PITTSBURGH - Jacob Stallings hit a fly ball down the left field line and stood in the batter’s box. The ball sailed over the wall for a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning off closer Edwin Díaz that rallied the Pirates to a 9-7 victory over the stunned New York Mets on Saturday night. He was ready to hit against a guy throwing 100 (mph),” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. New York dropped to 2-4 against the last-place Pirates over the past 10 days — including two blown saves by Díaz in games the Mets led by at least five runs. Mets manager Luis Rojas said he felt Díaz missed having Lindor on the field.

Source: The Star July 18, 2021 03:43 UTC