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06/23 21:58 CDT Crow-Armstrong and Swanson homer off an ineffective Senga to
power Cubs past Mets 9-6
Crow-Armstrong and Swanson homer off an ineffective Senga to power Cubs past
Mets 9-6
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer, Dansby Swanson
also went deep and drove in four and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets
9-6 on Tuesday night despite an injury to starting pitcher Edward Cabrera.
The right-hander hurt his left leg stretching to catch a throw at first base
for the final out of the fifth inning. In obvious pain, he was carted off the
field with a left hamstring/adductor strain.
New York slugger Juan Soto exited in the fifth with tightness on the left side
of his back. Francisco Alvarez homered and knocked in three runs for the
last-place Mets. Bo Bichette added a two-run shot in a three-run ninth.
Coming off consecutive rainouts, Chicago scored five times in the second
against Kodai Senga (0-6), ineffective again in his second start since coming
off the injured list. The right-hander issued a leadoff walk and hit a batter
with a pitch before walking Carson Kelly with the bases loaded to force in the
first run.
Swanson had a sacrifice fly and Crow-Armstrong launched his 17th home run to
right-center, extending his career-best on-base streak to 24 games dating to
May 26. The star center fielder has 11 homers, seven doubles and 20 RBIs while
hitting over .400 during that stretch.
The home run Tuesday was his fifth in his last six games and it pushed his
hitting streak to 11 games.
Swanson, batting ninth, added a two-run shot off Senga in the fourth and an RBI
double in a two-run eighth. Kelly, who scored three times, also had a
run-scoring double in that inning as the Cubs got four straight hits off
reliever Tobias Myers, the last three of them doubles.
Cabrera (5-4) gave up two runs, three hits and four walks over five innings in
the opener of a four-game series.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell was ejected for arguing a replay reversal in the
seventh.
The start was delayed 11 minutes by rain.
Up next
A day-night doubleheader between the teams Wednesday, with the first game
scheduled to make up Monday night's rainout.
Shota Imanaga (4-6, 4.26 ERA) and Javier Assad (5-1, 3.89) are set to start for
Chicago. Nolan McLean (4-4, 3.67) and Sean Manaea (1-2, 4.64) will go for the
Mets. The order for both teams was to be determined.
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