With the necessary throat-clearing out of the way, here now are our quarter-mark grades for the National League. Record: 22-20 The D-backs have faced the second-toughest schedule in baseball to this point and sit two games over .

The Cubs dropped two of the three games against the Mets this weekend, giving them back-to-back series losses for the first time this season. They also went 1-2 against the Giants last week at Wrigley Field.

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Then the bullpens took over and you can see the difference between the two teams. Mets relievers shut down Cubs hitters. Cubs relievers allowed four runs, including two home runs, in two innings of work and that provided the margin in a 6-2 Cubs loss to the Mets.

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.

Horton allowed three runs and had five strikeouts in four innings in the Cubs' 6-5 victory Saturday against the Mets.

The New York Mets improved their 2025 regular season record to 26-15 after their 6-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on May 11. However, despite the win, it wasn'