NEW YORK — Trying to turn around their season before it's too late, the New York Mets received a timely boost from their oldest player Wednesday night — and one of their youngest.
Justin Verlander pitched eight vintage innings and rookie Brett Baty homered during an impressive all-around game as the Mets cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Baty had an RBI groundout during a four-run fourth and turned in a couple of fine defensive plays at third base. Running on a full-count pitch, he also scored from first on Brandon Nimmo's two-out double.