Hero in a pinch! Johnson’s HR lifts Mets in 11th

Julio Teheran and Jacob deGrom waged an impressive pitching battle and maintained their status as two of baseball’s most unfortunate pitchers in terms of run support. Once they exited on Saturday night at Turner Field, Kelly Johnson damaged his former team with a pinch-hit home run that provided the Mets a 1-0, 11-inning win over the Braves.

Cutch, Bucs back locked-in Locke, blast LA

For nearly three months, Andrew McCutchen has not looked like himself at the plate. He’s been physically compromised, mechanically off and statistically average. But Saturday night, he looked like Andrew McCutchen again. The Pirates’ star center fielder homered twice, leading the Bucs to a 6-1 win over the Dodgers at PNC Park.

Mets call up Nimmo, option Conforto

In another move to jumpstart a scuffling offense, the Mets called up Brandon Nimmo — ranked No. 4 on the club’s list of top prospects — from Triple-A Las Vegas prior to Saturday’s game. In a corresponding move, the team optioned struggling outfielder Michael Conforto.

Seager headlines #ASGWorthy NL shortstop class

One of the closer 2016 Esurance MLB All-Star ballot races in these final days of voting is at the shortstop spot in the National League, where, at last count, the Cubs’ Addison Russell (1.49 million votes) and the Rockies’ Trevor Story (1.11 million) were separated by just a few hundred thousand clicks.

Cutch: Adele’s good vibes led to 2-HR night

After striking out in his first at-bat, Andrew McCutchen looked comfortable at the plate Saturday night. He homered twice off Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda, hammering a curveball and later ripping into a fastball. In this season where so little has gone right, what felt right in the Pirates’ 6-1 win at PNC Park?

BTS leader reaches 49 to tie all-time record

In the 16-year history of Beat the Streak, no player has been able to achieve the game’s ultimate goal by putting together a 57-game hit streak and surpassing Joe DiMaggio’s record 56-game hitting streak in 1941. But now, 63-year old Terry Sims is as close as anyone has ever been to capturing the coveted $5.6 million grand prize.