Final Score: Pirates 6, Mets 2—Reynolds wraps it up

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty ImagesMarcus Stroman and the Mets kept pace with the Pirates on the first leg of Saturday’s doubleheader until a solo home run by opposing pitcher Tyler Anderson in the top of the fifth inning gave the Pirates the lead for good. Another two-run home run by All-Star Bryan Reynolds an inning later sealed the deal for Pittsburgh, as they beat the Mets 5-2 in seven innings Saturday afternoon in Queens.

Brandon Nimmo showed out in the first inning, robbing a potential Reynolds home run to end the top of the inning before leading off the bottom inning with a single. He would eventually score on a Kevin Pillar RBI single, but that’s all the Mets were able to muster in…