Asdrubal Cabrera homered twice and Jacob deGrom went the distance to lead the Mets to a 6-1 win over the Cubs in New York. deGrom allowed five hits while striking out six to improve to 5-and-3. Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes had to leave the opener of the three-game set in the sixth with a sore heel. New York has won four straight.
Addison Russell hit a solo homer for Chicago, which has lost nine straight road games. John Lackey gave up four runs in five innings to fall to 4-and-7.
