PITTSBURGH -- PNC Park has not been a kind venue to the New York Mets in recent years. They failed to clinch the NL East title on three straight days in Pittsburgh back in 2006. Billy Wagner had a failed simulated game at the ballpark, which cemented the need for Tommy John surgery. Jordany Valdespin had a clubhouse outburst after receiving word he had been demoted. And David Wright's spinal-stenosis diagnosis was announced here last season.
And that barely touches the in-game struggles.
Finally, though, things broke right for the Mets on Wednesday. Wilmer Flores dropped a pinch-hit RBI single in center field against Cory Luebke with the bases loaded and the Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-5, in 10 innings.