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	33	20	.623	-	W3
Chicago	31	26	.544	4	W2
St. Louis	29	25	.537	4.5	L4
Cincinnati	29	26	.527	5	L1
Pittsburgh	29	28	.509	6	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	38	19	.667	-	W1
Philadelphia	29	27	.518	8.5	W3
Washington	29	28	.509	9	L1
Miami	26	31	.456	12	L2
New York	23	33	.411	14.5	W1

Hobbled Tigers place Casey Mize (adductor) on IL, make roster moves

The Tigers placed starter Casey Mize on the IL with right adductor inflammation on Friday.

Eury Pérez expected to miss 2 months with leg injury

Marlins pitcher Eury Pérez is expected to miss about two months with a leg injury sustained while he was stretching in the dugout.

Cardinals' Crooks called up from Triple-A, will be No. 2 catcher

The Cardinals called up catcher Jimmy Crooks from Triple-A, and manager Oliver Marmol said he plans to give him significant playing time as Ivan Herrera's backup.

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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

2026 National League Central Standings

2026 National League East Standings

MLB News

Hobbled Tigers place Casey Mize (adductor) on IL, make roster moves

Eury Pérez expected to miss 2 months with leg injury

Cardinals' Crooks called up from Triple-A, will be No. 2 catcher