Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

70-61, 26-39 Away

Final

67-64, 37-25 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. HeywardCF	0-5	0	0	0	.262
N. CastellanosRF	1-4	1	0	0	.370
K. Bryant3B	1-4	1	0	0	.281
J. BaezSS	3-3	1	1	3	.285
K. SchwarberLF	1-4	0	0	0	.225
I. Happ1B	0-4	0	0	0	.214
V. CaratiniC	2-4	1	0	0	.257
A. Russell2B	3-4	1	1	2	.250
Y. DarvishP	0-2	0	0	0	.106
T. KempPH	0-1	0	0	0	.163
B. KintzlerP	0-0	0	0	0	.000

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
Y. Darvish	8.0	5	1	1	7	104-73	4.25
B. Kintzler	1.0	1	1	0	0	15-9	2.49

According to ESPN Analytics

CHC

NYM

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Citi Field

7:10 PM, August 27, 2019

Queens, New York

Attendance: 34,158

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chad Whitson
First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Third Base Umpire - Chris Conroy

Darvish, Báez lead Cubs past Mets 5-2 in series opener

Yu Darvish pitched eight masterful innings, Javier Baez homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Mets 5-2 Tuesday night to take the opener of a pivotal three-game series in the National League wild-card race.

Aug 28, 2019, 01:43 am - Associated Press


CHC
NYM

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	5	11	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0

Y. Darvish5-6

8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

M. Stroman1-1

6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		CHC	NYM
4th	Alonso homered to right (407 feet).	0	1
5th	Russell homered to center (403 feet), Caratini scored.	2	1
6th	Báez homered to right (374 feet), Bryant scored.	4	1
8th	Báez doubled to left, Castellanos scored.	5	1
9th	J.D. Davis homered to left (380 feet).	5	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Cubs
5
Mets
2

Game 1

8/27

Cubs
10
Mets
7

Game 2

8/28

Cubs
4
Mets
1

Game 3

8/29

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	47	29	.618	-	W2
St. Louis	42	34	.553	5	W2
Chicago	40	37	.519	7.5	L1
Pittsburgh	39	39	.500	9	W1
Cincinnati	37	40	.481	10.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	48	29	.623	-	L2
Philadelphia	42	36	.538	6.5	L1
Washington	41	38	.519	8	W1
Miami	40	39	.506	9	L1
New York	34	43	.442	14	L2

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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

Win Probability

Game Information

Darvish, Báez lead Cubs past Mets 5-2 in series opener

Y. Darvish5-6

M. Stroman1-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

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