Baseball: Aoki goes 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs in 2nd game with Mets

Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki had three hits and two RBIs -- both team highs -- in his second game with the New York Mets, who suffered an 8-6 defeat to the Houston Astros on Sunday.With his team leading 3-1 in the second, Aoki, who was acquired by the Mets after being released by the Toronto Blue Jays last week, hit an RBI single against his former team to extend the lead at Minute Maid Park.But the Astros, the first of the three teams Aoki has played for this season, scored five runs in the third that featured a three-run homer by Cameron Maybin off Mets starter Chris Flexen (3-4). G…READ FULL ARTICLE