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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 4–2 on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
New York Mets 2 74-88
at Chicago Cubs 4 89-73

Line score

Team
New York Mets 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Chicago Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 5 1
  • W: Jameson Taillon (1-1)
  • L: Freddy Peralta (1-2)
  • S: Caleb Thielbar

Home runs

  • New York Mets: Mark Vientos (2)
  • Chicago Cubs: Ian Happ (6), Carson Kelly (2)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd New York Mets Mark Vientos homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. 1–0
Bottom 2nd Chicago Cubs Ian Happ homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. 1–1
Bottom 6th Chicago Cubs Carson Kelly homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Ian Happ scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. 1–4
Top 8th New York Mets 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. 2–4

Box score

New York Mets

Batter
Carson Benge LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .150
Tyrone Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Bo Bichette 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .227
Francisco Lindor SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .214
Luis Robert Jr. CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258
MJ Melendez DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .400
Francisco Alvarez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Mark Vientos 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .240
Brett Baty RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .190
Tommy Pham PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Marcus Semien 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .216
Totals 33 2 7 1 4 7
Pitcher
Freddy Peralta (L, 1-2) 5.2 3 3 3 2 3 1 93 4.05
Brooks Raley 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 2.45
Luke Weaver 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7.36
Craig Kimbrel 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 0.00

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .325
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .174
Alex Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229
Ian Happ LF 2 2 1 1 2 0 .222
Seiya Suzuki RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .267
Moisés Ballesteros DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 .381
Carson Kelly DH 1 1 1 3 0 0 .340
Miguel Amaya C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Dansby Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Totals 28 4 5 4 3 3
Pitcher
Jameson Taillon (W, 1-1) 6.0 5 1 1 3 4 1 100 3.97
Ben Brown (H, 1) 2.0 2 1 0 1 1 0 38 2.70
Caleb Thielbar (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.57

Game info

Weather
51 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
16 mph, L To R
First pitch
1:20 PM
Time of game
2:31
Attendance
36,189
Umpires
Home Plate: Alex Tosi, First Base: Adam Hamari, Second Base: Austin Jones, Third Base: Todd Tichenor

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Mets 4 at Chicago Cubs 12 Final Game page
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

Other MLB games on Apr 18

Matchup Status Details
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Chicago White Sox 6 at Athletics 7 Final (11) Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Miami Marlins 2 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Houston Astros 5 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 3 at Seattle Mariners 7 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Colorado Rockies 4 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 6 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 4 at Los Angeles Angels 1 Final Game page

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