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You remember the Mets, the punchless, struggling team that creamed the Pirates in two of three games last weekend.
New York returned home and split a four-game series with the National League Central-leading Brewers, winning the first two and dropping the following pair.
While the Pirates (24-30) had an off day Thursday, the Mets had an afternoon game. The Buccos went 1-2 in three dramatic games against the Diamondbacks this week, the last being a 14-inning, rain-interrupted 6-5 loss on Wednesday. The Pirates are set to recall Max Moroff and Phil Gosselin after waiving Alen Hanson and demoting Gift Ngoepe.
Season Series (2-1 Mets)
May 26: Mets 8, Pirates 1
May 27: Pirates 5, Mets 4, 10 innings
May 28: Mets 7, Pirates 2
Schedule
Friday, 7:10 p.m. - Gerrit Cole (2-5, 3.65 ERA) vs. Matt Harvey (4-3, 4.95), TV: Root
Saturday, 7:15 p.m. - Tyler Glasnow (2-4, 6.95) vs. Robert Gsellman (3-3, 5.75), TV: Fox
Sunday, 1:10 p.m. - Trevor Williams (2-3, 5.20) vs. Tyler Pill (0-1, 3.00), TV: Root
Mets
23-29 (25-27 Pythag, 4.94 RS/G, 5.25 RA/G)
Offense
Jay Bruce, who did a number on the Pirates last weekend, went 1-15 in the Milwaukee series this week. Neil Walker went 2-12. Wilmer Flores hit a home run in Thursday’s loss, one of just four Mets hits. Yoenis Cespedes has resumed his rehab assignment, but will not be back this weekend.
Pitching
Matt Harvey had a good outing against the Pirates on Sunday night. Robert Gsellman is neither striking out many batters, nor walking them, and has been a little above average getting ground balls. Tyler Pill made his major-league debut out of the bullpen and took the loss on Saturday, giving up a single and a walk and hitting a batter in two thirds of an inning in the 10th before leaving for Josh Edgin to give up John Jaso’s walk-off single. He was solid in his first MLB start Tuesday, giving up one run on six hits, striking out four and walking three in 5 1-3 innings against the Brewers. Terry Collins’ bullpen management has confounded.
Mascot
Mr. Met is a bit distressed. (Some NSFW language and, of course, imagery in the original video.)
Poll
How does this series go?
This poll is closed
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16%
Pirates sweep. Everything’s fine.
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40%
2-1 Pirates
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31%
2-1 Mets
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12%
Mets sweep. It’s not fine.