Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Bryan Reynolds (10) gestures as he crosses home plate on a solo home run against the New York Mets during the fifth inning at PNC Park on June 29. Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images

Pittsburgh Pirates Offense Does Something Not Seen in 90 Years of History in Sweep of Mets

Originally posted on Fastball on SI | By Brady Farkas | Last updated Jun 30, 2025 8:30 AM ET

The Pittsburgh Pirates put up another dominant offense performance on Sunday afternoon, beating the New York Mets 12-1 to earn a three-game sweep at PNC Park.

It was a great series for the Pirates, who moved to 35-50, and they did something not seen in the last 90 years of team history.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com on social media:

this is the third time in franchise history the Pirates won every game of a series by at least seven runs:

June 27-29, 2025 vs Mets
May 13-15, 1935 at Philadelphia
May 29-30, 1893 vs Baltimore

h/t @EliasSports

this is the third time in franchise history the Pirates won every game of a series by at least seven runs:

June 27-29, 2025 vs Mets
May 13-15, 1935 at Philadelphia
May 29-30, 1893 vs Baltimore

h/t @EliasSports https://t.co/YlFmZwq1te
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 29, 2025

Pittsburgh belted out 16 hits in the Sunday win, with Oneil Cruz hitting two home runs as part of a 2-for-4 effort. Tommy Pham also went 2-for-4 with a homer and Bryan Reynolds connected on his 10th of the season. Six different Pirates players had multi-hit games and Henry Davis, the former No. 1 pick in the draft, went 4-for-4.

Frankie Montas struggled on the mound for New York, giving up six earned runs over just four innings. The Mets are now 48-37 on the season, which is good enough for second place in the National League East.

The Pirates will try to keep the momentum through Monday's off day, and they'll start a new series on Tuesday with the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET as Paul Skenes (PIT) pitches against Andre Pallante (STL).

Skenes, one of the best pitchers in baseball, is 4-7 on the year with a 2.12 ERA.

This article first appeared on Fastball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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