Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
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Alonso homers in consecutive at-bats and drives in 6 as Mets rout Cubs 11-2 to stop 6-game skid
Kodai Senga (8-6) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings for his first victory since July 5 at Arizona and first at home since May 30 against Philadelphia.
“That’s just a complete team win,” Alonso said.
In their first home game since trading Justin Verlander, Mark Canha and Tommy Pham at last week’s deadline, the Mets (51-61) avoided matching their longest skid this season. New York dropped seven straight June 2-9 as it fell under .500.
Cody Bellinger hit two RBI singles for the playoff-contending Cubs, who lost for only the fifth time in 20 games. Chicago entered leading the majors in batting average (.296) since the All-Star break.
Alonso connected in the first and third innings against Drew Smyly (8-8). It was his fourth multi-homer game this year and third since the All-Star break. The first baseman also got his 18th career multi-homer game to move into sole possession of third on New York’s career list behind Darryl Strawberry (22) and former captain David Wright (21).
Alonso’s first homer carried over the left-center wall for a three-run shot that gave the Mets a 3-0 lead in the first. His two-run shot to center made it 5-1.
Those were Alonso’s third and fourth homers in 14 career at-bats against Smyly, and the slugger has 13 homers in 25 games against Chicago.
Alonso’s big night continued his recent resurgence. He batted .137 in 26 games after returning from a wrist injury June 18 but is hitting .339 (21 for 62) over his last 16 with seven homers and 20 RBI.
“Feeling obviously super confident, but it’s hard work, hard work, determination and unrelenting self-belief even when things aren’t going that well,” Alonso said.
Senga had been 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA since beating Arizona, and the Mets scored at least five runs in one of his starts for the first time since an 8-3 victory at Pittsburgh on June 10.
“He’s been so, so amazing for us,” Alonso said.
Senga got the win as his son and daughter watched him pitch for the first time in the big leagues. He said Mets games are not shown in his part of Japan and only games involving Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani are broadcast.
“I think if I was Ohtani, there’ll be three times more media than we have here today,” Senga said through a translator. “I think he’s just that great of a player and deserves all the attention he gets.”
Senga came out to start the seventh in heavy rain but was pulled before throwing a pitch because of a wet mound. The game was delayed several minutes as Senga threw warmups, slipped throwing a pitch and manager Buck Showalter came out twice.
After Showalter’s second trip, Senga was pulled and the grounds crew quickly put the tarp on the field.
“I don’t think he felt comfortable on it and that was good enough for me,” Showalter said.
Following a rain delay of 2 hours, 9 minutes, Danny Mendick hit a three-run homer in the seventh and Alonso hit an RBI single in the eighth on a 44 mph eephus pitch from catcher Tucker Barnhart. It was the second time Alonso drove in six.
Before the delay, the Mets scored twice in the sixth on a bases-loaded walk by Jonathan Araúz and a double-play grounder by Brandon Nimmo that scored Jeff McNeil.
Smyly tied a season high by allowing seven runs. He gave up eight hits in five-plus innings for his first career loss against the Mets. The left-hander had been 4-0 with a 2.17 ERA in seven previous appearances versus New York.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cubs: Marcus Stroman (right hip inflammation) will throw a bullpen Tuesday and manager David Ross is optimistic the right-hander can return from the injured list when eligible. … RHP Brad Boxberger (strained right forearm) will face hitters Tuesday at the team’s complex in Arizona.
Mets: OF Starling Marte was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right groin strain. … Slumping 3B Brett Baty was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.
UP NEXT
Cubs RHP Jameson Taillon (6-6, 5.36 ERA) opposes Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco (3-6, 6.60) on Tuesday night. Taillon is 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA over his last five starts.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Tauchman flied out to left. | |
9th Inning | Madrigal flied out to center. | |
9th Inning | Gomes struck out looking. | |
9th Inning | Yacabonis relieved Smith | |
9th Inning | Ortega in center field. | |
9th Inning | McNeil in left field. |
Statistics
CHC | NYM | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
8 | Ground Balls | 11 |
10 | Strikeouts | 5 |
2 | Runs Batted In | 10 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
9 | Hits | 12 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
2 | Walks | 4 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
2 | Runs | 11 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
35 | At Bats | 35 |
0 | Home Runs | 3 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
14 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
0 | Doubles | 0 |
17 | Fly Balls | 19 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
126 | Pitches | 152 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
9 | Total Bases | 21 |
37 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
0 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
2.7 | Runs Created | 8.6 |
.257 | Batting Average | .343 |
.500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.257 | Slugging Percentage | .600 |
.057 | Secondary Average | .371 |
.297 | On Base Percentage | .439 |
.554 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.039 |
0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
2.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 9.6 |
17.0 | Batter Rating | 63.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.7 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
3.41 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.71 |
.000 | Isolated Power | .257 |
0.20 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.80 |
.054 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .098 |
-.200 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .029 |
4.0 | Runs Produced | 21.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.9 |
0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
72.5 | MLB Rating | 107.5 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Queens, New York
Attendance: 29,070 | Capacity:
2024 National League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee | 93 | 69 | .574 | - | L1 |
St. Louis | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | W1 |
Chicago | 83 | 79 | .512 | 10 | L1 |
Cincinnati | 77 | 85 | .475 | 16 | W1 |
Pittsburgh | 76 | 86 | .469 | 17 | L1 |
2024 National League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | W1 |
Atlanta | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | W1 |
New York | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | L1 |
Washington | 71 | 91 | .438 | 24 | L1 |
Miami | 62 | 100 | .383 | 33 | W4 |