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- Updated: July 20, 2016
CHICAGO — The Cubs’ missed opportunities cost them Tuesday night against the Mets. Rene Rivera smacked an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to lift New York to a 2-1 victory at Wrigley Field and even the series at one win apiece. Closer Jeurys Familia picked up his Major League-leading 33rd save by escaping a no-out, bases-loaded jam.
“He’s a special guy,” Mets manager Terry Collins said of Familia, who is tied for fourth in Major League history with 49 consecutive regular-season save conversions. “That’s why I think he’s as good as there is in baseball.”
With the score tied at 1 in the ninth against Cubs closer Hector Rondon, James Loney singled to left, but he was forced at second on Neil Walker’s grounder. Walker was called out at first, but after a review, the call was overturned and Walker was safe. Asdrubal Cabrera singled to right, and one out later, Rivera lined a single to right to score Walker.
Chicago loaded the bases on two walks and a single in the bottom half, but Familia got Matt Szczur to hit a grounder to first base, with Loney firing to home for the first out. Kris Bryant then hit into a double play to end the game. The Cubs went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position, stranding 10.
“We had a chance late and didn’t get the hit when we needed to,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “Everybody did what they were supposed to do. We weren’t able to score that winning run. A bloop hit right there, we’re all very happy going home, jumping up and down. That doesn’t mean we didn’t play well.”
The game featured two All-Star pitchers, the Cubs’ Jake Arrieta and the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard. Neither pitched last week in San Diego, and Maddon predicted Arrieta would feel as fresh as the first day of Spring Training because of the extended break. Syndergaard joked that he had a new arm after the time off. As it turns out, neither got a decision, just a good tune up for the second half. Arrieta allowed one run over seven innings, while Syndergaard held the Cubs to an unearned run over 5 2/3 frames.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDRally time: Replay served the Mets well all night, resulting in one extra run for them and one fewer run for the Cubs. …
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