The Cubs did a lot well on Wednesday. The offense provided an early lead in the third inning. The Cubs scored five times with three singles, two doubles, a walk and a sacrifice fly. They continued to tack on, with efforts including homers from Matt Shaw, who had a three-hit night, and Michael Busch, who also recorded a double and a walk.

It may not seem like it as they struggle to lock up a postseason berth, but in some ways, at least, the Mets have been quite fortunate. They are fortunate that the Reds have played sub-.500 ball since late July,

A relatively close game when both starting pitchers were in charge mushroomed into an absolute mess for the Cardinals and a 12-1 Chicago romp at Wrigley Field.

The New York Mets and Chicago Cubs finish up their three-game set on Thursday night at Wrigley Field. The Mets won the series opener 9-7, but fell behind early

As the baseball skipped away from Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, Pete Crow-Armstrong easily advanced from second to third base, slowing up as he approached the bag. The Cubs center fielder kept his e

Francisco Lindor homered to reach the 30-30 milestone for the second time, Brett Baty went deep and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 to remain in position for the final National League wild card.

Reminder: Heroes and Goats are determined by WPA scores and are in no way subjective. WPA Play of the Game: Ian Happ doubled with the bases loaded and no outs in the third inning, driving in the first two runs of the game. (.131)