Overview

• Chicago broke the game open with a five-run third inning keyed by Ian Happ’s two-run double and RBI hits from Moisés Ballesteros and Seiya Suzuki.
• Matt Shaw homered in the fourth and Michael Busch launched a two-run shot in the sixth as the Cubs piled up 10 runs.
• Left-hander Matthew Boyd steadied Chicago with 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, carrying a no-hitter into the fifth.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong scored from second on a wild pitch with Clay Holmes on the mound, adding to the Cubs’ cushion.
• The Mets remained no worse than tied for the final NL Wild Card because the Reds lost, as manager Carlos Mendoza used starters Clay Holmes and Sean Manaea in relief.