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Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. PITTSBURGH Carlos Mendoza rearranged the deck chairs Saturday, but the Titanic still sank. Mark Vientos got placed into the lineups No. 2 hole which has mostly been Brandon Nimmo or Starling Martes domain lately with the idea it might jump-start the third baseman, who just returned from the injured list a day earlier, against a left-handed starting pitcher. Then it rained in the top of the second inning, and after a delay of 1 hour, 29 minutes, the Pirates changed pitchers. Mendoza stood pat with Paul Hoby Milner Jersey Blackburn. In the end the Mets were left soggy. Blackburn got stomped right out of the delay and the lineup continued its pattern of disappointment in a 9-2 lo s to the lowly Pirates at PNC Park, . Mendoza wasnt around to watch much of it from the dugout. Explore More He for arguing balls and strikes. The managers biggest decision was letting Blackburn return for the second inning following the rain delay. The Pirates got five straight singles against the right-hander and scored three runs, leaving the Mets to play catch-up. Carlos Mendoza gets ejected after getting into a fiery argument over a strike call with home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz during the Mets 9-2 blowout lo s to the Pirates on June 28, 2025. AP Mendoza said he thought Blackburn could give the Mets another 35-40 pitches following the rain delay. Obviously not an easy [decision], but given where we are bullpen wise, especially in this stretch of the last 12 days where we havent gotten length from our starter, we kept [Blackburn] throwing at high intensity, Mendoza said, referring to the rain delay. We knew it wasnt one of those where he was going to go back out and we were going to try to get him through five [innings]. It was just more that if we could get an extra 35-40 [pitches], we could use it. Wasted was a mostly strong performance from the Mets bullpen, which pitched six scorele s innings before Huascar Brazobn surrendered four runs in the eighth. Carlos Mendoza takes Paul Blackburn (right) out of the game in the second inning of the Mets lo s to the Pirates. AP Colin Poche allowed another two in a mop-up role. Now the Mets will have to figure out how to navigate Sundays series finale at least one reinforcement will likely be needed from Triple-A Syracuse with a bullpen further on fumes. Blackburn, in a third straight subpar start, allowed three earned runs over one inning on six hits with two strikeouts. The Mets had to wait through a 1 -hour delay. AP The right-hander, who has been thrust into the rotation because of injuries, saw his ERA jump to 7.71. I was just hoping that I could cover a couple of innings coming off that rain delay, Blackburn said. The Pirates jumped on Blackburn immediately following the rain delay. Oneil Cruz, Joey Bart, Spencer Horwitz, KeBryan Hayes and Isiah Kiner-Falefa singled succe sively to begin the inning, placing the Mets in a 2-1 hole. Oneil Cruz steals second base as Brett Baty awaits the throw during the second inning of the Mets blowout lo s to the Pirates. Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Jos Butt was summoned from the bullpen and Adam Fraziers sacrifice fly added a run. Butt struck out Bryan Reynolds with the bases loaded following a catchers interference by Luis Torrens with Andrew McCutchen at the plate to keep the game in check. Mendoza was ejected in the bottom of the fourth after complaining to plate umpire Roberto Ortiz about his strike zone. The ejection was Mendozas first this season and the third of his career. Nimmos RBI single in the fifth pulled the Mets to within 3-2. KeBryan hits an RBI single during the second inning of the Mets blowout lo s to the Pirates. Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Pete Alonso delivered a one-out double before Nimmo delivered. But any chance of a further rally was quashed with strikeouts by Marte and Tyrone Taylor. Marte walked leading off the eighth but was erased when Taylor hit into a double play. The Mets were 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left 10 runners on base. Vientos went 1-for-5, with an infield hit in the ninth. While the Mets received sporadic production from the bottom of the order (an improvement), a scoring outburst never arrived. Bryse Wilson Jersey