Local

Pirates Preview: Slumping offense faces Mets’ ace

Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, left, with fellow pitchers Jared Jones, center, and Mitch Keller, right, watch from the dugout railing during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

NEW YORK — This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.

One day after a 4-3 walk-off win, the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered a 4-3 walk-off loss against the New York Mets on Monday night.              

Paul Skenes delivered a strong start and Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a home run in his return from the injured list, but Pete Alonso’s sac fly in the bottom of the ninth sunk Pittsburgh.

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.

RHP Kodai Senga (4-2, 1.16 ERA) will start for the Mets.

Senga threw 6.0-shutout frames against the Diamondbacks in his most recent start on Wednesday.

The right-hander hasn’t allowed a run in four of his last six starts and has a remarkable 0.80 ERA during that span. In those six games, Senga hasn’t allowed a home run and opponents have a .217/.318/.270 batting line against him.

Click here to read more from PGHBaseballNOW.com.

Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.

Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW

                                                   

0