Game Recap
Final
Sunday, April 19, 2026
New York Mets at Chicago Cubs
NYM
New York Mets
7-14 · L10
1
Final
CHC
Chicago Cubs
11-9 · W4
2
Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 2-1 at Wrigley Field. Caleb Thielbar earned the win; Craig Kimbrel took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 5th
MJ Melendez homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.
1-0
▼ 9th
Michael Conforto doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Tyrone Taylor. Scott Kingery scores.
1-1
▼ 10th
Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Tyrone Taylor. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.
1-2
Key Performers
MJ Melendez
NYM
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Michael Conforto
CHC
1-1, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Nico Hoerner
CHC
1-3, 1 RBI
Marcus Semien
NYM
2-3
Batting
| NYM | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Torrens C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bo Bichette 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tyrone Taylor RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Francisco Alvarez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mark Vientos 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brett Baty RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Carson Benge LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tommy Pham LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Marcus Semien 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MJ Melendez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Francisco Lindor SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luis Robert Jr. CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| CHC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Conforto LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Happ LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Scott Kingery PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Carson Kelly C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Moisés Ballesteros DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Matt Shaw DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| NYM | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myers | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28-16 | 3.00 |
| Peterson, D | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47-26 | 5.40 |
| Brazobán (H, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13-5 | 0.00 |
| Raley, B (H, 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 2.25 |
| Weaver (H, 2) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 6.23 |
| Williams, D (BS, 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20-15 | 7.11 |
| Kimbrel (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-5 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| CHC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assad | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 82-49 | 5.74 |
| Webb, J | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21-14 | 5.00 |
| Martin, R | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-10 | 0.00 |
| Martin, C | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-8 | 0.00 |
| Thielbar (W, 2-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-10 | 2.25 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |