The Pirates tied a franchise record by smashing seven home runs in a 14-2 demolition of the Mets on Friday night -- so many that the team said it ran out of fireworks.
became the first teammates in major league history to each hit multiple homers including a grand slam in the same game. Reynolds also tied a career high with six RBIs to continue a surge that started with a 25-game hitting streak in June.
All of the Pirates' 14 runs came via the homer -- their most runs scored with everything from the long ball in a game since at least 1900. allowed two runs on four hits with a walk and eight strikeouts in seven strong innings while his ERA ticked up slightly to 2.12. Yet Skenes didn't just beat the Mets with his heat. The last of his 107 pitches was an 87 mph slider thatwhiffed at, bringing just the second sellout crowd of the season at PNC Park to its feet as the 6-foot-6 top overall pick in the 2023 draft made his way to the dugout.
Bryan Reynolds and Rowdy Tellez became the first teammates in major league history to each hit multiple homers including a grand slam in the same game. Pittsburgh's struggling offense -- as it seems to do frequently when Skenes is starting -- provided plenty of cushion.Luis Severino
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