Carlos Beltran knocks in game-winner, Mets beat Cubs 7-6

This doomed stadium still has some magic. The Mets overcame a late three-run deficit and beat the Cubs, 7-6, Thursday night at Shea to maintain a tie with Milwaukee atop the wild-card standings. Carlos Beltran's two-out, line-drive single off the glove of diving first baseman Micah Hoffpauir scored Jose Reyes from second base in the ninth with the winning run as the Mets split the four-game series, moved within a game of idle Philadelphia for first place in the NL East and perhaps resuscitated their season with three games remaining. Continue