Harvey, Murphy shine as NY Mets beat Cubs in series opener

[Sports News]

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Matt Harvey pitched well into the eighth and made a few fielding gems as the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 Saturday in game one of the NL Championship Series. Second baseman Daniel Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud belted solo home runs and Murphy capped off another brilliant performance with a diving snag on a hot grounder before throwing to first for the final out of the contest. Harvey, who faced the Cubs just once in 2015 and went seven scoreless innings, struck out nine, allowed four hits and walked two in 7 2/3 innings.

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