Andrew McCutchen and Bryan Reynolds hit consecutive two-run doubles during a six-run eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away for a 9-2 victory over the struggling New York Mets.

Then it rained in the top of the second inning, and after a delay of 1 hour, 29 minutes, the Pirates changed pitchers. Mendoza stood pat with Paul Blackburn. In the end the Mets were left soggy. Blackburn got stomped right out of the delay and the lineup continued its pattern of disappointment in a 9-2 loss to the lowly Pirates at PNC Park,

The weary Mets and their depleted bullpen were forced to pitch Paul Blackburn on both sides of an 89-minute rain delay, and the Pirates capitalized en route to a 9-2 win at PNC Park. The Mets have dropped 12 of their last 15 and Sunday will attempt to avoid their third sweep in the last two weeks – this,