New York Mets at Chicago Cubs

NYM 4 — 12 CHC
Final — 2026-04-17
MVP: Nico Hoerner 3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 12-4. Nico Hoerner led the way with 3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI. Edward Cabrera earned the win and Kodai Senga took the loss.

123456789 RHE
NYM 030000010 4142
CHC 42010032x 12140
WP Edward Cabrera (2-0)
LP Kodai Senga (0-3)

Scoring Plays

Bot 1: Suzuki singled to right, Busch scored, Bregman to third. (0-1)
Bot 1: Ballesteros homered to left (365 feet), Bregman scored and Suzuki scored. (0-4)
Top 2: Semien doubled to left, Alvarez scored, Melendez to third. (1-4)
Top 2: Taylor singled to center, Melendez scored and Semien scored, Taylor out stretching at second. (3-4)
Bot 2: Hoerner homered to left (392 feet), Swanson scored. (3-6)
Bot 4: Swanson scored, Happ safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Baty, Busch to second, Hoerner to third. (3-7)
Bot 7: Shaw doubled to center, Suzuki scored. (3-8)
Bot 7: Shaw scored on Manaea wild pitch, Crow-Armstrong to second on wild pitch by Manaea, Kelly to third on wild pitch by Manaea. (3-9)
Bot 7: Swanson hit sacrifice fly to left, Kelly scored on error, Crow-Armstrong safe at third on throwing error by left fielder Taylor. (3-10)
Top 8: Alvarez reached on infield single to third, Lindor scored. (4-10)
Bot 8: Happ homered to left (411 feet), Busch scored. (4-12)

NYM — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Benge RF4010000010 .158.238.228.466
Bichette 3B5010000010 .226.267.298.565
Lindor SS4121000000 .200.297.313.610
Robert CF4011000000 .242.365.355.720
Alvarez C3120001100 .294.410.549.959
Melendez DH3120000110 .571.625.8571.482
Semien 2B4121001010 .211.269.296.565
Baty 1B2000000010 .197.190.279.469
Taylor LF3020002010 .240.269.400.669
Vientos 1B2010000000 .239.265.348.613
Pham PH1000000000 .000.000.000.000

CHC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Hoerner 2B5130012000 .342.420.553.973
Busch 1B4220000110 .169.276.200.476
Bregman 3B5110000010 .241.315.329.644
Happ LF4110012110 .214.313.486.799
Suzuki RF5221001010 .286.394.321.715
Ballesteros DH2120013000 .375.409.6251.034
Kelly C4110000000 .327.441.449.890
Crow-Armstrong CF3000000110 .227.275.293.568
Swanson SS2210001100 .210.354.419.773
Shaw DH3111001010 .250.286.462.748

NYM — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Senga 3.1676332 65-38 8.831.77L, 0-3
Brazoban 0.2200010 15-10 0.001.03
Manaea 4.0655121 72-45 4.501.35

CHC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Cabrera 6.0833240 91-57 2.381.40W, 2-0
Martin 1.0100010 12-10 0.000.84
Webb 1.0411010 25-19 5.871.25
Milner 1.0100000 10-9 1.931.21

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois (34,282)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Todd Tichenor, First Base Umpire: Alex Tosi, Second Base Umpire: Adam Hamari, Third Base Umpire: Austin Jones

Broadcast: MARQ | WPIX

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