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@ANA		8
0
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@BOS		5
6
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@CLE		10
13
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5
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@SEA		2
5
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@TEX		12
8
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7
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8
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17
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@CIN		11
1
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@MIL		4
2
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4
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5
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@STL		5
6
Saturday, July 31, 1999 3:05PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 39,431, Time of Game: 3:34
Mets
10
62-43
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Cubs
17
48-53
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 14 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  3  2   1  3  0   0  1  0   10 18  0
Cubs            7  2  0   0  2  4   0  2  X   17 14  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .316 .940 18 13 -0.088 1.00 0.012 -0.100 -0.9 1 0
   Todd Pratt PH-C 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295 .777 6 3 0.004 0.10 0.004 0.000 0.3 2 0
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .323 .894 18 12 0.018 0.62 0.062 -0.044 0.5 0 4
John Olerud 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .306 .934 20 13 -0.024 0.79 0.045 -0.068 0.1 11 2 SF
Mike Piazza C 5 2 2 0 0 1 .315 .924 24 16 -0.092 0.80 0.022 -0.114 -0.6 5 0 GDP
   Dennis Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Robin Ventura 3B 5 2 4 6 0 0 .296 .912 14 9 0.290 0.53 0.290 -0.001 5.4 0 2 2·HR,2B
Benny Agbayani RF-LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 .297 .937 20 13 0.027 0.53 0.059 -0.032 -0.2 0 0
Roger Cedeno CF-RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 .313 .825 18 13 0.161 0.72 0.168 -0.007 1.9 1 0 3B
Rey Ordonez SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .258 .622 11 8 0.082 1.30 0.167 -0.085 0.1 0 3 GDP
Octavio Dotel P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .273 6 3 -0.007 0.27 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 0 0
   Jason Isringhausen P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .250 11 6 -0.102 1.49 0.000 -0.102 -0.9 2 0
   Greg McMichael P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Melvin Mora PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .298 4 2 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 42 10 18 9 0 6 .429 1.061 170 111 0.265 0.76 0.829 -0.564 5.2 24 11
2B: R Ventura (25, off J Lieber).
3B: R Cedeno (4, off J Lieber).
HR: R Ventura 2 (22, 2 off J Lieber; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).
SF: J Olerud (6, off F Heredia).
TB: R Ventura 11; R Cedeno 5; J Olerud 2; M Piazza 2; B Agbayani 2; E Alfonzo 2; R Henderson; R Ordonez; T Pratt.
GIDP: R Ordonez (10); M Piazza (17).
RBI: R Ventura 6 (84); R Ordonez 2 (36); J Olerud (61).
2-out RBI: R Ventura 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Isringhausen.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Goodwin CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .239 .583 21 11 0.009 0.67 0.057 -0.048 -0.4 1 0 SB
Mickey Morandini 2B 3 3 1 1 2 0 .266 .701 24 12 0.130 0.54 0.139 -0.009 1.7 4 6 2B,SB
Sammy Sosa RF 5 3 3 4 0 1 .307 1.038 36 23 0.071 0.49 0.112 -0.042 3.0 3 0 2·HR,SB
Mark Grace 1B 4 3 2 0 1 0 .321 .892 19 9 0.002 0.56 0.037 -0.035 1.1 5 1 2B
Henry Rodriguez LF 4 2 1 0 1 2 .331 1.001 21 14 0.059 0.60 0.081 -0.022 -0.1 4 0
Jose Hernandez SS 4 3 3 5 1 0 .272 .807 19 9 0.205 0.87 0.207 -0.002 4.2 1 2 HR
Jeff Reed C 4 1 2 2 1 1 .255 .734 23 12 0.211 0.88 0.212 -0.001 2.4 7 0 2·2B
Gary Gaetti 3B 5 1 2 5 0 0 .202 .637 14 10 0.111 0.63 0.116 -0.004 2.5 1 1 HR
Jon Lieber P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .121 .382 5 4 -0.040 0.30 0.000 -0.040 -1.1 1 0
   Dan Serafini P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 .377 5 1 0.007 0.98 0.007 0.000 0.1 0 0
   Rick Aguilera P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 3 2 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 0
   Felix Heredia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Terry Adams P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 4 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 37 17 14 17 8 7 .378 1.300 195 111 0.764 0.61 0.968 -0.204 12.7 27 10
2B: J Reed 2 (8, 2 off J Isringhausen); M Grace (26, off D Cook); M Morandini (16, off O Dotel).
HR: J Hernandez (15, off G McMichael; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); G Gaetti (8, off O Dotel; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); S Sosa 2 (40, 1 off O Dotel, 1 off D Cook; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: S Sosa 9; J Hernandez 6; G Gaetti 5; J Reed 4; M Grace 3; M Morandini 2; H Rodriguez.
RBI: G Gaetti 5 (34); J Hernandez 5 (43); S Sosa 4 (93); J Reed 2 (18); M Morandini (30).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 8 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Morandini-M Grace; J Hernandez-M Morandini-M Grace.
Baserunning
SB: C Goodwin (2, 2nd base off O Dotel/M Piazza); S Sosa (6, 2nd base off J Isringhausen/M Piazza); M Morandini (6, 2nd base off J Isringhausen/M Piazza).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Octavio Dotel 2 4 9 9 5 3 2 6.34 15 76 37 18 8 11 3 4 1 0 10 -0.461 0.84 -7.9
Jason Isringhausen, L (1-3) 3 5 5 5 3 0 0 6.41 16 65 38 28 4 6 10 3 2 0 0 0 -0.270 0.82 -2.7
Greg McMichael 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.82 7 21 14 7 4 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 -0.029 0.17 -0.6
Dennis Cook 1 4 2 2 0 2 1 3.12 7 33 22 11 2 9 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.004 0.01 -1.5
Team Totals 8 14 17 17 8 7 4 19.12 45 195 111 64 18 29 19 11 4 0 10 2 2 -0.764 0.76 -12.7
J Isringhausen faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jon Lieber 4.1 12 9 9 0 4 2 3.88 24 99 67 44 6 17 8 12 7 0 7 -0.285 0.68 -5.9
Dan Serafini, W (3-2) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 6 23 15 7 2 6 2 4 2 0 1 1 -0.067 2.08 -0.5
Rick Aguilera, H (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.81 5 14 9 5 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 0.083 0.55 1.1
Felix Heredia 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.66 4 17 9 5 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 -0.001 0.21 -0.7
Terry Adams 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.24 4 17 11 4 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.006 0.06 0.8
Team Totals 9 18 10 10 0 6 2 10.00 43 170 111 65 16 30 15 22 11 0 7 3 1 -0.264 0.61 -5.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Mark Wegner.
Time of Game: 3:34.
Attendance: 39,431.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 11mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 8-9 1 12- 6,(3-2)  R NYM R. Ordonez D. Serafini -17% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Agbayani Scores; Cedeno to 3B
t5 6-9 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR NYM R. Ventura J. Lieber -16% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Olerud Scores
b5 9-9 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Reed J. Isringhausen 13% 79% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores; Hernandez to 3B
b1 3-0 1 123 6,(3-2)  RRRR CHC G. Gaetti O. Dotel 10% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; Hernandez Scores; Reed Scores
b1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  R CHC M. Morandini O. Dotel 9% 69% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Goodwin Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Henderson J. Lieber 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo J. Lieber 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM J. Olerud J. Lieber 1% 55% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC C. Goodwin O. Dotel 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  CHC M. Morandini O. Dotel 2% 61% Goodwin Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  R CHC M. Morandini O. Dotel 9% 69% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Goodwin Scores
b1 1-0 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa O. Dotel -4% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Grace O. Dotel 2% 68% Walk
b1 1-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  CHC H. Rodriguez O. Dotel 5% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive); Morandini to 3B; Grace to 2B
b1 1-0 1 123 6,(3-2)  R CHC J. Hernandez O. Dotel 7% 79% Walk; Morandini Scores; Grace to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
b1 2-0 1 123 5,(3-1)  R CHC J. Reed O. Dotel 6% 85% Walk; Grace Scores; Rodriguez to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
b1 3-0 1 123 6,(3-2)  RRRR CHC G. Gaetti O. Dotel 10% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; Hernandez Scores; Reed Scores
b1 7-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Lieber O. Dotel -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b1 7-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC C. Goodwin O. Dotel -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
7 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 7.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
t2 0-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM M. Piazza J. Lieber -1% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR NYM R. Ventura J. Lieber -5% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball); Piazza Scores
t2 2-7 0 --- 3,(2-0)  NYM B. Agbayani J. Lieber -2% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
t2 2-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYM R. Cedeno J. Lieber -6% 81% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Agbayani to 3B
t2 2-7 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  ROO NYM R. Ordonez J. Lieber 6% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Agbayani Scores/No RBI
t2 3-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM O. Dotel J. Lieber 1% 87% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-3, Mets' Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
b2 7-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Morandini O. Dotel 1% 89% Walk
b2 7-3 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  RR CHC S. Sosa O. Dotel 6% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Morandini Scores
b2 9-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Grace O. Dotel -0% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 9-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC H. Rodriguez O. Dotel -0% 94% Strikeout Looking
b2 9-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Hernandez O. Dotel -0% 93% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 9.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 3-9, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
t3 3-9 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM R. Henderson J. Lieber 1% 95% Lineout: 3B
t3 3-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo J. Lieber 1% 95% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t3 3-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM J. Olerud J. Lieber -0% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t3 3-9 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  NYM M. Piazza J. Lieber -1% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Olerud to 2B
t3 3-9 2 12- 5,(2-2)  RR NYM R. Ventura J. Lieber -7% 87% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Olerud Scores; Piazza Scores
t3 5-9 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O NYM B. Agbayani J. Lieber 2% 89% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 9.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-5, Mets' Jason Isringhausen facing 7-8-9
Jason Isringhausen replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 9th
b3 9-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC J. Reed J. Isringhausen 2% 91% Double to RF (Fly Ball)
b3 9-5 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC G. Gaetti J. Isringhausen -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Reed to 3B
b3 9-5 1 --3 1,(0-0)  OO CHC J. Lieber J. Isringhausen -4% 87% Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P unassisted (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 9.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-9, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9
t4 5-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM R. Cedeno J. Lieber -6% 81% Triple to RF (Line Drive)
t4 5-9 0 --3 3,(0-2)  RO NYM R. Ordonez J. Lieber 2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cedeno Scores
t4 6-9 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM J. Isringhausen J. Lieber 2% 85% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 6-9 2 --- 9,(3-2)  NYM R. Henderson J. Lieber -1% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 6-9 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYM E. Alfonzo J. Lieber 2% 86% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 9.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-6, Mets' Jason Isringhausen facing 1-2-3
b4 9-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Goodwin J. Isringhausen -1% 84% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b4 9-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Morandini J. Isringhausen -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 9-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Isringhausen -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 9.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-9, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5
t5 6-9 0 --- 6,(2-2)  NYM J. Olerud J. Lieber -4% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 6-9 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O NYM M. Piazza J. Lieber 4% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t5 6-9 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR NYM R. Ventura J. Lieber -16% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Olerud Scores
t5 8-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM B. Agbayani J. Lieber -4% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Dan Serafini replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th
t5 8-9 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYM R. Cedeno D. Serafini -5% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive); Agbayani to 2B
t5 8-9 1 12- 6,(3-2)  R NYM R. Ordonez D. Serafini -17% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Agbayani Scores; Cedeno to 3B
t5 9-9 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  O NYM J. Isringhausen D. Serafini 9% 50% Fielder's Choice 3B; Cedeno out at Hm/3B-C; Ordonez to 3B
t5 9-9 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Henderson D. Serafini 7% 57% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 9.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 9-9, Mets' Jason Isringhausen facing 4-5-6
b5 9-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Grace J. Isringhausen -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b5 9-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC H. Rodriguez J. Isringhausen 3% 57% Walk
b5 9-9 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC J. Hernandez J. Isringhausen 8% 65% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Rodriguez to 3B
b5 9-9 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Reed J. Isringhausen 13% 79% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores; Hernandez to 3B
b5 10-9 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO CHC G. Gaetti J. Isringhausen 1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B; Hernandez Scores; Reed to 3B
b5 11-9 2 --3 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Serafini J. Isringhausen 1% 81% Walk
b5 11-9 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC C. Goodwin J. Isringhausen -3% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 11.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 9-11, Cubs' Dan Serafini facing 2-3-4
t6 9-11 0 --- 5,(2-2)  NYM E. Alfonzo D. Serafini -5% 72% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
t6 9-11 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM J. Olerud D. Serafini 5% 77% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
Rick Aguilera replaces Dan Serafini pitching and batting 9th
t6 9-11 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO NYM M. Piazza R. Aguilera 7% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 11.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 11-9, Mets' Jason Isringhausen facing 2-3-4
b6 11-9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC M. Morandini J. Isringhausen 2% 86% Walk
b6 11-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC S. Sosa J. Isringhausen 2% 88% Morandini Steals 2B
b6 11-9 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  R CHC S. Sosa J. Isringhausen 4% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive); Morandini Scores
b6 12-9 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Grace J. Isringhausen 1% 93% Sosa Steals 2B
b6 12-9 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  CHC M. Grace J. Isringhausen 2% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Sosa to 3B
Greg McMichael replaces Jason Isringhausen pitching and batting 9th
b6 12-9 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  O CHC H. Rodriguez G. McMichael -2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b6 12-9 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR CHC J. Hernandez G. McMichael 5% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sosa Scores; Grace Scores
b6 15-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Reed G. McMichael -0% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 15-9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Gaetti G. McMichael -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 15.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 9-15, Cubs' Rick Aguilera facing 5-6-7
t7 9-15 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM R. Ventura R. Aguilera -1% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 9-15 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM B. Agbayani R. Aguilera 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t7 9-15 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Cedeno R. Aguilera 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 9-15 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Ordonez R. Aguilera 0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 15.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 15-9, Mets' Greg McMichael facing 9-1-2
b7 15-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Aguilera G. McMichael -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 15-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC C. Goodwin G. McMichael -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 15-9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Morandini G. McMichael -0% 99% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 15.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 9-15, Cubs' Felix Heredia facing 9-1-2
Felix Heredia replaces Rick Aguilera pitching and batting 9th
Melvin Mora pinch hits for Greg McMichael (P) batting 9th
t8 9-15 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM M. Mora F. Heredia 0% 99% Flyball: CF
Todd Pratt pinch hits for Rickey Henderson (LF) batting 1st
t8 9-15 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM T. Pratt F. Heredia -0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t8 9-15 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM E. Alfonzo F. Heredia -1% 98% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pratt to 3B
t8 9-15 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RO NYM J. Olerud F. Heredia 1% 99% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Pratt Scores
Terry Adams replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th
t8 10-15 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYM M. Piazza T. Adams 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Cubs 15.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 15-10, Mets' Dennis Cook facing 3-4-5
Dennis Cook replaces Mike Piazza (C) pitching and batting 4th
Todd Pratt moves from PH to C
Benny Agbayani moves from RF to LF
Melvin Mora moves from PH to CF
Roger Cedeno moves from CF to RF
b8 15-10 0 --- 8,(3-2)  R CHC S. Sosa D. Cook 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b8 16-10 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC M. Grace D. Cook 0% 100% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b8 16-10 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC H. Rodriguez D. Cook -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P; Grace to 3B
b8 16-10 1 --3 7,(3-2)  R CHC J. Hernandez D. Cook 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Grace Scores
b8 17-10 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Reed D. Cook -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 17-10 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC G. Gaetti D. Cook 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hernandez to 2B
b8 17-10 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O CHC T. Adams D. Cook -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 10, Cubs 17.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 10-17, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 5-6-7
t9 10-17 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Ventura T. Adams 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 10-17 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM B. Agbayani T. Adams 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 10-17 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM R. Cedeno T. Adams 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Cubs 17.

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