
The Cubs are set to face the Mets in a crucial seven-game homestand at Wrigley Field. The Mets are struggling, having lost eight consecutive games, raising concerns about their season.
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This Cubs homestand is an old NL East flashback â Mets and Phillies! Just like it was the 1970s or 1980s again.
Obviously, thatâs just a bit of nostalgia. In the meantime, this seven-game homestand seems important for the Cubs to begin to set a tone at Wrigley Field, where they are just 4-5 so far this year.
Hereâs more on the Mets from Chris McShane, manager of our SB Nation Mets site Amazinâ Avenue.
If you wanted to draw up a nightmare season for David Stearns, it would pretty much look exactly like this. We keep reminding ourselves that itâs still incredibly early, but you canât help but worry that this will be a lost season when your team loses eight games in a row by the middle of April. And even with the lineup being the teamâs biggest problem right now, it felt all too fitting that Devin Williams had his first terrible outing as a Met in the teamâs series finale in Los Angeles, turning a game that wouldâve involved Edwin DĂaz coming in for a save opportunity against the Mets into a blowout that no longer required his services.
Not every player who Stearns jettisoned is off to a hot start, but of the five new faces that were in the Metsâ lineup on Opening Day, only Luis Robert Jr. is hitting above league average so far this season. The rotation has major question marks after David Petersonâs recent run of bad starts and âs particularly awful start his last time out. And after emphasizing run prevention early in the offseason as the team said goodbye to , , and , the Metsâ defense looks anything but sharp as there are several players learning new positions on the job.
The series is crucial for the Cubs to establish a strong home performance, while the Mets are looking to recover from a poor start to the season.
The Mets are currently struggling, having lost eight games in a row, with significant issues in their lineup and pitching rotation.
Key players include Devin Williams for the Mets, who recently had a poor outing, and Luis Robert Jr., who is currently hitting above league average.
The Mets are dealing with major question marks in their rotation and defensive struggles, as several players are adjusting to new positions.


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Things canât get much worse than they are right now, but thereâs no optimism about this team at the moment.
The Cubsâ next win against the Mets will be their 400th in the rivalry, which began in 1962. They have lost 379 and tied two, for a winning percentage of .513. While the Cubs have earned 20 more wins, in all 780 games they have been outscored, by seven runs, 3,372 to 3,365.
They are 213-181-1, .541, vs. the Mets at home, but lost two of three each of the last two seasons and are 5-8 since 2022.
(Courtesy BCBâs JohnW53)
Friday: Edward Cabrera, RHP (1-0, 1.62 ERA, 1.140 WHIP, 3.22 FIP) vs. Kodai Senga, RHP (0-2, 7.07 ERA, 1.714 WHIP, 3.80 FIP)
Saturday: Jameson Taillon, RHP (0-1, 4.86 ERA, 1.260 WHIP, 6.28 FIP) vs. Freddy Peralta, RHP (1-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.143 WHIP, 3.92 FIP)
Sunday: Javier Assad, RHP (1-1, 8.10 ERA, 1.600 WHIP, 5.76 FIP) vs. David Peterson, LHP (0-3, 6.41 ERA, 1.831 WHIP, 3.36 FIP)
Friday: 1:20 p.m. CT, Marquee Sports Network, MLB Network (outside the Cubs and Mets market territories)
Saturday: 1:20 p.m. CT, Marquee Sports Network, MLB Network (outside the Cubs and Mets market territories)
Sunday: 1:20 p.m. CT, Marquee Sports Network
As Chris McShane noted above, the Mets are an absolute mess right now, having lost eight in a row. Theyâve been outscored 44-12 in those eight games.
Iâd like to see the Cubs keep that streak going. Letâs just say two of three here.
The Cubs meet the Phillies again, this time at Wrigley Field. Itâs a four-game series beginning Monday evening.