Blanked by Mets, Cubs drop seventh straight
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 [July 15, 2022]
Brandon Nimmo finished a triple
shy of the cycle and Carlos Carrasco threw six solid innings as the
visiting New York Mets handed the reeling Chicago Cubs their seventh
consecutive loss, 8-0 on Thursday night.
Pete Alonso clubbed a late two-run homer while Starling Marte and
Eduardo Escobar each had two hits with an RBI for the Mets, who
snapped a four-game skid at Chicago while winning for the seventh
time in 10 road contests.
Carrasco (10-4) yielded five hits and two walks while striking out
six to post double-digit victories for the fifth time -- the first
time since 2018.
Nico Hoerner and Seiya Suzuki each had two hits for the scuffling
Cubs, who totaled eight singles on the night. Chicago has been
outscored 43-20 during its second-longest losing streak of the
season.
The Mets got to Chicago starter Keegan Thompson (7-4) out of the
gate. Marte, back after missing four straight games with a groin
issue, singled and scored on Francisco Lindor's double into the
right-center-field gap.
New York continued to get the best of Thompson in the second inning.
Light-hitting catcher Patrick Mazeika roped a double into the right
field corner to score two, and he scored on Marte's single for a 4-0
lead.
After Thompson settled down a bit, New York was back at it in the
fifth by loading the bases.
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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Keegan Thompson (71) delivers against
the New York Mets during the first inning at Wrigley Field.
Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Escobar delivered a run-scoring single that chased
Thompson with one out. All five runs Thompson allowed were earned,
to go along with the eight hits that matched a season high and the
four walks that were the most he has surrendered in 2022.
Nimmo, who has five hits in his past two games, stroked his ninth
homer in the sixth inning. Alonso then belted his 24th -- his sixth
in eight career games at Wrigley Field -- in the eighth for New
York, which is 48-5 when scoring four or more runs in 2022.
Chicago manager David Ross was ejected in the fourth inning while
emphatically drawing attention to a potential balk move by Carrasco.
--Field Level Media
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