The New York Mets face the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 (9/25/25) in the first of a three-game series at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

The Chicago Cubs continue their pivotal three-game series with the New York Mets on Wednesday at Wrigley Field.

The under-pressure New York Mets will face the Chicago Cubs in Game 3, hoping to keep their postseason dreams alive.

Throw a dart. 16 Cubs appeared in this one and pretty much all of them made contributions. Nine Cubs had hits. Six doubles, a triple, four homers, seven different players drove runs, nine different Cubs scored a run. Caleb Thielbar was the only pitcher to struggle.

"Whatever backlash comes is OK," Shaw told reporters after he missed the Cubs' game Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds to attend Kirk's service in Arizona.

He was scratched from the lineup on Sept. 10, the day Kirk was killed, with the team citing "personal reasons."

Cubs manager Craig Counsell confirms 3B Matt Shaw wasn't with team for 1-0 loss in Cincinnati to attend a friend's funeral, but will return Tuesday.

For Crow-Armstrong, it was his 30th of the season, making him just the second Cubs player to reach the 30-homer and 30-stolen-base mark. Sammy Sosa did it twice, most recently in 1995. With 37 doubles, Crow-Armstrong becomes the first Cub to have 30-plus in a season in each of those categories.