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Pirates Preview: Jared Jones and Co. Face Ex-Bucco Jose Quintana

This article originally appeared on PittsburghBaseballNOW.com.

The Pittsburgh Pirates jumped out to a three-run lead but ultimately fell 6-3 to the New York Mets in the opening game of the series on Monday night.

The Mets scored six unanswered runs, three of which came in the eighth against Aroldis Chapman, who took his first loss of the season.

The Pirates will look to put a tough loss behind them and have a chance to even the series on Tuesday night.

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