Well, this once was a close game, but it ended up being an eventful 9-2 loss to the Pirates, one that started exactly 4:25 from the time I am typing this sentence.
In fact, the Mets actually led this game, funny as that seems now. Juan Soto put them ahead with an RBI single following a Francisco Lindor double. The bottom of the first inning went without a hitch for Paul Blackburn.
Then, the skies opened up. An hour and a half long rain delay put the Mets in neutral, as they lost the lead upon the resumption of the game and never recovered it.