Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets, August 9, 2026
August 9, 2026, 1:35 PM ET | PNC Park
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New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
Standings Snapshot
Full standings| Team | W-L | PCT | Div | WC | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 52-67 | .437 | #5 | #10 | 19.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 58-62 | .483 | #4 | #8 | 17.0 |
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Season Comparison
2026Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Players
Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.
New York Mets
Hitters
Pitchers
5.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA
7.0 IP, 11 SO, 1.29 ERA
5.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.80 ERA
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters
Pitchers
6.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.1 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA
4.0 IP, 6 SO, 2.25 ERA
Top Performers
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Line Score
New York Mets 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 1: NYM 15 hits, PIT 4 hits; NYM 0 errors, PIT 1 error.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Mets | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
Bo Bichette led New York Mets with 5 hits and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. EwingLF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Francisco LindorSS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Bichette3B | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson BengeRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Robert Jr.CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Young1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Semien2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett BatyDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Francisco AlvarezC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 40 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
Jake Mangum led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake MangumCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ronny SimonRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhostynxon GarciaLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Gonzales3B/2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Esmerlyn ValdezLF/1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brandon Lowe2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacob GonzalezPH/SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Flores Jr.1B/P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jared TrioloSS/3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry DavisC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Pitching
Sean Manaea went 7.0 innings for New York Mets (11 SO, 1 ER); Jared Jones went 3.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (3 SO, 8 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Sean Manaea | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Jack Weisenburger | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Jared Jones | 3.0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Evan Sisk | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Yates | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Camilo Doval | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gregory Soto | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rafael Flores Jr. | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Scoring Summary
- T1
Single Carson Benge singles on a ground ball to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. A.J. Ewing scores. Francisco Lindor to 3rd. Bo Bichette to 2nd. NYM 1, PIT 0
- T1
Sac Fly Luis Robert Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ronny Simon. Francisco Lindor scores. NYM 2, PIT 0
- T3
Home Run Luis Robert Jr. homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Bo Bichette scores. NYM 4, PIT 0
- T3
Single Marcus Semien singles on a line drive to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Jared Young scores. NYM 5, PIT 0
- B3
Home Run Jake Mangum homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. NYM 5, PIT 1
- T4
Double Bo Bichette doubles (18) on a line drive to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Francisco Alvarez scores. A.J. Ewing scores. Francisco Lindor scores. NYM 8, PIT 1
- T4
Single Jared Young singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Bo Bichette scores. NYM 9, PIT 1
- T5
Home Run Francisco Alvarez homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T7
Single Luis Robert Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Mangum, deflected by second baseman Brandon Lowe. Bo Bichette scores. NYM 11, PIT 1
Play-by-Play
All 82 recorded plate appearances, newest first.
- B9
Strikeout Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging. NYM 11, PIT 1
- B9
Lineout Nick Gonzales lines out sharply to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. NYM 11, PIT 1
- B9
Strikeout Jhostynxon Garcia strikes out swinging. NYM 11, PIT 1
- T9
Flyout Luis Robert Jr. flies out to right fielder Ronny Simon. NYM 11, PIT 1
- T9
Lineout Carson Benge lines out to left fielder Jhostynxon Garcia. NYM 11, PIT 1
- T9
Single Bo Bichette singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Francisco Lindor to 2nd. NYM 11, PIT 1
- T9
Single Francisco Lindor singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. NYM 11, PIT 1
- T9
Groundout A.J. Ewing grounds out, second baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Esmerlyn Valdez. NYM 11, PIT 1
- B8
Flyout Ronny Simon flies out to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. NYM 11, PIT 1
- B8
Single Jake Mangum singles on a ground ball to left fielder A.J. Ewing. NYM 11, PIT 1
- B8
Lineout Henry Davis lines out to right fielder Carson Benge. NYM 11, PIT 1
- B8
Groundout Jared Triolo grounds out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to first baseman Jared Young. NYM 11, PIT 1
- T8
Strikeout Francisco Alvarez strikes out swinging. NYM 11, PIT 1
- T8
Strikeout Brett Baty called out on strikes. NYM 11, PIT 1
- T8
Strikeout Marcus Semien strikes out swinging. NYM 11, PIT 1
- B7
Flyout Rafael Flores Jr. flies out to left fielder A.J. Ewing. NYM 11, PIT 1
- B7
Hit By Pitch Jacob Gonzalez hit by pitch. NYM 11, PIT 1
- B7
Strikeout Esmerlyn Valdez called out on strikes. NYM 11, PIT 1
- B7
Flyout Nick Gonzales flies out to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. NYM 11, PIT 1
- T7
Strikeout Jared Young strikes out swinging. NYM 11, PIT 1
- T7
Single Luis Robert Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Mangum, deflected by second baseman Brandon Lowe. Bo Bichette scores. NYM 11, PIT 1
- T7
Flyout Carson Benge flies out to right fielder Ronny Simon. Bo Bichette to 3rd. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T7
Double Bo Bichette doubles (19) on a line drive to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T7
Groundout Francisco Lindor grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. NYM 10, PIT 1
- B6
Flyout Bryan Reynolds flies out to left fielder A.J. Ewing. NYM 10, PIT 1
- B6
Single Ronny Simon singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder A.J. Ewing. NYM 10, PIT 1
- B6
Flyout Jake Mangum flies out to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. NYM 10, PIT 1
- B6
Pop Out Henry Davis pops out to second baseman Marcus Semien. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T6
Strikeout A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T6
Walk Francisco Alvarez walks. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T6
Strikeout Brett Baty strikes out swinging. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T6
Strikeout Marcus Semien strikes out swinging. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T6
Single Jared Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. NYM 10, PIT 1
- B5
Lineout Jared Triolo lines out to shortstop Francisco Lindor. NYM 10, PIT 1
- B5
Strikeout Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging. NYM 10, PIT 1
- B5
Strikeout Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T5
Pop Out Luis Robert Jr. pops out to catcher Henry Davis in foul territory. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T5
Single Carson Benge singles on a line drive to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Bo Bichette to 3rd. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T5
Walk Bo Bichette walks. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T5
Groundout Francisco Lindor grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T5
Flyout A.J. Ewing flies out to center fielder Jake Mangum. NYM 10, PIT 1
- T5
Home Run Francisco Alvarez homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. NYM 10, PIT 1
- B4
Strikeout Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging. NYM 9, PIT 1
- B4
Groundout Nick Gonzales grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. NYM 9, PIT 1
- B4
Groundout Bryan Reynolds grounds out, third baseman Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. NYM 9, PIT 1
- T4
Lineout Brett Baty lines out to center fielder Jake Mangum. NYM 9, PIT 1
- T4
Walk Marcus Semien walks. Jared Young to 2nd. NYM 9, PIT 1
- T4
Single Jared Young singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Bo Bichette scores. NYM 9, PIT 1
- T4
Grounded Into DP Luis Robert Jr. grounds into a double play, third baseman Nick Gonzales to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. Bo Bichette to 3rd. Carson Benge out at 2nd. Luis Robert Jr. out at 1st. NYM 8, PIT 1
- T4
Walk Carson Benge walks. NYM 8, PIT 1
- T4
Double Bo Bichette doubles (18) on a line drive to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Francisco Alvarez scores. A.J. Ewing scores. Francisco Lindor scores. NYM 8, PIT 1
- T4
Walk Francisco Lindor walks. Francisco Alvarez to 3rd. A.J. Ewing to 2nd. NYM 5, PIT 1
- T4
Walk A.J. Ewing walks. Francisco Alvarez to 2nd. NYM 5, PIT 1
- T4
Hit By Pitch Francisco Alvarez hit by pitch. NYM 5, PIT 1
- B3
Groundout Ronny Simon grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. NYM 5, PIT 1
- B3
Home Run Jake Mangum homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. NYM 5, PIT 1
- B3
Strikeout Henry Davis strikes out swinging. NYM 5, PIT 0
- B3
Strikeout Jared Triolo strikes out swinging. NYM 5, PIT 0
- T3
Strikeout Brett Baty strikes out swinging. NYM 5, PIT 0
- T3
Single Marcus Semien singles on a line drive to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Jared Young scores. NYM 5, PIT 0
- T3
Triple Jared Young triples (2) on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. NYM 4, PIT 0
- T3
Home Run Luis Robert Jr. homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Bo Bichette scores. NYM 4, PIT 0
- T3
Strikeout Carson Benge strikes out swinging. NYM 2, PIT 0
- T3
Single Bo Bichette singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Jared Jones. NYM 2, PIT 0
- T3
Pop Out Francisco Lindor pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe. NYM 2, PIT 0
- B2
Strikeout Rafael Flores Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Rafael Flores Jr. called out on strikes. NYM 2, PIT 0
- B2
Strikeout Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. NYM 2, PIT 0
- B2
Strikeout Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging. NYM 2, PIT 0
- T2
Lineout A.J. Ewing lines out to center fielder Jake Mangum. NYM 2, PIT 0
- T2
Strikeout Francisco Alvarez strikes out swinging. NYM 2, PIT 0
- T2
Flyout Brett Baty flies out to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. NYM 2, PIT 0
- B1
Strikeout Nick Gonzales strikes out swinging. NYM 2, PIT 0
- B1
Double Bryan Reynolds hits a ground-rule double (28) on a fly ball down the right-field line. NYM 2, PIT 0
- B1
Groundout Ronny Simon grounds out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to first baseman Jared Young. NYM 2, PIT 0
- B1
Strikeout Jake Mangum called out on strikes. NYM 2, PIT 0
- T1
Groundout Marcus Semien grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. NYM 2, PIT 0
- T1
Flyout Jared Young flies out to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. NYM 2, PIT 0
- T1
Sac Fly Luis Robert Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ronny Simon. Francisco Lindor scores. NYM 2, PIT 0
- T1
Single Carson Benge singles on a ground ball to left fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. A.J. Ewing scores. Francisco Lindor to 3rd. Bo Bichette to 2nd. NYM 1, PIT 0
- T1
Single Bo Bichette singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. A.J. Ewing to 3rd. Francisco Lindor to 2nd. NYM 0, PIT 0
- T1
Hit By Pitch Francisco Lindor hit by pitch. A.J. Ewing to 2nd. NYM 0, PIT 0
- T1
Walk A.J. Ewing walks. NYM 0, PIT 0