Mets Beat Cubs 5-2 To Take Series and Diaz Gets Ejected

 

Mets LF Brandon Nimmo and SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to David Banks-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 tonight at Wrigley Field to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 37-39.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings until the top of the third after CF Harrison Bader doubled with one out and then SS Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer.

LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a solo homer of his own.

After a scoreless top of the fourth, Bader hit another one-out double in the top of the fifth and then Lindor was hit by a pitch and then Bader and Lindor pulled off a double steal.

Nimmo followed with a walk to load the bases and then D.H. J.D. Martinez drove in a run on a RBI ground-out.

In the top of the eighth, 3B Mark Vientos hit a solo homer to CF that traveled 451 feet.

RHP Luis Severino had an outstanding start with six scoreless innings allowing three hits and no walks with 10 strikeouts.

Severino had outstanding command of his fastball, slider and change-up.

He picked up his fifth win and lowered his ERA to 3.29.

RHP Dedniel Nunez followed in the bottom of the seventh and gave up a two-run homer to 3B Christopher Morel.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next and threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz came in for the bottom of the ninth and was ejected before even throwing a pitch for having too much sticky substance on his hands.

This will result in a 10-game suspension

RHP Drew Smith had to come in and picked up the first two outs in the inning.

LHP Jake Diekmann came on to get the last out and picked up his third save.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, June 25 at home in the first game of the Subway Series against the Yankees at 7:10 p.m.