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New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana waits on deck to bat against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning of the baseball game on Monday, May 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh. Keith Srakocic , Associated Press
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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Erik Bedard (45) throws against the New York Mets in the second inning of the baseball game on Monday, May 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh. Keith Srakocic , Associated Press
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New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of the baseball game on Monday, May 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh. Keith Srakocic , Associated Press
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CORRECT TO ONE RUN DRIVEN IN - Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Erik Bedard (45) wipes his face after giving up a double to New York Mets' Ronny Cedeno that drove in one run in the second inning of the baseball game on Monday, May 21, 2012, in Pittsbur Keith Srakocic, Associated Press
By Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Neil Walker scored on Clint Barmes' tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied against Johan Santana and the New York Mets for a 5-4 victory Monday night.

Mike McKenry tied it with a two-run homer in the seventh off Santana and Walker made it all the way to third in the eighth when his long drive off Jon Rauch (3-3) glanced off the glove of center fielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis for an error and rolled to the wall. One batter later, Barmes hit a fly to right and Walker just beat the wide throw from Lucas Duda.

Jared Hughes (1-0) earned his first major league win in relief. Joel Hanrahan worked the ninth for his 10th save.

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