“It’s hard not to chase (Familia’s pitches) sometime”, Maddon said.
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Syndergaard survived two defensive miscues in the first inning without a run scoring.
“And that’s what we did”.
Reyes’ speed got the Mets a run in the sixth that tied it 1-1.
Jeurys Familia issued back-to-back walks to begin his appearance and loaded the bases with none out in the bottom of the ninth.
New York’s bullpen trio of Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman, possibly in its final days with Miller and Chapman rumored to be on the trade block, covered the final three innings to extend its scoreless streak to 22 innings.
“I went out there knowing that he likes to throw fastballs”, Rivera said. “And thank God I did”.
The Cubs’ three-game winning streak was snapped by a 4-1 loss to Texas on Sunday.
The victory evened the series at a game apiece heading into the finale Wednesday afternoon.
Mets vs Cubs Tuesday in Chicago – All-Star right-hander Noah Syndergaard will be making his first start of the second half on Tuesday when the New York Mets go up against Jake Arrieta and the Chicago Cubs.
Neither figured in decisions, but both pitched well, especially Arrieta, who bounced back from recent poor outings.
“That was a little more like it”, Arrieta said moments after sitting down in the interview room.
Kansas City Royals’ Jarrod Dyson, center, and Christian Colon, right, are doused by Salvador Perez after their baseball game against the Cleveland Indians Monday, July 18, 2016, in Kansas City, Mo. It was a tough game overall. The other guys over there are good, too. “Syndergaard was good. We had some opportunities, but he made some good pitches”. “He’s a tough one to hit”. With runners on first and second and two outs, he struck out Alejandro De Aza to end the inning.
Nova (7-5) loaded the bases in the first inning and needed 60 pitches to get through three but allowed just a solo homer to Jonathan Schoop.
Arrieta lasted seven innings for the first time since June 11, retiring 12 consecutive batters during one stretch and allowing only five hits and finishing with eight strikeouts against one walk. Syndergaard also joined Koji Uehara as the only pitchers with 50 or fewer walks at the time of their 300th strikeout since the pitcher’s mound was relocated to its current distance in 1893, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The Mets tagged Arrieta for four runs in 5 1/3 innings July 2.
Syndergaard on his start: “To be able to compete in games like that when you go out there and you don’t necessarily have your best command, they’re fun to be able to compete in, because it really shows your true colors and your competitiveness. I expect to pitch more like this, as far as the aggressiveness and keeping the ball down in the strike zone with everything”. “I’ve been trying to use the whole field like I did last year and earlier in the year”.
It was Rivera’s throwing error in the third that gave the Cubs an unearned run. Thanks to a replay review overturning a safe call, Conforto threw out Jake Arrieta at the plate as he tried to score from second base in the fourth inning. Arrieta said. “I didn’t see the replay, but I’m assuming they made a pretty solid play, from receiving the ball to the throw and then the tag”. Jose Reyes got things started in the sixth with a triple to right field, and a sacrifice fly from Curtis Granderson tied the game at one.
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