New York Mets (7-13) at Chicago Cubs (9-9) | Wrigley Field | 1:20 PM CT<\/p>\n
The Chicago Cubs (9\u20139, FINALLY AT .500) host the New York Mets (7\u201313, NINE-GAME LOSING STREAK) for Game 2 at Wrigley Field this afternoon. We crushed them 12\u20134 yesterday in the series opener. We\u2019ve won THREE STRAIGHT and scored at least 10 runs in ALL THREE GAMES. The Mets have now lost NINE STRAIGHT.<\/p>\n
This is Game 2 at Wrigley\u2014we\u2019re rolling and they\u2019re reeling. Keep the offense going.<\/p>\n
Cubs Season: 9-9 and Finally Rolling<\/p>\n
Record: 9-9 (.500 \u2013 THREE-GAME WIN STREAK)<\/p>\n
We\u2019re FINALLY at .500 at 9\u20139 after crushing the Mets 12\u20134 yesterday. According to the stats, we\u2019ve scored at least 10 runs in all three wins and are averaging 9.4 runs over our last five games. The offense has EXPLODED.<\/p>\n
Key Cubs Stats:<\/p>\n
5.58 runs per game (4th in MLB!)
\n.255 batting average with .748 OPS
\n22 home runs (power is showing up)
\n3.89 ERA, 1.18 WHIP (pitching has been solid)
\nOnly 8 errors (defense is sharp)<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s Starter:<\/p>\n
Jameson Taillon (0-1, 4.86 ERA): Gets the ball in Game 2<\/p>\n
We went from 7\u201311 and struggling to 9\u20139 with THREE STRAIGHT wins scoring 10+ runs each game. The offense is ROLLING at Wrigley.<\/p>\n
New York Mets: 7-13 on a NINE-Game Losing Streak<\/p>\n
The Mets are in complete freefall at 7\u201313 with NINE STRAIGHT LOSSES. We crushed them 12\u20134 yesterday and they\u2019re desperate.<\/p>\n
Mets Struggles:<\/p>\n
7-13 record (six games under .500)
\nNINE-game losing streak (disaster)
\n11 errors during the skid (defense falling apart)
\nCan\u2019t score runs, can\u2019t get outs<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s Starter:<\/p>\n
Freddy Peralta (reportedly 9-3, 3.21 ERA career vs Cubs \u2013 trying to stop the bleeding)<\/p>\n
The Mets are backed into a corner. Nine straight losses. Getting crushed 12\u20134 yesterday. They\u2019re desperate for anything positive.<\/p>\n
Key Matchups in Game 2<\/p>\n
Cubs Offense (Scoring 10+ per game) vs Mets Pitching
We\u2019ve scored at least 10 runs in three straight games. The Mets\u2019 pitching is getting shelled. Keep the pressure on at Wrigley.<\/p>\n
Jameson Taillon vs Desperate Mets Lineup
Taillon (4.86 ERA) needs to keep the Mets\u2019 struggling offense down. They can\u2019t score\u2014take advantage.<\/p>\n
Cubs Defense (8 errors) vs Mets Defense (11 errors during skid)
We\u2019re sharp defensively with only 8 errors all season. The Mets have 11 errors during their nine-game losing streak. That gap matters.<\/p>\n
Wrigley Field Momentum
Home crowd. Offense rolling. Mets reeling. The momentum is completely on our side.<\/p>\n
What the Cubs Need in Game 2<\/p>\n
Keep the Offensive Explosion Going
We\u2019ve scored 10+ runs in three straight games. The Mets\u2019 pitching is getting destroyed. Keep attacking at Wrigley.<\/p>\n
Jameson Taillon Gives Us Quality Innings
Against a struggling Mets lineup, give us six solid innings. They can\u2019t score\u2014keep them down.<\/p>\n
Stay Sharp Defensively
Only 8 errors all season vs their 11 during the skid. Keep playing clean baseball at Wrigley.<\/p>\n
Win and Go 10-9, Above .500
We\u2019re 9\u20139 after yesterday\u2019s 12\u20134 win. Win today and we\u2019re 10\u20139, ABOVE .500 for the first time. Keep rolling.<\/p>\n
Cubs Fan Prediction: We Keep Rolling<\/p>\n
Final Score: Cubs 8, Mets 3<\/p>\n
Jameson Taillon is solid at Wrigley\u2014six innings, two runs against the struggling Mets lineup. Our offense keeps rolling with 8 runs.<\/p>\n
Our hot bats stay hot. We score early and often against Mets pitching. The Wrigley crowd is loud as we extend their losing streak to TEN GAMES.<\/p>\n
The Mets score three runs but it\u2019s not nearly enough. Their nine-game losing streak becomes TEN.<\/p>\n
Five-run win at home. We\u2019re 10\u20139, ABOVE .500. FOUR-GAME WIN STREAK with 10+ runs in four straight.<\/p>\n
Why Game 2 Matters<\/p>\n
We\u2019re 9\u20139 after crushing them 12\u20134 yesterday. They\u2019re 7\u201313 on a NINE-GAME LOSING STREAK.<\/p>\n
Win today and we\u2019re 10\u20139, ABOVE .500 for the first time this season. Extend our win streak to FOUR. Keep scoring 10+ runs per game.<\/p>\n
Can our offense keep rolling? Will Taillon give us quality innings? Can we go above .500 at Wrigley?<\/p>\n
We went 78\u201384 last year. Getting above .500 at 10\u20139 would show real progress.<\/p>\n
Go Cubs Go!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Mets (7-13) at Chicago Cubs (9-9) | Wrigley Field | 1:20 PM CT The Chicago Cubs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2399],"tags":[5,138,24,4245,161,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-678466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-cubs","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-chicago-cubs","11":"tag-chicagocubs","12":"tag-cubs","13":"tag-mlb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116426535341486635","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}