Final Score: Pirates 7 Mets 4
Why The Pirates Won: Simply put, the Mets made sure they did. In a 7th inning, that could only be described as comical, the Pirates scored 6 runs. The first 3 runs scored on only one hit. After Connor Joe doubled, putting him on 2nd and Andrew McCutchen, who walk, on third, Henry Davis struck out. The Mets proceeded to walk 2 batters in a row to force in one run, hit the next batter to force in another run. The third run came on a passed ball, making the score 4-1 Pirates. Jason Delay doubled home 2 runs, followed by a Bryan Reynolds triple, to make the score 7-1. Wow! Bailey Falter pitched a nice 5 and 1/3 innings giving up 1 run, 5 hits, walking 1 and striking out 5. Greg Brown said oops when Liover Pegurero hit his home run in the 2nd inning because he and Matt Capps were talking about themselves instead of reporting on what was happening on the field. The Pirate announcers think they are more interesting than the game of baseball. The Pirates will take this win and hopefully can win the series today.
The Key Moment Of The Game: It was no question the 7th inning. This game had the same feel as the previous game as the Pirates had lots of traffic on the bases and could do nothing with it. This time they left 13 runners on base. Through 6 innings they had 5 hits, 6 walks, 1 HBP, and could only muster one run, that coming on a home run. Thankfully in the 7th the Mets decided to take charge and ensure that the Pirates would win the game. It was Colin Selby who picked up the win, pitching a sterling 1 and 1/3 innings giving up 3 runs, 3 hits, including 2 home runs, while walking another 2 batters. A much deserved win for Colin. Thanks to some horrible pitching by both clubs, this game took 3 hours and 12 minutes to play. These first two games would have been 4 hours long if not for the pitch clock. Despite the huge payroll, maybe the Mets players get overtime.
Next Game: This afternoon, Mets in New York. Johan Oviedo takes the hill today and here’s hoping he can shake off that last bad start. Maybe the Mets will find it in their hearts to give away two games in a row. The Pirates need all the help they can get.
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