Francisco Lindor led off with the first of New York’s four solo homers and the Mets rolled to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.

In the fourth inning, after the Cubs finally got on the board on a solo home run by right fielder Kyle Tucker, Mets slugger Juan Soto answered back with one of his own. On the seventh pitch of his at-bat against Cubs starter Jameson Taillon, Soto hit a two-out 434-foot home run to the Shea Bridge in center field to give New York a 6-1 lead.

The New York Mets reminded everyone why they’re still sitting atop the NL East, launching four homers and piling up […]

The Chicago Cubs enter Saturday night’s matchup with the New York Mets on a three-game losing streak. The Cubs have a 22-17 record and are two games up on the St.

Per Tommy Birch of The Des Moines Register, pitcher Cade Horton is expected to join the Cubs for their series against the New York Mets on the road this weekend. Horton, 23, is the No. 2 player in Chicago's farm system,

In the last 25 years, the Cubs have originally signed and developed just three homegrown pitchers who became All-Stars for them: Mark Prior, Jeff Samardzija and Justin Steele. The most recent of that trio,