The Mets picked up an inefficient Carlos Carrasco to down the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-2 in the first game of a three-game series. Francisco Lindor went 2- for-3 with a double, two runs, a stolen base and a walk. Jeff McNeil drove in two runs while Daniel Vogelbach, Jonathan Araúz and Brandon Nimmo each homered.
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was scratched because of soreness on his right side about 30 minutes before the first pitch Friday night against Atlanta, likely ending his streak of consecutive games played at 223. New York said it would have an update on Lindor after he undergoes testing Saturday. The star shortstop missed five weeks…