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 has struggled to stick around at the MLB level because of his inconsistency at the plate. Given how he's fared as a hitter in the big leagues, it's hard to blame former Atlanta Braves catcher and current FOX broadcaster A.J. Pierzynski for basically assuming Baty would be an easy out for Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton to pick up.