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Cody Bellinger also homered for the Cubs, who
improved to a National League-best 17-8 since the All-Star
break. Chicago moved into a virtual tie for the last NL
wild-card spot with the Cincinnati Reds by virtue of its win and
the Reds' 3-2 loss to the Miami Marlins.
Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer for the Mets, who fell to 1-7
since the Aug. 1 trade deadline, when they finished off an
overhaul by dealing Justin Verlander to the Houston Astros.
Taillon ran into immediate trouble in the first, when he allowed
a one-out single to Jeff McNeil before Alonso hit a two-out
homer to center. The homer was the eighth in the last 14 games
for Alonso, who ranks second in the NL with 34 round-trippers.
But Taillon allowed just one more hit -- a two-out double in the
second by Omar Narvaez.
Mets starter Carlos Carrasco blanked the Cubs until the fourth,
when Bellinger hit a one-out homer.
Chicago tied the game in the fifth, when Christopher Morel
walked and scored on an RBI double by Yan Gomes, before taking
the lead in the eighth, when Tauchman laced a one-out
opposite-field homer off Drew Smith (4-4).
The Mets threatened in the eighth against Julian Merryweather,
who gave up two hits but stranded runners at the corners by
getting McNeil to ground out to second. Adbert Alzolay gave up a
leadoff single to Francisco Lindor in the ninth but retired
Alonso on a flyout and got Daniel Vogelbach to hit into a double
play to earn his 15th save.
--Field Level Media
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