A seesaw finish carried the Houston Astros past the New York Mets. The lead changed hands early before LaMonte Wade Jr.’s home run gave Houston control in the sixth.

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Jeremy Pena powered Houston’s offense with a home run and a key run-scoring single, while Wade supplied the swing that shifted the game. Houston’s bullpen protected the advantage, with Josh Hader closing the ninth.

Jeremy Peña’s home run opened the scoring, and Francisco Lindor’s homer tied the game for New York. Juan Soto’s home run put the Mets in front, but Jeremy Peña’s single brought Yainer Diaz home to tie it again. A Luis Torrens double-play grounder allowed A.J. Ewing to score for another Mets lead.

Wade’s homer brought Yainer Diaz home and put Houston ahead. Daulton Varsho’s groundout then brought Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve across, with a throwing error also part of the play. New York could not answer against Houston’s relief corps.

The Astros extended their winning streak, while the Mets absorbed another loss. The game’s seesaw finish belonged to Houston once Wade changed the direction of the night.

By the Numbers

Houston Astros defeated New York Mets, 6-3.

  • Jeremy Pena went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .284 on the season).
  • LaMonte Wade went 1-for-2 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .210 on the season).
  • Francisco Lindor went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .234 on the season).
  • (gpid=sa:814490) allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (1-0) (6.23 ERA).
  • Josh Hader allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (21) (0.74 ERA).
  • Jonathan Pintaro allowed 2 runs on 3 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and took the loss (2-1) (4.30 ERA).

New York Mets fell to 61-76; Houston Astros improved to 69-68.

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