Mark Canha drove in three runs Saturday, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh, as the visiting New York Mets snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1.
Francisco Alvarez homered and Brandon Nimmo added an RBI single for the Mets, whose losing streak had been their longest of the season.
New York starter Kodai Senga (6-3) gave up one unearned run and two hits, both singles, in seven innings, with six strikeouts and four walks.
Ji Hwan Bae had an RBI fielder’s choice for the Pirates, who have lost three of four.
Pittsburgh starter Johan Oviedo (3-5) allowed two runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings, with five strikeouts and two walks.
Pittsburgh designated hitter Andrew McCutchen entered the game with 1,999 hits but didn’t reach the milestone. He flied out to center, walked, struck out and grounded out.
In the second, Tommy Pham doubled to left-center. He went to third on Luis Guillorme’s flyout. After Canha struck out, Nimmo singled to left to drive in Pham for a 1-0 Mets lead.
In the fourth, Jack Suwinski drew a one-out walk. Ke’Bryan Hayes grounded into what looked to be a double play, but Guillorme dropped the ball at second base, and his fielding error allowed Hayes to reach and Suwinski to go to third. Bae’s grounder went into right off the glove of second baseman Jeff McNeil. The fielder’s choice and fielding error allowed Suwinski to score to tie it 1-1.
Starling Marte led off the seventh with an infield single. He stole second as Brett Baty struck out. Dauri Moreta relieved Oviedo. He struck out Pham and intentionally walked Guillorme. Canha followed with a double to the wall in right-center, sending both runners home for a 3-1 New York lead.
Alvarez led off the eighth with his 12th homer, to left, to increase the edge to 4-1.
Canha added an RBI double to right-center in the ninth against Angel Perdomo after Pham singled to center and stole second.
–Field Level Media
