After Sterling Marte led off the ninth with a single to left, Santana induced Torrens to pop out to Gorski, then got Brett Baty and Luisangel Acuna to fly out Bae. The Pirates extended their lead to 4-0 on Jared Triolo’s two-run homer to left in the top of the fifth.

The Mets won yesterday’s matchup, 2-1, off a Brett Baty homer in the 7th inning. New York won both meetings with Pittsburgh by one run (4-3 and 2-1). The Pirates are 2-3 in the last five games, but 2-10 over the previous 12 compared to the 3-0 run the Mets are on and 5-1 in the past six games.

Clay Holmes, who had given up only one home run all season prior to Wednesday, gave up two home runs while the Bucs and their bullpen shut down the Mets.

A raccoon was spotted wandering around the stands at Citi Field on Wednesday night as the Mets fell 4-0 to the Pirates, amusing SNY play-by-play man Gary Cohen and terrifying analyst Ron Darling and some unsuspecting spectators who got a surprise in their seats.

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The start of Wednesday night's game between the Mets and Pirates at Citi Field will be delayed due to inclement weather in the area.

The New York Mets welcomed a furry friend to Wednesday night's baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. A raccoon made its way into Citi Field and walked around the stands with a bunch of curious Mets fans looking on from a distance.

Before Wednesday’s action, the Pirates’ offense was anemic. In fact, Pittsburgh averaged 2.32 runs per game in 19 contests dating back to April 23 -- by far the worst offense in the Majors during that span.