NEW YORK — Neil Walker left no doubt. Andrew McCutchen had fighting chance at Jay Bruce’s ball, but it eluded him, barely slipping over the wall. When Wilmer Flores turned on a curveball, Tyler Glasnow didn’t bother following it. He knew.
For the second consecutive game, a Pirates starter allowed three home runs to the New York Mets. The offense bailed out Gerrit Cole Friday. No such luck Saturday, when the Pirates lost, 4-2, at Citi Field.
Through April, the Pirates’ rotation displayed an elite ability to keep the ball in the park. They allowed less than a home run per nine innings (0.