Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets, July 16, 2022 (Game 2)
July 16, 2022, 8:05 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
New York Mets, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Eduardo Escobar led New York Mets with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon NimmoCF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Starling MarteRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Francisco LindorSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Alonso1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark CanhaLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis JankowskiLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. DavisDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis GuillormePH/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduardo Escobar3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff McNeil2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás NidoC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Seiya Suzuki led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael OrtegaCF/LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson VelázquezLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christopher MorelCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nico HoernerSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank SchwindelDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick Wisdom3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alfonso Rivas III1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yan GomesC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bote2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Pitching
Max Scherzer went 6.1 innings for New York Mets (11 SO, 2 ER); Drew Smyly went 4.1 innings for Chicago Cubs (4 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Max Scherzer | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Colin Holderman | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yoan López | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Drew Smyly | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Anderson Espinoza | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Effross | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steven Brault | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mychal Givens | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Norris | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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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