Mets Fall to Cubs in 10 Innings After Late Rally at Wrigley Field
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Nico Hoerner’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Sunday at Wrigley Field. The Cubs tied it in the ninth when Michael Conforto doubled home Scott Kingery. The Mets scored their lone run in the fifth. Javier Assad starred for Chicago, allowing one run over 5 2/3 innings. Caleb Thielbar earned the win in relief. Craig Kimbrel took the loss for the Mets, who fell to 7-15. The Cubs improved to 12-9 before an afternoon crowd of 35,497. The game time was 2:44.