Oneil Cruz Hits 14th HR of the Season in Win | Mets vs. Pirates (7/8/24)

Oneil Cruz Hits 14th HR of the Season in Win | Mets vs. Pirates (7/8/24)

there he is the allstar just can’t say enough about Brian Reynolds Just ability to post every single day he just impacts this offense and defense as well does it on the bases as well so congratulations Brian he named to his fourth All-Star team yesterday also announced that he’s going to participate in the Home Run Derby try to win it for a third time Mitch Keller was an Allstar for the Pirates last year and the Mets have never had much luck against him yeah I think in his three starts against the Mets you see those numbers there he’s got a lot of good stuff likes to mix in his pitches very well and he has a similar Mound present to Christian Scott he has that Bulldog he’ll come right at you and challenge guys Francisco Lindor left off the All-Star team yesterday after his game-winning hit in the ninth inning here’s a one two coming swing and a foul tip struck him out one out and Lindor is gone and that’s how the ball game starts 02 strike three call so’s Mitch Keller gets that fast ball right on the inner Edge he struck out two Mets there it is strike three call Mitch Keller strikes out the side in the first inning that’s an All-Star likee performance for Mitch Keller right there Christian Scott today for the first time in his professional career is going to be working on regular rest on his fifth day yeah this is going to be the first time for him I think he’s going to be fine I know they might uh keep him limited with a pitch count but he’s been strong I think he’s built for this with his body type I expect good things from him today swinging a miss and Scott goes upstairs to strike out McCutchen so there have been 13 pitches thrown in this game at four strikeouts here’s Brian Reynolds named yesterday to his second Allstar team Reynolds drives one out to Center but Bader is right there waiting and there are two out here’s O’Neal Cruz who swings since since a high fly to Center Bader back pedaling in straightaway Center stops in front of the track and makes the catch and Christian Scott has a one two three bottom of the first inning pet Lonzo the Mets lone Allstar hitting at 243 with 18 home runs and here’s a s in a flyball shallow center field swinsky moving in and making the catch one out first time to the Mets have put a ball in play and he Rockets one toward the Gap in right center field that’s down for a hit cut off nicely by swinsky and he’ll hold Vientos to a single nicely done by swinsky who’s starting in center field for the first time in this series with Michael Taylor sitting it looked like a double when it hit the grass but swinsky made sure it wouldn’t be keeps the double play in order and the double play in order because of the play swinsky made right there that’s baseball yep got to love it Mitch Keller to work to Jose eaus to start the third inning a swing and a liner caught by tles one out this is not easy reaction Oppo they’re playing him to pull and he shoots a line drive the other way smartly sticks his glove out there and follows it in that’s grounded on the right side tles can’t get to this one and it sneaks by Gonzalez as well and mcneel is aboard with a one out single Keller sets the 2-1 in tight and it hit him sweeper came charging into the shoot tops and Lindor could not get out of the way so the Mets have Runners at first and second with two outs so now Brandon niml will try and make something of it that bouncing ball oh what a Play tles What a play Rowdy tles just saved two runs oh my goodness the big man catlike quickness big glove h Rowdy 1-1 breaking ball swung on serve towards third picked on the backand on one hop by Vientos sets his feet throws wide a first but a big stretch by Alonzo he hangs on to the bag for the out two away pet Alonzo on the other end does a great job of stretching and keeping that toe just on the edge there breaking ball strike three called got him looking front door sweeper freezes triolo nine up nine down for the rookie right-hander there’s Mark Vientos who singled back in the second here’s a two- two swing and a Fly ball out to Center swinsky going back to the wall feeling for that wall he’ll make the catch right up against it ventos gave it a ride but swinsky hauls it in to the right of center field and that ends the Mets fourth inning they go down in order against Mitch Keller bottom of the fourth inning in Pittsburgh scoreless game Christian Scot back to work here’s another 3-2 mccut takes upstairs that’s the first pirate base runer a walk it’s a leadoff walk in the fourth inning and that brings Brian Reynolds to the plate and Reynolds flies this one out to left should be easy for nmo and Brandon puts it away one out here’s O’Neal Cruz flyed out to the warning track in center field back in the first inning against Scott this might be a good match up for O’Neal Cruz and the pitch swing High Fly ball left of center and deep Bader back to the wall there it goes home run O’Neal Cruz into the bullpen that was a long one and the Pirates take a two nothing lead on their first hit of the day almost got him first time up came close to it this time just a little bit better contact and it was a no doubter all the way to the Pirates Bullpen look how far back this goes Bullpen reacts two up and two down pitch count still in good shape for MCH Keller strike three call got him with 988 on the inner Edge Mitch Keller with his fourth strikeout today and the Mets go down in order Pirates two Mets nothing we go to the sixth inning getaway day for both the Mets and the Pirates here in Pittsburgh two nothing Pittsburgh and Harrison B leads off against Mitch Keller Bader lines one in the air left center field Reynolds comes sprinting in he falls forward Dives can’t get it it dunks in Bader on with a hit and that is the first Mets hit since the third inning Mets are chasing two in the top of this sixth inning and nmo Swinging three and0 clock one to deep Center and forget that that is way out of here BR and Nimo to the back of the bleachers swinging three and0 and he gets the result he was looking for a two-run shot to tie the game number 14 for Nemo and it’s two to2 3 0 gets a fast ball up over was supposed to be a sinker left it hanging and Brandon does an incredible job of driving the ball out to right center field 428 ft his first ever home run on a 3-oh pitch and that’s going to be it for chrisan Scott so Scott terrific today for five and 2/3 but they knew going in that they were not going to give him 95 pitches today and they’ll pull a a plug after 77 and go to Eric ory for his major league debut from Chicago went to the University of New Orleans and was diagnosed with testicular cancer and then with skin cancer and beat them both do they look a little nervous I’m look nervous for Grandma right there yeah it’s inside he walked him on a change up and now he’ll face Cruz with a man on three and two hard hit into left center field and Reynolds will hold at third a two out hard single for Cruz it’s going to be Tes with bucks on the pond two outs two two game in the sixth there it is Roller left side cut off thr the first safe an infield RBI single from the Speedster Rony tles gives the Pirates the lead so Eric ory unable to retire a batter in his major league debut Adrien Hower will come into to replace Nick Gonzalez who drove in a pair yesterday batting here with first and second and the pitch swinging a bouncer fair right up the first base line it’ll kick off the sidewall away from mcneel Cruz is in the score mcneel Boots the ball Here Comes Rowdy chug it on Home he’ll score Gonzalez at third Pirates lead 5 to2 routing to Le was hoping mik Bell third base coach mik Bell will hold him up Well he kind of did but he stutter stepped around third yeah I think r wanted to stop it third there’s Palos and he takes down it and gets away from teren here comes Gonzalez to score 6 to2 Pirates boy life comes at you fast this game was tied Christian Scott had gotten the second out there was nobody on and now ory and then Hower and it’s a four spot for Pittsburgh in the six line drive to right toward the wall home run palasio hits the seats and right home run number one and the Bucks are having some fun wow truly all of it came so quickly the Pirates score five times in the bottom of the six with two outs first and second Oscar Marine to buy some time for the pen and give Keller a few extra moments everyone seems to know now this will be the last batter more than likely for Keller a little pop up and there is Rowdy tles Mitch Keller an Allstar last year and an Allstar performance today eight solid on his way to his 10th win and a standing on so here come the Pirates again in the eighth already up by five they have first and third and one out for Joshua Palos left side they get one that’s all they get and Palos gets an RBI Lindor to acius an eighth run crosses the plate another RBI for Joshua palasio and on the pitch making his Pirates debut Brent Honeywell Jr Fly ball the left this should do it if it’s in Fair or playable and it is the allstar reaches up to make the catch and H the final out base ball to that fan and we can all Raise the Jolly Roger now

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Mets 8-2 at PNC Park on July 8, 2024. Oneil Cruz and Joshua Palacios both homered. Rowdy Tellez, Nick Gonzales, Jared Triolo, and Cruz recorded RBI. Mitch Keller threw 6 Ks and allowed only 2 runs in 8 innings to pick up the win.

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