Luis Severino had one of his finest outings as a Met in a 5-2 win in Chicago that secured the series—and the season series—for the Mets over the Cubs. It was a crucial victory for the Mets, who now own the tiebreaker over the Cubs should the two teams end up even in the NL Wild Card race when all of the dust has settled.
But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. On this perfect late June evening at Wrigley, Severino had everything working, striking out ten batters for the first time this season. He also didn’t walk a single batter over his six dominant innings of work; he hasn’t accomplished the feat of double-digit strikeouts and no walks in an outing since 2018.