Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsAugust 16 - DJ Stewart homered twice and finished with three RBIs on Wednesday afternoon for the host New York Mets, who beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Francisco Lindor's two-run single closed out a three-run second inning and Brandon Nimmo added an RBI single in the fourth.
Nimmo drew two walks while Ortega had a double, a single and a walk.
Pirates starter Johan Oviedo (6-13) gave up four runs on five hits and five walks while striking out three over four-plus innings.
The Pirates immediately answered in the third, when Hayes hit a leadoff double and Reynolds homered to left-center field.
Persons:
Joey Cora, DJ Steward, Gregory Fisher, DJ Stewart, Francisco Lindor's, Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso, Rafael Ortega, Tylor Megill, Phil Bickford, Brooks Raley, Trevor Gott, Adam Ottavino, Nimmo, Ortega, Bryan Reynolds, Alika Williams, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Johan Oviedo, Stewart, Omar Narvaez, Jonathan Arauz, Hayes, Reynolds, Oviedo, Alonso, Ryan Borucki, Daniel Vogelbach, Connor Joe, Bickford, Alfonso Rivas, Williams, Jose Hernandez, Jeff McNeil, Rivas misplayed Narvaez's, grounder, Ortega's
Organizations:
New York Mets, Base, Pittsburgh Pirates, Citi Field, USA, Mets, Pirates, homering, The Pirates, Thomson
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New York City , New York, USA