Brett Baty hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the New York Mets held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Brandon Nimmo had an early RBI double off hard-luck loser Mitch Keller for the NL East-leading Mets (28-15), who have won five of six to move a season-best 13 games over .500.
Keller (1-5) allowed just two runs and five hits in seven innings, but lost his fifth consecutive decision. He struck out eight and walked one.
The last-place Pirates failed to score more than four runs for the 19th straight game, a franchise record since at least 1901.
Pittsburgh center fielder Oneil Cruz sat out for the third consecutive game since leaving Saturday’s 11-inning loss to Atlanta with lower back tightness.
The Pirates and Mets will play the final game of the three game set at Citi Field on Wednesday night, (May 14). The pregame begins at 6:40pm and it can be heard on WESB Sports/B107.5 FM
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