• Bart grounds out to second and that's the game. Final: Mets 2, Pirates 1
• Reynolds strikes out looking. He's 0 for 5.
• IKF steals second. Runners at second and third for Reynolds.
• IKF reaches on a throwing error. Pirates are in business.
• Frazier steals second.
• Frazier walks.
• Davis flies out to right.
• Edwin Diaz comes in to close it out for the Mets.
• End of eighth inning: IKF snags a Nimmo line drive and we head to the ninth.
• Borucki gets a ground out from Lindor and a fly out from Alonso which sandwhiched a Soto walk.
• Ryan Borucki gets the eighth. Keller's final line: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
• Matt Gorski enters the game for McCutchen. Canario slides over to left.
• McCutchen pops up to Alonso who came running toward home plate, calling off Alvarez.
• Andrew McCutchen is pinch-hitting for Bae.
• Triolo strikes out.
• Canario singles into center field.
• Hayes strikes out to start the eighth.
• Ryne Stanek enters the game.
• End of seventh inning: Taylor lines out to Canario in left.
• HOME RUN: Baty breaks the 1-1 tie with a home run off the fence above the padded wall in left field. Absolutely smoked a changeup at the bottom of the zone. Mets, 2-1
• Canario makes a nice catch on the run in left field to take a hit away from Alvarerz.
• McNeil grounds out to Triolo on the second pitch he sees, a changeup in the lower third.
• Here comes Keller.
• Bart strikes out.
• No one is up in the Pirates' pen, would guess Keller gets another inning.
• Reynolds does the same. That's two quick outs.
• Kiner-Falefa grounds out to shortstop to kick off the seventh.
• Max Kranick has entered the game for New York. He'll face 2-3-4 of the Pirates' lineup.
• End of sixth inning: Keller works a 1-2-3 inning as Vientos flies out to right field on a slider down the middle. He's at 89 pitches. With the way he's throwing, I'd give him another inning.
• Nimmo flies out into the left-corner. Canario was there to track it down, two away.
• Alonso flies out to Reynolds on a sinker down the middle.
• That's not patience, Adam. He grounds out on a splitter way below the zone.
• Patience. Patience. Patience.
• Garrett wasn't really anywhere near the strike zone after the first two strikes he threw.
• RUN: After going down 0-2, Davis walks to drive in a run. Love the patience from Davis there. Tied, 1-1
• Bae walks to load the bases, that brings Davis to the plate.
• Reed Garrett takes over for the Mets. Senga's final line: 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 7 K
• Triolo doubles down the third-base line and it bounces off Vientos gloves again. Canario slides into third safely.
• The Mets hold a quick mound visit, but Senga stays in.
• Canario singles into right field on a cutter up in the zone.
• Hayes puts a jolt into one but it dies in the air and Taylor snags it at the warning track in left center.
• Bart pops out behind second base.
• Umpires are currently meeting behind the mound as we get start to the sixth. A ball has been put on the scoreboard. There was a time violation called on the Mets.
• End of fifth inning: Keller fields his position on a Soto ground out and takes it himself to first. He's at 78 pitches.
• Lindor strikes out for the third time tonight. Keller got him with three pitches, all at the top of the zone.
• Keller fooled Taylor there with a sweeper on the outer edge. That's seven for Keller.
• Baty singles through the right side as he connects with a sinker on the inner half.
• Reynolds pops out to left field and the Pirates strand a runner at third for the fourth straight inning. They are 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position.
• IKF grounds out to third and Frazier advances to third base.
• Frazier takes second on a wild pitch.
• Frazier walks on six pitches.
• Alonso has to back track on a Davis pop up but he's able to settle himself in time to make the catch.
• End of fourth inning: Keller doing everything in his power to keep the Pirates in this one as he strikes out Alvarez for his fifth strikeout of the night.
• McNeil with a lazy pop-up to third. Two away.
• Vientos strokes a sinker back up the middle and into center. It may not seem like it, but the Pirates are outhitting the Mets right now.
• Nimmo flies out to left field.
• Senga strikes out Bae to strand runners in scoring position for the third straight inning. Hayes was stranded at third in the second and the Pirates have stranded runners on second and third the past two innings.
• Triolo strikes out on a forkball below the zone but Hayes steals second on the pitch.
• Canario strikes out on three straight pitches, all in the middle of the zone.
• Hayes singles to right center for his second hit of the game. Runners of first and third for Canario. No outs.
• Bart walks to start the fourth.
• End of third inning: Keller doing his best to keep the Mets at bay as he strikes out Alonso with a up-and-in fastball. He's a 46 pitches.
• Keller gets to 2-2 on Soto but throws two straight balls to give up his first free pass of the game.
• Keller strikes out Lindor on four pitches. Pumped a high fastball past him for strike three.
• Taylor with a quick ground out to third.
• Reynolds grounds out to Vientos at third. Another two runners stranded in scoring position.
• Kiner-Falefa swings over the top of another forkball.
• Frazier hits one hard right at Vientos and it bounces into left field. Davis moves to third on the play and Frazier slides into second. Big spot for IKF.
• Davis singles into right field and took a pretty big turn around the bag. Soto tried to throw behind him back into first but Davis got back in safely.
• A simple fly out to left field for Bae. Made decent contact but nothing more than that.
• End of second inning: Keller works a 1-2-3 inning as Baty flies out to center field.
• Keller overpowers Alvarez with a 2-2 fastball up in the zone. He's got three strikeouts so far and is just going after the Mets lineup.
• IKF makes a nice play behind second base to throw McNeil out at first. He ranged all the way over to the other side of the bag.
• Hayes is stranded at third after Triolo strikes out on a forkball in the dirt.
• Canario pops up to Baty in shallow center field. Hayes wasn't tagging on the play and quickly retreated to third.
• Hayes with a nice triple to the left center gap. He was able to advance after Taylor slipped on the warning track trying to corral it.
• Don't think that one would've been gone, but Nimmo just made another catch at the wall to rob Bart of a base hit. His timing along the wall is something to see.
• End of first inning: Vientos grounds out to Frazier.
• RUN: Nimmo trades places with Soto on a double into the left center gap. He smoked a changeup on the outer half. Mets, 1-0
• Keller works inside and outside against Alonso and eventually gets him with a fastball on the outer edge.
• Soto steals second and is safe by a few steps.
• Soto shoots one right back up the middle and into center field. Keller falls to the ground trying to avoid the ball and he gets checked on quickly but waves off Don Kelly and a trainer.
• Keller with a positive start as he strikes out Lindor on three straight pitches.
• Pirates go 1-2-3 as Reynolds swings through a fastball right down the middle of the plate.
• Frazier starts it off by swinging over a forkball in the dirt.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Mets, Kodai Senga to Adam Frazier, Citi Field, 7:11 p.m., 66 degrees, cloud
• As a note, Oneil Cruz (back) is "getting better" and is still considered day-to-day
• For Don Kelly's visitors:
1. Adam Frazier, 2B 2. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS 3. Bryan Reynolds, RF 4. Joey Bart, DH 5. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B 6. Alexander Canario, LF 7. Jared Triolo, 1B 8. Ji Hwan Bae, CF 9. Henry Davis, C
• For Carlos Mendoza's Mets:
1. Francisco Lindor, SS 2. Juan Soto, RF 3. Pete Alonso, 1B, 4. Brandon Nimmo, LF 5. Mark Vientos, 3B 6. Jeff McNeil, DH 7. Francisco Alvarez, C 8. Brett Baty, 2B 9. Tyrone Taylor, CF
THE ASYLUM
Final: Mets 2, Pirates 1
• Who: Pirates (14-28) vs. Mets (27-15)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 43
• When: 7:10 p.m.
• Where: Citi Field
• Weather: 65°, cloudy, 47% chance of rain
• Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller (1-4, 4.40 ERA) vs. RHP Kodai Senga (4-2, 1.16 ERA)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP360, MLB.TV
• Satellite: SiriusXM 858/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Mets
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Bart grounds out to second and that's the game. Final: Mets 2, Pirates 1
• Reynolds strikes out looking. He's 0 for 5.
• IKF steals second. Runners at second and third for Reynolds.
• IKF reaches on a throwing error. Pirates are in business.
• Frazier steals second.
• Frazier walks.
• Davis flies out to right.
• Edwin Diaz comes in to close it out for the Mets.
• End of eighth inning: IKF snags a Nimmo line drive and we head to the ninth.
• Borucki gets a ground out from Lindor and a fly out from Alonso which sandwhiched a Soto walk.
• Ryan Borucki gets the eighth. Keller's final line: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
• Matt Gorski enters the game for McCutchen. Canario slides over to left.
• McCutchen pops up to Alonso who came running toward home plate, calling off Alvarez.
• Andrew McCutchen is pinch-hitting for Bae.
• Triolo strikes out.
• Canario singles into center field.
• Hayes strikes out to start the eighth.
• Ryne Stanek enters the game.
• End of seventh inning: Taylor lines out to Canario in left.
• HOME RUN: Baty breaks the 1-1 tie with a home run off the fence above the padded wall in left field. Absolutely smoked a changeup at the bottom of the zone. Mets, 2-1
• Canario makes a nice catch on the run in left field to take a hit away from Alvarerz.
• McNeil grounds out to Triolo on the second pitch he sees, a changeup in the lower third.
• Here comes Keller.
• Bart strikes out.
• No one is up in the Pirates' pen, would guess Keller gets another inning.
• Reynolds does the same. That's two quick outs.
• Kiner-Falefa grounds out to shortstop to kick off the seventh.
• Max Kranick has entered the game for New York. He'll face 2-3-4 of the Pirates' lineup.
• End of sixth inning: Keller works a 1-2-3 inning as Vientos flies out to right field on a slider down the middle. He's at 89 pitches. With the way he's throwing, I'd give him another inning.
• Nimmo flies out into the left-corner. Canario was there to track it down, two away.
• Alonso flies out to Reynolds on a sinker down the middle.
• That's not patience, Adam. He grounds out on a splitter way below the zone.
• Patience. Patience. Patience.
• Garrett wasn't really anywhere near the strike zone after the first two strikes he threw.
• RUN: After going down 0-2, Davis walks to drive in a run. Love the patience from Davis there. Tied, 1-1
• Bae walks to load the bases, that brings Davis to the plate.
• Reed Garrett takes over for the Mets. Senga's final line: 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 7 K
• Triolo doubles down the third-base line and it bounces off Vientos gloves again. Canario slides into third safely.
• The Mets hold a quick mound visit, but Senga stays in.
• Canario singles into right field on a cutter up in the zone.
• Hayes puts a jolt into one but it dies in the air and Taylor snags it at the warning track in left center.
• Bart pops out behind second base.
• Umpires are currently meeting behind the mound as we get start to the sixth. A ball has been put on the scoreboard. There was a time violation called on the Mets.
• End of fifth inning: Keller fields his position on a Soto ground out and takes it himself to first. He's at 78 pitches.
• Lindor strikes out for the third time tonight. Keller got him with three pitches, all at the top of the zone.
• Keller fooled Taylor there with a sweeper on the outer edge. That's seven for Keller.
• Baty singles through the right side as he connects with a sinker on the inner half.
• Reynolds pops out to left field and the Pirates strand a runner at third for the fourth straight inning. They are 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position.
• IKF grounds out to third and Frazier advances to third base.
• Frazier takes second on a wild pitch.
• Frazier walks on six pitches.
• Alonso has to back track on a Davis pop up but he's able to settle himself in time to make the catch.
• End of fourth inning: Keller doing everything in his power to keep the Pirates in this one as he strikes out Alvarez for his fifth strikeout of the night.
• McNeil with a lazy pop-up to third. Two away.
• Vientos strokes a sinker back up the middle and into center. It may not seem like it, but the Pirates are outhitting the Mets right now.
• Nimmo flies out to left field.
• Senga strikes out Bae to strand runners in scoring position for the third straight inning. Hayes was stranded at third in the second and the Pirates have stranded runners on second and third the past two innings.
• Triolo strikes out on a forkball below the zone but Hayes steals second on the pitch.
• Canario strikes out on three straight pitches, all in the middle of the zone.
• Hayes singles to right center for his second hit of the game. Runners of first and third for Canario. No outs.
• Bart walks to start the fourth.
• End of third inning: Keller doing his best to keep the Mets at bay as he strikes out Alonso with a up-and-in fastball. He's a 46 pitches.
• Keller gets to 2-2 on Soto but throws two straight balls to give up his first free pass of the game.
• Keller strikes out Lindor on four pitches. Pumped a high fastball past him for strike three.
• Taylor with a quick ground out to third.
• Reynolds grounds out to Vientos at third. Another two runners stranded in scoring position.
• Kiner-Falefa swings over the top of another forkball.
• Frazier hits one hard right at Vientos and it bounces into left field. Davis moves to third on the play and Frazier slides into second. Big spot for IKF.
• Davis singles into right field and took a pretty big turn around the bag. Soto tried to throw behind him back into first but Davis got back in safely.
• A simple fly out to left field for Bae. Made decent contact but nothing more than that.
• End of second inning: Keller works a 1-2-3 inning as Baty flies out to center field.
• Keller overpowers Alvarez with a 2-2 fastball up in the zone. He's got three strikeouts so far and is just going after the Mets lineup.
• IKF makes a nice play behind second base to throw McNeil out at first. He ranged all the way over to the other side of the bag.
• Hayes is stranded at third after Triolo strikes out on a forkball in the dirt.
• Canario pops up to Baty in shallow center field. Hayes wasn't tagging on the play and quickly retreated to third.
• Hayes with a nice triple to the left center gap. He was able to advance after Taylor slipped on the warning track trying to corral it.
• Don't think that one would've been gone, but Nimmo just made another catch at the wall to rob Bart of a base hit. His timing along the wall is something to see.
• End of first inning: Vientos grounds out to Frazier.
• RUN: Nimmo trades places with Soto on a double into the left center gap. He smoked a changeup on the outer half. Mets, 1-0
• Keller works inside and outside against Alonso and eventually gets him with a fastball on the outer edge.
• Soto steals second and is safe by a few steps.
• Soto shoots one right back up the middle and into center field. Keller falls to the ground trying to avoid the ball and he gets checked on quickly but waves off Don Kelly and a trainer.
• Keller with a positive start as he strikes out Lindor on three straight pitches.
• Pirates go 1-2-3 as Reynolds swings through a fastball right down the middle of the plate.
• IKF with a soft pop-out to second base.
• Frazier starts it off by swinging over a forkball in the dirt.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Mets, Kodai Senga to Adam Frazier, Citi Field, 7:11 p.m., 66 degrees, cloud
• As a note, Oneil Cruz (back) is "getting better" and is still considered day-to-day
• For Don Kelly's visitors:
1. Adam Frazier, 2B
2. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
3. Bryan Reynolds, RF
4. Joey Bart, DH
5. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B
6. Alexander Canario, LF
7. Jared Triolo, 1B
8. Ji Hwan Bae, CF
9. Henry Davis, C
• For Carlos Mendoza's Mets:
1. Francisco Lindor, SS
2. Juan Soto, RF
3. Pete Alonso, 1B,
4. Brandon Nimmo, LF
5. Mark Vientos, 3B
6. Jeff McNeil, DH
7. Francisco Alvarez, C
8. Brett Baty, 2B
9. Tyrone Taylor, CF
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