NEW YORK – The big bats the Cubs accumulated during their multiyear rebuild went down quietly in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
The New York Mets rode Matt Harvey to a 4-2 win on Saturday night at Citi Field, taking control of this best-of-seven, made-for-TV matchup between two big-market franchises finally back in the October spotlight.
A crowd of 44,287 chanted “HAR-VEY! HAR-VEY!” throughout the night, everything forgiven after super-agent Scott Boras sparked an innings-limit controversy in September, trying to protect a client who missed all of last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.