The New York Mets control first place of the NL East and are tied for the best record in baseball largely because of their stellar, overachieving starting rotat

Brett Baty hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the New York Mets held off the punchless Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1

With the Mets trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Acuña followed center fielder Tyrone Taylor, who was in scoring position after being hit by a pitch and then stealing second. Acuña slapped an outside slurve, bouncing it past the pitcher and pulling the first baseman into the infield.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates continued to struggle with runners in scoring position and let Mitch Keller’s strong start go to waste in a 2-1 loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field on Tuesday night.

Since then, Baty’s batting .325 (13-for-40) with a 1.172 OPS behind eight extra-base hits, five home runs, and 11 RBIs. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza discussed how his young infielder has been able to turn things around,