August 4, 2007 New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
@DET 5 MIN 3
CLE 2 NYY 16
KCR 8 OAK 2
LAA 1 BOS 4
@SEA 3 TBD 9
BAL 2 TOR 9
TEX 5 ATL 6
COL 4 CHC 6
NYM 2 FLA 6
HOU 5
(12) ARI 8
@LAD 7 MIL 6
PHI 5 CIN 9
@PIT 8
(10) SDP 3
SFG 2
(12) WSN 12
STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,412

Saturday, August 4, 2007, 2:55PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Mets

62-48

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  7  1
Cubs            0  0  6   0  0  0   0  0  X    6  7  0

W: T Lilly (12-5), L: J Maine (12-6)

Cubs

58-51

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .825   18    1   4   
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .298  .695   13    1   1   2B
D Wright 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .304  .903   19    1   2   SB
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .765    7   11   1   SB
M Alou LF                     3   2   2   2    1   1  .319  .864   16    1   0   2·HR
D Easley RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .782   16    2   0   
R Castro C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .889   12    6   0   
L Milledge CF                 4   0   1   0    0   3  .282  .783   16    1   0   
J Maine P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .108  .379    4    0   3   
  A Sele P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    4    0   1   
  R Gotay PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .349  .888    4    0   0   
  J Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .588         0   0   
  S Schoeneweis P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .607    3    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    2  10              132   24  12

BATTING

2B: L Castillo (12, off T Lilly).

HR: M Alou 2 (4, 2 off T Lilly; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: M Alou 8; L Castillo 3; C Delgado; L Milledge; D Wright.

RBI: M Alou 2 (17).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Sele-J Reyes-C Delgado.

E: L Milledge (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Delgado (3, 2nd base off T Lilly/J Kendall); D Wright (25, 3rd base off T Lilly/J Kendall).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .846   10    1   0   
R Theriot SS                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .713   16    1   2   
D Lee 1B                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .327  .931   12    6   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .318  .909   25    0   0   2B
C Floyd RF                    3   1   0   1    0   2  .290  .744   19    5   0   HBP
  A Pagan RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .771         0   0   
M DeRosa 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   2  .290  .798   16    2   0   
J Jones CF                    4   0   3   1    0   0  .252  .666   12    2   0   2B
J Kendall C                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .228  .559   14   10   0   
T Lilly P                     3   1   0   0    0   1  .154  .308    8    0   1   GDP
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   6   7   6    3   6              132   27   3

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (25, off A Sele); J Jones (20, off J Maine).

HBP: C Floyd (3, by J Maine).

TB: J Jones 4; A Ramirez 2; J Kendall; M DeRosa; R Theriot.

GIDP: T Lilly (1).

RBI: M DeRosa 2 (54); A Ramirez (68); R Theriot (31); C Floyd (35); J Jones (32).

2-out RBI: M DeRosa 2; J Jones; C Floyd; A Ramirez; R Theriot.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Maine, L (12-6)              2.2   4   6   6    3   1   0   3.27   16   61-32   24· 3· 5    6· 2· 3· 0     24    -     1.28  -0.29
A Sele                         3.1   3   0   0    0   3   0   4.07   12   42-27   16· 3· 8    7· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.20   0.04
J Sosa                         1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.31    4   21-12    4· 2· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
S Schoeneweis                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.36    3    8-7     4· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     7   6   6    3   6   0          35  132-78   48· 8·22   16· 6· 3· 0          2-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Lilly, W (12-5)              7.2   7   2   2    1   8   2   3.53   31  113-76   43· 9·24    7·14· 2· 0     64    -     0.63   0.23
C Marmol                       0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.71    2    8-4     0· 1· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.57   0.01
B Howry                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.95    3   10-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2  10   2          36  131-87   46·11·30    8·15· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Maine (1; C Floyd).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 41,412.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 7mph in from Centerfield.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Reyes              SS    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. L Castillo           2B    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. D Wright             3B    3. D Lee                1B 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. M Alou               LF    5. C Floyd              RF 
6. D Easley             RF    6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. R Castro             C     7. J Jones              CF 
8. L Milledge           CF    8. J Kendall            C  
9. J Maine              P     9. T Lilly              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  -23  6   10%  67% R Theriot       J Maine         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Kendall Scores; Lilly to 3B
   b 3   2  0-1  123  7    9%  77% A Ramirez       J Maine         Walk; Lilly Scores; Theriot to 3B; Lee to 2B
   b 3   2  0-3  123  4    8%  93% M DeRosa        J Maine         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lee Scores; Ramirez Scores; Floyd to 2B
   b 3   2  0-2  123  6    7%  84% C Floyd         J Maine         Hit By Pitch; Theriot Scores; Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  4    7%  62% J Jones         J Maine         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Reyes         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  4   54%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   53%  D Wright        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  1   51%  C Delgado       Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Wright to 2B
          12-      49%  M Alou          Wright Steals 3B; Delgado Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   55%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  A Soriano       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  R Theriot       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  2   50%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   52%  D Easley        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   54%  R Castro        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   55%  L Milledge      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   51%  C Floyd         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  J Maine         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  J Reyes         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  2   52%  L Castillo      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   56%  D Wright        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   62%  J Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  5   65%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      12-  1   60%  T Lilly         Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  3   57%  A Soriano       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Kendall to 3B; Lilly to 2B
   R      -23  6   67%  R Theriot       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Kendall Scores; Lilly to 3B
          1-3  4   68%  D Lee           Walk; Theriot to 2B
   R      123  7   77%  A Ramirez       Walk; Lilly Scores; Theriot to 3B; Lee to 2B
   R      123  6   84%  C Floyd         Hit By Pitch; Theriot Scores; Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   RR     123  4   93%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lee Scores; Ramirez Scores; Floyd to 2B
   R      12-  4   95%  J Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive); Floyd Scores; DeRosa to 2B
                  Aaron Sele replaces John Maine pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   95%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 6.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Ted Lilly facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   96%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   93%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   94%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   94%  R Castro        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Aaron Sele facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   94%  T Lilly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   93%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Ted Lilly facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   91%  L Milledge      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   93%  A Sele          Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  3   95%  J Reyes         Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          1--  1   94%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Milledge to 2B
   O      12-  4   96%  D Wright        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Aaron Sele facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   95%  D Lee           Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  8   96%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   95%  C Floyd         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   95%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Ted Lilly facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   96%  C Delgado       Flyball: RF
   R      ---  3   93%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   94%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   95%  R Castro        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   95%  J Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   97%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Jones to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   95%  T Lilly         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Jones stays at 3B
   O      --3  4   94%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Ted Lilly facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  L Milledge      Strikeout Looking
                  Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Aaron Sele batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  R Gotay         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   97%  J Reyes         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jorge Sosa facing 2-3-4
                  Jorge Sosa replaces Ruben Gotay pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   97%  D Lee           Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lee to 2B
   O      -2-  7   97%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   96%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 6.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Ted Lilly facing 2-3-4
                  Angel Pagan replaces Cliff Floyd playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  6   97%  L Castillo      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  6   96%  D Wright        Walk
   O      1--  1   98%  C Delgado       Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Ted Lilly pitching and batting 9th
          1--  5   96%  M Alou          Walk; Wright to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Scott Schoeneweis facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Schoeneweis replaces Jorge Sosa pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  M DeRosa        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   98%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   98%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Bobby Howry facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Howry replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  R Castro        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  L Milledge      Strikeout Looking
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Scott Schoeneweis batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  M Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 6.

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