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

Mark Vientos had a week’s worth of adventures at third base in the first six innings of the Mets' win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night at Citi Field.

Brett Baty didn’t have to be here. Under different circumstances, he certainly would not be. Late last month, the Mets demoted Baty to Triple-A Syracuse, in a move that was largely based on merit. The team had a roster crunch.

Wright earned his “Captain America” moniker partly because of his performance in previous WBCs. His heroics against Team Puerto Rico in 2009, when he delivered a walk-off single to help Team USA stave off elimination. In the next tournament, in 2013, he drove in 10 runs before suffering an injury that took him out of the WBC.

The Pirates lost 4-3 to the Mets on May 12 on walk-off in nine innings, as they drop the series with this defeat. That makes it six out of seven road series they've lost and they

Brett Baty conectó un jonrón que rompió el empate en la séptima entrada y los Mets de Nueva York resistieron apenas ante los ineficaces Piratas de

Often for the Mets, the first six innings of a game tend not to matter. It’s not as if the Mets are bad early in games. (They’re not.) It’s just that from the seventh inning onward, they turn into a juggernaut.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes didn't mince words when speaking about the New York Mets' trio of superstars in their lineup.

A 4-3 win over Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates might register as another tally in the standings, but for the New York Mets, it was another data point in a growing case for Pete Alonso as the heartbeat of their 2025 campaign—and perhaps, a National League MVP candidate.