For the second straight night the Mets and Pirates needed extra innings to decide a winner. And for the second straight night Pittsburgh pulled out the game.
The Pirates jumped on Jonathon Niese in the first — Aramis Ramirez hit a two-run home run to give the Pirates an early lead.
They made it 3-0 in the third when Gregory Polanco led off with a homer.
It stayed that way into the seventh. Juan Uribe also led off with a home run to make it 3-1.