New York Mets
81 - 77 .513
F
September 24, 2025, 8:05 PM
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
1060 West Addison, Chicago, IL, 60613-4397
10
Chicago Cubs
89 - 69 .563| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| CHI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
W: Matthew Boyd
(W, 14-8)
5.1 IP, 2 ER, 3 K, BB
L: Jonah Tong
(L, 2-3)
2.0 IP, 5 ER, K, 2 BB
S: Aaron Civale
(S, 1)
3.0 IP, ER, 3 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Shaw
3-4 | HR, K, RBI
Busch
2-4 | HR, 2B, BB
Alvarez, F
1-2 | HR, BB, K
New York Mets Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Lindor SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 2 | Juan Soto RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 3 | Pete Alonso 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 |
| 4 | Starling Marte DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| 5 | Mark Vientos 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| 6 | Brandon Nimmo LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| 7 | Francisco Alvarez C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| 8 | Jeff McNeil 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| 9 | Tyrone Taylor CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .250 |
BATTING
HR Alvarez, F (11, 5th inning off Boyd, 1 on, 1 out) Soto, J (43, 8th inning off Civale, 0 on, 2 out).
TB Alvarez, F 4 Nimmo Soto, J 4 Vientos.
RBI Alvarez, F 2 (32) Soto, J (105).
2-out RBI Soto, J.
Team LOB 3.
FIELDING
E Vientos (8, throw).
Outfield assists Taylor, T (Busch at home).
New York Mets Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah Tong | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 |
| Richard Lovelady | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.49 |
| Clay Holmes | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 |
| Sean Manaea | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.80 |
| Ryan Helsley | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.58 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4.03 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Holmes, C.
HBP McNeil (by Boyd).
Pitch timer violations Tong (pitcher).
Pitches-strikes Tong 56-37 Lovelady 31-19 Holmes, C 14-11 Manaea 16-11 Helsley 24-17 Boyd 86-59 Palencia, D 10-7 Civale 40-28.
Groundouts-flyouts Tong 1-1 Lovelady 2-1 Holmes, C 4-0 Manaea 1-0 Helsley 3-1 Boyd 5-5 Palencia, D 0-0 Civale 3-1.
Batters faced Tong 14 Lovelady 8 Holmes, C 4 Manaea 5 Helsley 7 Boyd 20 Palencia, D 2 Civale 11.
Inherited runners-scored Lovelady 2-1 Holmes, C 1-1.
Umpires HP: D.J. Reyburn. 1B: Sean Barber. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: John Libka.
Weather 66 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 12 mph, In From CF.
First pitch 7:08 PM.
T 2:41.
Att 35,060.
Venue Wrigley Field.
September 24, 2025
Chicago Cubs Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| 2 | Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .301 |
| 3 | Ian Happ LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| 4 | Moisés Ballesteros DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| 5 | Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| 6 | Carson Kelly C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| Reese McGuire C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | |
| 7 | Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| 8 | Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| 9 | Matt Shaw 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| Totals | 34 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | .249 |
BATTING
2B Busch (23, Tong) Happ (31, Tong) Suzuki (31, Tong).
HR Shaw (13, 4th inning off Lovelady, 0 on, 0 out) Busch (31, 6th inning off Manaea, 1 on, 0 out).
TB Ballesteros 2 Busch 6 Happ 2 Hoerner Shaw 6 Suzuki 2 Swanson.
RBI Ballesteros (10) Busch 2 (84) Crow-Armstrong (91) Happ 2 (78) Shaw (43) Suzuki (93).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Swanson Suzuki.
SF Crow-Armstrong.
Team RISP 6-for-12.
Team LOB 4.
BASERUNNING
SB Shaw (17, 2nd base off Manaea/Alvarez, F).
Chicago Cubs Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Boyd | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.21 |
| Daniel Palencia | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 |
| Aaron Civale | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.85 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3.81 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Holmes, C.
HBP McNeil (by Boyd).
Pitch timer violations Tong (pitcher).
Pitches-strikes Tong 56-37 Lovelady 31-19 Holmes, C 14-11 Manaea 16-11 Helsley 24-17 Boyd 86-59 Palencia, D 10-7 Civale 40-28.
Groundouts-flyouts Tong 1-1 Lovelady 2-1 Holmes, C 4-0 Manaea 1-0 Helsley 3-1 Boyd 5-5 Palencia, D 0-0 Civale 3-1.
Batters faced Tong 14 Lovelady 8 Holmes, C 4 Manaea 5 Helsley 7 Boyd 20 Palencia, D 2 Civale 11.
Inherited runners-scored Lovelady 2-1 Holmes, C 1-1.
Umpires HP: D.J. Reyburn. 1B: Sean Barber. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: John Libka.
Weather 66 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 12 mph, In From CF.
First pitch 7:08 PM.
T 2:41.
Att 35,060.
Venue Wrigley Field.
September 24, 2025