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Russell grounded into a double play, third baseman Frazier to first baseman Alonso, Bryant out.

Caratini singled to left, Bryant to second.

Grounded into a double play, third baseman Frazier to first baseman Alonso, Bryant out.

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Caratini homered to right on a 1-0 count.

Caratini homered to right on a 1-2 count, Bryant scored, J.Báez scored.

Homered to right on a 1-2 count, Bryant scored, J.Báez scored.

Mets first.  Rosario struck out.  McNeil grounded out, third baseman Bryant to first baseman Caratini.  Davis homered to center on a 0-1 count.  Alonso walked on a full count.  Ramos singled to center, Alonso to second.  Conforto lined out to left fielder Kemp.

Cubs second.  J.Báez flied out to center fielder Lagares.  Caratini homered to right on a 1-0 count.  Russell struck out.  Kemp flied out to center fielder Lagares.

Cubs seventh.  Castellanos struck out.  Bryant hit an infield single to shortstop.  J.Báez singled to center, Bryant to second.  Caratini homered to right on a 1-2 count, Bryant scored, J.Báez scored.  Russell singled to right.  Russell stole second.  Kemp struck out.  Lucroy grounded out, pitcher deGrom to first baseman Alonso.

 The Mets are a major league-best 27-13 since the All-Star Game, leading MLB with a 3.11 ERA in that span. They had a 4.86 ERA before the break and that improvement of 1.75 is the best in MLB.

 Pete Alonso hit three homers as the Mets and Cubs split a four-game series at Wrigley Field back in June. He drove in his 100th RBI on Saturday to become the first rookie with 100 RBI before September since Albert Pujols in 2001.

 Kyle Schwarber hit his 30th home run Sunday, matching a career high. He joins Billy Williams (five) and Anthony Rizzo (four) as the only Cubs left-handed batters with multiple 30-homer seasons.

 Kyle Hendricks, who is slated to start Wednesday, threw seven innings of shutout ball Thursday to beat the Giants. It was the ninth time in 10 starts since July 1 he allowed two runs or fewer, and no pitcher in MLB has had more such starts in that span.

 Noah Syndergaard, who will take the ball opposite Hendricks, has permitted two runs or less in each of his last five outings. His 0.84 WHIP in those starts since July 30, is fourth-best in MLB (min. 30 innings).

 New York swings at the first pitch an MLB-high 35.4 percent of the time, while Chicago is last in the majors in percent of swings that miss at 28.3. Among batting qualifiers, the Mets' Jeff McNeil is first in the majors in percent of swings on the first pitch at 49.8 percent and the Cubs' Javier Baez is second at 47.9 percent.

HP - Miller, 1B - Conroy, 2B - Whitson, 3B - Eddings

The New York Mets flirted with posting the biggest comeback win in team history Wednesday night. On Thursday, they just need to figure out a way to earn their biggest win of the season.
The Mets will look to avoid a damaging sweep at the hands of the visiting Chicago Cubs when the teams meet in the finale of a three-game series. Right-hander Jacob deGrom (8-7, 2.56 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound for New York against Chicago left-hander Jon Lester (10-9, 4.49).

Mets desperate to avoid sweep vs. Cubs

NEW YORK (AP)  Night after night, Victor Caratini and the Chicago Cubs kept finding ways to beat the New York Mets.
Like something out of ''Groundhog Day''?

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NYM	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets on August 29, 2019

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