DJ Stewart's 3-run bomb lifts Mets over Cubs
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[May 01, 2024]
DJ Stewart hit a tiebreaking three-run homer on Tuesday night for
the host New York Mets, who went on to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 in the
second game of a four-game series.
The Mets won for just the third time in nine games. The Cubs have lost
three of their past four.
Sean Reid-Foley (1-0), the first of four Mets relievers, threw a
scoreless sixth inning in relief of Sean Manaea. |
Apr 30, 2024; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets first baseman
Pete Alonso (20) tags out Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ (8) after
fielding a ground ball during the fifth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory
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The Cubs were 1-for-8 with runners on base
against Manaea and Reid-Foley from the third through the sixth
before the Mets took advantage of an error by shortstop Dansby
Swanson to snap a 1-1 tie.
Swanson threw the ball away on J.D. Martinez's one-out grounder
in the sixth, and Tyrone Taylor singled with two outs before
Stewart's homer off Adbert Alzolay (1-3).
Reed Garrett tossed a hitless seventh, and Adam Ottavino
followed with a perfect eighth before Jorge Lopez allowed a run
in the ninth while notching his second save.
Stewart was one of seven players with one hit for the Mets. Pete
Alonso delivered a sacrifice fly in the first.
Mike Tauchman had two hits for the Cubs, who scored their first
run on Miguel Amaya's sacrifice fly in the second inning.
Tauchman scored on Matt Mervis' pinch-hit RBI groundout in the
ninth.
Cubs starter Javier Assad allowed one run on five hits and no
walks while striking out one in five innings. The lefty Manaea
gave up one run on three hits and four walks while striking out
three. He also went five innings.
The teams traded sacrifice flies in the bottom of the first and
top of the second.
Francisco Lindor singled with one out in the first and then
appeared to be picked off by Assad, who threw to first as Lindor
broke for second. But first baseman Patrick Wisdom's throw
sailed wide of second baseman Nico Hoerner covering second, and
Lindor raced to third. Lindor then trotted home on Alonso's long
flyout to center.
Swanson drew a one-out walk in the second and went to third on a
single by Tauchman. Nick Madrigal walked to load the bases, and
then Swanson scored on Amaya's flyout to left.
--Field Level Media
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