Cubs vs. Mets Game Highlights (5/11/25) | MLB Highlights

Griffin Canning has won each of his last five starts, the first Met to do that in seven years. And he's doing it with strikeouts, too. I mean, he's had five strikeouts in those starts. He's been really, really good. Canning goes upstairs for the strikeout, and that's how matters begin this afternoon. Tucker Homerton in the opening game of this series. Tucker chases a changeup, and Canning's got back-to-back strikeouts to start his day. Here's Seah Suzuki, who busted out of a slump last night for the Cubs. It's great to see Matthew Boyd pitching and healthy. He hasn't made more than 15 starts in a year since 2019. And he goes upstairs with a changeup to strike out Lindor for the first down. So here's Soto sitting 400 against lefties this season. And Soto chases the breaking ball, and Boyd's got back-to-back strikeouts. So there have been five batters in this game, five Ks. Quick turnaround. They had the late game last night at 7.15. And this is a really good slider from Boyd. And both pitchers strike out the side in the opening inning. Canning and Boyd. The contact rate is zero so far. First fair ball of the game. There's a fly ball out to left. Brandon Nimmo battling the sun and stays with it to make the grab. Nothing easy about that. And Canning's got his fourth strikeout through the first five batters. So Griffin Canning feeling strong on his 29th birthday. Struck out the side in the first inning for only the second time in his career. And Horner pops one up on the infield. Alonso coming in to take charge. Basket catch in foul territory. Six up and six down for Griffin Canning. And that one hits Marte, who has been hit more than his share this year. It's the sixth time he's been hit. He becomes the first baserunner in this game. Terenz did most of the catching when Francisco Alvarez missed a month. A surprisingly good job of producing at the plate. Terenz stops one out to left center. Back in the gap goes Suzuki. Near the wall. He lost it. Around third is Marte. He'll come in to score. Racing for third is Terenz. He slides in safely with an RBI triple. And the Mets strike first. It's 1-0 New York. Pete Graham has been catching just about everything this year. That was just beyond his reach. Pete just missed it. It looked like it was on the left side of his glove. I don't know if there's any better hit for a catcher than a triple. I really don't. Fourth triple of his career. His first since 2021. Canning after going six up and six down the first two innings. Gives up an infield hit and a walk. Tried to get on the board. Canning has been pretty stingy. And only a 2.5 ERA coming into the day. Birdie flies one out to right. See if Swanson's able to move. And Soto makes the catch. Swanson will stay put at second. And that's the first out. And a good back foot changeup there by Griffin Canning. For his fifth strikeout of the day. Two down. Yeah, he's done a really good job of expanding the zone when he's ahead. As a hitter, you're not expecting a changeup inside. You're looking at maybe a two-seamer at your front hip or a slider. Tucker grounds one down to Alonzo. Canning gets over to cover. And Canning able to work through trouble in the third. Mets one, Cubs nothing. And Seah Suzuki leads off in the fourth. Two and two. Number. And Canning, a former gold-glover, makes a beautiful high-line grab. And gets the out at first. A little glove cost. That's a lot of confidence in your glove cost. But I guess if you have gold on your mind, you can do that. At least you have a golden glove. You might as well use it. Lined the other way. But right at Soto. And that retires the side. So Canning works a one, two, three, four. And four scoreless innings for Griffin Canning. Alonzo struck out his first time up. That's one of four strikeouts for Matthew Boyd through the first three innings. As that curveball is on the outside corner. And he strikes out Alonzo. Lined the other way by Nimmo. Coming on Suzuki. But he'll have to play it on the hop. And Brandon Nimmo has got an opposite field single. The Mets third hit against Matthew Boyd. Marte was hit on the foot by a pitch his first time. And he pulls one through the hole for a base hit. So back-to-back two-out hits for Nimmo and Marte. For two on the two outs. Second time through the lineup. First time all year he has been dominating. Second time, just so-so. Third time, not very good. So this is important for him to get through this lineup. And he gets one of the year along the left field line. Suzuki. Battle of the set. And a lead. He makes the catch. Nicely done by Suzuki. Caught that ball in fair territory. Two hits and two lefts for the Mets in the fourth. Horner leads off in the fifth inning for Chicago. Horner dribbles one out in front of a plate. And Terrence pounces on it. That's the first out of the fifth. Check swing on a 3-0 pitch. Certainly not what Swanson had in mind. And Acuna makes the toss for the second out. Boy, that's got to be frustrating as a hitter. Well, you think about the last two outs. How frustrating. And then you get a 3-0 pitch and you're looking for a fastball. Probably middle in and it ran too far in. Justin Turner grounds one down the third. Nice easy hop for Vientos. And that retires the side. Nine in a row retired by Griffin County. We're halfway through on Sunday. 1-0 New York. Luis Angel Acuna leads off in the bottom of the fifth. Hooked in the left field. A base hit for Acuna. Acuna was able to stay back just enough on that chain jump. And he's got himself a base hit to start the bottom of the fifth. Going after that public. Pickoff move and he's got him in first base. Well, we've been talking about that pickoff move for Matthew Boyd. And he gets the rookie Luis Angel Acuna for the second out. That's his third pickoff of the year, the 19th of his career. Yeah, he took one step toward second base and that was just enough to get him. And Lendora goes down on the curveball. And that's how the fifth inning comes to an end. Six strikeouts now for Matthew Boyd. Well, we've talked about PCA. His chase. Second highest in all of baseball. The most aggressive hitter in all of baseball. But he continues to put up good numbers. Armstrong deep to right. And that's going to tie up the game. Pete Crow Armstrong in flushing. Puts a dent in the team that traded him away. His tenth home run of the year to tie up this game at one. And that one he left in the zone. And the one thing about PCA is his damage in the zone is incredible. His contact in the zone is really good. And he gets a fastball that gets too much of the play. And Tucker fouls it off to Renz who took that one sharply in a bad spot. The bad part about being a catcher. It's great that you're always involved. But sometimes you don't want to be involved. And you hope he's all right here. It's Brian Back of the assistant athletic trainer with Terenzo. He has not moved. I mean, he wants to tough it out, you know. It's hard for him to even walk right now. And so Francisco Alvarez will attempt to replace Terenzo. And Suzuki hits another ground ball. Vientos handles it. Side retires. Pete Crow Armstrong ties the game with a home run. It's 1-1 in the sixth inning at Citi Field. Matthew Boyd now with eight strikeouts, a season high. Mark Vientos tries his hand and he launches one to deep left field. Suzuki. Last night it was Brent Beatty hitting two home runs and driving at five. Tonight it's his good friend Mark Vientos laying down his marker. His fifth of the year against the Mets at 2-1 lead. This ball doesn't get in enough and he probably wants it up a little more. Mark, who's been much better since the first 14 games, puts the Mets up 2-1. Reed Garrett on the pitch for the Mets as we go to the seventh. Pitching 17 games, only been scored upon one time. And a ground ball hits slowly. Acuna comes in. His only play at the first. So the tying run and scoring position with one out. And now Horner lashes one in the left field and that's going to tie up the game. Around third comes Bush. He'll come in to score. Horner hits the second. He's in standing with an RBI double. And the Cubs have come back to tie it again. It's 2-2 in the seventh. Nico Horner being one of the toughest hitters to strike out in baseball. Uses the whole field. Doesn't necessarily hit the ball extremely hard. But he finds a way to put the ball in play. It's exactly what he does here. And he reaches for it and flicks it out to center. In comes Taylor. And he's there to retire the side. Horner's double ties the game. It's the Mets 2 and the Cubs 2. When you talk about the late-game heroics, he has eight home runs. And he's hit some big ones late. Mendoza smacks one to deep right field. Tuckled back on the warning track at the wall. Francisco Mendoza puts the Mets back in front with his ninth home run of the year. 3-2 New York. More late-game magic from the Mets' unofficial captain. And Alonzo drills one to left field. Suzuki will get this one. Cuts it off on the warning track. Alonzo heads to second. And he stands with a one-out double. His league-leading 15th double of the year. Now Vientos bangs one to the center for a base hit. Alonzo being waved home. It's a fumble by Phil Armstrong. And Alonzo scores standing up. And the Mets have an insurance run. It's 4-2. Vientos, who had the home run that gave the Mets the lead in the sixth, now provides some insurance in the eighth. Nemo's been on base twice. 1-2 to Nemo. And he slugs one to deep right field. Tucker back to the warning track. Back at the wall. His eighth of the year, a two-run shot. And now the Mets have scored four times at the bottom of the eighth and lead the Cubs 6-2. And just like that, the Cubs are down to their final out. Another ground ball, this one for Alonzo. And that'll do it. And the Mets take two out of three in the series from the Cubs. An eighth-inning explosion as the Mets defeat the Cubs 6-2.