Mets vs. Cubs Game 133 Recap

CF Austin Jackson

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs 10-3 this afternoon and improved their record to 59-74. SS Amed Rosario and CF Austin Jackson singled in the top of the first inning and then LF Michael Conforto walked to load the bases. 3B Todd Frazier followed with a grand slam. The offense was held scoreless for the next six innings, but woke up in the top of the seventh inning. Rosario drove in a run with an RBI single and Jackson also drove in a run. Pinch-hitter Jose Reyes broke the game open with a two-run triple. Pinch-hitter Tomas Nido followed by reaching on an error and then Conforto hit an RBI single. Frazier hit an RBI single in the top of the ninth and RF Brandon Nimmo also hit an RBI single.

LHP Jason Vargas had a scoreless bottom of the first innings, but gave up a run in the in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single by RF Ian Happ. He settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the third and fourth innings and got 2B Ben Zoborist to ground into a double play to end the bottom of the fifth inning. Vargas retired 1B Anthony Rizzo to begin the bottom of th sixth inning and was then taken out. His final line was 5.1 innings, 4 hits, 1 earned run, 2 walks and six strikeouts. He picked up his fifth win. RHP Corey Oswalt came in next and got the last two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. RHP Tyler Bashlot followed and threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh inning with two strikeouts. RHP Drew Smith appeared next and had a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Jacob Rhyme gave up a two-run homer to 3B Victor Caratini in the bottom of the ninth.

The Mets have an off day tomorrow and return to action on Friday night against the San Francisco Giants at 10:15 P..M.