CHICAGO — Christopher Morel took one other large swing, and the ball simply stored going. All the way in which to the bleachers at Wrigley Field.
That’s life as of late for the affable Morel.
“Every day is a new opportunity for me,” he mentioned.
Morel prolonged his homer streak to 5 video games, serving to the Chicago Cubs cool off the New York Mets with a 7-2 victory Tuesday night time.
Matt Mervis and Seiya Suzuki additionally related for the Cubs within the opener of a nine-game homestand. Dansby Swanson and Yan Gomes every had a run-scoring single, and Drew Smyly pitched four-hit ball into the sixth inning.
Morel hit a solo shot towards Stephen Nogosek within the seventh, changing into the primary participant with a five-game homer streak for Chicago since Sammy Sosa in June 1998. Morel, one other Dominican Republic native, was born a 12 months later, in June 1999.
PHOTOS: Christopher Morel homers once more as Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 7-2
“He’s a threat. As soon as he steps in the box, he’s in scoring position,” Cubs supervisor David Ross mentioned. “He hits the ball as hard as anybody.”
It was the ninth homer in 12 video games for Morel, who was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on May 8. He turned the primary large leaguer to hit at the least 9 homers in his first 12 video games in a season since Luis Gonzalez for Arizona in 2001.
Morel additionally has at the least one hit and one run in his 12 video games, matching the franchise document to start a season established by Hank Sauer in 1954. And Morel is capturing for extra.
“I can be better every day,” he mentioned.
New York had gained 5 in a row – all by one run. But Tylor Megill (5-3) turned in his worst begin of the season and Tommy Pham dedicated a expensive error, sending supervisor Buck Showalter to the loss on his 67th birthday.
Pete Alonso hit his large league-best 18th homer for the Mets, who dropped to 13-15 in a majors-high 28 street video games.
“Every season’s its own entity, but I mean I do feel really, really good right now,” Alonso mentioned. “So just need to stay right here where I’m at.”
Suzuki opened the Cubs‘ four-run second with a leadoff drive to heart for his fifth homer in his final eight video games. Gomes added a two-out RBI single on a excessive chopper to 3rd, and Mervis made it 4-0 with a two-run shot for his first homer at Wrigley since he was introduced up from Iowa on May 5.
Mervis and Swanson tacked on two-out RBI singles within the fourth. Mervis drove in Mike Tauchman, who reached second when his leadoff liner was dropped by Pham in left.
Megill was charged with six runs, 4 earned, and 6 hits in 3 2/3 innings. The 6-foot-7 right-hander was 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA in his earlier two begins.
“Just turn the page, get ready for the next one,” Megill mentioned.
New York had an opportunity to get again within the recreation when Smyly (5-1) was changed by Jeremiah Estrada with the bases loaded and no outs within the sixth. But Estrada restricted the harm to at least one run on Alonso’s grounder to 3rd.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: 2B Eduardo Escobar appeared to tweak his proper knee whereas making a play on Swanson’s grounder within the first. But he stayed within the recreation. … C Tomás Nido (dry eye syndrome) went 1 for 4 in his fourth rehab recreation for Class A St. Lucie. … Showalter mentioned OF Tim Locastro goes to have surgical procedure on his injured proper thumb. He wasn’t positive how lengthy Locastro could be sidelined. … Showalter mentioned he watched video of RHP José Quintana (left rib fracture) throwing, and he appears good. “Then I get a little down about seeing their schedule with him,” Showalter mentioned. “It reminds me that he’s just starting spring training.”
Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (shoulder pressure) doubtless will return to Chicago‘s rotation at some point during the team’s nine-game homestand. He hasn’t pitched in a giant league recreation since July 5. … OF Cody Bellinger (left knee contusion) tracked pitches within the bullpen after doing a little mild drill work in the course of the group’s sequence in Philadelphia. … RHP Codi Heuer (restoration from Tommy John) is predicted to throw once more within the subsequent few days.
UP NEXT
Right-handers Kodai Senga (4-2, 3.77 ERA) and Marcus Stroman (3-4, 3.05 ERA) pitch on Wednesday night time. Senga is coming off a dominant efficiency for New York, putting out 12 whereas throwing six innings of one-run ball in a no-decision towards Tampa Bay. Stroman is 1-2 with a 4.35 ERA in 4 May begins for Chicago.
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