Chicago Cubs Cade Horton pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Saturday, May 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Chicago Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki (27), of Japan, celebrates with teammates after a baseball game against the New York Mets Saturday, May 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Mets’ Jeff McNeil reacts after hitting a foul ball during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Saturday, May 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Mets’ Brett Baty follows through on a three-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Saturday, May 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Chicago Cubs’ Dansby Swanson runs the bases after hitting a home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Saturday, May 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Cade Horton wins his MLB debut as the Cubs hold off the Mets 6-5
NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Horton earned the win with four solid innings of relief in his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs held off the New York Mets 6-5 on Saturday night.
Chicago Cubs Cade Horton pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Saturday, May 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Horton earned the win with four solid innings of relief in his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs held off the New York Mets 6-5 on Saturday night.
Cubs opener Brad Keller worked a perfect first inning before giving way to Horton, who was recalled from Triple-A Iowa earlier in the day. The team’s top pitching prospect gave up three hits — including Brett Baty’s three-run homer in the fourth — and struck out five.
The 23-year-old Horton (1-0), a first-round draft pick in 2022 who was 2-1 with a 1.24 ERA in six starts at Iowa this season, walked none and threw 49 of 77 pitches for strikes in his first professional relief appearance.
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Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson hit RBI singles off Tylor Megill (3-3) in the first, and Michael Busch had a run-scoring single in the third before Swanson led off the fourth with a homer to left field.
Miguel Amaya added pivotal insurance with a two-run single in the eighth before Baty hit his third homer in two games, a two-run shot to left in the bottom half.
Porter Hodge, the Cubs’ sixth pitcher, earned his second save with a hitless ninth. After a leadoff walk, he got Francisco Lindor to ground into a 1-6-3 double play.
Megill allowed four runs and seven hits over 4 2/3 innings.
Key moment
With the Cubs ahead 4-3, right-hander Daniel Palencia struck out Juan Soto and retired Pete Alonso on a grounder to wriggle out of a two-on jam in the seventh.
Key stat
Megill has given up eight runs over 9 2/3 innings in two starts this month after compiling a 1.74 ERA in six April starts. In his five-year career, Megill is 10-4 with a 2.45 ERA in April and 14-20 with a 4.99 ERA thereafter.
Up next
Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (3-2, 2.75 ERA) opposes RHP Griffin Canning (5-1, 2.50) in Sunday’s series finale.
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