New York Mets
7 - 14 .333
F
April 18, 2026, 2:20 PM
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
1060 West Addison, Chicago, IL, 60613-4397
4
Chicago Cubs
11 - 9 .550| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| CHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
W: Jameson Taillon
(W, 1-1)
6.0 IP, ER, 4 K, 3 BB
L: Freddy Peralta
(L, 1-2)
5.2 IP, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
S: Caleb Thielbar
(S, 1)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Happ
1-2 | HR, 2 BB, RBI
Kelly, C
a-
1-1 | HR, 3 RBI, R
Taillon
(W, 1-1)
6.0 IP, ER, 4 K, 3 BB
New York Mets Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carson Benge LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .150 |
| a- Tyrone Taylor PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | |
| 2 | Bo Bichette 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| 3 | Francisco Lindor SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| 4 | Luis Robert Jr. CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| 5 | MJ Melendez DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 |
| 6 | Francisco Alvarez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 7 | Mark Vientos 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| 8 | Brett Baty RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 |
| b- Tommy Pham PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 9 | Marcus Semien 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .228 |
a-Struck out for Baty in the 9th.
b-Flied out for Benge in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Robert Jr. (2, Taillon).
HR Vientos (2, 2nd inning off Taillon, 0 on, 1 out).
TB Bichette Lindor 2 Robert Jr. 3 Semien Vientos 4.
RBI Vientos (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Melendez, M 2 Bichette Vientos.
GIDP Bichette.
Team RISP 0-for-6.
Team LOB 8.
BASERUNNING
CS Robert Jr. (2, 2nd base by Taillon/Amaya).
FIELDING
DP (Semien-Lindor-Vientos).
New York Mets Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy Peralta(L, 1-2) | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 54 | 39 | 4.05 |
| Brooks Raley | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2.45 |
| Luke Weaver | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7.36 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 124 | 71 | 53 | 4.22 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Suzuki (by Peralta, F).
ABS Challenge Amaya (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Alvarez, F (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Peralta, F 93-54 Raley, B 8-6 Weaver 9-5 Kimbrel 14-6 Taillon 100-61 Brown, Be 38-22 Thielbar 14-11.
Groundouts-flyouts Peralta, F 4-8 Raley, B 1-0 Weaver 1-1 Kimbrel 1-1 Taillon 4-6 Brown, Be 3-2 Thielbar 0-1.
Batters faced Peralta, F 23 Raley, B 3 Weaver 2 Kimbrel 4 Taillon 24 Brown, Be 10 Thielbar 3.
Inherited runners-scored Raley, B 2-2.
Umpires HP: Alex Tosi. 1B: Adam Hamari. 2B: Austin Jones. 3B: Todd Tichenor.
Weather 51 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 16 mph, L To R.
First pitch 1:20 PM.
T 2:31.
Att 36,189.
Venue Wrigley Field.
April 18, 2026