Often for the Mets, the first six innings of a game tend not to matter. It’s not as if the Mets are bad early in games. (They’re not.) It’s just that from the seventh inning onward, they turn into a juggernaut.

The Pirates are among MLB’s worst teams, but with their great equalizer on the mound for six innings Monday night they stood a chance against the Mets.

MLB player prop bets and odds for Peter Morgan Alonso on Monday, May 12, 2025, as the New York Mets take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.