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Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Coming in fresh off of an improbably wild extra inning victory Monday night, Pete Alonso got the Mets off to a fast start Tuesday with a first inning solo home run. Unfortunately for the Mets, spot starter Robert Stock gave up a leadoff home run to Jonathan India to tie the game, then was forced to leave the game before the start of the second with a hamstring injury. Pressed into emergency service, Stephen Nogosek threw a game three innings, but faltered enough to surrender back-to-back home runs to Joey Votto and Aristides Aquino in the third to give the Red...

Final score: Mets 7, Pirates 6—How Conforto got his groove back Share this story Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The first inning was the story of today’s game, as all of the Pirates offense came in that bottom half of the first. Taijuan Walker, fresh off his All-Star game appearance, didn’t have it today, only able to get one out in the top of the first before being pulled after six runs crossed the plate. Walker wasn’t helped by an absolutely bizarre play where, with the bases loaded, a ball in foul ground was called fair after it just barely touched the foul line, and the call wa...

Final score: Mets 4, Pirates 2—Better late than never Share this story Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The Mets entered the second game of the day needing to win to split the doubleheader and also to at least split the series. They had Tylor Megill on the mound, and while he only gave up one run and kept the Mets in the lead, he also only was able to go 3.2 innings with a high pitch count, and had several baserunners who could’ve tacked on more runs. Jeurys Familia, Seth Lugo, and Edwin Díaz kept the Mets in the game, with only Seth Lugo allowing a run on a Jacob Stallings solo home run.

Final Score: Pirates 6, Mets 2—Reynolds wraps it up Share this story Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Marcus Stroman and the Mets kept pace with the Pirates on the first leg of Saturday’s doubleheader until a solo home run by opposing pitcher Tyler Anderson in the top of the fifth inning gave the Pirates the lead for good. Another two-run home run by All-Star Bryan Reynolds an inning later sealed the deal for Pittsburgh, as they beat the Mets 5-2 in seven innings Saturday afternoon in Queens. Brandon Nimmo showed out in the first inning, robbing a potential Reynolds home run to end the...

Final Score: Mets 13, Pirates 4-Grandcisco Slamdor Share this story Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images After just sailing along for five innings, the Mets’ offense exploded for ten runs in the sixth inning en route to a 13-4 walloping of the Pirates at Citi Field. Francisco Lindor’s grand slam was the pièce de résistance of that inning, but almost the entire offense contributed to the victory. Pete Alonso crushed a three-run home run earlier in that same inning, and Jonathan Villar hit bombs from both sides of the plate throughout the course of the game. However, some of the damage was ...