Houston Astros at New York Mets

When the Astros boarded their flight to New York a week ago, they were reeling from a 3-6 homestand against three teams with losing records and were about to part ways with general manager Dana Brown. They weren’t exactly a team in turmoil, but they were close. The noise and lights that dominate the Big Apple typically don’t provide the kind of setting that’s conducive to anybody finding stability, but it worked out well for the Astros, who rallied to beat the Mets, 6-3, on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. LaMonte Wade Jr. slammed a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the sixth inning to send rookie right-hander Ethan Pecko to his first career win. Houston (69-68) took two of three games from the Mets after taking two of three from the Yankees. The 4-2 road New York swing keeps the Astros in first place in the American League West heading into a four-game series against the AL Central-leading White Sox beginning Monday in Houston.  “I thought we needed to come out after our homestand, get back up and play good baseball, and I thought we did,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “Now my message to them is not to get complacent. We have two really good teams coming to Houston and we have to continue to play well. But I’m really proud of our effort. We took care of business on the mound, \[had\