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Kelly homers as the Cubs hand the Mets their 10th straight loss with a 4-2 victory
Kelly’s second career pinch-hit homer broke a 1-1 tie and extended the Mets’ losing streak to 10 games, according to the Associated Press.
- Pinch-Hitter Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
- The defeat marks the Mets' 10th consecutive loss, their longest losing streak since dropping 11 straight games from August 28 to September 8 in 2004.
- Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon delivered six innings, while reliever Caleb Thielbar secured his first save of the season in the ninth inning.
- Ian Happ also homered for the Cubs during their fourth consecutive win, while the Mets have been outscored 60-18 during their current losing slide.
- Left-Hander David Peterson will start the series finale for the Mets on Sunday, April 19, 2026, facing Chicago right-hander Javier Assad.
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Jameson Taillon doesn't discount struggling Mets, then holds them to one run in six innings
It would have been easy to think silly thoughts and let the Mets’ losing streak get into his head. But Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon wouldn’t allow it on his drive Saturday to Wrigley Field.‘‘I wasn’t going to fall into the trap of thinking this was a bad team or a struggling team,’’ Taillon said. ‘‘You look at the names up and down the lineup, I came in here not wanting to be the reason they got hot. I had that conversation with myself.’’Ta…
Carson Kelly’s pinch-hit homer propels Cubs over hapless Mets
Carson Kelly hit a tie-breaking three-run pinch-hit home run in the sixth inning Saturday afternoon for the host Chicago Cubs, who beat the skidding New York Mets 4-2.The pinch-hit homer was the second of Kelly's career and his first since Aug. 25, 2021, when he went deep for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Pittsburgh Pirates' Anthony Banda.Ian Happ homered in the second for the Cubs, who have won four straight and have scored 51 runs while…
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Marietta Daily JournalCarson Kelly's pinch-hit homer propels Cubs over hapless Mets
Carson Kelly hit a tie-breaking three-run pinch-hit home run in the sixth inning Saturday afternoon for the host Chicago Cubs, who beat the skidding New York Mets 4-2.
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