Brett Baty hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the New York Mets held off the punchless Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night.Brandon Nimmo had an early RBI double off hard-luck loser Mitch Keller for the NL East-leading Mets (28-15),

The Mets scored in the first off of a run kind of manufactured by Juan Soto. Soto singled with one out, stole second, and was chased home by a Brandon Nimmo double. That 1-0 lead would hold all the way until the sixth, with Keller dominating and Senga wriggling out of trouble. He stopped being able to wriggle in the sixth, though.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates continued to struggle with runners in scoring position and let Mitch Keller’s strong start go to waste in a 2-1 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field on Tuesday night.

Paul Skenes pitched like the ace he is against the New York Mets' star-studded lineup on Monday, allowing just one run on six hits with six strikeouts in six innings. However, the Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen and offense came up short in the 4-3 loss.

The Mets walked it off. The Pirates walked off frustrated. And Henry Davis walked right into a viral moment. In a tense 4-3 Mets win over the Pirates on Monday night, it was a strange decision from Pittsburgh catcher Henry Davis that had everyone talking.

The Pirates (14-28) will try and rebound following a tough loss when they take on the Mets (27-15) in the second game of the series on Tuesday night.