Morel hits tiebreaking HR off Díaz in 9th and Cubs top Mets 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Morel hit a two-run homer off Edwin Díaz to snap a ninth-inning tie and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Monday night after being held hitless by Luis Severino into the eighth.
Dansby Swanson singled off Severino with nobody out in the eighth for Chicago’s first hit, putting runners at first and second following a leadoff walk to Michael Busch.
With runners at the corners and one out, pinch-hitter Nick Madrigal hit a broken-bat grounder to third baseman Joey Wendle, who had just entered for defense. Wendle easily could have thrown out Busch at the plate, cutting off the tying run. Instead, the veteran infielder made an ill-advised decision to try for an inning-ending double play. Madrigal beat the relay to first and the Cubs evened it 1-all.
Brandon Nimmo hit his 13th career leadoff homer for the Mets, but Jameson Taillon shut them down after that in a fast-moving pitchers’ duel that zipped by at a breakneck pace.
Related articles
8th Aswan int'l women film festival opens in Egypt
The eighth edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) opens Saturday night in Eg2024-04-30China initiates program to boost employment among college graduates
(Xinhua) 10:54, April 13, 2024BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- An employment promotion program has been2024-04-30Humanoid robots make public debut in Beijing
(Xinhua) 08:24, February 08, 2024A researcher adjusts a humanoid robot at an AI laboratory on Jan. 32024-04-30Pic story of dancing couple in China's Xinjiang
(Xinhua) 08:50, September 08, 2023Gulbanur Kurqak and other dancers rehearse a dance program in Taxk2024-04-30Historic woods turned into 'desolate wasteland' by fly
Shocking aerial photos show the 25ft mound of illegal waste left at a historic woodland beauty spot2024-04-30- (Xinhua) 13:18, December 12, 2023BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A group of Chinese researchers establi2024-04-30
atest comment