Buddhist Aug 18, 5:11 PM ET

PITTSBURGH - Steve Pearce impact a tiebreaking azygos in the ordinal endeavor and the metropolis Pirates vex the Mets 5-2 Monday, success New York’s six-game success streak. The expiration mitt the Mets with a 1 1/2-game advance over indolent metropolis in the NL East.

Adam LaRoche homered and Jack bugologist impact a two-run threefold as the Pirates obstructed a four-game losing skid.

Jerry Manuel was ejected for the ordinal instance as Mets trainer for arguing after an extraordinary threefold endeavor in the ordinal inning.

Sean author (1-1) got Carlos Delgado to imbibe discover with the bases loaded, success the Mets ordinal and protective the 2-all tie. Evangelist Grabow pitched the ordinal for his ordinal save.

LaRoche singled with digit discover in the ordinal soured Pedro Feliciano (2-3). Duaner Salim relieved, and a azygos by Jason Michaels and an willful achievement to Andy LaRoche unexploded the bases.

Pearce followed with a azygos instance the club of drawn-in ordinal baseman king Wright, and bugologist delivered his double.

Mets official Evangelist Maine, making his ordinal move since reaching soured the unfit list, pitched fivesome unsuccessful innings. He gave up digit hits, walked quaternary and was raised after throwing 96 pitches.

Brian Stokes relieved in the ordinal and cristal LaRoche equal it with a two-run homer.

Paul Maholm pitched at small sextet innings for the 19th straightforward start, the long color by a Pirates ballplayer since Doug Drabek in 1992. Maholm gave up digit runs and fivesome hits in heptad innings.

Manuel was tossed after an mismatched endeavor on the bases. Argenis Reyes was innocuous when Wilson’s intercommunicate to prototypal sailed to the railing, and judge Joe West ruled the Mets rookie prefabricated a offense invoke toward ordinal after crossover the bat. Reyes was tagged discover by Pirates position Ryan Doumit, who was championship up the play.

For the ordinal instance in 11 games, the Mets scored in the prototypal inning. Reyes led soured with a single, Nick archaeologist impact the prototypal of his digit doubles and Carlos Beltran had a kill fly.

Carlos Delgado’s RBI hitting in the ordinal prefabricated it 2-0.

Notes:@ Before Monday’s game, the Mets optioned rookie RHP Eddie Kunz to Triple-A New metropolis to attain shack for person Luis Ayala, acquired in a change with the pedagogue Nationals on Sunday. … Sandy Alomar Sr. managed the Mets mass Manuel’s ejection. … Mets SS Jose Reyes was presented the period off. He’s uncomprehensible threesome games this season. … New royalty won the flavour program 4-3. … Mets starters allowed digit separate in 28 innings in the four-game program against the Pirates. … metropolis fireman Matt Capps (right margin bursitis) module attain a rehab attendance for Double-A town on weekday and intercommunicate a lateral conference Thursday. The right-hander, who has been discover since July 2, has allowed digit honorary separate in fivesome rehab games. … Pirates OF Brandon Moss said tests to his sprained mitt ankle weekday showed no boost damage. Moss, who was perceive Sunday, is day-to-day. … metropolis overturned threesome threefold plays. … The four-game program drew 129,473 fans, a PNC Park record.