Mets Lose to Pirates 4-3 in 10 Innings As Offense Struggles To Get Clutch Hit

 

Mets LF Juan Soto (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Inagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 this afternoon at Citi Field to lose their first game of the season and dropped their record to 2-1.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean got off to a rocky start in the top of the inning after he gave up back-to-back walks to the first two hitters and later in the inning a RBI single to RF Ryan O'Hearn.

McLean had a scoreless top of the second and then gave up a solo homer to 2B Brandon Lowe in the top of the third.  

McLean was able to settle down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the fourth and fifth and was then taken out.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with 1.2 scoreless innings.

LHP Sean Manaea came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Luke Weaver threw a scoreless top of the ninth,

LHP Richard Lovelady came on in the top of the tenth and gave a RBI single to O'Hearn and after getting a double play grounder, walked the next two hitters he faced and then gave up a RBI single to catcher Henry Davis.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, CF Luis Robert Jr singled with one out in the bottom of the second and then 1B Brett Baty followed with a single.

2B Marcus Semian then drove in Robert Jr with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the fifth, SS Francisco Lindor tripled with one out and then LF Juan Soto followed with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the seventh, catcher Luis Torrens and Lindor singled with one out and then advanced to second and third on a wild pitch.

However, Soto and 3B Bo Bichette struck out to end the threat.

In the bottom of the tenth, Lindor led off with a walk and Soto followed with a RBI double, but Lindor was thrown out trying to score the tying run.

Bichette then grounded out and 1B Jorge Polanco flew out for the last out.

The Mets offense struggled all game with men on base and went 2-10 with runners in scoring position leaving eight runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, March 30 at the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:45 p.m.

Game 3: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Francisco Lindor-SS

2. Juan Soto-LF

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Jorge Polanco-DH

5. Luis Robert Jr-CF

6. Brett Baty-1B

7. Marcus Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-RF

9. Luis Torrens-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Nolan McLean vs. RHP Carmen Mlodzinski 

Mets Beat Pirates 4-2 in 11 Innings on Luis Robert Jr Walk-Off Homer

 

Mets CF Luis Robert Jr (Photo Credits to Gregroy Fisher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 in 11 innings today at Citi Field and improved their record to 2-0.

The Mets offense was held scoreless for the first nine innings wasting numerous scoring chances, but then finally broke through in the bottom of the tenth.

2B Marcus Semian led off with a hit by pitch and then pinch-hitter Mark Vientos followed with a single.

Catcher Luis Torrens then drove in Brett Baty with the tying run who started out on second base as the ghost runner.

In the bottom of the eleventh, 1B Jorge Polanco led off with a walk and then CF Luis Robert Jr came through with a three-run walk-off homer.

LHP David Peterson had a solid first debut with 5.1 scoreless innings. Peterson gave up six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with and picked up the last two outs in the top of the sixth.

RHP Luke Weaver threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Devin Williams threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

RHP Luis Garcia gave up a run in the top of the tenth.

LHP Richard Lovelady gave up a run in the top of the 11th, but still managed to pick up his first win of the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, March 29 at home against the Pirates at 1:40 p.m.

Game 2: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

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 Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-RF

9.  Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is LHP David Peterson vs. RHP Mitch Keller 

Mets Beat Pirates 11-7 on Opening Day Powered By Benge and Alvarez Homers and Knock Paul Skenes Out of First

 

Mets DH Brett Baty (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 this afternoon at Citi Field on Opening Day and improved their record to 1-0.

The Mets offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first against Pirates ace RHP Paul Skenes after SS Francisco Lindor led off with a walk and and then LF Juan Soto followed with a single to advance Lindor to third.

3B Bo Bichette then drove in Lindor with a sacrifice fly and 1B Jorge Polanco followed with an infield hit.

CF Luis Robert Jr followed with a walk to load the bases and then DH Brett Baty delivered with a bases clearing triple. 2B Marcus Semian followed with a RBI double.

The offense was held scoreless for the first next two innings until the bottom of the fourth after Lindor led off with a walk and Soto followed with a walk. Three batters later, CF Luis Robert Jr drove in Lindor with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the fifth, LF Carson Benge walked with one out and then catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a single. Lindor followed with a single to load the bases and Soto drove in Benge with a RBI single.

Two batters later, Polanco drove in Alvarez with a based loaded walk and then Robert Jr reached on an infield hit to score Lindor.

In the bottom of the sixth, Benge hit a solo homer for his first career homer and then Alvarez followed with a homer for back-to-back homers.

RHP Freddy Peralta got off to a tough start in his Met debut in the top of the first after he gave up a two-run homer to  2B Brandon Lowe. 

Perelta had a scoreless top of the second and then gave up a solo homer to Lowe in the top of the third.  Peralta had a scoreless top of the fourth and gave up a RBI double to catcher Henry Davis in the top of the fifth and then Peralta was taken out after the inning.

Peralta's final line was 5 innings,  six hits, four runs, 0 walks and seven strikeouts. He picked up his first win.

RHP Tobias Myers made his Met debut in the top of the sixth and gave up a RF Ryan O'Hearn.

Myers stayed in the game and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth.

Myers's final line was three innings, one hit, one run, 0 walks and one strikeout.

RHP Rico Garcia came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a two-run double to 3B Nick Gonzales, but was able to pick up the last three outs to close out the game.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Saturday, March 28 at home against the Pirates at 4:10 p.m.

Game 1: Mets vs. Pirates Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

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 Semian-2B

8. Carson Benge-CF

9. Francisco Alvarez-C

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta vs. RHP Paul Skenes 

Mets Finalize 2026 Opening Day Roster

 The New York Mets have finalized their 2026 Opening Day Roster:

Catchers:

1. Francisco Alvarez

2. Luis Torrens

Infielders:

1. Jorge Polanco

2. Marcus Semien

3. Francisco Lindor

4. Bo Bichette

5. Brett Baty

6. Mark Vientos

Outfielders:

1.  Juan Soto

2. Luis Robert Jr.

3. Carson Benge

4. Tyrone Taylor

5. Jared Young

Starting Pitching:

1. Freddy Peralta

2. Nolan McLean

3. Kodai Senga

4. Clay Holmes

5. David Peterson 

6. Sean Manaea

Bullpen:

1. Devin Williams

2. Luke Weaver

3. Tobias Myers

4. Huascar Brazoban

5. Luis Garcia

6. Brooks Raley

7. Richard Lovelady