The Mets still had a chance entering the eighth inning.
Cone, who lost four months of the season to an aneurysm, entered the sixth inning with a 2-0 lead.
Cone entered the eighth inning with a 4-2 lead.
He seemed well on his way to that end, entering the sixth inning with a 6-0 lead.
The Cubs entered the inning with an 8-0 lead, and they left losing by 10-8.
Two of the six losses came after they entered the ninth inning with a lead.
Entering the 10th inning, Kelly had already used four of the seven players on his bench.
But the Yankees, who led by 2-1 entering the eighth inning, haven't made those kind of plays in weeks.
During this period of 5 starts, he only entered the 7th inning once.
The teams entered the sixth inning tied at 2-2.