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08/09 15:54 CDT Bo Bichette goes 5 for 5 and Sean Manaea strikes out 11 in
Mets' 11-1 rout of Pirates
Bo Bichette goes 5 for 5 and Sean Manaea strikes out 11 in Mets' 11-1 rout of
Pirates
By JOHN PERROTTO
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Bo Bichette went 5 for 5 with a three-run double and scored
three times, Luis Robert Jr. homered and drove in four, and the New York Mets
routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1 on Sunday.
Sean Manaea pitched seven strong innings and struck out 11, most by a New York
starter this season. Francisco Alvarez also went deep and Jared Young had three
hits for the last-place Mets, who improved to 5-1 on a nine-game trip following
a substantial selloff ahead of last Monday's trade deadline.
Coming off a 9-0 defeat Saturday night, New York turned the tables and outhit
Pittsburgh 15-4. Bichette had a bases-loaded double in the fourth that pushed
the lead to 8-1. Robert launched a two-run shot in the third, and Alvarez
homered leading off the fifth.
Manaea (4-5) allowed only Jake Mangum's homer in the third. The big left-hander
gave up three hits and walked none.
Jack Weisenburger, just called up from Triple-A Syracuse, tossed two scoreless
innings in his major league debut to finish it.
Pirates starter Jared Jones (2-4) was tagged for eight runs and six hits in
three-plus innings. He walked three and hit two batters with pitches as
Pittsburgh lost for the fifth time in six games.
Rookie outfielder Carson Benge returned to the Mets' lineup from a sore left
wrist and went 2 for 5 with an RBI single and a walk.
Up next
Mets: Travel to Atlanta to open a three-game series Monday night with RHP
Christian Scott (3-3, 3.15 ERA) starting against RHP Bryce Elder (8-6, 3.69).
Pirates: Begin a three-game series at Miami on Tuesday night as RHP Paul Skenes
(9-10, 3.96 ERA) faces RHP Eury Prez (5-9, 3.61).
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