The battle of first place teams begins this evening.
The New York Mets (24-14) welcome the Chicago Cubs (22-16) to Queens for a battle of two first place teams. The Mets begin a six game home stand, followed by six games in the northeast, followed up by nine more home games, so they are in a stretch where they can reasonably settle in after spending much of the last month ping ponging around the country.
With their win on Wednesday, the Mets are back in...