Mets got on the board first with a two-run home run by Wilmer Flores in the top of the first and the Mets led 2-0
Steven Matz took the hill and gave up a two run HR in the bottom of the inning by David Freese to tie the game at 2
Asdrubal Cabrera doubled in a run in the top of the second, 3-2 NY
Top 3, Mets got another run on a sac fly by Devin Mesoraco and it was 4-2 Mets.
Matz got burned by the long ball again as he gave up a game tying HR to Josh Harrison in the bottom of the third and we were again knotted, this time at 4.
Mets got it right back in the top of the 4th with a two run HR from Asdrubal Cabrera and added another one on a strange error to make it 7-4
Mets got three more runs in the top of the 7th, An RBI Single by Rosario, An RBI ground out by Devin Mesoraco and a wild pitch that scored Amed Rosario and the Mets hit double digits! 10-4 New York
Matz was better than the 4 runs indicated. He finished a strong 6 innings with just the 4 runs on three hits while striking out a season high 9 runs.
The Pirates responded with a run in the bottom of the 7th inning to cut the game to 10-5 with a Jordan Luplow RBI Triple
Mets got a couple of runs with sac flys in the 8th and 9th for their 11th and 12th runs of the night.
Pirates got one more run in the bottom of the 9th on an Adam Frazier RBI double, and that would be the final score 12-6 Mets
Mets continue their 4-game slate against the Pirates, First pitch 7:05 PM Mets on Deck at 6:05.