Matthew Boyd wanted to stay in the game longer.

When manager Craig Counsell reached the mound to pull him with one out in the sixth inning Wednesday, Boyd made his case to keep going in the Chicago Cubs’ 10-3 win over the New York Mets in his final outing of the regular season. Counsell, though, told the lefty that the Cubs have more starts in store.

“Season’s not done, we still have work to do,” said Boyd, who allowed two hits and two runs. “We take care of our business, we do what we can do, play our best game, we’ll be where we want to be. That goes not only for this week, but it goes for the rest of the postseason.”

At its best, the Cubs’ offense beat teams through slug up and down the lineup, timely hits and heads-up plays. They tallied 11 hits in the win, including home runs by Ma

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