• HOME RUN. Robert walks it off with a three-run blast to left-center. Mets win, 4-2
• Barco walks Polanco. Good Lord.
• Gonzales whiffs. That's three outs. Barco back out for another.
• Ozuna singles to right. Corners.
• RUN. Wow! Reynolds with the ultimate seeing-eye RBI softy hugging the third base chalk, then bending back in toward the grass. Almost as hilarious as him pumping his arm over at first. But it counts. Pirates, 2-1
• Triolo flies out. No tag.
• Mangum's the Manfred runner. Triolo's up. Richard Lovelady, the lefty, on the mound.
• Bichette pops up. Worst. Rally. Ever. End 10th.
• Soto checkswings up the third base line, Barco collects ... and it's another force at home!
• Lindor rolls to Lowe, who fires home for the force. New York's challenging, but this won't be won. One out.
• Torrens lasers a single right at Reynolds. One across. Bases loaded. Still nobody out. This is toast, you guys. Tie, 1-1
• Luis Torrens up now.
• Mark Vientos, pinch-hitting for Benge, singles through the hole at short. Bases loaded. Reynolds did well to get the ball in. Nobody out.
• With Baty as the Manfred runner, Barco hits Semien.
• Hunter Barco on for the save.
• Mangum rolls into a force at third. Onward we go.
• Davis walks. Bases loaded for Mangum. Two outs.
• Yorke lines out to center.
• Lowe legs out an infield hit on a squibber to third. First and second.
• Flyout to center. Reynolds stays put as the Manfred runner.
• More chants of 'D-U-I!' from the New York faithful at Ozuna.
• Baty lines to O'Hearn, and a 3-6 throw gets Polanco a mile off second base for some reason for an unlikely double play. Extra innings.
• Robert dribbles out to first. Polanco takes second. One out.
• Polanco draws yet another leadoff New York walk. They've wasted 'em all so far.
• Dennis Santana on for the bottom of the ninth.
• Reynolds whiffs.
• O'Hearn walks. Here comes Reynolds with runners at the corners but two out.
• Triolo rolls out 4-3, Mangum taking third.
• Mangum doubles into the left field corner. Dude can hit.
• Devin Williams on. Cruz bats for Bart and strikes out one-handed.
• Soto with a nose-diving sweeper to get Bichette. Beautiful. End eight.
• Soto 4-3 allows Alvarez to take third. But two outs now for Bichette.
• Pitch in the dirt allows Alvarez to take second.
• Lindor's rung up. One out.
• Soto walks Alvarez to open the New York eighth.
• Yet another 1-2-3 for the Pirates. Barely competitive with the bats today.
• Benge fans through high heat from Soto. Exceptional work. End seven.
• Semien with an awful swing to strike out. Two down. That's it for Lawrence. Gregory Soto on.
• Baty whiffs. One out.
• Bart blows an ABS challenge on a pitch that's at least three inches off the plate. Ouch.
• And there's another walk. This is all about management prioritizing variety of arm slots, by the way, if anyone's curious. Here comes the new pitching coach for a chat.
• Lawrence keeps it up from Thursday and walks Polanco to open the New York seventh.
• Keller's done after 77 pitches, 49 strikes and zero runs. Exceptional work. And now here comes Justin Lawrence, who was worse than anyone Thursday.
• Ozuna flies out to right.
• Reynolds singles into center. All seven Pittsburgh hits have been singles. Two outs for Ozuna, which prompts chants of 'D-U-I!' from the knowledgeable crowd on hand.
• The righty Luke Weaver on for New York now.
• Bichette lines out to O'Hearn at first. That's six eggs.
• Soto singles up the middle.
• Just a WONDERFUL running-back catch by Mangum at the track in center! Robs Lindor of extra bases to open the New York sixth.
• Mangum grounds out. That's three.
• Bart whiffs. Two outs.
• Yorke plops a single into center. That's first and second now with one out. And Peterson's out, replaced by Huascar Brazoban, a righty.
• Lowe flies out to shallow center.
• Gonzales legs out an infield single to the right side to open the sixth.
• Mitch puts up another egg. That's five.
• Gonzales does well to track -- amid falling backward -- on a wild popup in foul territory by Baty to open the New York fifth.
• Ozuna pops out. Yuck.
• Reynolds with a five-pitch walk to load the bases for Ozuna. But again, two outs.
• And now O'Hearn drops a single into right. Two aboard for Reynolds.
• Triolo reaches on an infield single, but two outs in the fifth.
• Robert pops out to short. End fourth.
• Bichette takes second on a balk called on Mitch.
• Polanco pops up to Gonzales. Two down.
• Bichette ropes a one-out single down the right-field chalk. O'Hearn does really well to prevent a double.
• End inning. Yorke bounces into a 4-unassisted force.
• Lowe fielder's choice 4-6. Runners at corners, two outs for Yorke.
• Three-pitch whiff of Gonzales. Ouch.
• Six-pitch walk for Ozuna. Something brewing, mayhap?
• Reynolds leads off the fourth and reaches on an E5. Bichette double-clutched, threw wide.
• Spotless third for Mitch, ended by Reynolds running a LONG way for a popup. That's the wind.
• Can see/feel from here that the wind's tough at field level. Can't believe Mitch is out there in short sleeves. It's chilly.
• Popup from O'Hearn to Robert.
• Liner to center from Triolo caught by Robert ... who has shades, but has them over the bill.
• Mangum golfs a single into right. Dude can hit.
• Bart with a one-out infield single to short.
• Semien 4-3. That's inning.
• Baty then steals without a throw.
• Baty with a two-out single into left as the sun makes a cameo.
• Another 1-2-3 for the visitors. Bichette makes a sliding catch in foul territory to retire Lowe.
• Mitch fans Bichette on a sweeper up. Sweet pitch.
• Two quick outs. Mitch's start already better than Paul Skenes'. :)
• Reynolds whiffs over the curve. 1-2-3.
• O'Hearn rolls to first.
• Triolo grounds out sharply to third.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Mets, Peterson to Triolo, 4:11 p.m., 42 degrees, mostly cloudy
• Don Kelly’s lineup for the visitors:
1. Jared Triolo, SS 2. Ryan O’Hearn, 1B 3. Bryan Reynolds, LF 4. Marcell Ozuna, DH 5. Nick Gonzales, 3B 6. Brandon Lowe, 2B 7. Nick Yorke, RF 8. Joey Bart, C 9. Jake Mangum, CF
• Carlos Mendoza’s lineup for the home team:
1. Francisco Lindor, SS 2. Juan Soto, LF 3. Bo Bichette, 3B 4. Jorge Polanco, 1B 5. Luis Robert Jr., CF 6. Brett Baty, DH 7. Marcus Semien, 2B 8. Carson Benge, RF 9. Francisco Alvarez, C
THE ASYLUM
Final: Mets 4, Pirates 2, 11 innings
• Who: Pirates vs. Mets
• What: MLB regular season, Game 2
• When: 4:10 p.m.
• Where: Citi Field
• Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller vs. LHP David Peterson
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, SNY (New York)
• Stream: SNP 360 (local), MLB.tv
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Satellite: SiriusXM 181/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Mets
► FOLLOW ALONG
• HOME RUN. Robert walks it off with a three-run blast to left-center. Mets win, 4-2
• Barco walks Polanco. Good Lord.
• Gonzales whiffs. That's three outs. Barco back out for another.
• Ozuna singles to right. Corners.
• RUN. Wow! Reynolds with the ultimate seeing-eye RBI softy hugging the third base chalk, then bending back in toward the grass. Almost as hilarious as him pumping his arm over at first. But it counts. Pirates, 2-1
• Triolo flies out. No tag.
• Mangum's the Manfred runner. Triolo's up. Richard Lovelady, the lefty, on the mound.
• Bichette pops up. Worst. Rally. Ever. End 10th.
• Soto checkswings up the third base line, Barco collects ... and it's another force at home!
• Lindor rolls to Lowe, who fires home for the force. New York's challenging, but this won't be won. One out.
• Torrens lasers a single right at Reynolds. One across. Bases loaded. Still nobody out. This is toast, you guys. Tie, 1-1
• Luis Torrens up now.
• Mark Vientos, pinch-hitting for Benge, singles through the hole at short. Bases loaded. Reynolds did well to get the ball in. Nobody out.
• With Baty as the Manfred runner, Barco hits Semien.
• Hunter Barco on for the save.
• Mangum rolls into a force at third. Onward we go.
• Davis walks. Bases loaded for Mangum. Two outs.
• Yorke lines out to center.
• Lowe legs out an infield hit on a squibber to third. First and second.
• Flyout to center. Reynolds stays put as the Manfred runner.
• More chants of 'D-U-I!' from the New York faithful at Ozuna.
• Baty lines to O'Hearn, and a 3-6 throw gets Polanco a mile off second base for some reason for an unlikely double play. Extra innings.
• Robert dribbles out to first. Polanco takes second. One out.
• Polanco draws yet another leadoff New York walk. They've wasted 'em all so far.
• Dennis Santana on for the bottom of the ninth.
• Reynolds whiffs.
• O'Hearn walks. Here comes Reynolds with runners at the corners but two out.
• Triolo rolls out 4-3, Mangum taking third.
• Mangum doubles into the left field corner. Dude can hit.
• Devin Williams on. Cruz bats for Bart and strikes out one-handed.
• Soto with a nose-diving sweeper to get Bichette. Beautiful. End eight.
• Soto 4-3 allows Alvarez to take third. But two outs now for Bichette.
• Pitch in the dirt allows Alvarez to take second.
• Lindor's rung up. One out.
• Soto walks Alvarez to open the New York eighth.
• Yet another 1-2-3 for the Pirates. Barely competitive with the bats today.
• Benge fans through high heat from Soto. Exceptional work. End seven.
• Semien with an awful swing to strike out. Two down. That's it for Lawrence. Gregory Soto on.
• Baty whiffs. One out.
• Bart blows an ABS challenge on a pitch that's at least three inches off the plate. Ouch.
• And there's another walk. This is all about management prioritizing variety of arm slots, by the way, if anyone's curious. Here comes the new pitching coach for a chat.
• Lawrence keeps it up from Thursday and walks Polanco to open the New York seventh.
• Keller's done after 77 pitches, 49 strikes and zero runs. Exceptional work. And now here comes Justin Lawrence, who was worse than anyone Thursday.
• Ozuna flies out to right.
• Reynolds singles into center. All seven Pittsburgh hits have been singles. Two outs for Ozuna, which prompts chants of 'D-U-I!' from the knowledgeable crowd on hand.
• The righty Luke Weaver on for New York now.
• Bichette lines out to O'Hearn at first. That's six eggs.
• Soto singles up the middle.
• Just a WONDERFUL running-back catch by Mangum at the track in center! Robs Lindor of extra bases to open the New York sixth.
• Mangum grounds out. That's three.
• Bart whiffs. Two outs.
• Yorke plops a single into center. That's first and second now with one out. And Peterson's out, replaced by Huascar Brazoban, a righty.
• Lowe flies out to shallow center.
• Gonzales legs out an infield single to the right side to open the sixth.
• Mitch puts up another egg. That's five.
• Gonzales does well to track -- amid falling backward -- on a wild popup in foul territory by Baty to open the New York fifth.
• Ozuna pops out. Yuck.
• Reynolds with a five-pitch walk to load the bases for Ozuna. But again, two outs.
• And now O'Hearn drops a single into right. Two aboard for Reynolds.
• Triolo reaches on an infield single, but two outs in the fifth.
• Robert pops out to short. End fourth.
• Bichette takes second on a balk called on Mitch.
• Polanco pops up to Gonzales. Two down.
• Bichette ropes a one-out single down the right-field chalk. O'Hearn does really well to prevent a double.
• End inning. Yorke bounces into a 4-unassisted force.
• Lowe fielder's choice 4-6. Runners at corners, two outs for Yorke.
• Three-pitch whiff of Gonzales. Ouch.
• Six-pitch walk for Ozuna. Something brewing, mayhap?
• Reynolds leads off the fourth and reaches on an E5. Bichette double-clutched, threw wide.
• Spotless third for Mitch, ended by Reynolds running a LONG way for a popup. That's the wind.
• Can see/feel from here that the wind's tough at field level. Can't believe Mitch is out there in short sleeves. It's chilly.
• Popup from O'Hearn to Robert.
• Liner to center from Triolo caught by Robert ... who has shades, but has them over the bill.
• Mangum golfs a single into right. Dude can hit.
• Bart with a one-out infield single to short.
• Semien 4-3. That's inning.
• Baty then steals without a throw.
• Baty with a two-out single into left as the sun makes a cameo.
• Another 1-2-3 for the visitors. Bichette makes a sliding catch in foul territory to retire Lowe.
• Mitch fans Bichette on a sweeper up. Sweet pitch.
• Two quick outs. Mitch's start already better than Paul Skenes'. :)
• Reynolds whiffs over the curve. 1-2-3.
• O'Hearn rolls to first.
• Triolo grounds out sharply to third.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Mets, Peterson to Triolo, 4:11 p.m., 42 degrees, mostly cloudy
• Don Kelly’s lineup for the visitors:
1. Jared Triolo, SS
2. Ryan O’Hearn, 1B
3. Bryan Reynolds, LF
4. Marcell Ozuna, DH
5. Nick Gonzales, 3B
6. Brandon Lowe, 2B
7. Nick Yorke, RF
8. Joey Bart, C
9. Jake Mangum, CF
• Carlos Mendoza’s lineup for the home team:
1. Francisco Lindor, SS
2. Juan Soto, LF
3. Bo Bichette, 3B
4. Jorge Polanco, 1B
5. Luis Robert Jr., CF
6. Brett Baty, DH
7. Marcus Semien, 2B
8. Carson Benge, RF
9. Francisco Alvarez, C
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