PITTSBURGH — One Wilmer Flores jam-shot to center field Wednesday might as well have been a blast into the Allegheny River.
Flores’ bloop in the 10th inning came nowhere close to water, but touched grass in center field, bringing home the go-ahead run for the Mets in a 6-5 victory over the Pirates that snapped their three-game losing streak.
Yes, the Mets actually scored six runs. Late-inning thunder coupled with a rally in the 10th prevented them from suffering an ugly PNC Park sweep that would have removed them further from the NL East lead. As it stands, the Mets trail the first-place Nationals by 3 ½ games.