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The Mets' offense hit three home runs in the team's 4-2 win over the Pirates on Saturday at CitiField. Jay Bruce, Neil Walker, and Wilmer Flores went deep for the Mets, who have hit 20 home runs in the last 13 games. Twelve of those home runs have come against the Pirates.  All four of New York's runs on Saturday came via home run. Walker hit a two-run homer in the first inning to give the Mets an early lead, while Bruce hit a solo shot in the third and Flores added another solo homer in the fourth. Flores is now hitting .368 with three home runs, five doubles, and 13 RBI since May 1. Meanwhile, Walker continues to perform well against his former team. He is hitting .361 with a double, triple, Continue to Article

June 04, 2017 11:32:am EST

Robert Gsellman earned the win on Saturday after allowing two runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings against the Pirates, while Addison Reed pitched a six-out save to secure the win for the Mets. Gsellman (4-3, 5.53 ERA) struck out six batters and walked two. He allowed runs in the second and third innings, but limited the damage thereafter despite throwing a season-high 109 pitches less than a week after he threw a then-season-high 105 pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers. Fernando Salas, Jerry Blevins, and Reed combined to pitch 3.2 scoreless innings in relief for the Mets. Reed allowed two hits and a walk, but allowed no runs to earn his eighth save of the season. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson Continue to Article

June 04, 2017 11:13:am EST

The Mets (23-30) will try to bounce back from their Friday night loss as they take on the Pirates (25-30) in game two of their three-game set on Saturday evening (7:15 p.m. ET) at Citi Field. The Mets are 2-3 so far during this seven-game home stand and are 4-6 in their last 10 overall games. ... They have homered nine times in four games versus the Pirates this season. ... The Mets are sixth in the majors with 184 extra base hits and lead the league with a .390 on-base percentage with runners in scoring position. Who is starting tonight for the Mets?  RHP Robert Gsellman (3-3/5.75 ERA/1.53 WHIP) surrendered just three hits and two runs (one earned) and struck out five in his last outing against Continue to Article

June 03, 2017 5:00:pm EST

Things you should know about today's game... 1) Handed a three-run lead, Matt Harvey could not record an out in the sixth and Paul Sewald retired one of the eight batters he faced during Pittsburgh's seven-run inning. Pirates rookie catcher Elias Diaz drove in a career-high six runs. 2) Harvey was charged with six runs on five on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts in five-plus frames. Sewald surrendered five runs, five hits and walked in a run and was saddled with his first Major League loss. 2) Lucas Duda homered twice for the second time this season and drove in three runs. Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer -- his team-leading 14th -- and Neil Walker added an RBI triple -- played Continue to Article

June 03, 2017 2:15:pm EST

Things you should know about today's game... 1) Handed a three-run lead, Matt Harvey could not record an out in the sixth and Paul Sewald retired one of the eight batters he faced during Pittsburgh's seven-run inning. Pirates rookie catcher Elias Diaz drove in a career-high six runs. 2) Harvey was charged with six runs on five on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts in five-plus frames. Sewald surrendered five runs, five hits and walked in a run and was saddled with his first Major League loss. 2) Lucas Duda homered twice for the second time this season and drove in three runs. Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer -- his team-leading 14th -- and Neil Walker added an RBI triple -- played Continue to Article

June 02, 2017 11:13:pm EST