NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Pena hit a go-ahead single in Chicago’s six-run 11th inning, and the Cubs beat New York 10-6 on Sunday night in a game that ended nearly five hours after the Mets held a touching ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
The Mets’ disappointing finish came with nearly all of the 33,502 fans — several thousand first responders and their families receiving free tickets — long gone from a game that started at 8:20 p.m. There was a 24-minute pregame tribute to victims of the attacks, their families and many of the first responders that worked tirelessly at the World Trade Center site in 2001.
Making just his sixth big league appearance, Josh Stinson (0-1), the Mets’ seventh of nine pitchers, walked Marlon Byrd to start the 11th and gave up a single to Bryan LaHair. Pena singled for the lead.
