{"id":167264,"date":"2025-09-25T03:36:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T03:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/167264\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T03:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T03:36:05","slug":"matt-shaw-and-michael-busch-homer-as-cubs-rout-mets-10-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/167264\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Shaw and Michael Busch homer as Cubs rout Mets 10-3"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO — – Matt Shaw<\/a> homered and had three hits, Michael Busch<\/a> also went deep and the Chicago Cubs<\/a> ended a season-high five-game losing streak with a 10-3 rout of the New York Mets<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Matthew Boyd<\/a> (14-8) tossed two-hit ball over 5 1\/3 innings to help playoff-bound Chicago solidify its hold on the first National League wild card, 2 1\/2 games ahead of San Diego. The Cubs have four games left, while the Padres have three.<\/p>\n

Juan Soto<\/a> hit his 43rd homer and Francisco Alvarez<\/a> launched a two-run drive, but the Mets were held to four hits. New York remained one game ahead of Cincinnati in a scramble with Arizona for the final NL wild card.<\/p>\n

Boyd retired 12 of the first 13 Mets batters and didn’t allow a hit until Mark Vientos<\/a> singled leading off the fifth. Daniel Palencia<\/a>, who returned Wednesday from the injured list, followed Boyd and got the final two outs of the sixth.<\/p>\n

Aaron Civale<\/a> pitched three innings for his first career save.<\/p>\n

The Cubs took control with a five-run rally in the third off rookie Jonah Tong<\/a> (2-3). The 22-year-old right-hander, making his fifth start in the majors, was charged with five runs on seven hits and two walks in two-plus innings.<\/p>\n

Shaw homered leading off the fourth.<\/p>\n

Alvarez connected in the fifth to cut it to 6-2. The Cubs replied with two unearned runs in the bottom half, then Busch hit a two-run drive in the sixth for his 31st homer of the season.<\/p>\n

Key moment<\/p>\n

The first six Cubs hitters reached base in the third against Tong before Richard Lovelady<\/a> relieved. Ian Happ’s double with the bases loaded drove in two runs. Moises Ballesteros<\/a>, Seiya Suzuki<\/a> and Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a> followed with RBI.<\/p>\n

Key stat<\/p>\n

Vientos’ low throw from third allowed Ballesteros to score in the fifth and was the Mets’ ninth errors in six games. Crow-Armstrong then raced home from second on Clay Holmes<\/a>‘ wild pitch.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Mets rookie right-hander Nolan McLean<\/a> (4-1, 1.27 ERA) faces Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga<\/a> (9-7, 3.37) in the series finale Thursday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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