{"id":36435,"date":"2026-08-10T12:31:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36435"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:31:41","slug":"bo-bichette-goes-5-for-5-and-sean-manaea-strikes-out-11-in-mets-11-1-rout-of-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36435","title":{"rendered":"Bo Bichette goes 5 for 5 and Sean Manaea strikes out 11 in Mets\u2019 11-1 rout of Pirates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/08\/09\/Mets_Pirates_Baseball__2268_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PITTSBURGH \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/bo-bichette\/\">Bo Bichette<\/a> went 5 for 5 with a three-run double and scored three times, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/luis-robert-jr\/\">Luis Robert Jr.<\/a> homered and drove in four, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/new-york-mets\/\">New York Mets<\/a> routed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/pittsburgh-pirates\/\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> 11-1 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Manaea pitched seven strong innings and struck out 11, most by a New York starter this season. Francisco Alvarez also went deep and Jared Young had three hits for the last-place Mets, who improved to 5-1 on a nine-game trip following a substantial selloff ahead of last Monday\u2019s trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off a 9-0 defeat Saturday night, New York turned the tables and outhit Pittsburgh 15-4. Bichette had a bases-loaded double in the fourth that pushed the lead to 8-1. Robert launched a two-run shot in the third, and Alvarez homered leading off the fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Manaea (4-5) allowed only Jake Mangum\u2019s homer in the third. The big left-hander gave up three hits and walked none.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Weisenburger, just called up from Triple-A Syracuse, tossed two scoreless innings in his major league debut to finish it.<\/p>\n<p>Pirates starter Jared Jones (2-4) was tagged for eight runs and six hits in three-plus innings. He walked three and hit two batters with pitches as Pittsburgh lost for the fifth time in six games.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/multimedia\/collection\/bo-bichette-goes-5-5-sean-manaea-2026-08\/\" target=\"_blank\">PHOTOS: Bo Bichette goes 5 for 5 and Sean Manaea strikes out 11 in Mets&#8217; 11-1 rout of Pirates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\/>\n<p>Rookie outfielder Carson Benge returned to the Mets\u2019 lineup from a sore left wrist and went 2 for 5 with an RBI single and a walk.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<h3>Up next<\/h3>\n<p>Mets: Travel to Atlanta to open a three-game series Monday night with RHP Christian Scott (3-3, 3.15 ERA) starting against RHP Bryce Elder (8-6, 3.69).<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pirates: Begin a three-game series at Miami on Tuesday night as RHP Paul Skenes (9-10, 3.96 ERA) faces RHP Eury P\u00e9rez (5-9, 3.61).<\/p>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH \u2014 Bo Bichette went 5 for 5 with a three-run double and scored three times, Luis Robert Jr. homered and drove in four, and the New York Mets routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1 on Sunday. Sean Manaea pitched seven strong innings and struck out 11, most by a New York starter this season. 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