Game 2 of the Mets doubleheader may have been considerably closer on the scoreboard, but it was the same result.
The six errors the Mets committed against the Cubs in Wednesday’s nightcap certainly played a major role in the 10-5 loss, which counted as their second defeat of the day and extended the club’s losing streak to five games.
The not-so-Amazins’, who haven’t had that many errors in a game since 2014, are now a whopping nine games back in the NL wild-card race before the end of June.
Every infielder was guilty of at least one error, including two each from Marcus Semien and Mark Vientos.
Despite Francisco Lindor’s return to the lineup in the nightcap, the Mets blew their second multi-run lead of the day.
Shortly after Francisco Alvarez hit a solo home run, A.J. Ewing had a two-run blast into the bullpen to give the Mets a 3-1 advantage in the second inning.
The Cubs got runners on first and third in the fourth inning, after Nico Hoerner hustled for a double and Semien’s throwing error allowed Carson Kelly to reach first.
Pedro Ramírez hit an RBI single before both remaining runners advanced on a wild pitch from Mets starter Sean Manaea.
Dansby Swanson and Pete Crow-Armstrong then chipped in back-to-back RBI singles to give the Cubs their first lead of the game, 4-3.
Huascar Brazobán promptly replaced Manaea on the mound. He was able to retire the next three batters.
While Vientos’ 10th homer of the season evened the score at 4-4 in the bottom of the fourth, Brooks Raley gave up a double and a triple off the wall as soon as he got on the mound in the sixth. The Cubs took a two-run lead as Raley gave up two hits, two runs and one walk.
Bo Bichette pulled the Mets within one with a solo home run in the sixth, but the first of two fielding errors from Vientos allowed the Cubs to push their lead to two in the eighth inning.
Crow-Armstrong reached second base after Vientos inadvertently tossed the ball over reliever A.J. Minter’s head as he ran to make the out at first.
In the ninth, Devin Williams retired the first two batters before a Hoerner blast to the warning track clipped the glove of Carson Benge for a double.
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That ignited a killer ninth inning for the Cubs, who put up three more runs for good measure