
Market
Closing line and line movement
Mets +1.5 (-181)
Pirates -145 57%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 22 times since 2023: the Mets won 12 and the Pirates 10.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | Pirates 4, Mets 3 Pirates won | ||
| Mar 28, 2026 | Pirates 2, Mets 4 Mets won | ||
| Mar 26, 2026 | Pirates 7, Mets 11 Mets won | ||
| Jun 29, 2025 | Mets 1, Pirates 12 Pirates won | ||
| Jun 28, 2025 | Mets 2, Pirates 9 Pirates won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
New York Mets
- New York Mets team stats
- New York Mets 7, Washington Nationals 1 (Sep 26)
- New York Mets 6, Washington Nationals 7 (Sep 25)
- New York Mets 1, Texas Rangers 3 (Sep 24)
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pittsburgh Pirates team stats
- Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (Sep 27)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Detroit Tigers 4 (Sep 26)
- St. Louis Cardinals 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (Sep 24)
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