Bobby Bonilla Day is an opportunity to poke fun at the Mets, but the deal is the reason the team ended up with one of its all-time greats.

The Mets will wrap up their series with the Pirates on Sunday before embarking on a homestand that will see the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees come to town. Both of those clubs are projected to make the playoffs,

For the third-straight game, a disastrous inning early doomed the Mets. After consecutive contests where New York fell behind in the second inning, starter Frankie Montas Jr. allowed five runs in the first inning to a Pittsburgh squad averaging the fewest runs in the National League.