Pete Alonso, New York Mets sweep lowly Cubs with 4-3 victory

Published July 16, 2022 11:50 PM

By JAY COHEN
AP Baseball Writer

CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Alonso was hit by a bases-loaded pitch from Mychal Givens in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 to complete a doubleheader sweep. Led by Alonso and Eduardo Escobar, New York stretched its win streak to four in a row and moved 24 games over .500 for the first time since it was 92-58 on Sept. 19, 2006. It also increased its NL East lead to 2 1/2 games over second-place Atlanta. The lowly Cubs have dropped nine in a row for their worst slide since they lost 10 straight in June. Givens was charged with each loss in the doubleheader.

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