The Mets would strike first as they would get 2 in the 2nd. Foster would get a 2-out single and Knight would follow with a 2 run Home Run on a McWilliams hanging curve and its 2-0 Mets. The Pirates would answer back with some runs of their own. Wynne would lead off with a single, Lezcano singles and Khalifa draws a walk to load the bases. McWilliams hits a SACFLY to Wilson and that scores Wynne. Morrison singles and that scores Lezcano, Brown would follow with a double and that would Khalifa and the Pirates take the lead 3-2.
The Pirates would break the game open in the 5th as Fernandez would leave a few to many pitches up in the strikezone. Lezcano and Khalifa would draw 1-out walks. Ray would single and that would score Lezcano. Fernandez would try to over power Morrison would would crush a fastball for a 3 run homer and it is now 7-2 Pirates.
The Mets would not go quietly however. In the 6th Chapman and Carter would draw walks, Strawberry would bounce into a 6-4 FC and Chapman advances to 3rd. Foster hits a hard one to Ray who can't find the handle and commits the error and allows Chapman to score and now its 7-3 Pirates
The Mets woiuld get 2 more in the 7th and send McWilliams to the clubhouse. Bowa would deliver a pinch hit single, Wilson walks, Hernandez doubles and that scores Bowa. Carter would then hit a deep SACFLY to Lezcano and that score Wilson to make it 7-5 Pirates. THe Mets would not be able to cause anymore damage and the Pirates would sweep them.
The Final Score 7-5 Pirates
