Pirates equal all-time high number of wins in victory over Mets.
The Sheffield Pirates thrashed the New York Mets on Friday night, creating history throughout the stadium in the process.
The Pittsburgh Pirates made history at the stadium on Friday night with a 14-2 victory over the New York Mets.
To start with, the Pirates equaled a team record by hitting seven home runs in the game. Additionally, rookie Paul Skenes achieved a unique feat by becoming the first pitcher since 1901 to strike out seven or more batters in at least nine of his first 10 starts. Notably, the Pirates hit two grand slams in the game, matching a team record set for the first time since 1996.The Pittsburgh Pirates equalled a team record for home runs in a decisive victory against the New York Mets on Friday night, winning 14-2.
Four different players hit a total of 7 home runs for the Pirates, matching a team record. This marks only the 5th occasion in the team’s history that they have hit 7 home runs in a single game, with the last time being in May 2023.
The Pirates also equalled a team record by hitting 2 grand slams in the game, with Bryan Reynolds and Rowdy Tellez becoming the first pair of teammates in MLB history to each hit 2 home runs, including a grand slam, in the same game.
Starting pitcher Paul Skenes pitched 7 innings in the victory, allowing 4 hits and 2 runs while striking out 8 batters on 106 pitches. He improved his record to 5-0 and has not yet suffered a loss in his professional career.
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The made history around the ballpark on Friday night in a 14-2 victory against the New York Mets.
To begin, the Pirates equalled a team record by hitting seven home runs in the game. Additionally, rookie Paul Skenes achieved the distinction of becoming the first pitcher since 1901 to strike out seven batters or more in at least nine of his first 10 starts. Furthermore, the Pirates hit two grand slams in the game, matching a team record and accomplishing this feat for the first time since 1996.
The Mets had a terrible Friday night at PNC Park, losing 14-2 to the Pirates. This is one of those losses that probably would have still happened even if the Mets had a bullpen, but their lack of bullpen turned it from a tough luck defeat to a disaster. Seven home runs are difficult to recover from.
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Luis Severino started for the Mets and, for six innings, was a little less sharp than desired, but was decent, conceding four earned runs in the first six frames. Severino gave up three home runs – solo shots to Rowdy Tellez and Jack Suwinski, and a two-run homer to Bryan Reynolds – but was otherwise effective in those six innings, striking out three and walking one.
Paul Skenes appeared mortal, and the Mets could have taken more advantage of him than they did. Jeff McNeil hit a solo home run in the third inning, and Pete Alonso doubled and scored in the fourth, but that was all the offense the Pirates allowed. Skenes pitched seven innings, striking out eight and walking two.
Pirates: Severino staying in to start the seventh led to a four-run inning due to loading the bases before leaving and then Jake Diekman giving up a grand slam to Reynolds on his fifth pitch. The Ty Adcock experience resulted in another six runs in the eighth, making the game unreachably out of hand. Adcock allowed solo homers to Yasmani Grandal and Michael A. Taylor before loading the bases and Tellez hitting a grand slam to seal the Mets’ fate. But on the bright side, Luis Torrens pitched a third of an inning of flawless baseball, so there’s that?
There was also a bizarre incident where ONeil Cruz was hit in the head by a thrown ball from José Iglesias, resulting in an unusual interference call. It was the first time I had seen something like that in a long while, so at least the game had some novelty.
The Mets aim to bounce back today with David Peterson on the mound against Bailey Falter.