Mets Beat Cubs 6-2 Behind Four Run Eighth Inning

 

Mets 3B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchieta-Imagn Images(

The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 at Citi Field this afternoon to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 26-15.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, DH Starling Marte was hit by a pitch with two outs in the bottom of the second and then catcher Luis Torrens followed with a RBI triple.

The Met offense did not do much for the next three innings until 3B Mark Vientos hit a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth.

After a scoreless bottom of the seventh, SS Francisco Lindor led off the bottom of the eighth with a go-ahead homer and then two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso doubled.

Vientos followed with a RBI single and then LF Brandon Nimmo broke the game open with a two-run homer.

RHP Griffin Cannig cruised through the first five innings, but then gave up a solo homer to CF Pete-Crow Armstrong in the top of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

Canning's final line was six innings, two hits, one run, one walk and five strikeouts.

He lowered his ERA to 2.36.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next in the top of the seventh and was hurt by a lead-off walk and later in the inning, gave up a RBI double to 2B Nico Hoerner, but was able to keep the game tied.

RHP Ryne Stanek followed and threw a scoreless top of the eighth to pick up his first win.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a 1-2-3 top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, May 12 at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:10 p.m.