NEW YORK (Interstat) — Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Chicago Cubs held on to defeat the New York Mets 4-3 on Thursday night at Citi Field, completing a three-game sweep and extending their winning streak over the Mets to five games.

The Cubs improved to 43-37, while the Mets fell to 34-46 in front of an announced crowd of 36,035. The game lasted 3 hours, 13 minutes.

Chicago broke a scoreless tie with a three-run sixth inning, but the Mets answered with two runs in the bottom half and tied it in the seventh. The game remained deadlocked until Crow-Armstrong delivered the decisive blow in the 10th.

Jacob Webb (2-2) earned the win with a scoreless ninth inning, and Trent Thornton notched his first save by retiring the Mets in order in the 10th. Brooks Raley (2-3) took the loss, allowing the winning run on two hits in the top of the 10th.

Both starters—Freddy Peralta for the Mets and an unnamed Chicago starter—dueled through five shutout innings. The Cubs finally broke through in the sixth, capitalizing on a Mets error.

Dansby Swanson reached on a throwing error by shortstop Ronny Mauricio to open the sixth. After a groundout moved Swanson to second, Michael Conforto singled him home for a 1-0 lead. Michael Busch flied out, but Alex Bregman doubled to right field, scoring Conforto. Bregman advanced to third on a fielding error by right fielder Carson Benge and then scored on Ian Happ’s single to make it 3-0. Nico Hoerner walked, but Pedro Ramírez struck out to end the inning.

The Mets answered immediately in the bottom of the sixth. After a popout and a walk, Eric Wagaman launched a two-run home run to left field, his second of the season, cutting the lead to 3-2. Brett Baty singled, then Carson Benge singled to put runners at first and third. Bo Bichette was hit by a pitch to load the bases, but Juan Soto grounded out to end the threat.

New York tied the game in the seventh when Jared Young led off with a solo home run to right-center, his sixth, making it 3-3. The Mets had a chance to take the lead when A.J. Ewing singled, but Ronny Mauricio struck out and Wagaman grounded out to end the inning.

Both bullpens held firm in the eighth and ninth. The Cubs went quietly in the eighth, striking out three times. In the bottom of the ninth, the Mets threatened again. Young walked, then Francisco Alvarez reached on a fielder’s choice with Young moving to second on a throwing error by shortstop Dansby Swanson. But A.J. Ewing flew out and Mauricio grounded out to send the game to extra innings.

In the top of the 10th, with Matt Shaw placed on second base as the automatic runner, Dansby Swanson struck out. Crow-Armstrong then lined a double to right field, scoring Shaw and giving the Cubs a 4-3 lead. Carson Kelly lined out to center, with Crow-Armstrong moving to third, and Michael Busch flied out to end the inning.

Thornton took the mound in the bottom of the 10th with Ronny Mauricio starting on second as the automatic runner. Wagaman lined out to left, Brett Baty grounded out to second, moving Mauricio to third, and Carson Benge grounded out to third to end the game.

The Cubs managed only six hits in the game, with Crow-Armstrong leading the way with two hits, including the game-winning double, and one RBI. Conforto, Busch, Bregman and Happ each had one hit. Bregman, Happ and Conforto each drove in a run.

The Mets outhit the Cubs 9-6 but stranded nine runners. Wagaman’s homer and Young’s solo shot accounted for the team’s runs. Bichette, Soto, Ewing, Baty, Benge and Mauricio each had one hit. Benge also walked twice.

The bullpen performances were critical. Hoby Milner allowed three hits and one earned run in a brief appearance, while Ethan Roberts gave up one earned run in one inning. Caleb Thielbar struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief. For the Mets, the bullpen held the Cubs scoreless from the seventh through the ninth before Raley was tagged in the 10th.

The sweep continued Chicago’s dominance over New York this season. The Cubs won the previous two games of the series by scores of 10-5 and 9-6, and have now taken five straight meetings dating back to last April. The Mets have lost four of their last five overall.

Crow-Armstrong’s double in the 10th was the most important play of the game, breaking a 3-3 tie and providing the final margin. The Cubs had struggled to generate offense after the sixth inning, managing only one hit from the seventh through the ninth. In the 10th, with a runner on second and one out, Crow-Armstrong jumped on a pitch and drove it to the right-field wall, scoring Shaw easily.

The defensive play was also key in the bottom of the 10th when Thornton, after allowing a groundout that advanced the tying run to third, induced a final groundout to end the game.

Chicago now heads to Milwaukee for a three-game series beginning Friday, while the Mets return home to host the Philadelphia Phillies for a three-game set starting Friday.

Interstatl’s game simulator had projected a final score of Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 4, and the ELO system gave the Cubs a 55 percent probability to win. Chicago entered as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5, and the total score of 7 went over the over/under line of 8.