Overview
- The Mets beat the Pirates 11-7 on Opening Day at Citi Field in Freddy Peralta’s first start for New York.
- After a leadoff single by Oneil Cruz, Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer in the first inning and added another in the third.
- Peralta completed five innings with four runs on five hits and seven strikeouts, using his fastball and slider to draw 14 swinging whiffs.
- New York’s lineup opened with a five-run first off rookie Paul Skenes that Brett Baty capped with a three-run triple.
- Reliever Tobias Myers allowed a solo homer to Ryan O’Hearn and then worked the middle innings, which kept the Mets from using their top bullpen arms.