Brett Baty’s resurgence continued in a win over the Royals on Wednesday.
The third baseman came up clutch, extending the Mets’ lead to 4-1 with a two-run single in the eighth inning of a 6-2 victory at Citi Field.
It was Baty’s eighth game in a row with a hit, the best span of games for him this season, coming right from an awful June when he hit .147.
Entering Wednesday’s game, he was slashing just .218/.296/.306 for the season.
Mets interim manager Andy Green credited the coaching staff for helping Baty get “more action to the pole side” for his hot streak.
He said adding doubles to the pole side while continuing to show power to the opposite field has made him more dangerous.
However, when asked about it, the 26-year-old disagreed with his coach, crediting better pregame work and just “trying to hit balls hard.”
Baty said his power has been one of his best abilities his whole career, but he lost sight of that at the beginning of the season. He is currently in a home run drought dating back to May 18.
Baty also said clearing his head and not caring where the ball goes as long as it’s a hit has helped him.
“He’s allowing himself to swing and miss and not change who he is,” Green said following the game. “I think baseball’s the kind of game where you just have to take some bad swings sometimes and he’s maintaining aggression.
“I really feel like he’s letting it go at the plate and trusting himself. That’s ultimately how you have to hit at this level, you can’t hold anything back.”
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Baty’s clutch hit and subsequent Mets win could be exactly what the team needs heading into the All-Star break and with the trade deadline right around the corner.
The third baseman said the win brings “good momentum” as the Mets have a chance to win the series against the Royals on Thursday.
Baty added that momentum has been building since getting Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto back in the lineup together.
“This whole season we’ve known what we can do on offense,” Baty said. “It’s just about going out there and doing it every single night.”
That offensive power was finally on display in the eighth inning as the Mets put up five runs and five hits to break open what had been a 1-1 game.
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