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.

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.

Brett Baty delivered a career night at the plate, blasting two home runs and driving in five runs, but the New York Mets (25-15) fell 6-5 to the Chicago Cubs (23-17) on Saturday night at Citi Field. After falling behind 4-0 early,