Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets, July 16, 2022 (Game 1)
July 16, 2022, 2:20 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
New York Mets
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2022New York MetsChicago Cubs
.744
OPS.698
171
HR159
772
Runs657
3.57
ERA4.00
1.18
WHIP1.30
1565
Strikeouts by pitchers1383
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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New York Mets, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led New York Mets with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon NimmoCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis Guillorme2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Francisco LindorSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete AlonsoDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff McNeilLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eduardo Escobar3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dominic Smith1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J.D. DavisPR/1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis JankowskiRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick MazeikaC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark CanhaPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás NidoC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
Frank Schwindel led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael OrtegaCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Willson ContrerasC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nico HoernerSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson VelázquezPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Rivas III1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick WisdomDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| P.J. Higgins3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Christopher Morel2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
Pitching
Taijuan Walker went 6.0 innings for New York Mets (5 SO, 1 ER); Marcus Stroman went 4.1 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Taijuan Walker | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Seth Lugo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Ottavino | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Edwin Díaz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Marcus Stroman | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Brandon Hughes | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rowan Wick | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Effross | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Robertson | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mychal Givens | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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