Pirates Score Season-High, Sweep Mets

This marked just the second time that the Pirates had back-to-back home runs, since McCutchen and first basemen Enmanuel Valdez did so vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium on April 27.

It was the first home run for Cruz since June 10 vs. the Miami Marlins at PNC Park. Pham also made it two home runs in the last week, hitting his first of the season in the 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Park on June 23.

Pirates catcher Henry Davis and second baseman Adam Frazier led off the bottom of the second inning with back-to-back singles, putting runners on the corners. McCutchen would hit a fly ball that scored Davis for a sacrifice fly, making it 6-0 to the Pirates.

Pittsburgh almost added more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, as Pham reached first base for a single and Reynolds doubled with one out, but both Frazier and McCutchen struck out.

Right-handed starting pitcher Mike Burrows had a solid outing, with five strikeouts over 4.1 innings and 67 pitches. He only allowed one run, coming off a solo home run to Mets catcher Luis Torrens in the top of the fifth inning.

Reynolds continued his great outing, leading off a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning for his 10th of the season, increasing the Pirates' lead to 7-0.

Hayes would then hit a double off the bullpen cage/wall in center field and Pham came through with his second hit of the game, scoring Hayes and making it 8-1 to the Pirates.

Hayes hit his second double of the game and only the seventh of the season in the bottom of the seventh inning and then Cruz crushed his second home run of the game, his team-leading 15th of the season, giving the Pirates a 10-1 lead.

This marked the second multi-home run game for Cruz in his career, as he hit two home runs in the 6-5 win in extra innings over the Milwaukee Brewers on May 23.

Davis would get his fourth hit of the game in the bottom of the eighth inning, setting a new career-high for him.

The Pirates added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the Mets brought in Travis Janikowski, an outfielder, as their new pitcher.

Horwitz hit a sacrifice fly and pinch-hitter Alexander Canario walked with the bases-loaded, making it 12-2.

The 12 runs the Pirates scored are a season-high, eclipsing their previous-high of 10 runs they achieved three times.

The Pirates will face off against the St. Louis Cardinals for their next series, June 30-July 2.