NEW YORK -- Here's what's truly scary: Now, these guys get to do what they really wanted to do all along.
And, in turn, do even more damage.
Dispensing with all the requisite disaster updates from this otherwise sunny Sunday afternoon at Citi Field: Chris Archer was slapped around for six runs and 48 pitches in the first inning, the no-quit offense roared back with another futile rally, and the Pirates' 8-7 loss to the Mets was their eighth in a row, as well as their 14th in 16 games since the All-Star break.