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05/10 21:42 CDT Cade Horton wins his MLB debut as the Cubs hold off the Mets 6-5
Cade Horton wins his MLB debut as the Cubs hold off the Mets 6-5
By JERRY BEACH
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Cade Horton earned the win with four solid innings of relief
in his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs held off the New York Mets 6-5
on Saturday night.
Cubs opener Brad Keller worked a perfect first inning before giving way to
Horton, who was recalled from Triple-A Iowa earlier in the day. The team's top
pitching prospect gave up three hits --- including Brett Baty's three-run homer
in the fourth --- and struck out five.
The 22-year-old Horton (1-0), a first-round draft pick in 2022 who was 2-1 with
a 1.24 ERA in six starts at Iowa this season, walked none and threw 49 of his
77 pitches for strikes in his first professional relief appearance.
Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson hit RBI singles off Tylor Megill (3-3) in the
first, and Michael Busch had a run-scoring single in the third before Swanson
led off the fourth with a homer to left field.
Miguel Amaya added pivotal insurance with a two-run single in the eighth before
Baty hit his third homer in two games, a two-run shot to left in the bottom
half.
Porter Hodge, the Cubs' sixth pitcher, earned his second save with a hitless
ninth. After a leadoff walk, he got Francisco Lindor to ground into a 1-6-3
double play.
Megill allowed four runs and seven hits over 4 2/3 innings.
Key moment With the Cubs ahead 4-3, right-hander Daniel Palencia struck out Juan Soto and retired Pete Alonso on a grounder to wriggle out of two-on jam in the seventh.
Key stat Megill has given up eight runs over 9 2/3 innings in two starts this month after compiling a 1.74 ERA in six April starts. In his five-year career, Megill is 10-4 with a 2.45 ERA in April and 14-20 with a 4.99 ERA thereafter.
Up next Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (3-2, 2.75 ERA) opposes Mets RHP Griffin Canning (5-1, 2.50) in Sunday's series finale. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Key moment With the Cubs ahead 4-3, right-hander Daniel Palencia struck out Juan Soto and retired Pete Alonso on a grounder to wriggle out of two-on jam in the seventh.
Key stat Megill has given up eight runs over 9 2/3 innings in two starts this month after compiling a 1.74 ERA in six April starts. In his five-year career, Megill is 10-4 with a 2.45 ERA in April and 14-20 with a 4.99 ERA thereafter.
Up next Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (3-2, 2.75 ERA) opposes Mets RHP Griffin Canning (5-1, 2.50) in Sunday's series finale. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
