For the third straight series, the Mets dropped the first game of a three-game set against a team with a record well below .500, losing to the Cubs 5-2
Chris Bassitt got the start for the Mets, and after a nearly three month long stretch of stellar pitching, Bassitt finally ran into trouble and struggled. In the second inning, the Cubs got on the board thanks to a solo home run off the bat of Rafael Ortega. The long ball continued to give Bassitt trouble in the third inning, as Zach McKinstry hit a two-run homer, putting the Cubs up 3-0.