Chandler Dominates as Pirates Blank Mets 9-0

Overview

• Saturday night at PNC Park the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 9-0 behind Bubba Chandler, who threw six scoreless innings with three hits allowed and five strikeouts.
• Mets starter Robert Stock lasted just three-plus innings and was charged with eight runs on nine hits and five walks in a rare poor outing after a strong debut.
• New York’s offense managed only three hits, all singles, and the team used catcher Luis Torrens as a position player pitcher for the final two innings when the game became lopsided.
• With the Mets down big in the fourth, interim manager Andy Green removed Francisco Lindor and Bo Bichette and made defensive substitutions that shuffled Brett Baty, Gabriel Arias and Cristian Pache into new roles.
• The win ended Pittsburgh’s four-game scoring drought, gave the Pirates short-term momentum, and leaves Jared Jones and Sean Manaea scheduled to start Sunday’s series finale with both clubs looking to reset their pitching rotations.