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Francisco Lindor#: SS 2 for 5; 1 HR; 1 run; 3 RBIs; Juan Soto: RF 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; 1 SB; Pete Alonso: 1B 1 for 5; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Brandon Nimmo: CF-LF 2 for 5; 1 HR; 1 run; 3 RBIs; Mark Vientos: DH 1 for 5; 2 Ks; Brett Baty*: 3B 1 for 4; 1 K; Luisangel Acuña: PR-3B 0 for 0; 1 run; 1 SB; Starling Marte: LF 1 for 4; 1 run; Jose Siri: CF 0 for 0; Jeff McNeil*: 2B 1 for 4; 1 double; 1 run; Francisco Alvarez: C 1 for 3; 1 HR; 2 runs; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 K; David Peterson: 1.1 innings; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 5 hits; 2 walks; 1 K; Huascar Brazobán: 2.2 innings; 1 run; 1 hit; 2 Ks; Ryne Stanek: 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Gregory Soto: (H, 23) 0.2 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 1 K; Tyler Rogers: BS, 2) 1 inning; no runs; 2 hits; 2 walks; Brooks Raley*: (W, 3-0) 0.1 inning; no runs; 1 K; Edwin Díaz: (S, 27) 2 innings; no runs; 5 Ks;
Final: Mets 9, Cubs 7
Player of the Game: Francisco Lindor
The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs, 9-7, at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Francisco Lindor went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI to lead the way. Brooks Raley (3-0) earned the win; Caleb Thielbar took the loss; Edwin Díaz (27) picked up the save.
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| CHC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
New York Mets Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Juan Soto RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| Pete Alonso 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| Brandon Nimmo LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Mark Vientos DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| Brett Baty 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Luisangel Acuña 3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Starling Marte LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Jose Siri CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 |
| Jeff McNeil 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Francisco Alvarez C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
BATTING
2B: McNeil (20, Rogers, Ta).
HR: Lindor (29, 1st inning off Horton, 0 on, 0 out); Nimmo (25, 5th inning off Rogers, Ta, 2 on, 2 out); Alvarez, F (10, 8th inning off Thielbar, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Alonso; Alvarez, F 4; Baty; Lindor 5; Marte, S; McNeil 2; Nimmo 5; Soto, J; Vientos.
RBI: Alonso (123); Alvarez, F 2 (30); Lindor 3 (83); Nimmo 3 (91).
2-out RBI: Alonso; Alvarez, F 2; Nimmo 3; Lindor.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soto, J; Vientos.
Team RISP: 4-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING
SB: Soto, J (36, 2nd base off Horton/Kelly, C); Acuña (16, 2nd base off Thielbar/Kelly, C).
FIELDING
E: McNeil 2 (6, throw, throw).
Chicago Cubs Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .241 |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Carson Kelly C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 |
| Carlos Santana 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Justin Turner DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .223 |
| Kevin Alcántara DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Matt Shaw 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .224 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
BATTING
2B: Santana, C (11, Peterson, D); Happ (30, Peterson, D).
TB: Crow-Armstrong; Happ 2; Hoerner 3; Santana, C 2; Shaw; Suzuki; Turner, J.
RBI: Happ 2 (76); Hoerner (60); Santana, C 2 (54); Suzuki (92).
2-out RBI: Santana, C 2; Suzuki.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swanson; Kelly, C 2; Crow-Armstrong.
SAC: Crow-Armstrong.
Team RISP: 4-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING
SB: Hoerner (29, 2nd base off Peterson, D/Alvarez, F); Kelly, C (2, 2nd base off Peterson, D/Alvarez, F); Alcántara (1, 2nd base off Rogers, Ty/Alvarez, F).
FIELDING
E: Swanson (11, fielding).
New York Mets Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Peterson | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4.22 |
| Huascar Brazobán | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.69 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.07 |
| Gregory Soto | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.03 |
| Tyler Rogers | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.92 |
| Brooks Raley (W) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.35 |
| Edwin Díaz (SV) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.73 |
Chicago Cubs Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Horton | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.67 |
| Michael Soroka | 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.60 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.44 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.28 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.46 |
| Caleb Thielbar (L) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.22 |
| Jordan Wicks | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.94 |
Strikeouts
| Batter | Pitcher | # | Type | Count | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vientos | Horton | 4 | Swinging Strike | 1-2 | 97.0 mph Four-Seam Fastball |
| Happ | Peterson | 6 | Called Strike | 3-2 | 87.9 mph Changeup |
| Suzuki | Brazobán | 5 | Swinging Strike | 0-2 | 96.6 mph Sinker |
| Alvarez | Horton | 3 | Foul Tip | 0-2 | 96.1 mph Four-Seam Fastball |
| Alonso | Soroka | 5 | Called Strike | 2-2 | 83.4 mph Slurve |
| Shaw | Brazobán | 4 | Swinging Strike | 0-2 | 91.3 mph Changeup |
| Turner | Stanek | 5 | Called Strike | 1-2 | 99.9 mph Four-Seam Fastball |
| Baty | Rogers | 4 | Called Strike | 0-2 | 92.8 mph Sinker |
| Soto, J | Pomeranz | 5 | Called Strike | 1-2 | 86.7 mph Knuckle Curve |
| Shaw | Soto, G | 4 | Swinging Strike | 0-2 | 85.8 mph Slider |
| Vientos | Kittredge | 3 | Swinging Strike (Blocked) | 0-2 | 89.8 mph Slider |
| Crow-Armstrong | Raley | 5 | Swinging Strike | 2-2 | 84.4 mph Sweeper |
| Hoerner | Díaz | 3 | Called Strike | 0-2 | 91.7 mph Slider |
| Happ | Díaz | 7 | Swinging Strike | 3-2 | 89.1 mph Slider |
| Alonso | Wicks | 3 | Swinging Strike | 0-2 | 82.3 mph Changeup |
| Kelly | Díaz | 6 | Swinging Strike | 3-2 | 90.6 mph Slider |
| Busch | Díaz | 4 | Called Strike | 0-2 | 99.2 mph Four-Seam Fastball |
| Swanson | Díaz | 5 | Swinging Strike | 2-2 | 89.3 mph Slider |
#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.
Scoring Plays
T1: Francisco Lindor homers (29) on a fly ball to center field. (NYM 1, CHC 0)
B1: Carlos Santana doubles (11) on a fly ball to right fielder Juan Soto. Nico Hoerner scores. Carson Kelly scores. (NYM 1, CHC 2)
B2: Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Justin Turner scores. Matt Shaw to 3rd. (NYM 1, CHC 3)
B2: Ian Happ doubles (30) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Matt Shaw scores. Nico Hoerner scores. (NYM 1, CHC 5)
B4: Ian Happ reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Jeff McNeil. Nico Hoerner scores. (NYM 1, CHC 6)
T5: Francisco Lindor grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Starling Marte scores. Francisco Alvarez to 3rd. (NYM 2, CHC 6)
T5: Pete Alonso singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Francisco Alvarez scores. Juan Soto to 3rd. (NYM 3, CHC 6)
T5: Brandon Nimmo homers (25) on a fly ball to right field. Juan Soto scores. Pete Alonso scores. (NYM 6, CHC 6)
T6: Francisco Lindor singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jeff McNeil scores. Francisco Alvarez to 2nd. (NYM 7, CHC 6)
B6: Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to center fielder Brandon Nimmo. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 2nd. (NYM 7, CHC 7)
T8: Francisco Alvarez homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. Luisangel Acuña scores. (NYM 9, CHC 7)
Statcast
Top Exit Velocity
| Batter | Result | MPH |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Alonso | Single | 112.0 |
| Ian Happ | Double | 109.4 |
| Seiya Suzuki | Single | 109.0 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | Lineout | 105.6 |
| Mark Vientos | Single | 105.3 |
Top Distances
| Batter | Result | FT |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Alvarez | Home Run | 403 |
| Brandon Nimmo | Home Run | 388 |
| Francisco Lindor | Home Run | 384 |
| Pete Alonso | Single | 372 |
| Starling Marte | Flyout | 370 |
Top Pitch Velocity
| Pitcher | Pitch | MPH |
|---|---|---|
| Ryne Stanek | Four-Seam Fastball | 101.6 |
| Ryne Stanek | Four-Seam Fastball | 100.1 |
| Ryne Stanek | Four-Seam Fastball | 100.0 |
| Ryne Stanek | Four-Seam Fastball | 99.9 |
| Ryne Stanek | Four-Seam Fastball | 99.7 |
Swing & Misses
| Pitcher | # |
|---|---|
| Edwin Díaz | 6 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 5 |
| Ryne Stanek | 4 |
| Cade Horton | 4 |
| Jordan Wicks | 4 |
Home Runs — Statcast
| Home Run | Exit Velo | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor (off Cade Horton) | 104.7 mph | 384 ft |
| Brandon Nimmo (off Taylor Rogers) | 97.5 mph | 388 ft |
| Francisco Alvarez (off Caleb Thielbar) | 101.8 mph | 403 ft |
Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against
| Pitcher | Max Velo | Max EV | Whiffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Peterson | 93.8 | 109.4 | 1 |
| Huascar Brazobán | 97.0 | 105.3 | 3 |
| Michael Soroka | 95.7 | 112.0 | 1 |
| Tyler Rogers | 85.4 | 109.0 | 0 |
| Cade Horton | 97.6 | 104.7 | 4 |
| Edwin Díaz | 99.2 | 89.1 | 6 |
| Ryne Stanek | 101.6 | 97.5 | 4 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 93.7 | 101.8 | 5 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 94.8 | 90.6 | 0 |
| Taylor Rogers | 93.3 | 104.4 | 0 |
| Jordan Wicks | 95.9 | 94.2 | 4 |
| Gregory Soto | 99.0 | 105.6 | 1 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 95.6 | 103.7 | 2 |
| Brooks Raley | 91.7 | — | 2 |
Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »
Game Info
Pitches-strikes: Peterson, D 42-22; Brazobán 33-26; Stanek 25-16; Soto, G 11-9; Rogers, Ty 31-17; Raley, B 5-3; Díaz 27-18; Horton 29-23; Soroka 33-19; Rogers, Ta 14-11; Pomeranz 15-8; Kittredge 8-7; Thielbar 18-12; Wicks 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Peterson, D 3-0; Brazobán 7-0; Stanek 1-1; Soto, G 0-0; Rogers, Ty 3-0; Raley, B 0-0; Díaz 0-0; Horton 1-3; Soroka 4-0; Rogers, Ta 1-1; Pomeranz 0-0; Kittredge 2-0; Thielbar 0-0; Wicks 2-0.
Batters faced: Peterson, D 11; Brazobán 10; Stanek 4; Soto, G 3; Rogers, Ty 7; Raley, B 1; Díaz 6; Horton 11; Soroka 10; Rogers, Ta 5; Pomeranz 3; Kittredge 3; Thielbar 5; Wicks 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Brazobán 1-0; Rogers, Ty 1-1; Raley, B 2-0; Rogers, Ta 2-2; Pomeranz 1-1.
Umpires: HP: John Libka. 1B: D.J. Reyburn. 2B: Sean Barber. 3B: James Hoye.
Weather: 67 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, In From LF.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 2:57.
Att: 35,729.
Venue: Wrigley Field.
September 23, 2025
Game Highlights
Mets vs. Cubs Highlights (00:03:03)
Condensed Game: NYM@CHC - 9/23/25 (00:10:13)
Francisco Alvarez's go-ahead two-run homer (10) (00:00:30)
Edwin Díaz's stellar six-out save (00:01:24)
Mets' five-run 5th fuels comeback (00:01:04)
Brandon Nimmo's three-run homer (25) (00:00:27)
Francisco Lindor's RBI single (00:00:28)
Alvarez's clutch homer propels Mets to comeback win (00:01:41)
Nico Hoerner's RBI single (00:00:20)
Edwin Díaz strikes out Ian Happ (00:00:07)
Field View: Francisco Alvarez's go-ahead home run (00:00:31)
Edwin Díaz secures Mets' 9-7 comeback win (00:00:28)
Seiya Suzuki's RBI single (00:00:13)
Francisco Lindor's leadoff homer (29) (00:00:29)
Pete Crow-Armstrong's sliding catch (00:00:20)
Pete Alonso's RBI single (00:00:26)
Francisco Lindor's RBI groundout (00:00:11)
Ian Happ's two-run double (00:00:26)
Nico Hoerner scores on error (00:00:29)
Seiya Suzuki's sliding snag (00:00:23)
Carlos Santana's two-run double (00:00:27)
Cade Horton strikes out Mark Vientos in the 1st (00:00:07)
John Mulaney joins the Cubs' booth at Wrigley Field (00:01:43)
Cade Horton pulled from start due to back tightness (00:00:29)
Francisco Alvarez on his clutch HR, Peterson's outing (00:01:08)
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