Pete Alonso followed with a key insurance run after doubling and scoring on a Mark Vientos RBI single. Then came the exclamation point: Brandon Nimmo crushed a two-run homer off Cubs right-hander Gavin Hollowell, effectively sealing a 6-2 win for New York. Lindor delivered an emotional Mother's Day message after the win.

Francisco Lindor hit a go-ahead homer to start a four-run eighth inning and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 to avoid losing their second home series this season.

NEW YORK – Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and left fielder Seiya Suzuki sped toward the Citi Field wall, chasing down a sharp fly ball hit between them by the Mets’ Luis Torrens. Crow-Armstrong got there first, jumping into the padding and missing the ball by inches.