Mets vs. Cubs NLCS Game 3 Recap

The Mets defeated the Cubs 5-2 tonight to go up 3-0 in the NLCS. They are now one win away from their first World Series since 2000. Daniel Murphy continued his incredible postseason with another home run, his 6th of the playoffs. Yoenis Cesepedes finally broke out of his slump with 3 hits and 2 RBIs. He also scored on a wild pitch. Lucas Duda added a RBI groundout. Jacob deGrom pitched 7 outstanding innings. He only gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and 1 walk. He had 7 strikeouts. He is now 3-0 in the postseason. Tyler Clippard pitched a scoreless 8th. Jeuys Familia pitched a scoreless 9th to pick up his 3rd save of the series and 4th series overall this postseason. The Mets will have LHP Steven Matz start tomorrow night in Game 4 against RHP Jason Hammel.