The right-hander handed the ball to reliever Huascar Brazobán, who delivered 1 2/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Two relievers later, Max Kranick couldn’t keep the Mets in the game, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks to give the Cubs a 6-3 lead.

Brett Baty belted two home runs and drove in a career-high five runs to sustain his recent run of offensive success on Saturday against the CUbs.

Driving in five of the Mets' six runs, Baty also hit two of his four home runs this season. The first was a three-run shot in the fourth inning that pulled the Mets within a run. His second homer of the game went the opposite way for a two-run shot.