MLB

Chicago Cubs at New York Mets

· Doubleheader - Game 2
Chicago Cubs
43-37, 20-20 Away
Final
10 - 5
New York Mets
34-46, 18-21 Home

Danby Swanson caps monster doubleheader as Cubs sweep Mets

Dansby Swanson hits an RBI single

Swanson hit a three-run homer and a grand slam in the Cubs’ 10-3 victory in the opener. The 11 RBI in a doubleheader are a franchise record, breaking the mark of 10 set by Hall of Famer Ron Santo on July 6, 1970.

Swanson also homered on Tuesday night and has three homers and 15 RBI in the first three games of the series. The shortstop had just 14 RBI in his previous 48 games entering Tuesday.

Pedro Ramirez had two RBI in the second game, when Carson Kelly, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Matt Shaw had an RBI apiece.

Shota Imanaga (5-6) surrendered four runs over 5 1/3 innings.

The Mets, who got back Francisco Lindor from the injured list for the nightcap but played both games without Juan Soto (back), ran their losing streak to five games and fell a season-high 12 games under .500. New York was last 12 under on the final day of the 2023 season.

The Mets committed six errors in the nightcap — two apiece by first baseman Mark Vientos and second baseman Marcus Semien and one each by fellow infielders Lindor, Mark Vientos and Bo Bichette.

Lindor finished 0 for 4.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez hit one of the Mets’ four homers Wednesday night but punctuated his last at-bat, a strikeout in the eighth, by breaking his bat over his knee.

Vientos, Bichette and A.J. Ewing also went deep.

Brooks Raley (2-2) allowed two runs in the sixth.

Up next Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (2-1, 6.00 ERA) was expected to come off the injured list to start Thursday against Mets RHP Freddy Peralta (5-6, 4.83 ERA).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Lindor lined out to shortstop.
9th Inning Benge walked.
9th Inning Melendez to second on fielder's indifference.
9th Inning Melendez walked.
9th Inning Ewing lined out to left.
9th Inning Young struck out swinging.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
15 Ground Balls 6
11 Strikeouts 8
9 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
12 Hits 8
4 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 4
0 Catcher Interference 0
10 Runs 5
2 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
42 At Bats 34
0 Home Runs 4
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
27 Runners Left On Base 11
1 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
5 Doubles 2
16 Fly Balls 20
0 Caught Stealing 0
193 Pitches 138
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
19 Total Bases 22
46 Plate Appearances 38
0.0 Projected Home Runs 648.0
6 Extra Base Hits 6
6.8 Runs Created 7.1
.286 Batting Average .235
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.452 Slugging Percentage .647
.357 Secondary Average .529
.348 On Base Percentage .316
.800 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .963
0.9 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.3
5.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 7.4
66.5 Batter Rating 44.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 8.5
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.20 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.63
.167 Isolated Power .412
0.36 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.50
.087 Walks Per Plate Appearance .105
.071 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .294
19.0 Runs Produced 10.0
0.9 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.7
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.2
100.8 MLB Rating 91.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Citi Field

Location: Queens, New York
Attendance: 33,934 | Capacity:

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 59 W5 0.63580245 103
Chicago 14 73 W1 0.5493827 89
Pittsburgh 21 80 W1 0.50617284 82
St. Louis 26 85 L4 0.47530866 77
Cincinnati 28 87 L1 0.46296296 75

2026 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 68 L1 0.5802469 94
Philadelphia 6 74 W1 0.54320985 88
Miami 14 82 W1 0.49382716 80
Washington 17 85 W1 0.47530866 77
New York 20 88 L1 0.45679012 74
Full Standings