New York Mets at Chicago Cubs
Final
Recap
CHICAGO -- Pinch-hitter Carson Kelly connected for a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs handed the New York Mets their 10th consecutive loss with a 4-2 victory on Saturday. Ian Happ also homered for Chicago in its fourth consecutive win. Jameson Taillon (1-1) pitched six crisp innings. It's the longest losing streak for New York since it dropped 11 in a row from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8 in 2004. It has been outscored 60-18 during the slide.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteCHC -110 · 52% to win
WonRun LineNYM -1.5
CHC coveredTotalO/U 8.5 · 6 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
7Hits5
1Home runs2
4Walks3
7Strikeouts3
0Stolen bases0
124Pitches thrown152
3Pitching strikeouts7
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy PhamPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bo Bichette3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett BatyRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Vientos1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MJ MelendezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carson BengeLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyrone TaylorPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco LindorSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Semien2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco AlvarezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Robert Jr.CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke WeaverP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks RaleyP | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig KimbrelP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy PeraltaP | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |