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Mets score four times in eighth, secure series victory with 6-2 win over Cubs

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Mets score four times in eighth, secure series victory with 6-2 win over Cubs

The Mets secured the series victory with a 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field.

Here are some takeaways…

– Both offenses were sleepwalking through the 12:10 start following the Saturday night game. Each of the first 10 batters were set down in order before Starling Marte was hit by a pitch and Luis Torrens brought him home with a two out RBI triple off the left-center fence.

Torrens was forced to leave the game in the top of the sixth after being struck by a foul ball.

– After breezing through the first two innings Griffin Canning ran into immediate trouble in the top of the third, allowing an infield single and a walk — the right-hander dug deep and was able to retire the next three batters in order to escape without any damage.

Canning continued cruising from there, working efficiently through Chicago’s lineup. He pushed his streak to 10 in a row before allowing a game-tying homer to former Mets prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong with one out in the sixth — he finished his day strong, retiring the next two.

Canning was terrific pitching on his birthday, recording his second quality start of the season. He lowered his ERA to 2.36 after allowing just the one run on two hits while walking one and striking out five in six innings of work.

– The Mets’ offense was held in check by Cubs starter Matthew Boyd aside from the RBI triple, but Mark Vientos was finally able to break through in the sixth. He immediately picked up Canning after allowing a game-tying homer, crushing a solo shot of his own to put the Mets back in front.

– Reed Garrett was hurt by a leadoff walk in the seventh — allowing the Cubs to tie the game again just two batters later on a Nico Hoerner RBI double, but he was able to strand him there. Ryne Stanek kept the score evened with a scoreless top of the eighth.

– The Mets were unable to get to Cubs closer Porter Hodge in a one-run game on Saturday, but they jumped all over him in a non-save situation this one. Francisco Lindor crushed a leadoff solo homer and then Vientos drove in Pete Alonso, who doubled to left.

After a pitching change, Brandon Nimmo launched a two-run homer, capping off a four-run eighth inning. Vientos, Nimmo, and Lindor all had two hits on the day — Francisco Alvarez also had two singles of his own after entering the game in place of Torrens.

– Edwin Diaz then put the finishing touches on the series win with a 1-2-3 ninth for the second straight day.

Game MVP: Francisco Lindor

Lindor got the party started in the four-run bottom of the eighth.

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