GAME THREAD: Cubs @ Mets – Mon, Aug 07 @ 07:10 PM EDT

#[Cubs](/r/CHICubs) [@](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2017_ipad/684/chcnym_684.jpg) [Mets](/r/NewYorkMets) – Mon, Aug 07

###Game Status: In Progress – Score: 3-0 Mets
Bottom of the 2nd, 2 outs, bases empty, 1-1 count with Drew Smyly pitching and Brandon Nimmo batting. Francisco Alvarez is on deck, and Francisco Lindor is in the hole.

###Links & Info
* Current conditions at Citi Field: 78°F – Cloudy – Wind 15 mph, Out To LF
* TV: **National**: MLBN (out-of-market only), **Cubs**: Marquee Sports Network, **Mets**: SNY
* Radio: **Cubs**: 670 The Score, **Mets**: Audacy (es), ESPN Deportes 1050 (es), WCBS 880
* [MLB Gameday](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/717092/)
* [Game Graphs](http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2023-08-07&team=Mets&dh=0&season=2023)
* [Savant Gamefeed](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gamePk=717092)

||Cubs Batters|AB|R|H|RBI|BB|K|LOB|AVG|OBP|SLG|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Tauchman](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=643565) – RF|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|.279|.370|.428|
|2|[Hoerner](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663538) – 2B|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|.272|.328|.393|
|3|[Happ](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664023) – LF|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|.246|.374|.415|
|4|[Bellinger](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=641355) – CF|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|.328|.380|.549|
|5|[Swanson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=621020) – SS|1|0|0|0|0|1|1|.263|.347|.455|
|6|[Candelario](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=600869) – 1B|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|.274|.358|.503|
|7|[Morel](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=666624) – DH|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|.274|.339|.532|
|8|[Gomes](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543228) – C|1|0|0|0|0|0|2|.272|.310|.437|
|9|[Madrigal](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663611) – 3B|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|.279|.342|.363|
||Totals|7|0|1|0|1|2|4||||

|Cubs|
|:–|
|BATTING: **TB**: Bellinger. **Runners left in scoring position, 2 out**: Gomes. **Team RISP**: 0-for-1. **Team LOB**: 2. |

||Mets Batters|AB|R|H|RBI|BB|K|LOB|AVG|OBP|SLG|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Nimmo](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=607043) – CF|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|.256|.354|.431|
|2|[Alvarez](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=682626) – C|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|.231|.298|.496|
|3|[Lindor](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=596019) – SS|1|1|1|0|0|0|0|.243|.329|.471|
|4|[Alonso](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=624413) – 1B|1|1|1|3|0|0|0|.222|.314|.512|
|5|[Vientos](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668901) – DH|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|.212|.250|.329|
|6|[McNeil](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=643446) – RF|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|.252|.329|.332|
|7|[Mendick](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664901) – 3B|1|0|0|0|0|1|1|.167|.194|.233|
|8|[Ortega](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=542364) – LF|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|.125|.222|.188|
|9|[Araúz, J](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=660620) – 2B|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|.143|.143|.143|
||Totals|7|3|2|3|1|3|1||||

|Mets|
|:–|
|BATTING: **HR**: Alonso (32, 1st inning off Smyly, 2 on, 1 out). **TB**: Alonso 4; Lindor. **RBI**: Alonso 3 (80). **Team RISP**: 1-for-1. **Team LOB**: 1. |

|Cubs Pitchers|IP|H|R|ER|BB|K|HR|P-S|ERA|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[Smyly](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592767)|1.2|2|3|3|1|3|1|31-22|4.88|
|Totals|1.2|2|3|3|1|3|1|||

|Mets Pitchers|IP|H|R|ER|BB|K|HR|P-S|ERA|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[Senga](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=673540)|2.0|1|0|0|1|2|0|29-18|3.20|
|Totals|2.0|1|0|0|1|2|0|||

|Inning|Scoring Play|Score|
|:–|:–|:–|
|Bottom 1|Pete Alonso homers (32) on a fly ball to left center field. Francisco Alvarez scores. Francisco Lindor scores.|3-0 NYM|

|Team|Highlight|
|:–|:–|
|[CHC](/r/CHICubs)|[Fielding alignment for Chicago, August 7 vs Mets (00:00:11)](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/34eaad02-76ae-48ca-8014-311154385331.mp4)|
|[NYM](/r/NewYorkMets)|[Fielding alignment for New York, August 7 vs Cubs (00:00:11)](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/8e7e7845-4a36-4bd6-a490-7bcd799bfd64.mp4)|
|[NYM](/r/NewYorkMets)|[Starting lineups for Cubs at Mets – August 7, 2023 (00:00:09)](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/d7ba74f9-6397-4fa0-b5af-401b6cd68183.mp4)|
|[NYM](/r/NewYorkMets)|[A deep dive into Pete Alonso’s home run (00:00:09)](https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/f9b8bfde-c34b-4bbe-9c51-6390ec126c7d.mp4)|
|[NYM](/r/NewYorkMets)|[Alonso’s three-run home run (32) (00:00:26)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-08/07/7a51c995-a7976533-58396551-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|

||1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9||R|H|E|LOB|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|Cubs|0|0| | | | | | | ||0|1|0|2|
|Mets|3|| | | | | | | ||3|2|0|1|

###Division Scoreboard
MIA 1 @ CIN 4 – Bottom 4, 2 Outs

ATL 0 @ PIT 1 – Bottom 3, 2 Outs

WSH 0 @ PHI 0 – Postponed

^^^Last ^^^Updated: ^^^08/07/2023 ^^^07:43:32 ^^^PM ^^^EDT