The Mets finally stopped hitting the snooze button for Sunday’s early start time at the beginning of the eighth inning.

The New York Mets (26-15) wrapped up their series against the Chicago Cubs (23-18) with a 6-2 victory on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, using a four-run eighth inning to break open a tight game and claim the rubber match.

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

It was Mother’s Day on Sunday, all right, but it was also Griffin Canning's 29th birthday – and he was living large at Citi Field. The Mets right-hander pitched one of his best games of the season, and though he was left with a no-decision,

Juan Soto is in the midst of a seven-game stretch in which he’s gone 9-for-26 with six extra-base hits and six walks in his last 33 plate appearances.

Starling Marte’s walk-off hit in the 10th inning completed the New York Mets’ three-game sweep of the Phillies, 4-3. It marked the Phillies’ seventh straight loss at the ballpark, including the 2024 postseason.

Under different circumstances, Brett Baty would still be toiling in the Minor Leagues, his name bandied about in half-baked trade ideas, his future unclear. When the Mets demoted Baty to Triple-A Syracuse late last month,