Final Score: Pirates 1 Mets 5
Why The Pirates Lost: The Pirate bats went dead as they really did not score any runs. The one run they did score was a gift that the Mets gave them on errors. They did hit some loud foul balls but that was about it. Ke'Bryan(I'm Back To Normal) Hayes struck out 3 times. Keep a toe tapping buddy. Johan Oviedo pitched a good game going 6 and 1/3 innings giving up 4hits, was charged with 2 runs, walked 2, while striking out 5. He left with the score tied at 1-1. This was a bullpen failure yesterday, but the way the Pirates were hitting, or should I say not hitting, they would have eventually lost in extra innings. I chalk this one up to just one of those games. The Mets cannot keep losing forever and yesterday they put it together for a nice win.
Key Moments Of The Game: With 2 out in the bottom of the 3rd, Met pitcher Kodai Senga who has had control issues, walked the bases loaded. Conner Joe got hold of a fastball and sent it 406 feet to dead center field. He needed to hit it about 410 feet as Brandon Nimmo caught it right at the base of the wall for the final out. In the bottom of the 4th the Mets had a comedy of errors that gave the Pirates runners on 1st and 3rd with one out, and already a run in. It eerily looked like Friday night was happening all over again. But Tucupita (I May Go On An 0 for 40 Run Like I Usually Do) Marcano tried to bunt and popped out to the 3rd baseman. Jason Delay grounded out and instead of the flood gates opening, the Pirates had only 1 run. They really never threatened again.
Next Game: This afternoon, the Mets in Pittsburgh. Mitch Keller will try to get back on track and send the Pirates on the road with a final home game win to make the home stand 6-3. Other than the Connor Joe long fly out and a Jack Suwinski barely foul non home run, the Pirates made weak contact all game yesterday. I mean extreme weak contact. If you didn't know any better, you may have thought you were losing your hearing. They are going against a lefty today, so let's hope they can mash him.
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