US EditionLindor hits another leadoff homer, Mets beat Cubs
- On Friday night at Citi Field, the New York Mets secured a 7-2 win against the Chicago Cubs in the first game of their three-match set.
- The Mets scored early with four solo home runs led by Francisco Lindor's leadoff homer, and strong hitting from Brett Baty, Jeff McNeil, and Juan Soto.
- Clay Holmes pitched six innings allowing three hits with an ERA lowered to 2.74, though Kyle Tucker hit the first homer he surrendered this season off Holmes.
- Lindor launched a leadoff home run off Taillon, marking the fourth time he has done so this season within 38 games, bringing him just three homers short of Curtis Granderson's franchise single-season record. Meanwhile, Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon surrendered four home runs, setting a new career high.
- The Mets improved to 14-3 at Citi Field as every starter recorded at least one hit, and they prepare to face the Cubs' Cade Horton and Mets' Tylor Megill in the next game.
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Lindor’s lead off homer sets table for Mets’ win over Cubs
NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor led off with the first of New York’s four solo homers and the Mets rolled to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. Brett Baty and Jeff McNeil went deep in the second while Juan Soto homered in the fourth to help the Mets improve to 14-3 at Citi Field. Soto added an RBI single in the eighth. Every starter had at least one hit for the Mets, who scored twice in the thir…
Jameson Taillon surrenders four home runs to Mets in Cubs' 7-2 loss
The last of the home runs that Cubs starter Jameson Taillon surrendered Friday night against the Mets was the most eye-popping.According to Statcast, the fourth-inning shot rocketed off Juan Soto’s bat at 110 mph and flew 434 feet, landing in the deck above the bullpens beyond right field.The Mets rocked Taillon (2-2) with four solo homers in all in a 7-2 Cubs loss. Over four innings, he allowed six runs, with the other two coming out of a walk,…
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