The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2 on May 9, 2025 at Citi Field.
Final · Citi Field
Top performers
- Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Cubs.
- Jameson Taillon pitched 4.0 innings for the Cubs, allowing 5 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
- Juan Soto went 2-for-4 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Mets.
- Clay Holmes pitched 6.0 innings for the Mets, allowing 1 earned run with 5 strikeouts.
Chicago Cubs box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Tucker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nico Hoerner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Busch | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carson Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dansby Swanson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ian Happ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicky Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
New York Mets box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Alonso | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Juan Soto | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyrone Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Alvarez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brett Baty | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luisangel Acuna | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Nimmo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff McNeil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Vientos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Holmes | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dedniel Nunez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Before and after
- Cubs · 2025 season · Previous May 7, 2025: SF 3, CHC 1 · Next May 10, 2025: CHC 6, NYM 5
- Mets · 2025 season · Previous May 7, 2025: NYM 7, ARI 1 · Next May 10, 2025: CHC 6, NYM 5