The Mets were looking to finally get back in the win column on April 18, 2026, when they met the Cubs in a 2:20 p.m. EDT matchup at the center of an open thread and game preview. Freddy Peralta was set to face Jameson Taillon as New York tried to right the ship in the Windy City.
The game was scheduled to air on SNY, with the radio call available on Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, the Audacy App and 92.3 HD2. That setup made the afternoon easy to follow for Mets fans whether they were watching at home or listening on the move.
The preview format also left room for a familiar problem: the body of the piece wandered into unrelated and repetitive references to other teams and games. Still, the core of the day was simple enough — the Mets needed a clean result, and this was the chance to get one.
By first pitch, the story was not about anything fancy. It was about whether the Mets could turn one April afternoon into the start of something steadier, with Peralta and Taillon front and center and Chicago providing the backdrop.
