{"id":25932,"date":"2025-05-14T09:49:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T09:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/25932\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T09:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T09:49:27","slug":"pirates-abysmal-with-bats-keller-sharp-but-takes-loss-vs-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/25932\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates abysmal with bats; Keller sharp but takes loss vs. Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 hOiAJc body-paragraph\">NEW YORK \u2014 This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/\">PGHBaseballNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 hOiAJc body-paragraph\">The Pittsburgh Pirates continued to struggle with runners in scoring position and let Mitch Keller\u2019s strong start go to waste in a 2-1 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 hOiAJc body-paragraph\">The Mets (28-15) jumped ahead 1-0 in the first inning when Brandon Nimmo doubled home Juan Soto with two outs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 hOiAJc body-paragraph\">After that, <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghbaseballnow.com\/paul-skenes-commits-usa-2026-wbc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pirates starter<\/a> Mitch Keller settled down and held New York scoreless until Brett Baty hit an opposite-field sol home run with two outs in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 hOiAJc body-paragraph\">The Pirates (14-29) had plenty of chances to get a run in but couldn\u2019t find the scoreboard until Henry Davis drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the top of the sixth. 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