Mets' Marcus Stroman not sharp second time through order in loss to Pirates

There is virtually no way to look upon Marcus Stroman's first half as anything but impressive. The Mets righthander was an excellent No. 2 starter behind Jacob deGrom on a team that's going into the All-Star break atop the NL East. The Patchogue-Medford product pitched 98 1/3 innings to a stunning 2.75 ERA. And he struck out 83 while issuing a meager 25 walks.