Mets vs Cubs MLB Box Score, Apr 18, 2026

New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs: Apr 18, 2026

New York Mets 74-88 2

Final Sat, Apr 18 By inning

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Chicago Cubs 89-73 4

Key matchup

All leaders

NYM Hitting Mark Vientos 1 for 4, HR, 1 RBI, 1 R

NYM Hitting Francisco Lindor 2 for 4

NYM Starter Freddy Peralta 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

CHC Hitting Ian Happ 1 for 2, HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

CHC Starter Jameson Taillon 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

CHC Hitting Carson Kelly 1 for 1, HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

New York Mets Box Score

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Francisco Lindor SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.214	0.305	0.321
Marcus Semien 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.216	0.280	0.297
Bo Bichette 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.227	0.266	0.295
Luis Robert Jr. CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.258	0.372	0.379
MJ Melendez DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.400	0.500	0.600
Mark Vientos 1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	0.240	0.264	0.400
Francisco Alvarez C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.273	0.385	0.509
Brett Baty 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.190	0.197	0.270
Carson Benge RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.150	0.239	0.217
Tommy Pham DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
Tyrone Taylor LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.231	0.259	0.385
Totals	33	2	7	1	1	4	7
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-STK	ERA
Freddy Peralta P	5.2	3	3	3	2	3	1	93-54	4.05
Brooks Raley P	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	8-6	2.45
Luke Weaver P	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	7.36
Craig Kimbrel P	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14-6	0.00

Chicago Cubs Box Score

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Alex Bregman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.229	0.301	0.313
Dansby Swanson SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.200	0.341	0.400
Ian Happ LF	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0.222	0.333	0.528
Miguel Amaya C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.273	0.400	0.394
Nico Hoerner 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.325	0.402	0.525
Michael Busch 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.174	0.275	0.203
Seiya Suzuki RF	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.267	0.405	0.300
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.218	0.265	0.282
Moises Ballesteros DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.381	0.413	0.619
Carson Kelly C	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	0.340	0.450	0.520
Totals	28	4	5	4	2	3	3
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-STK	ERA
Jameson Taillon P	6.0	5	1	1	3	4	1	100-61	3.97
Ben Brown P	2.0	2	1	0	1	1	0	38-22	2.70
Caleb Thielbar P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-11	2.57