Final
Cole, Pirates top Mets
May 23, 2015 - 4:05 AM Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Gerrit Cole fired 8 1/3 dominant innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets 4-1 in the opener of a three-game set.Cole (6-2) struck out 10 and allowed an unearned run on six hits and a walk for the Pirates, who had dropped six of their last seven games coming in. Mark Melancon recorded the final two outs in the ninth to notch his 10th save of the season.
"He threw 111 pitches. He had a shot to close it down. It didn't happen there. He'll do that one of these days," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of Cole, whose yet to throw a shutout in his MLB career.
Chris Stewart went 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Pedro Alvarez and Jung Ho Kang each had a hit, an RBI and a run scored in the triumph.
Noah Syndergaard (1-2) surrendered four runs -- three earned -- on seven hits for New York, which had won four of its last six contests heading in.
"Got to have a short memory and prepare for my next start," Syndergaard said.
The Pirates opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the second.
Alvarez hit a two-out, ground-rule double to left and Gregory Polanco followed with a base hit to the right side of the infield to bring home Alvarez. Polanco then stole second and scored on Stewart's double to left.
Juan Lagares scored on a wild pitch in the top of the third to cut the deficit in half, but Pittsburgh pushed across two more in the sixth.
Andrew McCutchen smacked a leadoff double to right, moved to third on a Starling Marte grounder and came home on Kang's high bouncer through the middle of the infield. Kang scurried to second on a failed pickoff attempt and stole third before scoring on Alvarez's sacrifice fly to make it 4-1.
Game Notes
Cole threw 74 of his 111 pitches for strikes ... Polanco's steal was his 12th of the year ... The Pirates were 3-for-7 with runners in scoring position, while New York finished 0-for-4 with RISP.
- NEW YORK: 1
PITTSBURGH: 4
Final
May 22 9:31 PM - P.Alvarez hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Cuddyer, Jung Ho scored.
Mets 1, Pirates 4 Bot 6, 2 OutsMay 22 8:46 PM - Pedro Alvarez out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Michael Cuddyer. Jung-Ho Kang scores.
Mets 1, Pirates 4 Bot 6, 1 OutMay 22 8:46 PM - On wild pitch by G.Cole, Lagares scored, Plawecki to third.
Mets 1, Pirates 2 Top 3, 1 OutMay 22 7:48 PM - Chris Stewart doubles to left field. Gregory Polanco scores.
Mets 0, Pirates 2 Bot 2, 2 OutsMay 22 7:38 PM - Gregory Polanco reaches on error. Pedro Alvarez scores. Fielding error by Lucas Duda.
Mets 0, Pirates 1 Bot 2, 2 OutsMay 22 7:35 PM
May 22 7:08 PM- NEW YORK: 0
PITTSBURGH: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
May 22 7:07 PM
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