Chicago Cubs - New York Mets 04-18-2026

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New York Mets

P: Freddy Peralta · 3.86 ERA

Finished

Sat, Apr 18

Chicago Cubs

P: Jameson Taillon · 4.86 ERA

Team

New York Mets

NYM

Chicago Cubs

CHC

Game Details

• Wrigley Field

Probable Starting Pitchers

Freddy Peralta

New York Mets Away

ERA

3.86

WHIP

1.143

K/9

10.71

BB/9

3.43

21.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 4.34 WHIP —

Jameson Taillon

Chicago Cubs Home

ERA

4.86

WHIP

1.260

K/9

9.18

BB/9

3.24

16.7

Last 3 Starts ERA 2.46 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
New York Mets	+104	+1.5 (-205)	O 8.5 (-107)
Chicago Cubs	-113	-1.5 (+182)	U 8.5 (-105)

Closing line · Apr 18

Weather & Conditions

Temp49°F

Wind 16 mphW · crossR

Gusts31 mph

Humidity48%

SkyPartially cloudy

Away Batting

New York Mets

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
LFCarson Benge	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.150
PHTyrone Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
3BBo Bichette	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.227
SSFrancisco Lindor	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.214
CFLuis Robert Jr. 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.258
DHMJ Melendez	3	0	0	0	1	2	4	.400
CFrancisco Alvarez	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273
1BMark Vientos HR	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.240
RFBrett Baty	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.190
PHTommy Pham	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2BMarcus Semien	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.216
Totals	33	2	7	1	4	7	16	—

Away Pitching

New York Mets

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Freddy Peralta (L, 1-2)	5.2	3	3	3	2	3	1	93-54	4.05
Brooks Raley	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	8-6	2.45
Luke Weaver	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	7.36
Craig Kimbrel	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14-6	0.00
Totals	8.0	5	4	4	3	3	2	—	—

Home Batting

Chicago Cubs

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
2BNico Hoerner	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325
1BMichael Busch	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.174
3BAlex Bregman	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.229
LFIan Happ HR	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	.222
RFSeiya Suzuki	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.267
DHMoisés Ballesteros	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	.381
DHCarson Kelly HR	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	.340
CMiguel Amaya	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.273
CFPete Crow-Armstrong	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.218
SSDansby Swanson	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.200
Totals	28	4	5	4	3	3	8	—

Home Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Jameson Taillon (W, 1-1)	6.0	5	1	1	3	4	1	100-61	3.97
Ben Brown (H, 1)	2.0	2	1	0	1	1	0	38-22	2.70
Caleb Thielbar (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-11	2.57
Totals	9.0	7	2	1	4	7	1	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T2	1–0	Mark Vientos homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.
B2	1–1	Ian Happ homers (6) on a fly ball to center field.
B6	1–4	Carson Kelly homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki scores.
T8	2–4	Mets challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Francisco Alvarez reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Nico Hoerner. Bo Bichette scores. Luis Robert Jr. to 2nd.

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