Mets vs. Cubs Game Highlights (9/25/25) | MLB Highlights

The Mets close out their three game series against the Cubs. Just four games to go in the regular season. And the Mets right now are kind of like the leaning tower of Pisa. It'll take a pretty good push to knock them over. The Reds gave them a little shove this afternoon by winning their game. The Mets saw a lefty show to Imanaga twice last year in his rookie season. Once he was brilliant, the other time he gave up ten runs. It's been really a tale of two seasons for Imanaga. Before the injury, ERA two and a half. Since the injury, ERA around four and a half. Why? Lots of home runs allowed. Retutal endure. And it's away, ball four. And so Francisco's on with a leadoff walk. A rare walk for Imanaga, who averages 1.6 walks per nine innings. This is almost unbelievable when you consider his overall numbers. But Soto, in his first plate appearance of the game, is hitting 188 this year with only five home runs. And Soto gets one off the end of the bat to center. Cole Armstrong back to the warning track. And he's going to make the cat quite square that ball up. There's very little wind tonight. The flags are hanging limp in center field. And Cole Armstrong caught it on the warning track. He'd had his nine-game hitting streak stopped last night. Under 23 RBIs, second to Kyle Schwarber in the National League. That's ripped down the left field line by Alonzo. That's going to go back into the corner. Cut off nicely by Happ. That'll hold Lindor at third. And Alonzo into second base with his 39th double of the year. And the Mets have the table set, second and third and one out. These have not been easy times for Mark. Just four hits in his last 31 at-bats. Yantas has got to put it in play. They're giving him an RBI in the middle infield. Gets one of the year, but not very deep. And the third baseman, Shaw and Swanson, they come together. Swanson out of the catch and as he falls into the stands, taking Lindor, the throw by Shaw, and Lindor's out at the plate. They're going to say the ball is out of play. Everybody advances a base. Lindor gets to score and Alonzo gets to go to third. Anytime you catch a ball and fall out of play, it's an automatic advancement for the base runners. And so the Mets take a 1-0 lead. Counsel is going to argue that he was on the tarp, so the play should have continued. That's a rule that very rarely comes into effect. Oftentimes, in past years, when they didn't have fences in front of the dugout, it would come into play when a catcher caught a foul pop and fell into the dugout. But here, with the netting, Swanson catches it and falls out of play. Yes, 100%. Once he gets into the netting and gets over that railing, then he's out of play, even though he was able to give the ball to Shaw here, who delivered a strike. 1-0 New York. Alonzo's now at third. And Brandon Nimmo, the batter. And Nimmo drives one into right field for a base hit. That'll bring in Alonzo with the second run of the inning. Brandon Nimmo extends his career high with his 92nd run batted in as 2-0 New York. Two out knocks. For the Mets, tonight will be their best bet. Nolan McClain, nobody's been better through their first seven big-league starts in a Mets uniform. Gary, you and I have watched a lot of baseball. I've never seen a guy come up in the middle of August and be your ace a month later. But that's how McClain has become, and he's the most important part for this game tonight. And Kelly strikes out. Three straight strikeouts now for McClain. And Crow Armstrong down swinging, and Nolan McClain strikes out the side in the second inning. Here's Lindor, who walked and scored a run in the first inning. Lindor, two hits and four career at bats against Imanago. And Doran loads one deep left field. Back goes Hap, takes a look, and it's out of here. Francisco Lindor on to Waveland Avenue, his 30th home run of the year, his second 30-30 season. Lindor with a massive home run, and it's 3-0 New York. Mets become only the third team in history to have two players go 30-30 in the same season. The Mets scored two runs in the first when Vientos was at the plate, scored the first run of the game when they thought the inning was over. Line drive left field. Oh! Baby! Ian Hap, stop it! How about a gold glove conversation? What a play. So Luis Terrence contributes with the bat, and the Mets have two men on. That's three straight hard-hit balls against Imanago to start the inning. Brett Beatty. Beatty slams one to deep left field. Back goes Hap, back into the well, and it's out of here. Left-hander Carlos Mendoza kept Beatty in the lineup tonight against the lefty, and Beatty comes through with a three-run bomb to make it 6-0 New York. Seah struck out his first time. That is drilled out towards left center field on its way. Forget it. And way gone. Seah Suzuki with his first homer since August 6th. And the Cubs are on the board. Number 28 for Seah at 6'1". I had to feel awfully good for Seah waiting to make this loserly jog around the bases for a good long while, and something for the Cubs fans to get excited about here tonight. Kind of weird. He goes right on right. Changeup. Here's the dangerous Juan Soto. Two long fly-outs to center tonight. It's drilled out towards right center. PCA! Oh, what a catch! You've got to be kidding me. He is unbelievable. I know the Cubs are on the wrong side of this one, down five runs, but I tell you what. They've made some spectacular defensive plays in this game. And now PCA joins that group. Just spectacular stuff from number four. So, one away. Dansby Swanson coming up. Fly ball out to right field off the bat of Swanson. Soto back at the wall, and that's gone. Dansby Swanson with an opposite field home run. His second home run in the last two innings against McLean. And the Cubs trying to power with A-Ray back into this game. It's now 6-2. Two out and two on for Tyrone Taylor. He's now 0-5 since coming back from the injured list last night. One on one. And Taylor lines one past Swanson. Base hit. That'll go up the gap and all the way to the wall. Nimmo is in. Beaty being waved around third. The relay throw by Horner. Cut off! It's a two-run double for Tyrone Taylor. Welcome back, Tyrone. It's 8-2, New York. Taylor was swinging a hot bat when he got hurt in August, and he gets a huge hit to reestablish a six-run lead. It's with an 8-2 lead as we go to the bottom of the sixth. Nolan McLean has struck out 10. First-net rookie to strike out 10 since Kodai Senga two years ago. 83 pitches now for McLean. 92 in his last start. And Horner takes strike three call. 11 strikeouts for Nolan McLean. That's a season high for any Met pitcher. Heiko was looking for a breaking ball, and he got to express right down the middle. 3-2 now. Halfway, McLean. And it's outside. He walked in. So the Cubs get a man on. The Cubs are going to need one or two big flies to get back in this game, and preferably with somebody on base. Suggesting he should more just be inclined to hit one into those left-field bleachers. Slice the other way. Play, it's an automatic double, and they're at second and third by Esteros. Slices one the other way. All right, a chance to have an inning here. So runners at second and third, two out, with the Mets leading 8-2. The most pitches that McLean has thrown so far are in 95. So it's certainly reasonable to conclude that whatever happens, this will be the last batter McLean faces. Drilled to left out in this game. Second home run of the night for Suzuki. A three-run shot, and now the Met lead is trimmed to 8-5. So Nolan McLean, who had allowed just one home run through his first seven starts, has given up three of them tonight. A pair to Seah Suzuki, who had not home run in nearly two months. 11 strikeouts, but five runs and three home runs allowed by McLean. Mets bullpen has been really good tonight. Two and two thirds innings, no runs, one hit from Stanek, Raley, and Rodgers. Pete Korom struck out a fly ball single of his own last time up. And he hits one in the air to right field. Soto has it measured on the warning track. And he's got it, one man down. One out and one on. He wants that 30th home run, and it wasn't to be. No, no, no. And now Dansby Swanson, who has one of the three Chicago home runs tonight. An opposite field drive against Nolan McLean in the fifth. Two-two to Swanson. Broken back, grounded to short. Lindor to Acuna. Swanson grinds into a 6-4-3 double play. The Mets take two out of three in Chicago. Nolan McLean strikes out 11. Lindor hits his 30th, and the Mets still control their playoff destiny. They remain a game ahead of the Reds as they beat the Cubs tonight 8-5.