NEW YORK — Opening Day provided optimism, now the Mets will hope to back it up on a chilly, March afternoon day in the second game of the season.
After an off day Friday on the heels of the Mets pummeled Pirates pitching in an 11-7 win on Opening Day, Carlos Mendoza is rolling out the same lineup as the Mets look for their first series win of the season.
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In their first action of the season, four different Mets collected at least two hits. Carson Benge homered in his major league debut and the Mets drew an astounding nine walks as they wore down Pittsburgh’s pitching staff and ran Paul Skenes from the game early on.
David Peterson will look to get out to another strong start in his debut as he faces the Pirates’ Mitch Keller.
As the Mets and Pirates square off in their second game of the season, follow our analysis from throughout the game.
NY Mets lineup for Saturday vs Pirates