Pirates sparked by 2 homers, blank Mets to avoid sweep
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Matt Gorski and Jared Triolo each homered and five pitchers for the Pittsburgh Pirates combined to throw a shutout in a 4-0 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday night.
How We Got There
In the top of the second inning, Matt Gorksi crushed a two-run shot to left field to put the Pirates (15-29) ahead 2-0.
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Three innings later, Jared Triolo connected on his second homer of the year, a two-run shot to left to extend Pittsburgh's lead.
Bailey Falter, Chase Shugart, Tanner Rainey, David Bednar and Dennis Santana combined to shut out the Mets (28-16). It was the Pirates' fourth shutout win of the season.
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