Mets 11, Pirates 7: It was a good (Opening) Day
A pleasant good afternoon, indeed.
Mar 26, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets center fielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) follows through on an RBI single against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the fourth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images | Brad Penner-Imagn Images The Mets are the winningest team in baseball history on Opening Day.
That trend continued today at Citi Field, as the Mets defeated the Pittsbirgh Pirates by a score of 11-7. Freddy Peralta took the ball for the Mets, and ran into some early trouble. Oneil Cruz dorked a ball to right-center field to lead off the game, and then new Pirate Brandon Lowe got a wind-aided home run that barely got over the right-field wall and just missed Carson Benge’s glove.
Now down 2-0, Peralta buckled down and struck out the side. The reigning Cy Young winner Paul Skenes came to the mound in the bottom of the first and things did not go as planned. Francisco Lindor led off with a walk, and advanced to third on a lightly hit single by Juan Soto.
Lindor scored on a sacrifice fly by Bo Bichette, halving the Pittsburgh lead. Then, things got interesting. Jorge Polanco hit a nubber up the third base line and reached first without a throw.