Mets outfielder Marlon Byrd led off the ninth inning Sunday against the Cubs with a solo home run off closer Carlos Marmol, and Kirk Niuwenhuis finished off the comeback win with a three-run, walk-off homer, sending New York to a 4-3 victory. Byrd connected for his 11th home run and third in five games.
Byrd has homered seven times in his last 15 games (12 starts) since May 29. He's batting .295 (13 for 44) with 12 RBI in that span. Byrd has produced a .497 slugging percentage through 52 games.