NEW YORK — Brett Baty struggled in the early part of the season. So much so that when the Mets needed to send a player down to make room for second baseman Jeff McNeil, who was being activated off the IL on April 24, Baty got the call.

Brett Baty belted two home runs and drove in a career-high five runs to sustain his recent run of offensive success on Saturday against the CUbs.

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.