Pirates Edge Mets in 10 Innings to Avoid Sweep

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Ryan O’Hearn delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to beat the New York Mets 4-3 on Sunday at Citi Field, salvaging the final game of the season-opening series.

The Pirates scored twice in the 10th off reliever Richard Lovelady. Henry Davis added a crucial insurance run with another single. The Mets scored once in the bottom half on Juan Soto’s RBI double, but a relay cut down the tying run at the plate. The call was upheld after a Mets challenge.

Brandon Lowe homered for Pittsburgh. Carmen Mlodzinski struck out eight over 4 1/3 innings. Dennis Santana earned the win with a scoreless inning, and José Urquidy got the save.

Nolan McLean struck out eight in five innings for the Mets. Attendance was 36,940. The game took 3 hours, 8 minutes.