Game Recap
Final
Saturday, April 18, 2026
New York Mets at Chicago Cubs
NYM
New York Mets
7-13 · L9
2
Final
CHC
Chicago Cubs
10-9 · W3
4
Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 4-2 at Wrigley Field. Jameson Taillon earned the win; Freddy Peralta took the loss. Caleb Thielbar recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Mark Vientos homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.
1-0
▼ 2nd
Ian Happ homers (6) on a fly ball to center field.
1-1
▼ 6th
Carson Kelly homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki scores.
1-4
▲ 8th
Mets challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Francisco Alvarez reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Nico Hoerner. Bo Bichette scores. Luis Robert Jr. to 2nd.
2-4
Key Performers
Carson Kelly
CHC
1-1, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Mark Vientos
NYM
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Ian Happ
CHC
1-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Francisco Lindor
NYM
2-4
Batting
| NYM | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Bichette 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyrone Taylor PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Francisco Alvarez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark Vientos 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brett Baty RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Carson Benge LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tommy Pham PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Marcus Semien 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| MJ Melendez DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Francisco Lindor SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luis Robert Jr. CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| CHC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Happ LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Carson Kelly DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Miguel Amaya C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Moisés Ballesteros DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Pitching
| NYM | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peralta, F (L, 1-2) | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 93-54 | 4.05 |
| Raley, B | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 2.45 |
| Weaver | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 7.36 |
| Kimbrel | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-6 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| CHC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taillon (W, 1-1) | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 100-61 | 3.97 |
| Brown, Be (H, 1) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38-22 | 2.70 |
| Thielbar (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-11 | 2.57 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Research Not included in official record
NRFI: NRFI model leaned lean nrfi at 58%