Pirates closer Matt Capps, who had converted 12 consecutive save opportunities since May 15, got the first two batters in the 10th before hitting Fernando Tatis with a pitch. Tatis stole second, and Church lined a single into center for the Mets' 15th hit.

Adam LaRoche hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth off Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez, who blew his third save in 24 chances. Rodriguez stayed in to pitch a perfect 10th.

New York enters its weekend series against the Phillies back at .500 with consecutive wins after a five-game losing streak. The Mets' 2-0 start in July followed a 9-18 June, their worst month since they were 7-19 in September 2003.

Tatis hit a two-run homer among his three hits and scored four times as New York took an 8-5 lead. Pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy began the comeback with a two-run single off Paul Maholm in the fourth. Jeremy Reed, also pinch-hitting, gave the Mets their first lead, 6-5, with a sacrifice fly that finished off a four-run fifth inning.

Garrett Jones, called up from the minors two days earlier, cut the Pirates' deficit to 8-6 with a homer in the seventh.

The game, the makeup of a June 3 rainout, was the Mets' 17th in as many days. It was the first time they had traveled to play a single regular-season game since 1999.

L.Castillo 2b 4   0   1   0   .274      McCutchen cf 5   0   1   1   .288   

Cora ss 6   1   2   0   .257      Ja.Wilson ss 3   0   0   1   .280   

D.Wright 3b 5   2   1   0   .338      Delw.Young rf 3   0   0   0   .309   

Sheffield rf 4   0   1   1   .288      S.Jackson p 0   0   0   0   ---   

F.Martinez cf 1   0   0   0   .178      J.Chavez p 0   0   0   0   ---   

Tatis lf-1b 4   4   3   2   .261      f-FSnchz ph-2b 2   1   1   0   .316   

Church cf-rf 6   2   3   2   .292      Ad.LaRoche 1b 5   2   2   2   .270   

Evans 1b-lf 6   0   2   1   .333      G.Jones lf-rf 5   3   3   2   .333   

Santos c 4   0   1   0   .262      An.LaRoche 3b 4   1   0   0   .274   

Redding p 1   0   0   0   .083      R.Diaz c 4   1   3   2   .284