{"id":649603,"date":"2026-03-29T01:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T01:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/649603\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T01:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T01:03:25","slug":"mets-rally-past-the-pirates-4-2-on-a-3-run-homer-by-luis-robert-jr-in-the-11th-inning-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/649603\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets rally past the Pirates 4-2 on a 3-run homer by Luis Robert Jr. in the 11th inning"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK \u2013 Luis Robert Jr. hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the New York Mets a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. <\/p>\n

Luis Torrens delivered a tying single in the 10th on his first swing this season, and the Mets improved to 2-0 following an 11-7 victory on Thursday<\/a> over Paul Skenes and the Pirates in their opener. <\/p>\n

After starters Mitch Keller and David Peterson matched zeros in 42-degree weather, Nick Gonzales lined an RBI single for Pittsburgh with one out in the 10th to break a scoreless tie. <\/p>\n

Mets reliever Luis Garcia prevented further damage by retiring Jake Mangum with the bases loaded. <\/p>\n

Bryan Reynolds put the Pirates ahead again with a two-out infield single in the 11th before Richard Lovelady (1-0) struck out Gonzales with runners at the corners.<\/p>\n

Jorge Polanco worked a leadoff walk in the bottom half from rookie left-hander Hunter Barco (0-1), who pitched out of a huge jam in the 10th to extend the game in his third major league appearance.<\/p>\n

With automatic runner Bo Bichette also aboard at second, Robert reached down and drove a 1-0 slider over the left-center fence<\/a> for his first homer with the Mets and the second walk-off shot of his career. The center fielder from Cuba, acquired from the Chicago White Sox in a January trade, also had two RBI singles Thursday in his New York debut.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh finished 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position and stranded 17. Mangum’s ninth-inning double was the only extra-base hit in the game until Roberts went deep. <\/p>\n

Following the Mets’ offseason makeover, the 30-year-old Peterson became the team’s longest-tenured player. The left-hander, a first-time All-Star last season before fading in the second half, allowed six singles and two walks in 5 1\/3 innings. <\/p>\n

He pitched around a throwing error by Bichette, switching from shortstop to third base this year, and induced a popup from new Pirates cleanup batter Marcell Ozuna on a 2-0 fastball with the bases loaded to end the fifth.<\/p>\n

Keller was even better, permitting just three singles and no walks in six innings. The right-hander, an All-Star in 2023, has a 1.79 ERA in seven starts against New York.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Mets rookie right-hander Nolan McLean (5-1, 2.06 ERA) makes his season debut Sunday in the series finale. RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (5-8, 3.55) pitches for Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/MLB<\/a><\/p>\n

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