Crow-Armstrong and Swanson homer
off an ineffective Senga to power Cubs past Mets 9-6
[June 24, 2026]
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer, Dansby
Swanson also went deep and drove in four and the Chicago Cubs beat
the New York Mets 9-6 on Tuesday night despite an injury to starting
pitcher Edward Cabrera.
The right-hander hurt his left leg stretching to catch a throw at
first base for the final out of the fifth inning. In obvious pain,
he was carted off the field with a left hamstring/adductor strain.
New York slugger Juan Soto exited in the fifth with tightness on the
left side of his back. Francisco Alvarez homered and knocked in
three runs for the last-place Mets, who fell to 0-4 against the Cubs
this season. Bo Bichette added a two-run shot in a three-run ninth.
Coming off consecutive rainouts, Chicago scored five times in the
second against Kodai Senga (0-6), ineffective again in his second
start since returning from the injured list. The right-hander issued
a leadoff walk and hit a batter with a pitch before walking Carson
Kelly with the bases loaded to force in the first run.
Swanson had a sacrifice fly and Crow-Armstrong launched his 17th
homer to right-center, extending his career-best on-base streak to
24 games dating to May 26. The star center fielder is hitting .410
with 11 homers, 20 RBIs and a 1.324 OPS during that stretch.
Riding an 11-game hitting streak, Crow-Armstrong has five homers in
his last six games and six in his past eight. He was drafted 19th
overall by the Mets in 2020 before they traded him to Chicago in
July 2021.
Swanson, batting ninth, added a two-run shot off Senga in the fourth
and an RBI double in a two-run eighth. Kelly, who scored three
times, also had a run-scoring double in that inning as the Cubs got
four straight hits off reliever Tobias Myers, the last three of them
doubles.
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Chicago Cubs' Dansby Swanson (7) reacts while running the bases
after hitting a two-run home run against the New York Mets during
the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New
York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Cabrera (5-4) gave up two runs, three hits and four
walks over five innings in the opener of a four-game series.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell was ejected for arguing a replay
reversal in the seventh.
The start was delayed 11 minutes by rain.
Up next
A day-night doubleheader between the teams Wednesday, with the first
game scheduled to make up Monday night's rainout.
Javier Assad (5-1, 3.89 ERA) starts the opener for Chicago against
Nolan McLean (4-4, 3.67). Shota Imanaga (4-6, 4.26) faces New York
lefty Sean Manaea (1-2, 4.64) in the nightcap.
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