The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs 9-4 tonight to take two out of three games in the series and improve their record to 30-34. RHP Matt Harvey got off to a rocky start in the top of the first inning after allowing back-to-back homers to 1B Anthony Rizzo and 2B Ian Happ. Harvey settled down and retired 10 out of the next 11 Cubs hitters before getting in trouble again in the top of the fourth. He gave up a two-run homer to LF Kyle Schwarber and then was taken out. Harvey allowed four runs on four hits in four innings. He gave up one walk and had five strikeouts. RHP Paul Sewald came in next and pitched two scoreless innings. RHP Fernando Salas and LHP Jerry Blevins combined to pitch a scoreless top of the seventh inning. Blevins came back out for the top of the eighth and wound up picking up his fourth win on the season. RHP Addison Reed closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth inning.
The Mets offense got an early run in the bottom of the second inning after SS Jose Reyes reached on an error which brought home a run. In the bottom of the fourth inning, LHP Steven Matz pinch-hit and drove in a run after hitting an infield single and CF Juan Lagares hit a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the sixth, Lagares hit a RBI triple to tie the game. LF Curtis Granderson hit the go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the eighth. 1B Lucas Duda hit a three-run homer later in the inning, Infielder T.J. Rivera added a RBI single to cap off the five-run bottom of the eighth.
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