The New York Mets lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Mets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 6-4.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets and he pitched ok and Jose Reyes had two hits to lead the offense. 

Lugo lost his third game of the season pitching five innings and giving up four hits and three runs with one of them being earned.  He walked three and struck out four.  Tyler Bashlor pitched two innings giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and Robert Gsellman pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts. 

Jameson Taillon pitched six innings giving up four hits and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Taillon won his fifth game of the season.  Tyler Glasnow pitched giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and didn’t record an out, Steven Brault pitched an inning with a walk and a strikeout and Kyle Crick pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk and he struck out two.  Felipe Vazquez pitched an inning with three strikeouts and heh earned his 15^th save of the season. 

Michael Conforto drew two walks, Jose Bautista drew a walk and Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk.  Devin Mesoraco had a hit and drew a walk, Reyes had two hits and Kevin Plawecki had a hit and an RBI.  Luis Guillorme drew a walk, Wilmer Flores had a hit and three RBI.  Reyes and Plawecki each hit a double and Flores hit a homerun.  The Mets were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Guillorme committed two errors and Cabrera committed an error. 

Starling Marte had a hit and drew a walk, Josh Bell had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and Josh Harrison had a hit and an RBI.  Colin Moran had a hit and drew a walk, Elias Diaz had two hits and two RBI and Corey Dickerson drew a walk.  Gregory Polanco had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Moran hit a double and Polanco and Belle each hit a homerun.  The Pirates were 3-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.  Marte had two stolen bases and Moran committed an error. 

In the first Harrison hit a sac fly to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  In the second Polanco hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 2-0.  In the third Diaz hit an RBI single and it was 3-0.  In the sixth Bell hit a two-run homerun to extend the lead to 5-0.  In the seventh Plawecki hit an RBI double and Flores hit a three-run homerun to cut the lead to 5-4.  In the ninth Diaz hit a sac fly to push the lead to 6-4.