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The Pirates hit so many home runs off the Mets they ran out of fireworks

You can probably tell from the score that the Pittsburgh Pirates' 14-2 win over the New York Mets was a slaughter. You could also probably tell from the amount of fireworks still at PNC Park after the game.

That amount would be zero. Because the Pirates used them all to celebrate hitting a franchise record-tying seven homers.

The Pirates announced the shortage during the bottom of the eighth inning, once they had scored 14 unanswered runs after the Mets took an early 2-0 lead:

The Pirates hit so many home runs tonight they ran out of fireworks pic.