PITTSBURGH -- The Mets broke out of their team-wide slump and snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Pirates, avoiding a sweep with a 6-5 win in 10 innings on Wednesday night at PNC Park.
Michael Conforto's game-tying, two-run homer in the eighth off reliever Jared Hughes forced the game into extra innings, and the Mets quickly went to work against Pirates left-hander Cory Luebke. They loaded the bases on back-to-back singles and an intentional walk, then pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores delivered the go-ahead bloop single to center field.
The pitchers' duel between Noah Syndergaard and Jameson Taillon, making his long-awaited Major League debut, turned out to be a draw.