Associated Press

New York Mets (43-44, third in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (42-46, third in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Sean Manaea (5-3, 3.67 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Pirates: Luis Ortiz (4-2, 3.27 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 47 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mets -136, Pirates +115; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates host the New York Mets on Sunday.

Pittsburgh is 42-46 overall and 21-23 at home. The Pirates have a 32-3 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

New York has a 22-19 record in road games and a 43-44 record overall. The Mets have a 22-9 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The teams meet Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Mets are ahead 4-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew McCutchen has eight doubles, a triple and 12 home runs for the Pirates. Rowdy Tellez is 12-for-31 with five home runs over the last 10 games.

Francisco Lindor has 25 doubles, 15 home runs and 43 RBI for the Mets. Mark Vientos is 11-for-38 with two doubles, four home runs and 11 RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 5-5, .250 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Mets: 5-5, .230 batting average, 5.14 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Pirates: Bailey Falter: day-to-day (arm), Daulton Jefferies: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jared Jones: 15-Day IL (lat), David Bednar: 15-Day IL (oblique), Henry Davis: 7-Day IL (head), Hunter Stratton: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Borucki: 60-Day IL (tricep), Quinn Priester: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Marco Gonzales: 60-Day IL (forearm), Dauri Moreta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mets: Brooks Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Smith: 15-Day IL (elbow), Starling Marte: 10-Day IL (knee), Sean Reid-Foley: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shintaro Fujinami: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kodai Senga: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ronny Mauricio: 60-Day IL (knee)

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PITTSBURGH — At some point, the belief is its arsenal will be intact for the stretch run.

Until then, the offensive struggles for Monterey Bay F.C. — particularly on the road — continue.

However, a five-game road losing streak was left in Pittsburgh Saturday after newly acquired Ousseni Bouda scored late in the match in the Union’s 1-0 win over Riverhounds.

Bouda, who is on loan from the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer, made his first start for the Union memorable as he delivered a shot through the bottom left corner to break up a scoreless battle at the 90-minute mark.

The win vaulted the Union into the fifth spot in the United Soccer League’s Western Conference at 7-8-4, moving them into a tie with Memphis 901 FC with 25 points.

Having been shutout in seven of its previous 11 matches on the pitch, Monterey Bay F.C. returns to Cardinale Stadium to host Tulsa FC next Saturday at 7 p.m.

The Union have won their last two home matches and are 4-2-3 at Cardinale Stadium, where their home attendance is among the best in the USL.

Eight of the Union’s final 15 matches are at home. Nine of their final 15 opponents would be in the postseason if the season ended today, including five teams from the Western Conference.

The Union are still missing seven players, including goalie Antony Siaha, who entered the second half of the season leading the USL in saves with 73.

Monterey Bay F.C. also played the match without its top scorer in Tristan Trager, who missed the game for personal reasons. The sniper is sixth in the Western Conference in goals with six.

The Union showed off their depth between the pipes, as Carlos Herrera filled in admirably for Siaha in goal in recording his first shutout of the season, collecting a career high eight saves.

While Monterey Bay F.C. has struggled offensively — outshot 8-1 by Pittsburgh, it has beaten Western Conference leader New Mexico and reigning USL runner-up Charleston this season.

Pittsburgh has dealt with its own struggles offensively, seeing its scoreless drought stretched to six straight games, with just one goal in its last eight to fall to 3-9-6 in the Eastern Conference.

This was just the second meeting between the two clubs, having played to a 2-2 draw last summer at Cardinale Stadium, when former Riverhounds forward Alex Dixon scored against his old teammates.