Apr 18, 2026
2:20 PM (Eastern Time)
MLB
Final
New York Mets
2
VS
Chicago Cubs
4

Box Score

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets
New York Mets
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 4 5 1
Hits NYM 7 · CHC 5
Errors NYM 0 · CHC 1

Away Batting

New York Mets
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
LFCarson Benge 30 00 11 2 .150
PHTyrone Taylor 10 00 00 0 .231
3BBo Bichette 41 10 00 3 .227
SSFrancisco Lindor 40 20 01 0 .214
CFLuis Robert Jr. 2B 40 20 00 2 .258
DHMJ Melendez 30 00 12 4 .400
CFrancisco Alvarez 40 00 00 2 .273
1BMark Vientos HR 41 11 01 2 .240
RFBrett Baty 20 00 10 0 .190
PHTommy Pham 10 00 01 0 .000
2BMarcus Semien 30 10 11 1 .216
Totals 33 2 7 1 4 7 16

Away Pitching

New York Mets
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Freddy Peralta (L, 1-2) 5.2 33 32 31 93-54 4.05
Brooks Raley 0.2 11 10 01 8-6 2.45
Luke Weaver 0.2 00 00 00 9-5 7.36
Craig Kimbrel 1.0 10 01 00 14-6 0.00
Totals 8.0 5 4 4 3 3 2

Home Batting

Chicago Cubs
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
2BNico Hoerner 40 00 00 0 .325
1BMichael Busch 40 10 01 0 .174
3BAlex Bregman 40 00 00 1 .229
LFIan Happ HR 22 11 20 0 .222
RFSeiya Suzuki 21 00 10 1 .267
DHMoisés Ballesteros 20 10 01 1 .381
DHCarson Kelly HR 11 13 00 0 .340
CMiguel Amaya 30 10 00 1 .273
CFPete Crow-Armstrong 30 00 00 2 .218
SSDansby Swanson 30 00 01 2 .200
Totals 28 4 5 4 3 3 8

Home Pitching

Chicago Cubs
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Jameson Taillon (W, 1-1) 6.0 51 13 41 100-61 3.97
Ben Brown (H, 1) 2.0 21 01 10 38-22 2.70
Caleb Thielbar (S, 1) 1.0 00 00 20 14-11 2.57
Totals 9.0 7 2 1 4 7 1

Scoring Plays

InnScore (A-H)Play
T2 1–0 Mark Vientos homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.
B2 1–1 Ian Happ homers (6) on a fly ball to center field.
B6 1–4 Carson Kelly homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki scores.
T8 2–4 Mets challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Francisco Alvarez reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Nico Hoerner. Bo Bichette scores. Luis Robert Jr. to 2nd.

Game Details

Wrigley Field

Probable Starting Pitchers

Freddy Peralta
New York Mets Away
ERA
3.86
WHIP
1.143
K/9
10.71
BB/9
3.43
IP
21.0
GS
4
Last 3 Starts ERA 4.34 WHIP
Jameson Taillon RHP
Chicago Cubs Home
ERA
4.86
WHIP
1.260
K/9
9.18
BB/9
3.24
IP
16.7
GS
3
Last 3 Starts ERA 2.46 WHIP

Betting Odds

TeamMoneylineRun LineTotal
New York Mets +104 +1.5 (-205) O 8.5 (-107)
Chicago Cubs -113 -1.5 (+182) U 8.5 (-105)
Closing line · Apr 18

Weather & Conditions

Temp49°F
Wind 16 mphW · crossR
Gusts31 mph
Humidity48%
SkyPartially cloudy