With the opportunity to complete a sweep of the lowly Pirates, the Mets opted to roll out their B lineup and—fittingly—got blanked in a loss. Clay Holmes proved to be human, the Mets squandered the pair of big opportunities that they had, and several hard-hit balls off the team’s bats went directly into the Pirates’ gloves.
Juan Soto got the night off to get two full days off before the Mets visit the Yankees this weekend, but after a scoreless top of the first from Holmes, the lineup managed to load the bases. Unfortunately, Luis Torrens, who batted sixth in this game, struck out to end the inning.