The game between the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets was suspended with the score tied at 1 in the top of the 10th inning Tuesday night following a rain delay of 53 minutes.

 

The game will resume Wednesday at noon. The finale of the three-game series, scheduled for 1:20 p.m., will begin approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of the suspended game.

 

Tuesday's showdown featured the marquee matchup of Jacob deGrom and Cole Hamels - the ERA leader in the majors versus one of the hottest pitchers in the league - and didn't disappoint.

 

DeGrom settled for a no-decision despite throwing eight strong innings. He allowed a run and eight hits, struck out 10 and walked one, lowering his ERA to 1.68.

 

After going the distance in his last start for Chicago's only complete game of the season, Hamels was lifted for a pinch hitter after five scoreless innings and 93 pitches. He allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked three while lowing his ERA to 0.69 in six starts since being traded from Texas to the Cubs in late July.

 

Brandon Kintzler took over in the sixth and immediately found trouble. Todd Frazier led off with a single and Jay Bruce followed with a walk. After Kevin Plawecki grounded out to third to advance both runners, lefty Jorge De La Rosa came on and got Brandon Nimmo to pop out to shortstop.

 

DeGrom then hit a sharp grounder to the left side. Baez fielded the ball on the outfield grass, but had no play, allowing Frazier to score and give New York a 1-0 lead.

 

The Mets had a chance to stretch the lead in the seventh when Jeff McNeil led off with a triple off the right-field wall. The ball might have been a homer earlier in the game, before the wind shifted prior to the sixth.

 

With the infield playing in, De La Rosa got Austin Jackson to line out to short, Michael Conforto to line out to first and then struck out Jay Bruce - following an intentional walk to Frazier - to end the threat.

 

Kyle Schwarber led off with a single in the bottom of the inning. Albert Almora Jr. tried to sacrifice him to second, but bunted the ball right to deGrom, who fired to second for the force out. Pinch-hitter Ben Zobrist then hit a sharp grounder that went under the glove of Bruce at first base and rolled into right, putting runners on the corners with one out.

 

David Bote followed with a sacrifice fly to center that tied it.