The Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Apr 18, 2026 at Wrigley Field.
Final · Wrigley Field
Top performers
- Mark Vientos went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Mets.
- Freddy Peralta pitched 5.2 innings for the Mets, allowing 3 earned runs with 3 strikeouts.
- Carson Kelly went 1-for-1 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Cubs.
- Jameson Taillon pitched 6.0 innings for the Cubs, allowing 1 earned run with 4 strikeouts.
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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bo Bichette | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Robert Jr. | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Vientos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Francisco Alvarez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Semien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MJ Melendez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carson Benge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Baty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyrone Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Pham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy Peralta | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Weaver | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Raley | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Busch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby Swanson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Amaya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Moises Ballesteros | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carson Kelly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Ben Brown | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Before and after
- Mets · 2026 season · Previous Apr 17, 2026: NYM 4, CHC 12 · Next Apr 19, 2026: NYM 1, CHC 2
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