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PITTSBURGH, May 23 (UPI) -- Jonathon Niese dominated Pittsburgh for 7 2/3 innings Wednesday and the New York Mets went on to edge the Pirates 3-1.
Niese (3-2) broke a personal six-start winless streak with the performance, during which he allowed one run on five hits while walking two and striking out five.
The left-hander blanked the Bucs until the sixth, when Bobby Parnell came in to record the final two outs. Frank Francisco struck out a pair in the ninth for his 12th save as the Mets took the rubber match of a three-game set.
Lucas Duda, Kirk Nieuwenhuis and David Wright provided RBI in the victory.
Pittsburgh starter Charlie Morton (2-5) yielded three runs on eight hits in a seven-inning effort.
Andrew McCutchen got the only RBI for the Pirates.
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