Mets Score Record 5 Runs in 1st Inning, Win Opener

0:00It's March 27. This is New York Mets News today. Your AI-powered team coverage. The New York Mets opened their season with an 11-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at City Field on March 26, 2026. Freddie Peralta, freshly traded from the Brewers in January, took the mound for his Mets debut and delivered five innings of strong pitching with seven. Strikeouts and zero walks. He scattered six hits but surrendered four earned runs. Freddie thanks the two home runs from Brandon Lowe that drove in three of those tallies during. An 80-pitch effort. Peralta stayed loose, heading into the game and appreciated the early support from his teammates, who erased an early two-nothing deficit with a huge, offensive push. Meanwhile, the Mets lit up Pirates Ace Paul's schemes for five runs in the first inning, forcing him out after just 37 pitches and putting the game away early. That frame marked the most runs the Mets have scored in a season opener in franchise history

1:00with 10 plate appearances tying their best on opening. Jason's 2018, setting a winning tone right out of the gate.