Lamar Johnson can retire now as Mets hitting coach: The team is undefeated in his tenure.
But that is more a function of the Mets bullpen than any nuggets Johnson might have imparted on the lineup in his debut Tuesday.
Vic Black and Jenrry Mejia bailed out a stagnant lineup by combining for 3¹/₃ scoreless innings in the Mets' 4-2 victory over the Pirates at Citi Field.
Johnson, who replaced fired Dave Hudgens as hitting coach, was careful before the game to downplay any effect he might have on a Mets lineup that hasn't scored more than five runs in a nine-inning game at Citi Field since April 5.
"These guys here, they are professional hitters — they have been playing this game a long time so they know their swing," Johnson said. "I'm just here as another set of eyes to help them with things that they can't see. I'll let them come to me and tell me, 'This is what I want you to look for and we'll go from there.' "
With the Mets bullpen thin, Mejia worked two scoreless innings for his fourth save. Mejia's big pitch came in the eighth, when he got pinch-hitter Pedro Alvarez to hit into an inning-ending double play with the tying runs on base.
There was a heartbeat from the Mets in the sixth, when Juan Lagares stroked an RBI single to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and Daniel Murphy's ensuing run-scoring double added insurance.
Ruben Tejada walked leading off the inning — his third time reaching base in the game — to begin the rally.
Black passed his first test, firing 1¹/₃ scoreless innings after the Pirates scored twice against Jon Niese to make it 2-2.
Black, who arrived from Triple-A Las Vegas to replace Jose Valverde — the veteran reliever was released Monday — walked Neil Walker to load the bases in the sixth before striking out pinch-hitter Ike Davis to end the inning.
In the seventh, Jose Tabata walked with two outs and Andrew McCutchen singled before Black caught Gaby Sanchez looking at strike three to end the inning.
Niese needed 104 pitches to get through 5²/₃ innings in which he allowed two earned runs on three hits with four walks and two strikeouts.
Starling Marte's two-run single in the sixth spoiled Niese's gem and tied it 2-2. Niese created his own jam, walking the bases loaded before Marte delivered with two outs.
Lagares' RBI double in the fourth extended the Mets' lead to 2-0. Ruben Tejada doubled leading off the inning before Lagares delivered for his 17th RBI of the season.
Bobby Abreu's RBI single in the third put the Mets ahead 1-0. Daniel Murphy doubled with one out and Curtis Granderson walked to start the rally. It was a third straight start for the 40-year-old Abreu as the Mets continue to keep slumping Chris Young on the bench.
Eric Young Jr. was placed on the disabled list Monday with a strained right hamstring.
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