Bo Bichette goes 5 for 5 and Sean Manaea strikes out 11 in Mets' 11-1 rout of Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — 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. 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's trade deadline.

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.

Manaea (4-5) allowed only Jake Mangum's homer in the third. The big left-hander gave up three hits and walked none.

Jack Weisenburger, just called up from Triple-A Syracuse, tossed two scoreless innings in his major league debut to finish it.

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.

Rookie outfielder Carson Benge returned to the Mets’ lineup from a sore left wrist and went 2 for 5 with an RBI single and a walk.

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).

Pirates: Begin a three-game series at Miami on Tuesday night as RHP Paul Skenes (9-10, 3.96 ERA) faces RHP Eury Pérez (5-9, 3.61).

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New York Mets pitcher Jack Weissenburger, right, celebrates with catcher Francisco Alvarez, left, after getting the final out of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jared Jones, left, walks off the mound after handing the ball to manager Don Kelly, second from left, during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

New York Mets' Luis Robert Jr. hits a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jared Jones during the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

New York Mets pitcher Sean Manaea delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

New York Mets' Francisco Alvarez, right, is greeted by A.J. Ewing (9) as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Kirby Yates during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

BOSTON (AP) — Max Muncy hit a tiebreaking RBI double off the Green Monster against closer Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning and the Athletics rallied past the Boston Red Sox 4-3 for their first series win after losing 12 straight.

Jeff McNeil collected his 1,000th career hit with an eighth-inning single for the Athletics, who hadn’t won a series since taking two of three at their Triple-A affiliate’s park in Las Vegas against Colorado in mid-June.

A's shortstop Jacob Wilson set a major league record for his position, playing his 111th consecutive errorless game, surpassing the Orioles’ Mike Bordick’s 110 that was done in 2002.

The Red Sox had won their past nine series, with the last loss coming June 29-July 1 against the Nationals.

Muncy’s double off Chapman (2-4) scored pinch runner Donovan Walton from second.

After snapping their nine-game skid on Saturday and stopping Boston’s bid for a 10th consecutive win, the Athletics tied this one 3-all on Jonah Heim’s two-out RBI double in the eighth.

Elvis Alvarado (4-3) got three outs and Hogan Harris worked the ninth for his 11th save.

Some “small ball” helped give the Red Sox a 3-2 edge, with two unearned runs against J.T. Ginn in the fifth. Eli White reached on a leadoff bunt single, broke when Jake Rogers singled through the vacated shortstop hole and scored when Nick Sogard’s safety squeeze tied it.

Ginn threw the ball past the plate, allowing the runners to advance to second and third before Wilyer Abreu’s sacrifice fly.

Ginn gave up three runs, one earned, in six innings.

Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida was back but didn't play after staying away Saturday because of illness.

Athletics: LHP Jacob Lopez (5-4, 5.64 ERA) starts the opener of a three-game series at the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.

Red Sox: RHP Sonny Gray (14-2, 2.78) starts the opener of a four-game series Monday at the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Athletics designated hitter Tyler Soderstrom runs to home plate to score during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Boston Red Sox's Eli White, left, slides to home plate to score as Athletics catcher Jonah Heim, top right, leaps out of the way during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll (7) slides into thirdbase after hitting an RBI triple under the tag by Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Athletics' Jeff McNeil (22) greetss teammate Tommy White (47) after scoring during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)