In the fourth inning, after the Cubs finally got on the board on a solo home run by right fielder Kyle Tucker, Mets slugger Juan Soto answered back with one of his own. On the seventh pitch of his at-bat against Cubs starter Jameson Taillon, Soto hit a two-out 434-foot home run to the Shea Bridge in center field to give New York a 6-1 lead.

Francisco Lindor led off with the first of New York’s four solo homers and the Mets rolled to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. Brett Baty and Jeff McNeil went deep in the second while Juan Soto homered in the fourth to help the Mets improve to 14-3 at Citi Field.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets MLB game to be played on May 9, 2025 on ESPN.

The Chicago Cubs will promote right-hander Cade Horton to the majors this weekend ahead of his big-league debut against the New York Mets, according to The Des Moines Register. Horton seems likely to start on Saturday in place of left-hander Shota Imanaga,

Per Tommy Birch of The Des Moines Register, pitcher Cade Horton is expected to join the Cubs for their series against the New York Mets on the road this weekend. Horton, 23, is the No. 2 player in Chicago's farm system,