The Mets (32-25) welcome the Chicago Cubs (38-27) to Citi Field for a four-game series between two first-place clubs. The Mets and Cubs squared off at Wrigley Field in April, which felt like a different season, quite frankly. In that series, the Mets got swept, which included a 16-4 shellacking in the middle game.
The Mets took two out of three against the struggling San Diego Padres over the weekend to secure a season series victory against them. On Friday night, Jacob deGrom was simply superb over six shutout innings, limiting the Padres to one hit while striking out ten in a 3-2 Mets victory.