NEW YORK Mets batter Indians' streak

New York had 14 hits in a 7-2 victory over Cleveland.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Maybe all the New York Mets needed was a new hitting coach.
Don Baylor said it was nothing more than a coincidence, but hours after he became the Mets hitting coach Tuesday, the team busted out with an uncharacteristic 14 hits in a 7-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
"It was going to happen anyway," Baylor said, regardless whether he was coaching the hitters or departed Denny Walling was handling that job.
And yet, there was a moment when it seemed the Mets bases-loaded rut was going to get them again after four straight hits put New York ahead 1-0 in the first inning.
Stuck in a 6-for-59 bases-loaded slump that helped cost Walling his job, the Mets watched Karim Garcia strike out in that situation in the first inning. Baylor noticed the tension quotient increase in the dugout.
"When Karim struck out, it was like, 'Here we go again,' " Baylor said.
Ignites rally
Mike Cameron was having none of that. Cameron, battling to keep his batting average above .200, was 0-for-7 with the bases loaded this season. This time, though, he singled to left for a pair of runs and instead of a 1-0 lead, the Mets were up 3-0.
"That's a big difference right there," manager Art Howe said.
Cameron, conducting his postgame interview flat on his back in his "Total Body Relaxation" position, said the hit was no big deal for him.
"I was thinking what I think all the time," he said. "Every time up, I try to find a way to get a hit. I put my bat on it and it fell. My ball has had a hard time finding holes. What happened in the past you can't control. You can only control what's in front of you."
Big fourth inning
When the Mets added four runs in the fifth, two on a double by Ty Wigginton, who had three hits, and two on a home run by Garcia, the Mets had their most runs since May 21. It was just the 10th time in 63 games New York had scored that many in a game.
Mike Piazza also had three hits, while Cliff Floyd added two in a 14-hit attack for the Mets, who had lost seven of their last nine games.
Todd Zeile started the first-inning rally with a one-out single and moved to third when center fielder Coco Crisp mishandled Piazza's hit. Floyd singled Zeile home and Wigginton followed with the fourth straight single, loading the bases.
Jason Davis (1-5) struck out Garcia, extending the bases-loaded slump to 6-for-60, but Cameron delivered a two-run single for a 3-0 lead.
The Indians, who had their four-game winning streak snapped, nicked Steve Trachsel (6-5) for a run in the fourth when Victor Martinez walked, moved to third on a single by Travis Hafner and scored on a sacrifice fly by Casey Blake. But the Mets ganged up on Davis in the fifth.