The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs in controversial fashion on Wednesday night, with first baseman Pete Alonso being called out at the plate to end the 1-0 game ( box score ). Alonso had been attempting to score the game-tying run on a Jeff McNeil fly out to left field that Ian Happ caught and delivered to relay man Nick Madrigal.

For the Mets, eight innings of frustration were about to melt away. Stymied throughout Wednesday evening by Shota Imanaga and the Cubs, the Mets found an opening when they put two men in scoring position with one out in the ninth.