Joey Wendle and Jeff McNeil each had an RBI double in the seventh inning on Tuesday night for the host New York Mets, who mounted another comeback to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1.The Mets have won the first two games of the three-game series and nine of 12 overall since an 0-5 start. At 9-8, New York is over .500 for the first time since it was 30-29 on June 3, 2023.The Pirates have lost five of their past seven.Rookie Jared Jones, making his fourth career start, and Luis L. Ortiz combined to retire 16 straight batters between the second and seventh before the Mets rallied against Ortiz (1-1) and Jose Hernandez.With one out, Ortiz walked Francisco Lindor, who went to third on a single by Pete Alonso. Wendle, who entered the game at third base in the top of the inning for an injured Brett Baty (left hamstring tightness), followed with a game-tying RBI double.Ortiz retired Francisco Alvarez on a flyout to left before Hernandez entered and balked Alonso home for the go-ahead run before he even threw a pitch. McNeil then laced his run-scoring double.