NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Mets rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to take a 6-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday.
Angel Pagan hit a two-run home run to break a 1-1 tie before Jason Bay added an RBI double and Ike Davis had a RBI single for the Mets (5-8) in the innings.In the end, somehow and perhaps somewhat unexpectedly, the good overwhelmed the bad, and the Mets emerged with their second consecutive victory -- the first time they've strung together back-to-back wins since Aug. 14. That was the day the Mets opened their last homestand at Citi Field, and it was also the last time having Bobby Parnell in the starting rotation looked like a good idea.
After Niese worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth, Luis Castillo chopped an RBI single over Wells' head for a 1-0 lead in the bottom half.
The Cubs scored an unearned run in the sixth. Niese walked Soto and Wells got his second hit with two outs in the inning to end Niese's night. Soto went to third on Wells' infield hit when Davis couldn't scoop Alex Cora's throw from shortstop out of the dirt.
Byrd then greeted reliever Nieve with a run-scoring infield single to tie it Niese had pitched well enough to win against the team that entered the game with the third-fewest runs in the National League. Niese allowed eight hits and three walks and struck out seven.
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