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PITTSBURGH \u2014 Jared Jones and the Pirates were clobbered 11-1 by the Mets in Sunday\u2019s rubber match at PNC Park for the team\u2019s sixth straight series loss.<\/p>\n
Scoring Plays<\/p>\n
Top 1st, 2-0 NYM: The first three batters for the Mets (52-67) all reached and loaded the bases for Carson Benge, who plated a run on a check-swing single to left field. New York tacked on another off Jared Jones (2-4) on Luis Robert Jr.\u2019s sacrifice fly to right. <\/p>\n
Top 3rd, 5-0 NYM: Robert got the Pirates again with a two-run home run to right-center. Later in the inning, Jake Mangum was unable to make a sliding catch in center, and Jared Young pulled into third for a triple after the ball rolled to the wall. He scored on Marcus Semien\u2019s two-out single to left.<\/p>\n
Bottom 3rd, 5-1 NYM: Mangum got the Pirates (58-62) on the board with a solo home run to center field off Sean Manaea (4-5). <\/p>\n
Top 4th, 9-1 NYM: The Mets blew the game open with a four-run inning. They again loaded the bases against Jared Jones with no outs, and Bo Bichette beat an outfield shift with a bases-clearing double to left off Evan Sisk. He scored on Jared Young\u2019s two-out single to right. <\/p>\n
Top 5th, 10-1 NYM: Francisco Alvarez put the Mets into double digits with a solo home run to left off Kirby Yates. <\/p>\n
Top 7th, 11-1 NYM: Robert came through again with an RBI single up the middle off Gregory Soto. <\/p>\n
Key Moments<\/p>\n
Jared Jones struggled to find it from the beginning and had the Pirates playing from behind all game. <\/p>\n
Player of the Game<\/p>\n
Sean Manaea had 11 strikeouts, the most he\u2019s had in a game since 2024. The left-hander blanked the Pirates across a season-high-tying seven innings, scattering three hits. He did not walk a batter. <\/p>\n
Stat to Know<\/p>\n
The Pirates have lost six straight series. They last won a series when they took two of three against the Guardians in Cleveland from July 18-19. Pittsburgh also has failed to win back-to-back games since July 26-27. <\/p>\n
Notable Performances<\/p>\n
Jared Jones: 3.0 innings, six hits, eight runs, three walks, three strikeouts, 69 pitches\/44 strikes <\/p>\n
Jake Mangum: 2 for 4, one home run, one RBI, one run<\/p>\n
Noteworthy<\/p>\n
Jared Jones\u2019 eight earned runs allowed are a career-high. <\/p>\n
The Pirates are 8-15 since the All-Star break. <\/p>\n
11 runs are tied for the second-most the Pirates have allowed in a game this season. <\/p>\n
C Endy Rodr\u00edguez (left hip) was out of the lineup again after being scratched on Saturday. <\/p>\n
Up Next<\/p>\n
For the first time since July 23, the Pirates will have a day off on Monday. They\u2019ll start a three-game set in Miami on Tuesday night. RHP Paul Skenes (9-10, 3.96 ERA) will be on the mound for Pittsburgh. The Marlins will send out Eury P\u00e9rez (5-9, 3.61 ERA).. First pitch: 6:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh\/93.7 The Fan.<\/p>\n
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