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.

On nights like Saturday with his two home runs and five RBI, it’s tempting to believe that Brett Baty can be a bigger deal for the Mets than a guy who’s had MLB at-bats every season since 2022 but can’t seem to stick around.