Well now, that was unexpected.
The Cubs came into Thursday night’s game having to face the reigning N.L. Cy Young Award winner, Jacob deGrom, who was having a terrific second half (1.04 ERA in eight starts since the All-Star break). It was going very difficult to complete a three-game sweep.
And then Victor Caratini stepped up and took over this game, smashing two home runs (his second two-homer game of the season) and the Cubs did indeed finish the sweep with a convincing 4-1 win over the Mets.