Pete Alonso, New York Mets sweep lowly Cubs with victory
New York increased its NL East lead to 2 1/2 games over second-place Atlanta.
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New York increased its NL East lead to 2 1/2 games over second-place Atlanta.
Steady rain fell in Chicago on Friday morning and it was expected to continue for much of the afternoon.
The Mets maintained their 2 1/2-game lead over Atlanta in the NL East and improved their road record to 28-19.
Amazins cruise to 7-3 victory over Braves on Wednesday, build NL East lead back up to 2 1/2 games.
Matt Olson and Adam Duvall hit two-run homers in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively, in Atlanta's 4-1 win.
Veteran right-hander cruises through 7 innings as Amazins' take opener of NL East showdown 4-1 on Monday.
New York's lead in the NL East was trimmed to 1 1/2 games over the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves.
It was a backup catcher off the bench who delivered the sort of bear-down win Keith Hernandez must have loved.
Tom Seaver, Mike Piazza and Jerry Koosman are the only other Mets players to have their numbers retired by the team.
The Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets on Friday night for their seventh win in nine games.
The Mets' center fielder hosted Little Leaguers for a game at Hinton Park in Flushing.
James McCann also launched a three-run homer and the Amazins' cruised to a 10-0 victory.
A loss would have left the Mets with their slimmest lead since April 16.
Scherzer struck out 11 while pitching six innings of two-hit ball in his first big league start since May 18.
The Mets got some good swings against hard-throwing rookie Hunter Greene.
