Overview

• Pittsburgh posted a 9-1 victory in Friday’s opener behind a 402-foot, three-run homer by Bryan Reynolds and a bounce-back start from Mitch Keller.
• Game 2 was interrupted by an 89-minute rain delay before the Pirates broke a 2-2 tie with a six-run eighth inning.
• Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds hit consecutive two-run doubles in the decisive eighth to seal Saturday’s 9-2 win.
• Mets manager Carlos Mendoza received his first career ejection for disputing balls and strikes in the fourth inning.
• New York has dropped 12 of its last 15 games and faces a potential sweep as the series concludes Sunday.