Mets fall apart in 6th inning, leave Pittsburgh with 4-game split

PITTSBURGH -- Mitch Keller pitched eight innings for his 10th win of the season and Joshua Palacios' home run capped a five-run sixth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 8-2 on Monday.

Keller (10-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in a 107-pitch outing while striking out six and walking none. He is the first Pirates pitcher to have double-digit victories before the All-Star break since Gerrit Cole in 2015 and Pittsburgh earned a split of the four-game series.

The performance came a day after Keller did not get selected to the All-Star Game. That decision rankled Pirates manager Derek Shelton.

"That was an All-Star performance," Shelton said. "He's 10 wins before the break…