Pirates silence Mets offense in series-opening victory
Field Level Media
17 Jul 2021, 14:40 GMT+10
Bryan Reynolds and Wilmer Difo homered Friday to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the visiting New York Mets 4-1 in a game that featured a benches-clearing incident.
Adam Frazier added a two-run single for the Pirates.
Pittsburgh starter Chad Kuhl (3-5) pitched five innings, giving up one run (none earned) on two hits, with five walks and three strikeouts.
Richard Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his 13th save.
New York starter Marcus Stroman (6-8) allowed two runs and eight hits in five innings, with no walks and three strikeouts.
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