mlb Game Recap
Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets Recap - Cubs Over Mets 3-1
New York dropped a 3-1 decision at Citi Field on Monday as Chicago legged out a win behind winning pitcher Mark Leiter Jr..
Chicago won as a +120 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 7 were rewarded at the payout window.
Mark Leiter Jr. earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 0.2 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Christopher Morel in the win.
New York's starting pitcher Luis Severino worked 8 innings, giving up 1 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 5 in the loss. They got 1 hits from J.D. Martinez in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored New York as they had 3 hits, while Chicago only had 4.
The game was closed out by Hector Neris who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 2 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.