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8:05 pm EDT Mon Aug 16, 2010

The New York Mets will face some unfamiliar opponents on their road trip, but it should be a good chance to pick up some victories. The Mets will begin a four-game series Monday night when they face the Houston Astros for the first time in 2010, after dominating the season series last year. New York is starting a seven-game trip against Houston and Pittsburgh - the only NL teams it has yet to face this season. The Mets have won five straight over the Astros since losing the first meeting of 2009, while the Pirates own the worst record in baseball and are on pace for 54 victories. The last six-game win streak for New York over Houston was July 12-27, 1985.

The current run of dominance began when Monday’s probable starter Jonathon Niese earned a victory in his first career outing against the Astros. Niese allowed one run in seven innings of a 10-3 victory last July 25. That’s also exactly what the left-hander has done in each of his last two starts though he has failed to record a decision in either of them - a 7-5 loss at Philadelphia on Aug. 6 and Wednesday’s 6-2 defeat to Colorado. Niese’s opponent will also be a southpaw in Wandy Rodriguez, who is 6-1 with a 1.79 ERA over his last nine outings. He’s yielded two earned runs in his last 28 1-3 innings over four starts with 32 strikeouts in that span.