Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets preview, Saturday 4/18, 1:20 CT
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Today’s roster move: Here Saturday notes… DOUBLE DIGIT NOTES, PART 1: After scoring 10 and 11 runs in their final two games at Philadelphia, the Cubs scored 12 yesterday against the Mets. They had scored 10 and 11 in back-to-back games nine previous times since 1901. Remarkably, they had once scored 12 in their next game.
They did it Sept. 1-2, 1929, when they beat the visiting Cardinals on Sunday, 10-3, then swept a Labor Day doubleheader against them on Monday, 11-7 and 12-0. On Tuesday, the Cubs lost, 14-8.
Following the eight other 10-11 pairs, the Cubs scored from one to six runs. They won three games and lost five. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53) DOUBLE DIGIT NOTES, PART 2: The current streak is the Cubs’ eighth of at least three consecutive double-digit runs since 1901.
The previous one was Sept. 13-15, 2019, when they crushed the Pirates at home, 17-8, 14-1 and 16-6, setting a franchise record for total runs in a three-game series. They had one four-game streak.
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