Rain is a Good Thing: Pirates Come Out Swingin’ After Delay, Pile on Late to Beat Mets

This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.

After a rain delay that lasted an hour and a half, the Pittsburgh Pirates came out hot and added on late to defeat the New York Mets 9-2 on Saturday at PNC Park.

How We Got There

Juan Soto gave the Mets (48-36) a 1-0 lead in the top of the first with an RBI single off Bailey Falter.

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After the lengthy rain delay, the Pirates (34-50) opened the bottom of the second inning with five straight hits off Mets starter Paul Blackburn (0-3).

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