PITTSBURGH -- Jordy Mercer knows the routine. He figured it was time he experienced it for himself. The Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman singled up the middle off Gonzalez Germen with two outs in the 11th inning to send teammate Andrew McCutchen sprinting home with the winning run in a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night. Mercer celebrated the first walkoff hit of his career and the sixth of Pittsburghs stunning season by flipping his bat in the air and then running for safety. "You make them chase you down because you know youre going to get punished afterward, punched and stuff," Mercer said. "Its all worth it in the end, though." McCutchen led off the 11th with a walk, stole second and then easily beat the throw home from centre fielder Juan Lagares to end the Mets four-game winning streak. The Pirates stayed one game behind St. Louis in the tight NL Central race. Vin Mazzaro (5-2) retired all three batters he faced to earn the victory. Starling Marte had two of Pittsburghs six hits, and Pedro Alvarez added his 24th home run. Mets All-Star David Wright had two hits and extended his hitting streak to 12 games. He had an RBI single but also flied out with two runners on to end the New York 10th. Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit his third homer of the season for New York. Germen (0-1) got only two outs in his first inning in the majors and took the loss. He struck out Alvarez and Gaby Sanchez with McCutchen on second before Mercers grounder slipped by shortstop Omar Quintanilla and into the outfield. "He made some great pitches, too," Mets manager Terry Collins said of Germen. "The 3-1 pitch to Gaby Sanchez was about as (gutsy) of a pitch that youll ever see." The game carried a little more heat than usual between one team in the midst of a pennant race and another rebuilding. Wright, the starting NL All-Star third baseman and Home Run Derby captain, added Alvarez to the NLs derby roster on Thursday after Colorados Carlos Gonzalez pulled out because of a hand injury. Still, Wrights perceived initial snub of Alvarez wasnt forgotten by Pirates fans. He was booed lustily before each at bat, even though he and Alvarez -- who will make his All-Star debut -- exchanged a handshake and a brief chat before the national anthem. "Theyre knowledgeable fans, they know whats going on and its cool that theyre upset and passionate about it," Wright said. "It made for a nice atmosphere." Alvarez wasted little time celebrating. One batter after Jose Tabata reached on an infield single in the bottom of the first, Alvarez hit the first pitch he saw from Jeremy Hefner into the New York bullpen in centre field. He trotted past Wright without looking up as the seventh sellout crowd of the season roared. Alvarez, a New York native, dismissed any sense of payback with his blast. He considers Wright a friend and would rather focus on his breakout season. "I just try to hit the pitch where its pitched, and just trying to make good contact and really not worry about trying to put too much on the ball," he said. "You cant really control the home runs. I try my best to make good contact wherever the ball is." Hefner settled down and retired 14 straight after Alvarezs homer, needing just 78 pitches to get through seven innings. He allowed three hits and struck out three without issuing a walk. "Last year and even at the beginning of this year I would have folded or given up more runs or whatever the case may be," Hefner said. "Ive been able to bounce back, turn the page and give quality outings after giving up some runs early." It marked the eighth straight start in which Hefner gave up two earned runs or fewer, the longest streak by a Mets pitcher since Johan Santana did it over 13 starts between 2008 and 2009. Pittsburghs Charlie Morton gave up two runs, six hits, and a walk with four strikeouts in his longest start since returning from elbow surgery last month. Morton rolled through five innings before Wright delivered an RBI single in the sixth. Mortons only real mistake came on a 2-0 fastball that Nieuwenhuis hit into the first row of seats in right-centre to tie it at 2. NOTES: New York right-hander Carlos Torres (0-1, 0.51 ERA) makes his first major league start in nearly three years on Saturday when he fills in for ace Matt Harvey, who is dealing with a blister on his right index finger and an innings limit. Collins says Torres could earn a regular spot in the rotation. The 30-year-old Torres has allowed just one run in 10 relief appearances since being called up from Triple-A in mid-June. A.J. Burnett (4-6, 3.05 ERA) starts for the Pirates. ... Pittsburgh wont send rookie RHP Gerrit Cole to Triple-A Indianapolis during the All-Star break. Cole is 4-2 with a 3.68 ERA since making his debut on June 11. The right-hander started on Tuesday, and the Pirates will let him have a few days off during the break rather than have him make a spot start in Indianapolis to stay on his routine. ... The Pirates acquired minor league infielder Russ Canzler from Baltimore for RHP Tim Alderson. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Pirates moved RHP James McDonald (shoulder) to the 60-day disabled list. Wholesale Balenciaga . Klitschkos management company says the bout will be the Ukrainian fighters 25th world championship fight. The 1.83-meter (6-foot) Leapai defeated the previously unbeaten Denis Boytsov in November to become the WBOs mandatory challenger. Fake Balenciaga 2020 . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. https://www.fakebalenciaga.com/ . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Balenciaga Shoes Sale . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Fake Balenciaga Shoes . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half. With 1-under 69, Chiragh Kumar was the only golfer among six Indian participants to register an under-par score in the first round of the European Masters in Crans Montana, Switzerland, on Thursday. Chiraghs score saw him finish tied-40th and five shots behind joint leaders Daniel Brooks of England, USAs Paul Peterson and Frenchmen Mike Lorenzo-Vera and Gregory Havret.Arjun Atwal scored 1-over 71, Himmat Rai shot 2-over 72, Rashid Khan and Jyoti Randhawa both scored 3-over 73, while SSP Chawrasia (9-over 79) found himself in a situation where he needs a big second round to make the cut on Friday.Chiragh shot a bogey on the 191-yard par-three 3rd, but then struck three birdies between the 324-yard par-four 6th and the 649-yard par-five 9th. His overall score after the front nine was level-par though since he conceded a double bogey on the par-four 7th. He gained two shots with an eagle on the 516-yard par-five 15th, but concluded his round by dropping one shot on the par-four 18th.Atwal played his front nine at level-par, with a birdie on the 343-yard par-four 5th and a bogey on the 175-yard par-three 8th, but then shot two further bogeys on the 11th and the 16th, both par-three holes. He pulled one stroke back on the 394-yard par-four 17th, finishing tied-66th.Himmat dropped three shots in his first six holes -- including successive bogeys on the 343-yard par-four 5th and the 324-yard par-four 6th -- before his first birdie on the par-five 9th. He dropped to 4-over with another pair of bogeys on the par-three 11th and the par-four 12th, but then shott three birdies between the 559-yard par-four 14th and the 394-yard par-four 17th, before finishing with a bogey on the 402-yard par-four 18th, in tied-83rd place.ddddddddddddRashid shot a bogey off the 540-yard par-five 1st, but then recovered to score successive birdies on the par-five 9th and the par-four 10th. Rashid consolidated with a birdie on the par-three 13th, but then finished with a bogey on the 347-yard par-four 16th and double bogeys on the 394-yard par-four 17th and the 402-yard par-four 18th. Rashid lies in tied-108th place, which he shares with 13 others, including Randhawa.Randhawa, teeing off from the back nine, dropped three shots on the 417-yard par-four 12th and then bogeyed the 195-yard par-three 13th. He strung together three birdies on the 559-yard par-four 14th, the 516-yard par-five 15th and the 347-yard par-four 16th. Randhawa dropped further shots on the 18th hole and successive bogeys on the par-four 4th, 5th and 6th holes. He then shot two birdies on the par-four 7th and the par-three 8th.Chawrasia also started from the back nine and began with a double bogey on the par-four 10th, before bogeys on the 13th, 16th and 17th holes. Chawrasias score dropped to 8-over with a triple bogey on the par-four 18th, before two more bogeys on the par-four 1st and the par-four 4th. Chawrasia eventually registered his first birdie on the 331-yard par-four 7th, and his score found him in tied-153rd position. ' ' '