The most exciting action involving the Cubs on Sunday occurred three hours before their game against the Mets when Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg was honored with a statue in front of Wrigley Field. The North Siders didn’t seem to take much inspiration from the pre-game festivities, putting up a decidedly flat performance as they went on to drop yet another series.
New York was constantly applying pressure to Javier Assad from the 1st inning forward on Sunday. The Metropolitans finally broke through with back-to-back home runs from Francisco Lindor (two-run) and Brandon Nimmo (solo) to go ahead 3-0 in the 3rd.