The Mets (14-13) are set to continue their stretch of hosting National League Central teams with a four-game series against the Cubs (17-11) that begins tonight at Citi Field.
Over the weekend, the Mets lost their first two games to the Cardinals before winning the series finale in nail-biting fashion yesterday afternoon to avoid getting swept. Importantly, that win kept the Mets over .500 to start a week that will see them play this series against the Cubs and begin a road trip with three games in Tampa Bay starting on Friday.
As this series begins, the Mets’ two hottest hitters are Francisco Lindor, who has put up a 175 wRC+ over the past week with a .