The Mets lost to the Pirates 5-3 tonight in Queens. Jon Niese went six innings and made two critical mistakes over that span. The first came in the form of an Aramis Ramirez two-run homer in the first inning. The second came on a solo shot off the bat of Gregory Polanco in the third. It wasn't his best outing by any means, but he escaped a jam in his final inning of work to keep the Mets in the game.
The Mets produced all their runs with two home runs in the seventh inning.