PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Interstat) — Bubba Chandler threw six scoreless innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 9-0 on Saturday at PNC Park.

Chandler improved to 5-8, allowing three hits and striking out five. Robert Stock (0-2) took the loss. Pittsburgh jumped ahead with three runs in the first inning, added one in the third, four in the fourth and one in the seventh. The Pirates finished with 12 hits while the Mets managed three.

Nick Gonzales drove in three runs, Ronny Simon had two RBIs and Jake Mangum recorded three hits. Brandon Lowe homered in the seventh, and Jacob Gonzalez added an RBI. Xzavion Curry allowed one hit over three scoreless innings for the Mets. Luis Torrens allowed one earned run in two innings. Lake Bachar and Kirby Yates each threw scoreless relief for Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh improved to 58-61, while the Mets fell to 51-67. The announced attendance was 30,121, and the game lasted 2 hours 28 minutes.