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| Mets RHP Chris Bassitt (Photo Credits to AP) |
The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 this afternoon at PNC Park in the first game of a doubleheader to snap their three-game losing steak and improved their record to 86-51.
The offense got on the board early in the top of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with an infield single and then 1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI double.
Two batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil came through with a RBI single.
The bats held scoreless for the first three innings, but came alive in the top of the fourth after DH Daniel Vogelbach led off with a single and then LF Mark Canha was hit by a pitch.
RF Tyler Naquin came up next and broke the game open with a three-run homer.
3B Eduardo Escobar followed with a solo homer, his 15th homer of the year.
RHP Chris Bassitt had an excellent start allowing one run on five hits in seven innings.
He gave up one walk with 10 strikeouts.
It was his second time this year reaching double-digit strikeouts and also set a career-high in quality starts with 17.
RHP Seth Lugo closed it out with two scoreless innings in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings.
The Mets have another game tonight against the Pirates at 6:35 p.m.
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