Pirates Continue to Sizzle, Erupt for Season-High 12 Runs in Win Over Mets

PITTSBURGH — The temperatures in Pittsburgh over the weekend were hot. Maybe the cause was the Pirates’ bats radiating heat for three-straight days. 

The Pirates’ offense continued to sizzle and set a season high in runs in their 12-1 win over the New York Mets at PNC Park on Sunday afternoon to complete the series sweep. 

How We Got There

The Pirates (35-50) erupted for five runs, all with two outs, off Mets starter Frankie Montas in the first inning.

Ke’Bryan Hayes opened the scoring with a two-run single to center. Oneil Cruz followed with a two-run home run as the first of back-to-back home runs with Tommy Pham.

What up, Pham? pic.twitter.com/1vUHsPbRPi

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 29, 2025

Andrew McCutchen put the Pirates up 6-0 with a sacrifice fly in the second, and the Mets (48-37) scored in the top of the fifth on a Luis Torrens solo home run off Mike Burrows.

The Pirates immediately responded with two runs in the bottom of the fifth. Bryan Reynolds led off the inning with his 10th home run of the year, and Pham put Pittsburgh ahead 8-1 with an RBI single to left with two outs.

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— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 29, 2025

Cruz hit is second home run of the game in the bottom of the seventh to give the Pirates’ their season-high tying 10th run.

The Pirates tacked on two more in the bottom of the eighth off position player Travis Jankowski.

Key Moment

Oneil Cruz’s first home run was his first since June 10 and helped spark a big inning, which set the tone for the rest of the game.

ONEIL CRUZ 💥 pic.twitter.com/diyiG6jOcD

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 29, 2025

Star of the Game

Oneil Cruz hit two home runs in the same game for the second time in his career. He hit two home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers on May 23.

ONEIL CRUZ (again) pic.twitter.com/kTWz61H15X

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 29, 2025

Stat to Know

Since June 22, the Pirates are hitting .327 as a team. In those seven games, they’ve scored a total of 48 runs – an average of 6.86 runs per game. 

Notable Performances

• Mike Burrows: 4.1 innings, four hits, one run, one walk, five strikeouts, 67 pitches/42 strikes
• Henry Davis: 4 for 4, one double, two runs
• Oneil Cruz: 2 for 4, two home runs, four RBI, two runs
• Bryan Reynolds: 2 for 4, one home run, one double, one RBI, two runs
• Tommy Pham: 2 for 4, one home run, two RBI, one run
• Ke’Bryan Hayes: 3 for 5, two doubles, two RBI, three runs
• Adam Frazier: 2 for 4, one run

Noteworthy

• Oneil Cruz and Tommy Pham gave the Pirates their second instance of hitting back-to-back homers this season. The other came on Apr. 27 against the Dodgers in Los Angeles when Andrew McCutchen and Enmanuel Valdez did it.
• Henry Davis had his first career four-hit game.
• The Pirates outscored the Mets 30-4 in the three-game series. This was their second sweep of the season.
• RHP Dennis Santana began serving a three-game suspension on Sunday. He was originally suspended four games by MLB for an altercation with a fan during a game in Detroit.

Up Next

The Pirates’ homestand continues against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. LHP Andrew Heaney (3-7, 4.48 ERA) will start for Pittsburgh opposite RHP Erick Fedde (3-7, 4.11 ERA). First pitch: 6:40 p.m. ET.