NEW YORK (AP) — Starlin Castro and the Chicago Cubs aren’t scoring much lately. No need to against the New York Mets.
Castro legged out a run-scoring infield single in the 11th inning, and the Cubs blanked the punchless Mets 2-0 Wednesday night for their second consecutive shutout at Citi Field.
“We’re a little bit challenged offensively right now,” Chicago manager Joe Maddon said. “A lot of times teams will sink because of that. We have not and I really appreciate that a lot.”
Jon Lester threw seven sharp innings and the Cubs overcame a major baserunning blunder to score twice in the 11th. Miguel Montero added an RBI single as Chicago won its eighth straight against the Mets, including the first six meetings this season.
New York was held under two runs for the 20th time this season, tied for most in the majors.