PITTSBURGH — Against one of the lovely backdrops in baseball, the Mets performed one of many ugliest video games of the season.
One evening after dropping a devastating extra-inning contest to the Atlanta Braves, the Mets have been battered by the Pittsburgh Pirates. The shedding streak prolonged to seven video games in a 14-7 loss at PNC Park within the collection opener. There have been dangerous fundamentals, misplays, miscues and all the pieces in between.
The Mets rallied to attain 5 within the ninth off Rob Zastryzny and nearer David Bednar. The combat was there, however the execution wasn’t.
Tylor Megill was shelled for the third time in 4 begins, however the protection behind him didn’t precisely assist the scenario. After taking a 1-0 lead within the prime of the second inning, the Mets (30-34) went down 2-0 when a ground-rule double by light-hitting catcher Austin Hedges scored two. Hedges flared one down the best subject line and Starling Marte misjudged how near the wall the ball was. The catch chance was 50% and Marte didn’t come very near grabbing it.
But that one play didn’t doom the Mets. They made two errors within the second, contributing to the Pirates’ five-run outburst. There was one by Francisco Lindor that put two on with none out and one other by Eduardo Escobar that allowed two extra to attain.
With runners on the corners, Ji Hwan Bae laid down a bunt and Escobar fielded it however overthrew Mark Canha at first by a couple of mile, permitting each runs to cross the plate and Bae to achieve third. A base hit by Josh Palacios scored him simply.
Megill exited with two outs within the third to finish his outing at 3 2/3. Zach Muckenhirn, who was referred to as as much as substitute Stephen Nogosek on the roster earlier within the day, couldn’t cease the bleeding. Pitching in solely his third massive league sport, he allowed two inherited runners to attain and gave up three of his personal on 5 hits over 2 1/3 innings. The Mets badly wanted him to chew a number of and he did. In doing so, he spelled a bullpen that had only some out there arms. Tommy Hunter threw two innings, giving up back-to-back house runs within the eighth to Carlos Santana and Jake Suwinski.
Megill (5-4) was charged with 9 runs, however solely seven have been earned, on eight hits and three walks. He struck out just one and he now has a 5.14 ERA.
Meanwhile, left-hander Rich Hill (6-5), who pitched in 13 video games for the Mets in 2021, restricted his one-time former workforce to solely two earned runs. Mark Vientos had an RBI single within the second inning to open the scoring. Francisco Lindor hit his twelfth house run of the season within the third to briefly tie the sport at 2-2.
The 43-year-old Hill threw 119 pitches over seven innings, strolling two and hanging out six for Pittsburgh (33-29).
It was precisely the type of begin the Mets wanted.
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