“The cemeteries will be overloaded with Cubs fans telling their loved ones they did it”, he said.
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The New York Mets take on the Chicago Cubs tonight for Game 2 on their MLB National League Championship Series baseball playoff matchup. Trying to end a championship drought that dates to 1908, they remained four wins from capturing their first pennant in seven decades. Arrieta pitched 32 consecutive scoreless innings recently, and although that streak was ended in the Cubs’ NLDS against the Cardinals the Cubs still have not lost a game where he has started since July 25.
Second baseman Daniel Murphy and Travis d’Arnaud belted solo home runs and Murphy capped off another brilliant performance with a diving snag on a hot grounder before throwing to first for the final out of the contest.
The Cubs tied the score in the fifth when Harvey’s flawless game, no-hitter and shutout all ended in a span of two pitches.
Jeurys Familia got four outs for his third playoff save.
Time for the Chicago Cubs to hit the panic button.
Cubs manager Joe Maddon, who started Jon Lester in Game 1 to give Arrieta, 29, an extra day of rest before his start, also isn’t concerned.
Kyle Schwarber hit a homer of his own to bring the Cubs within two, but they got no closer.
One out later, Javier Baez singled to left but rifle-armed Yoenis Cespedes fired home to gun down Castro at the plate.
The inning began on an ominous note when Ben Zobrist floated a soft pop fly into shallow right that left Ryan Goins and Jose Bautista staring at each other to make the easy catch as the ball fell fair. Jose Bautista saw the same thing from right field and sprinted after the ball.
Syndergaard (9-7) allowed three runs, five hits and four walks in 61/3 innings in Game 2 of the Division Series at Los Angeles last weekend, losing on a night that turned when Chase Utley broke Ruben Tejada’s leg with a takeout slide at second.
Seeking his third win of the postseason, Arreita is scheduled to duel with Mets righty Noah Syndergaard, who could potentially set New York up for a 3-0 series lead with recently un-hittable Zach deGrom up next in Game 3 at Wrigley Field. He exited after giving up a leadoff walk to Jhonny Peralta in the fourth. Jose Bautista then flied out to right to give Davis his third postseason save and the Royals another postseason comeback win. The Mets last won the World Series in 1986 and the Cubs in 1908 (slight difference). The “Train of Many Colors” is the latest in a series of popular vintage trains, including low-voltage trains for the holidays, the Subway’s 110th anniversary, and “important Yankee games”. No Cubs pitcher has won three games in one postseason.
Tonight’s New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball NLCS Game 2 has a start time schedule of 8:00pm eastern time and airs on TV channel TBS. Fans sat outside in the cold because there is no room inside, but they say they wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. Nonetheless, both starters toughed it out for six plus until Lester ran into trouble in the seventh and was removed after 107 pitches (65 strikes).
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And the way Price was carving up the lineup, a 3-0 advantage looked to be enough.
