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08/07 21:37 CDT Marcus Semien and Zac Thornton lead Mets to their 4th straight
victory, 6-4 over sliding Pirates
Marcus Semien and Zac Thornton lead Mets to their 4th straight victory, 6-4
over sliding Pirates
By JOHN PERROTTO
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Marcus Semien hit a three-run homer, rookie Zac Thornton
pitched five scoreless innings and the New York Mets matched a season high with
their fourth straight win by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Friday night.
Semien's second homer in two games and 14th of the season, a drive to
left-center off Carmen Mlodzinski, capped a four-run third that put the Mets
ahead 5-0. New York, last in the NL East, swept a three-game series in
Cleveland before busing to Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
Thornton (3-2) allowed four hits while striking out three and walking two. The
left-hander remained in the game following a 36-minute rain delay in the top of
the third.
Pittsburgh got two runs in the seventh and then two more in the ninth off
closer Devin Williams, but a pair of baserunning mistakes cost the Pirates as
they tried to rally.
Semien made a sliding stop at second base of Bryan Reynolds' grounder with a
runner aboard to end it.
Mets rookie outfielder Carson Benge was removed with left wrist soreness in the
bottom of the fourth, one inning after sliding into the wall in the left-field
corner while catching a flyball hit by Ronny Simon.
Benge was replaced by Cristian Pache with the Mets leading 6-0. Benge helped
New York build the lead with a pair of run-scoring singles.
Making his first start since May 25, Mlodzinski (6-4) was tagged for five runs
and seven hits in three innings. Mlodzinski returned to the rotation from the
bullpen after Mitch Keller sustained a season-ending right shoulder injury in
his previous start.
A.J. Ewing, another rookie outfielder, had three hits and scored twice for the
Mets. Ewing led off the game with a double and scored on a single by Benge, who
also singled home a run in the third before Semien homered. Francisco Lindor
added an RBI single in the fourth.
The Pirates, who are 4-11 since the All-Star break, got two hits each from
Reynolds, Nick Gonzales, Simon and Jared Triolo.
Up next
Mets RHP Robert Stock (0-1, 1.80 ERA) faces rookie RHP Bubba Chandler (4-8,
4.49) on Saturday night.
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