| New York Mets (22-20) at Pittsburgh Pirates (20-22) |
| Game One |
Pittsburgh 5, New York 4 |
| Game Two |
Tuesday, May 22nd, 7:05 p.m. |
| Game Three |
Wednesday, May 23rd, 12:35 p.m. |
| Records |
| 2012 Head-to-Head Record |
Pittsburgh 1-0 (0-0 at NY; 1-0 at Pit) |
| 2011 Head-to-Head Record |
Tied 4-4 (2-2 at NY; 2-2 at Pit) |
| 2010 Head-to-Head Record |
New York 6-1 (4-0 at NY; 2-1 at Pit) |
| 2009 Head-to-Head Record |
New York 4-3 (3-0 at NY; 1-3 at Pit) |
| Home Record |
New York 12-8; Pittsburgh 11-8 |
| Away Record |
New York 10-12; Pittsburgh 9-14 |
| Current Streak |
New York (L1); Pittsburgh (W1) |
| Record vs. Central Division |
New York 2-6 |
| Record vs. Eastern Division |
Pittsburgh 9-6 |
| 2012 Meetings |
| 5/21 - Pittsburgh, 5-4 (at Pit - WP: J.Hughes; LP: Rauch) |
| 2011 Meetings |
| 5/30 - New York, 7-3 (at NY - WP: Gee; LP: McCutchen) |
| 5/31 - Pittsburgh, 5-1 (at NY - WP: Meek; LP: Dickey) |
| 6/01 - Pittsburgh, 9-3 (at NY - WP: Correia; LP: Capuano) |
| 6/02 - New York, 9-8 (at NY - WP: Isringhausen; LP: Veras) |
| 6/10 - New York, 8-1 (at Pit - WP: Gee; LP: Morton) |
| 6/11 - Pittsburgh, 3-2 (at Pit - WP: McDonald; LP: Dickey) |
| 6/12 - New York, 7-0 (at Pit - WP: Capuano; LP: Correia) |
| 6/13 - Pittsburgh, 3-1 (at Pit - WP: Maholm; LP: Pelfrey) |
| 2010 Meetings |
| 8/20 - New York, 7-2 (at Pit - WP: Pelfrey; LP: Karstens) |
| 8/21 - New York, 5-1 (5) (at Pit - WP: Niese; LP: McDonald) |
| 8/22 - Pittsburgh, 2-1 (at Pit - WP: Duke; LP: J.Santana) |
| 9/13 - New York, 1-0 (10) (at NY - WP: Takahashi; LP: Park) |
| 9/14 - New York, 9-1 (at NY - WP: Dickey; LP: Duke) |
| 9/15 - New York, 8-7 (at NY - WP: Valdes; LP: Maholm) |
| 9/16 - New York, 6-2 (at NY - WP: Pelfrey; LP: Ledezma) |
| 2009 Meetings |
| 5/08 - New York, 7-3 (at NY - WP: Parnell; LP: T.Yates) |
| 5/09 - New York, 10-1 (at NY - WP: J.Maine; LP: Maholm) |
| 5/10 - New York, 8-4 (at NY - WP: L.Hernandez; LP: Snell) |
| 6/01 - Pittsburgh, 8-5 (at Pit - WP: Gorzelanny; LP: Putz) |
| 6/02 - Pittsburgh, 3-1 (at Pit - WP: Duke; LP: J.Santana) |
| 6/03 - Postponed at Pittsburgh (Made-up July 2nd) |
| 6/04 - Pittsburgh, 11-6 (at Pit - WP: S.Jackson; LP: Pelfrey) |
| 7/02 - New York, 9-8 (10) (at Pit - WP: Fr.Rodriguez; LP: Capps) |
| New York last five games |
Pittsburgh last five games |
| 5/17 - W vs. Cincinnati, 9-4 |
5/17 - W at Washington, 5-3 |
| 5/18 - L at Toronto, 5-14 |
5/18 - L at Detroit, 0-6 |
| 5/19 - L at Toronto, 0-2 |
5/19 - W at Detroit, 4-3 |
| 5/20 - W at Toronto, 6-5 |
5/20 - L at Detroit, 3-4 |
| 5/21 - L at Pittsburgh, 4-5 |
5/21 - W vs. NY Mets, 5-4 |