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When the New York Mets stumbled home Wednesday after losing three straight games to the Washington Nationals, there seemed to be a better chance the Mets would be worried about falling below .500 by the end of a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs than talking about a potential sweep of the presumptive World Series favorites. New York posted its third straight win with a 4-3 victory over the Cubs on Saturday night. The Mets have outscored the Cubs, who have the lowest ERA in the majors at 2.97, by a margin of 18-8. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 2:16:am EST

For reasons we can’t begin to explain, the New York Mets have the Chicago Cubs numbers right now. After sweeping Chicago out of the NLCS last October, they are now on the verge of completing another four-game sweep at Citi Field. The Mets took one step closer on Saturday, defeating the Cubs and their ace Jake Arrieta by a 4-3 score. The Mets did all of their damage against Arrieta, scoring two in the first on a Neil Walker home run and two more in the fourth on Travis d’Arnaud’s single. Continue to Article

July 03, 2016 1:36:am EST