Buccos Score 9 Runs in Series Win Over Mets | Pirates vs. Mets Game Highlights (6/28/25)

Guy Junker the public address announcer just a few moments ago announcing that Dave Parker passed away today the legendary pirate who used to be inducted now posthumously into Cooperstown later this summer passes away at the age of 74 and an absolute Pittsburgh Pirates legend his first 11 seasons with the Pirates two time batting champion most valuable player in the National League in 1978 seven time all-star a three time gold glover Dave Parker passes away at the age of 74 baby falter his 17th start obviously know how awesome of a May he had still trying to build upon that Francisco Lindor strolling to the plate and remember the Mets right now are just kind of treading water a little bit Lindor drills one down the left field line that's a fair ball going into the corner let's wait a second as Frazier plays the carob and Francisco Lindor has started this day with a ringing double jumped all over that pitch inside got beat a falter to the spot and kept it fair down the left field line for a leadoff double. He robs the Antos does advance Lindor the ground ball by the Antos the heck of a stop by kind of a terrific play right here this almost undoubtedly saves a run to this point obviously one out and a runner on third but really nice job mixture of cheers and jeers for one Soto rounds one the right side that goes through for a base hit and the Mets score first. Lindor comes in to score Soto able to dribble it through the drawn in infield for his forty seventh run that again it's one nothing New York just a silly mistake by the pirates. And I would say that the Mets did the same thing. Playback getting out allow the run on the Mets with a chance for a bigger running with Alonzo at the plate grounded through the right side that's a base hit for Alonzo Soto pulls in second so three hits amongst the first four batters for New York Mets jumping on Bailey Falter early Soto advances to third standing with two outs. Now there goes Alonzo the pitch inside no throw by far and Pete's got his first stolen base of the year. He had been thrown out a couple of times. He generally gets a couple every season and he strikes out Marte in the final out one nothing. That's as the pirates come to bat. Pirates scored nine runs on 12 hits. They are still last in the National League and run scored and Paul Blackburn will try and keep them that way. And Blackburn teases him outside with the curve ball and gets Frazier for the first down and a one out single to center puts him on for Brian Reynolds and he went low and in with the breaking ball and he got the half swing base umpire Ben May with a call. Reynolds is not happy about it at all. And Blackburn's got a couple of strikeouts in the first inning. And here is number thirty nine Nick Gonzalez an iconic number Dave Parker passing away today ground ball toward the middle of the diamond and Lindor is there to make the flip side retired Blackburn with a couple of K's and a scoreless first one nothing. So two out single and now a walk follows that two are on for the Mets to put the tarp on. Yeah. It's going to start picking up here. Yeah here comes the rain it's heavier rain. They're in a big hurry to you see them they are sprinting out to the tarp for thirty two rain delay. You do see the radar has got some real heavy stuff possibly passing through but it looks like it shouldn't be too long. It's just about stopped raining entirely here and Braxton Ashcraft starts to long toss. He is going to be the new pirates pitcher this delay too long for Falter to continue. Falter Bailey Falter gave up a run in the first on three hits and then got the first two outs of the second before allowing a base hit to Luis Torres and walked Francisco Lindor. That's when the tarp was placed on the field. Excellent work. Three pitches to strike out Vientos Paul Blackburn returns. One hour and twenty nine minute rain delay. He'll continue stolen base O'Neal Cruz and he's in scoring position now for Bart Barrett in the center field. This will tie the game. Joey Bart rips it into center field and it's one one cutter right in the middle of the plate. Joey Bart knows stay on it at very minimum move the runner to second runner from second to third. We've got a new ballgame coming back after a 90 minute rain delay not agreeing so far with Paul Blackburn. Joey Bart has had a down year from last season comes off like a knuckleball three straight hits against Blackburn to start this bottom of the second inning second inning starts a spiral downward on Paul Blackburn. Keep Brian Hayes as the batter Blackburn's velocity is down this inning. His location is off. It's lined in the center field another hit shades of last night for straight hits to one pirates Brian Hayes having some second inning deja vu going over from yesterday. Greg Harris doing a really nice job forcing the Mets pitchers to stay in the top of the zone not chasing down five straight hits now for the pirates to load the bases again with nobody out. This plan worked about as poorly as it possibly could have bringing Blackburn back after a 90 minute rain delay. He gives a five straight hits and we'll leave with the bases loaded with two runs already home in the inning. Jose Botell will come in to try to bail them out. This will be deep enough to get another run home as Taylor will make the catch. There'll be a sacrifice fly to score Horowitz as Frazier brings home an important third run. Hayes moves to third two outs here in the second. Nick Gonzalez is the ninth pirate to bat a ball on the right side Alonzo ranging wide is going to go to second gets the force there to end the inning. So Botell comes in and gets three outs but the Mets give up three in the second to two out singles and Tyrone Taylor's going to come up right to second and on the first Taylor hitless in his last 14 at bats. Runners cannot advance one out keep Brian Hayes will come to bat. He's lines when the left field incomes Nimoy makes the catch throw back to second Cruz make it double. O'Neal Cruz got caught in between second and third and Nimmo caught the line drive and turned it into a seven to four double play and that keeps Beaty to a double. Here's Terence Hayes. If this call stands we'll see if they challenge that was remarkable. They will not. It'll stand Kiner Falefa Johnny on the spot tags Beatty and now former pirate Brandon Waddell Waddell has six game eleven two thirds innings just over three R.A. Oh Roberto Ortiz throwing someone out. It's Carlos Mendoza who is barking about the strike zone in the last half inning. Clearly did not like the way the last two pitches were called because he felt as though there was some inconsistency and he is getting his money's worth. Now the first time that Carlos has been ejected this year this reeks of a manager who is angry at the strike zone and angry at his team and isn't trying to inspire his team to wake up. So what out Ashcraft did a rocking chair right now. It's very well. Face Pete Alonzo Alonzo drives one deep right center field. Cruz watches that ball hit off the base of the wall. Alonzo heads for second. This is throw coming in not in time. Alonzo hugs the bag with a one out. Twenty fourth double of the year to lead the National League. And then here's Nemo Nemo pulls one base hit Alonzo to third is being waved around. The throw will go to second Brandon Nemo in his second hit of the day drives in a run to get the Mets within one. It's not three to two. Hey there's one of those hits with runners in scoring position by Brandon. Nice job. Nemo catches a little maybe change up there from Ashcraft is Caleb Ferguson thirty seventh game for him. Six keys and thirty four innings and Ferguson strikes out one Soto perfect pitch. They could have ran that up there and handed it to Barton a better spot. That's impressive right there. Back to back strikeouts for Caleb Ferguson over Soto and Alonzo disappearing slider right here. This time should get him. Frazier and Ferguson has a one two three top half of the seventh inning. Pirates leading by one back to back walks. Now the bases are loaded. It's up to Hayes to add to the pirates narrow one run lead here at the end lines it off the glove of Alonzo scores an insurance run. He's blistered it to score Gonzalez pirates lead for two second RBI single the night for Brian Hayes a little late in the fastball but stays through it. Big big run right there and John Gibbons is going to come out and get Rosabon Brian Hayes has been on fire the last week. Rosabon giving up a run and responsible for the three men on bounce left side pick nicely only play the first RBI kind of full of five two pirates all four loaded for McCutcheon and into right center field Andrew McCutcheon a two run single. That is huge. McCutcheon makes it seven to and all the runs charged to Rosabon and one third of an inning four runs on his ledger right center field and that gets down. Taylor can't make the catch McCutcheon will score. Canario has already scored and Brian Reynolds a two run double and now the pirates are pouring it on and the top just got blown off. This one Greg another bullpen meltdown for the Mets after their bullpen pitch brilliantly for six innings six runs are home in the bottom of the eighth and here comes David Bednar Bednar this year to ninety three the ERA be looking to finish his twenty fifth game of the year. So bring up Soto facing Bednar here with a man at first two outs. Raise it raise the Jolly Roger the pirates blow out the Mets in back to back games. We certainly didn't feel like this was going to be the ending of this when the pirates scored three runs in the second inning and then six in the bottom of the eighth to really push this thing out of hand in honor of Dave Parker tonight. I think it's safe to say if we hear any noise tonight it's just Bart and the boys bopping.