Pittsburgh-- You knew it would be another bad day for the Mets when they were trailing 6-0 before they registered their first hit.
And it was.
Pittsburgh's Bob Veale no-hit the Mets for 4.1 innings while his team built a six-run lead, and the Pirates beat the Mets for the fifth time in as many games, 8-1 at Forbes Field.
The Mets (1-7) have lost seven straight, and haven't been competitive in many of their losses.
Veale, a lefty, went 7.2 innings, surrendering just four hits (all singles) and one run. He struck out five and walked only one.
Veale no-hit the Mets until one out in the fifth; by that time, the Pirates were leading 6-0
"What can you say," lamented Mets manager Casey Stengel. "We're easy pickings right now. We're not even putting up a fight, and it makes me crazy. We need a fire."
Pirates catcher Jim Pagliaroni, who's killed the Mets this season, slugged a three-run homer in the fourth to put the Bucs up 6-0 while the Mets were still looking for their first hit.
Pagliaroni already has three homers against the Mets.
The Mets play a doubleheader against the Pirates on Sunday to wrap up seven games out of eight against the Bucs.
The way the Pirates have handled them so far, it's doubtful the Mets will be sad to say goodbye to the Bucs for awhile.
"We stink," Stengel said. "Right now we stink. We've played eight games and we stink to high heaven. That's all, gentlemen."
With that, Stengel walked away, leaving reporters to wonder how he'll handle the remaining 154 games.
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Mets record: 1-7, .125 (Last 10: 1-7; streak: L-7); Actual: 1-7
Home: 0-4; Away: 1-3
Runs scored: 26
Runs against: 55
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