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New York Mets’ DJ Stewart (29) and Daniel Vogelbach (32) celebrate after scoring off of Stewart’s two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
QUEENS — DJ Stewart is on some kind of heater.
Over his first 23 games as a member of the New York Mets, the right fielder that had just 195 MLB games to his ledger from 2018-2022 with the Baltimore Orioles hit just a single home run in 41 at-bats.
He now has three in his last two games, including a pair of round-trippers with three RBI in Wednesday’s 8-3 Mets victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field.
The victory, which also featured Pete Alonso’s 36th home run of the season and his 469th career RBI to move him into 10th place on the all-time franchise list, gave the Mets (55-66) a series victory in the rubber game against Pittsburgh for a second series triumph in their last three.
“Baseball is a crazy game, a tough game,” Stewart said. “Sometimes a swing where you get ta hit off the end of the bat, and it could be a bad swing, gives you confidence going into your next at-bat. Coming of the bench last night, obviously the home run, I have confidence.”
Stewart put the Mets ahead with one out in the third inning when he lifted his third home run of the season off the face of the second deck in right field to put the hosts up 1-0.
Omar Narvaez followed Stewart with a double and Rafael Ortega walked to mount another Mets threat that gained further malice after Pirates starter Johan Oviedo balked to move each runner up 90 feet and then walked Brandon Nimmo to load the bases.
With two outs, Lindor lined a single the other way to right field to score two more.
Tylor Megill — who allowed two runs in five innings of work despite walking four and allowing five hits —…
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