The pitchers' duel between Noah Syndergaard and Jameson Taillon, making his long-awaited Major League debut, turned out to be a draw. Taillon allowed three runs on six hits and struck out three over six innings. The Pirates nicked Syndergaard for two runs in the first inning and ran up his pitch count, but he battled through six innings, surrendering three runs (two earned) while striking out five.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Wilmer wins it: For the second time in three innings, the Mets faced a bases-loaded, one-out situation in the 10th. In the eighth, they didn't score from it. This time, manager Terry Collins turned immediately to a pinch-hitter, Flores, who laced a first-pitch Luebke fastball into center field for an RBI single. That gave the Mets their first lead of the night and series.
Flores' go-ahead single
NYM@PIT: Flores gives the Mets the lead in the 10th
Wilmer Flores floats a single into center field and sends Yoenis Cespedes home from the third to give the Mets a 6-5 lead in the 10th
Worth the wait: Taillon spent two years recovering from Tommy John surgery and a hernia operation before biding his time in Triple-A this spring. Finally given the opportunity he'd long dreamed about, Taillon checked off a number of big-league firsts. His first pitch: a 96-mph fastball, called for ball one. His first inning: 15 pitches, 10 strikes, one infield single. His first strikeout: Alejandro De Aza in the third inning, whiffing on an 88-mph changeup.
Taillon's first Major League K
NYM@PIT: Taillon fans De Aza for his first strikeout
Jameson Taillon gets Alejandro De Aza swinging to record his first Major League strikeout in the 3rd
Game-tying homers: Perhaps fighting for his job with fellow infielder Kelly Johnson set to join the Mets this weekend, Ty Kelly launched a game-tying, two-run homer to open the scoring off Taillon in the fourth. Ty's tie was short-lived; Jaso gave the Pirates the lead right back with his RBI double in the bottom of the inning. But Michael Conforto tied things up again with a two-run blast off Jared Hughes in the eighth.
Kelly's two-run homer
NYM@PIT: Kelly smacks his first career homer
Ty Kelly drives a ball into the right-field seats and brings home two runs for his first Major League homer in the 4th
Hot Coffee: Batting with Andrew McCutchen on first base and the game tied in the seventh inning, Polanco lashed at Jim Henderson's 93-mph fastball and nearly sent it out of PNC Park, but just foul. Four pitches later, Polanco ripped his third double of the night to right field. McCutchen wheeled around third base and scored the then-go-ahead run when Neil Walker, the former Pirates second baseman, bobbled the relay throw home.
Polanco's RBI double
NYM@PIT: Polanco peppers a double into right field
Gregory Polanco smashes a double into the gap in right-center field and Andrew McCutchen comes home to score, giving the Pirates a 5-3 lead
JOYCE EJECTED
Pirates right fielder Matt Joyce was ejected by home-plate umpire Alan Porter after striking out to end the seventh inning. Joyce was caught looking at an 86-mph slider from Henderson that appeared to be well inside the strike zone. Joyce struck out four times in four at-bats on Tuesday and struck out twice on Wednesday night.
Joyce's ejection in the 7th
NYM@PIT: Joyce gets ejected in the 7th
Matt Joyce gets ejected form the game after arguing balls and strikes to end his at-bat in the 7th inning
BENCHES WARNED
Porter warned both benches after Hughes threw an 87-mph changeup behind Yoenis Cespedes in the eighth inning. Both Hughes and catcher Francisco Cervelli argued at length with Porter, who issued the warning despite no recent beanball history between the Mets and Pirates. Syndergaard was thrown out of a game against the Dodgers last month without any warning, for throwing behind the back of Mets nemesis Chase Utley.
Benches get warned in the 8th
NYM@PIT: Benches get warned after an errant pitch
Jared Hughes throws an errant pitch that winds up behind Yoenis Cespedes, then the home plate umpire comes out and warns both benches
WHAT'S NEXT
Mets: The Mets will look to cease scuffling against a Brewers team they swept last month, traveling to Milwaukee for the first of four games on Thursday at Miller Park. Right-hander Bartolo Colon will start the 8:10 p.m. ET opener opposite Jimmy Nelson.
Pirates: After catching an early flight to Denver, left-hander Jeff Locke will start the Pirates' mid-homestand makeup game against the Rockies at Coors Field at 5:10 p.m. ET on Thursday. Locke has been at his best lately, going 4-0 with a 2.76 ERA over his last four starts. Pittsburgh will spend less than 24 hours in Colorado, flying back after the game to begin a three-game series against the Cardinals on Friday at PNC Park.
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Adam Berry has covered the Pirates for MLB.com since 2015. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry.
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