Granderson snaps tie with 300th HR; Mets rally past Cubs

Curtis Granderson opened a five-run eighth inning with his 300th homer, a tiebreaking shot that helped the New York Mets rally past the Chicago Cubs for a 9-4 victory Wednesday night.

Injury replacement Lucas Duda added a three-run homer off Hector Rondon, and T.J. Rivera capped the outburst with an RBI single for his third hit.

With sluggers Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto on the bench to begin the game, the resurgent Mets came back from a 4-1 deficit and took two of three from Chicago despite losing second baseman Neil Walker to a left leg injury.

Granderson received a standing ovation and came out for a curtain call after connecting in the eighth off Carl Edwards Jr. (2-1).

Jerry Blevins (4-0) struck out three of his four batters to earn the win.

Juan Lagares hit a tying triple with two outs in the sixth, the start of a meltdown by Chicago’s bullpen that allowed New York to bail out starter Matt Harvey. The right-hander gave up three home runs in four innings, including Anthony Rizzo’s latest leadoff shot and a mammoth drive by Kyle Schwarber. Mookie Betts homered twice and Xander Bogaerts had three RBIs to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies.

Ian Desmond hit his fourth home run of the season and rookie German Marquez pitched effectively into the sixth as the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates to snap a three-game losing streak.

Taijuan Walker pitched five sharp innings in his return from the disabled list, and the Arizona Diamondbacks won their fourth straight game with a win over the Detroit Tigers.