Kelly homers as the Cubs hand the Mets their 10th straight loss with a 4-2 victory

— Pinch-hitter Carson Kelly connected for a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs handed the New York Mets their 10th consecutive loss with a 4-2 victory on Saturday.
Apr 18, 2026, 09:57 pm - AP
NYM
CHC
123456789RHE
010000010270
01000300-451
J. Taillon
win

J. Taillon1-1

6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 3 BB
F. Peralta
loss

F. Peralta1-2

5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
C. Thielbar
save

C. Thielbar1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

NYMCHC
2ndVientos homered to left center (434 feet).10
2ndHapp homered to center (431 feet).11
6thKelly homered to left center (405 feet), Happ scored and Suzuki scored.14
8thBichette scored, Alvarez safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Hoerner, Robert Jr. to second.24

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
New York MetsMetsNYM
(7-14)
(7-14, 4-8 Away)
(7-14)
Freddy Peralta
(5-9, 4.99)
-102
ML
-102
o8.5
-102
-1.5
+148
Chicago CubsCubsCHC
(11-9)
(11-9, 6-5 Home)
(11-9)
Jameson Taillon
(2-6, 5.92)
u8
-102
-118
u8.5
-118
+1.5
-180
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