“Errors happen and people make mistakes, but I gave up more walks than there were errors in the game,” Senga said through a translator. It cost Senga a run and the game was tied at 1-1 until Canha’s two-run double in the seventh gave the Mets a 3-1 lead. The game was tied after errors by shortstop Luis Guillorme and another by second baseman Jeff McNeil in the fourth inning. A leadoff double by Pham (2-for-4, two runs scored) in the third and an RBI single by Brandon Nimmo helped the Mets go up 1-0, but for the second night in a row, the defense fell apart. The Mets (31-34) struggled against Pirates right-hander Johan Oviedo (3-5). Getting to the Pittsburgh (33-30) bullpen proved key. David Robertson and Adam Ottavino closed the Pirates out with scoreless eighth and ninth innings. “We still have a lot of work to do and that’s important to remember, but we’re happy we got this one today.”Īfter failing to protect a 4-1 lead twice this week on the road against the Atlanta Braves, the Mets finally got the pitching they needed to make it stand up and an insurance run to help the bullpen.

“It’s definitely nice to put it to bed,” Canha said. Francisco Alvarez hit his 12th home run of the season off former Mets reliever Colin Holderman in the eighth. He hit a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning off Dauri Moreta, and drove in Tommy Pham with another double in the ninth, this one off left-hander Angel Perdomo. Kodai Senga had a solid road start and gave the Mets seven innings of one-run ball, while Mark Canha played the hero by driving in three runs. They mostly did that, snapping a seven-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Saturday afternoon.

They needed to put all aspects of their game together at the same time.

PITTSBURGH - The Mets badly needed a solid pitching performance and timely hitting.

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