New-Look Mets Crush Skenes to Open Season with Historic Win Over Pittsburgh
The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 11–7 during Opening Day of the 2026 MLB season on Thursday evening to mark a new era for franchise leadership. In their most dominant performance since joining Major League Baseball, Brett Baty drove in three runs with bases-loaded triples while Carson Benge delivered his first career home run and Francisco Alvarez contributed significantly offensively against NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes' worst start of the season at Citi Field.
Key Points
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1The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 on Opening Day of their new era at Citi Field.
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2Paul Skenes suffered his worst major league start as he was chased in just one inning by a five-run offensive display from the Mets' lineup.
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3Carson Benge delivered an RBI home run and had back-to-back hits, marking significant contributions for this newly reshaped team.
Developments
The New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh 1-0 on Opening Day, led by ace Freddy Peralta and contributions from newly acquired players Bo Bichette. Rookie Carson Benge also made history for the team as a homegrown talent with his first career homerun of at least one RBI each in addition to new additions Luis Robert Jr., Jorge Polanco , Marcus Semien .
The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 on their first day of play at Citi Field. Freddy Peralta won a strong debut performance by striking out seven while pitching, and Brett Baty hit an important bases-loaded triple in his start for new look lineup featuring Bo Bichette's run-driving sacrifice fly
The New York Mets defeated their rivals Pittsburgh with an eleven-run score in Thursday's opening-day matchup at Citi Field thanks to strong pitching and offensive contributions from players like Brett Baty Carson Benge, Luis Robert Jr. Freddy Peralta won his debut as the Pirates' offense struggled against a new lineup that included five newcomers while Paul Skenes recorded zero wins for New York City on this occasion despite having previously earned Cy Young Award recognition last year
The Mets defeated their Opening Day opponent 11-7 with five of its nine total runs coming from just over half an inning. The team recorded a record-breaking win percentage for New York on first day and went deep into counts to produce multiple hits without hitting any home run during the game, though they did hit two solo shots by Brandon Lowe against Freddy Peralta in his debut appearance as Mets pitcher