Cubs top Mets in 10 innings, 4‑3
NEW YORK (Interstat) — The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets 4-3 in 10 innings Thursday at Citi Field in front of 36,035 fans.
Chicago broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the sixth inning. Michael Conforto singled home Dansby Swanson, Alex Bregman doubled in Conforto and Ian Happ singled in Bregman. The Mets answered with two runs in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run homer by Eric Wagaman, then added a run in the seventh.
The Cubs went ahead for good in the 10th when Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled in Matt Shaw.
Jacob Webb (2-2) earned the win with one inning of relief. Brooks Raley (2-3) took the loss. Trent Thornton recorded his first save.
Conforto, Bregman, Happ and Crow-Armstrong each drove in a run. The Cubs had six hits; the Mets had nine.
Chicago improved to 43-37, while the Mets fell to 34-46. The game lasted 3 hours, 13 minutes.