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New York Mets at Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 12–4 on Friday, April 17, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
New York Mets 4 74-88
at Chicago Cubs 12 89-73

Line score

Team
New York Mets 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 2
Chicago Cubs 4 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 12 14 0
  • W: Edward Cabrera (2-0)
  • L: Kodai Senga (0-3)

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Nico Hoerner (3), Ian Happ (5), Moisés Ballesteros (3)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Chicago Cubs Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. 0–1
Bottom 1st Chicago Cubs Moisés Ballesteros homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Alex Bregman scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. 0–4
Top 2nd New York Mets Marcus Semien doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Francisco Alvarez scores. MJ Melendez to 3rd. 1–4
Top 2nd New York Mets Tyrone Taylor singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. MJ Melendez scores. Marcus Semien scores. Tyrone Taylor out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong to second baseman Nico Hoerner. 3–4
Bottom 2nd Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Dansby Swanson scores. 3–6
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Ian Happ reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Brett Baty. Dansby Swanson scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd. 3–7
Bottom 7th Chicago Cubs Matt Shaw doubles (5) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Seiya Suzuki scores. 3–8
Bottom 7th Chicago Cubs Dansby Swanson out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Carson Kelly scores. Throwing error by left fielder Tyrone Taylor. 3–10
Top 8th New York Mets Francisco Alvarez singles on a ground ball to third baseman Alex Bregman. Francisco Lindor scores. 4–10
Bottom 8th Chicago Cubs Ian Happ homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Michael Busch scores. 4–12

Box score

New York Mets

Batter
Carson Benge RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .158
Tommy Pham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bo Bichette 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .226
Francisco Lindor SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .200
Luis Robert Jr. CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242
Francisco Alvarez C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .294
MJ Melendez DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 .571
Marcus Semien 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .211
Brett Baty 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .197
Mark Vientos 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .239
Tyrone Taylor LF 3 0 2 2 0 1 .240
Totals 35 4 14 4 2 6
Pitcher
Kodai Senga (L, 0-3) 3.1 6 7 6 3 3 2 65 8.83
Huascar Brazobán 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00
Sean Manaea 4.0 6 5 5 1 2 1 72 4.50

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Nico Hoerner 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .342
Michael Busch 1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 .169
Alex Bregman 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .241
Ian Happ LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 .214
Seiya Suzuki RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .286
Moisés Ballesteros DH 2 1 2 3 0 0 .375
Matt Shaw DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 .250
Carson Kelly C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .327
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .227
Dansby Swanson SS 2 2 1 1 1 0 .210
Totals 37 12 14 10 4 6
Pitcher
Edward Cabrera (W, 2-0) 6.0 8 3 3 2 4 0 91 2.38
Riley Martin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00
Jacob Webb 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 25 5.87
Hoby Milner 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.93

Game info

Weather
68 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
15 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
1:20 PM
Time of game
2:35
Attendance
34,282
Umpires
Home Plate: Todd Tichenor, First Base: Alex Tosi, Second Base: Adam Hamari, Third Base: Austin Jones

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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New York Mets 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 Final Game page
New York Mets 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 Final (10) Game page
Chicago Cubs 9 at New York Mets 6 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 10 at New York Mets 3 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 10 at New York Mets 5 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 4 at New York Mets 3 Final (10) Game page

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