CLEVELAND (AP) - Angel Pagan drove in three runs with three hits to help the New York Mets stretch their winning streak to six games by beating the Cleveland Indians 8-4 Wednesday night.

All nine batters in the Mets' starting lineup had a hit. New York has won 10 of 11 and is a major league-best 17-5 since May 21 to move from last place in the NL East to challenging for first place.

Jonathon Niese (4-3) won his third straight start, extending the Mets' string of strong pitching during their streak. New York starters are 16-3 with a 2.61 ERA over 27 games since May 17.

The Mets strung together six straight one-out hits in a five-run third inning, including four consecutive doubles off Mitch Talbot (7-5).

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