Alex Rodriguez hit career home run No. 659 on Sunday night, moving him within one of tying Willie Mays for fourth place on Major League Baseball's all-time list.
Rodriguez sent a 2-2 pitch from Jonathon Niese into the right-field seats at Yankee Stadium in the first inning, cutting the Mets' lead in half, 2-1.
It is the fifth home run of the season for Rodriguez, who returned after being suspended for the 2014 season for his involvement with performance-enhancing drugs and the Biogenesis scandal.
Rodriguez has a $6-million bonus in the contract he signed with the Yankees after the 2007 season tied to home run milestones.