Cubs 4, Mets 3
CHICAGO -- Rookie third baseman Kris Bryant christened the reopened Wrigley Field bleachers with a first-inning, two-run home run, and the Chicago Cubs went on to beat the New York Mets 4-3 on Monday night.
Bryant and first baseman Anthony Rizzo cracked back-to-back homers, and second baseman Addison Russell singled home what proved to be the decisive run in the fourth.
Left-hander Jon Lester (3-2) threw six innings of three-run ball for his third consecutive win, and closer Hector Rondon worked a scoreless ninth for his seventh save as the Cubs snapped a two-game losing streak.
The loss was just the second in six games for the Mets, who lead the National League East.
It was the first game this season with at least part of Wrigley Field's bleachers open. The right field bleachers remain under construction as part of a major renovation.
Mets starter Jacob deGrom (3-4) worked five innings before being lifted for a pinch hitter. He allowed four runs on five hits, walked four and struck out five.
Lester gave up back-to-back solo home runs to first baseman Lucas Duda and shortstop Wilmer Flores in the sixth inning but got out of the frame by striking out pinch hitter Ruben Tejada.
Lester allowed five hits, walked four and struck out six while throwing 110 pitches in his fourth straight quality start.
Bryant was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and two walks. Chicago left fielder Chris Coghlan went 2-for-4 with a run.
Duda finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run.
Bryant clubbed his second home run of the season and his career first at home in the bottom of the first, sending a 2-1 deGrom offering to the rear of the newly opened left field bleachers to drive in leadoff batter Dexter Fowler.
Rizzo, batting third, took the first pitch from deGrom, then lofted a solo home run to the still-under-construction right field bleachers for a 3-0 lead.
The Mets had runners at second and third with two out in the fourth when catcher Kevin Plawecki singled home left fielder Michael Cuddyer from third to break the shut out.
Addison Russell got the run back when he looped a two-out single to right in the bottom of the inning, scoring Coghlan for a 4-1 lead.
NOTES: Mets starter Jacob deGrom entered Monday with the fourth lowest ERA in the major leagues (2.25) dating back to June 21, 2014. Since that day, the 2014 NL Rookie of the Year went 12-5. ... Over the first 10 days of May, the Mets' 1.52 ERA was the major league's lowest. ... New York RHP Noah Syndergaard makes his major league debut Tuesday after starting the season 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA for Triple-A Las Vegas. Syndergaard will face Cubs RHP Jake Arrieta (3-3, 3.41 ERA). ... Cubs 2B Addison Russell had a 12-game hitting streak end Sunday, but he reached base safely in a 14th consecutive game Monday.