Robert Stock toed the rubber against Jacob deGrom (6-2, 0.56 ERA) in game three of the series, making the first big league start of his career after being selected from Triple-A. The market wasn’t great, however, as the stocky righty struggled with command over the course of the evening.
The Mets pushed two across in the 2nd, including an RBI single by deGrom, his sixth run batted in. An upper deck shot from Dominic Smith in the 3rd increased New York’s lead to 3-0.
In the 4th, deGrom left the game with shoulder soreness and the Cubs immediately took advantage when Anthony Rizzo hit a solo bomb into the upper deck.