07/15/23 – By Ethan Smith – @mvp_Ethan on Twitter
It sure is nice to be on the right side of some mistakes huh?
The Pittsburgh Pirates struggled for much of Tuesday evening in Queens to take advantage of free passes, passed balls and just about every self-inflicting mistake the Mets could make in a baseball game, but they managed to bring the series even with a 7-4 win over said Mets.
New York would take an early lead in this one thanks to a Brandon Nimmo homer off of Bailey Falter, who pitched 5.1 innings with five strikeouts.
Liover Peguero would answer Nimmo’s homer with a homer of his own in the top of the second, tying the game at one a piece in the early stages.
Falter and David Robertson would keep the game scoreless for the rest of their outings despite Robertson walking six Pirates over 3.2 innings and tight roping through the entirety of his performance.
Up until the seventh inning, the Pirates had 10 walks in the game and had left 10 runners on base, but Pittsburgh finally took advantage of New York’s mistakes, scoring 6 runs in the inning with only three hits as Andrew McCutchen, Peguero, Jack Suwinski and Jared Triolo(HBP) all reached via the free pass. To make matters worse for the Mets, Francisco Alvarez allowed a passed ball, Jason Delay would double and Bryan Reynolds would triple to add to a miserable display of baseball and effectively putting the game out of reach.
The bottom of the seventh saw the Mets claw back a bit, with homers from DJ Stewart and Jonathan Arauz off of Colin Selby bringing the Mets within three.
Angel Perdomo would shut down the seventh, striking out Brandon Nimmo, keeping the game 7-4 for the Pirates heading into the final two innings.
Colin Holderman pitched a clean eighth inning against his former team, holding the Pirates lead firm heading into the final frame.
David Bednar would come on for the ninth and would secure the save and the victory for the Pittsburgh Pirates, tying the series and forcing a series-deciding game on Wednesday as Johan Oviedo faces Tylor Megill.
News & Notes
- Falter: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Selby: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K(First MLB win)
- Perdomo: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K
- Holderman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K
- Bednar: 1.0 IP, 0 ER(25th save)
- Peguero, Joe and Hayes have multiple hits
- Pirates offense walks 10 times
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