The Cubs had a series to forget in Boston, winning the first game only to be walked over on Saturday and walked off last night, but maybe they can get back to feeling royal in Queens. Following a season in which they LOL, Mets’d themselves in the Metsiests of ways, New York’s redheaded stepchild of a baseball team has put together a nice run to get north of the .500 mark.
Jameson Taillon seeks to slow the Mets down as he comes in with a 2-0 record and a 1.69 ERA that’s much nicer than the way he started last year.