April 17, 1990 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 7
@CAL 5
(12) CHW 2
BOS 1 NYY 4
@DET 1 KCR 4
CLE 2 MIN 6
@SEA 5 TEX 6
MIL 2 TOR 8
BAL 2 CIN 2
SDP 1 HOU 5
ATL 3 MON 2
PHI 1 CHC 8
@NYM 6
(13) PIT 7
STL 2 LAD 10
@SFG 5

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 13,964

Tuesday, April 17, 1990, 7:38
Time of Game: 4:38

Cubs

5-3

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  4  0   0  0  0   0  1  0   2    8  9  1
Mets            0  0  1   1  3  0   0  0  0   0  1  0   0    6 10  5

W: P Assenmacher (1-0), L: J Innis (0-1), S: D Wilkins (1)

Mets

3-5

Lost 1

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Walton CF                   3   3   2   0    3   0  .364  .869   29    4   0   2·SB,HBP
R Sandberg 2B                 6   0   0   1    1   0  .344  .895   30    3   3   SB
M Grace 1B                    3   1   1   1    3   0  .280  .806   37   11   0   2·SB,SF,IW
L McClendon LF                7   1   1   4    0   3  .238  .690   28    4   0   HR
L Salazar 3B                  6   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .543   18    1   3   
S Dunston SS                  6   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .530   18    0   2   
D Dascenzo RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .875   10    3   0   GDP
  M Wynne PH-RF               3   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258   10    2   0   
R Wrona C                     2   1   1   0    1   1  .429  .929   16    6   0   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    3    0   0   
  J Girardi C                 2   2   2   0    0   0  .333  .666    4    5   0   SB
J Nunez P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  L Lancaster P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  D Smith PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .111  .516    8    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Smith PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    2    0   0   SH
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Dawson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .819    2    0   0   
  D Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       46   8   9   6    9  10              225   39   9

BATTING

HR: L McClendon (1, off S Fernandez; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: M Grace (1, off S Fernandez).

SH: G Smith (1, off J Franco).

IBB: M Grace (3, by J Innis).

HBP: J Walton (2, by S Fernandez).

TB: L McClendon 4; J Walton 2; J Girardi 2; S Dunston; R Wrona; M Grace; L Salazar.

GIDP: D Dascenzo (1).

RBI: L McClendon 4 (6); M Grace (1); R Sandberg (6).

2-out RBI: L McClendon 4.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Salazar-R Sandberg-M Grace.

E: L McClendon (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Grace 2 (3, 2nd base off J Machado/B Lyons, 2nd base off S Fernandez/B Lyons); J Walton 2 (2, 2nd base off S Fernandez/B Lyons, 3rd base off S Fernandez/B Lyons); J Girardi (1, 2nd base off J Innis/O Mercado); R Sandberg (2, 2nd base off S Fernandez/B Lyons).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Jefferies 2B                5   1   3   1    2   0  .333  .906   34    5   3   2·2B,SB
K Miller CF                   3   1   0   0    4   2  .258  .748   42    7   0   SB
H Johnson 3B                  6   1   1   3    1   0  .278  .927   16    1   3   HR,IW
D Strawberry RF               4   0   0   0    3   2  .300  .765   34    2   0   IW
M Marshall 1B                 7   1   2   1    0   1  .257  .657   25   10   0   HR
M Carreon LF                  6   1   2   1    1   3  .400 1.271   32    2   0   HR
B Lyons C                     6   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .694   14   10   0   GDP
  L Thornton PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Mercado C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    1   0   
K Elster SS                   5   1   0   0    2   1  .069  .275   27    1   4   
S Fernandez P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    8    0   0   SH
  D Magadan PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .900    6    0   0   
  W Whitehurst P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T O'Malley PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Machado P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Teufel PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    8    0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K McReynolds PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .592    1    0   0   
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Sasser PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
Totals                       49   6  10   6   13  11              254   39  11

BATTING

2B: G Jefferies 2 (2, off J Nunez, off L Lancaster).

HR: M Marshall (1, off P Assenmacher; 11th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); M Carreon (2, off J Nunez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); H Johnson (3, off L Lancaster; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: S Fernandez (1, off J Nunez).

IBB: D Strawberry (2, by J Nunez); H Johnson (1, by M Williams).

TB: M Carreon 5; M Marshall 5; G Jefferies 5; H Johnson 4; T Teufel; B Lyons.

GIDP: B Lyons (1).

RBI: H Johnson 3 (8); G Jefferies (3); M Carreon (4); M Marshall (4).

Team LOB: 18.

With RISP: 2 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 2. H Johnson-G Jefferies-M Marshall; K Elster-G Jefferies-M Marshall.

PB: B Lyons (1).

E: O Mercado (1); H Johnson 2 (3); B Lyons 2 (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Jefferies (2, 2nd base off J Nunez/R Wrona); K Miller (4, 2nd base off P Assenmacher/J Girardi).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Nunez                        4     2   4   4    7   4   1   6.00   20   84-38   19· 9·10    4· 4· 1· 0     39    -     1.31  -0.18
L Lancaster                    4     5   1   1    0   2   1   1.74   17   60-36   22· 3·11    6· 6· 3· 0          2-2    1.45   0.05
M Williams                     2     2   0   0    3   3   0   0.00   12   59-34   20· 5· 9    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    4.07   0.26
P Assenmacher, BS (1), W (1-0)
                            2     1   1   1    3   1   1   1.17   11   37-19   10· 4· 5    1· 6· 0· 0          0-0    3.33  -0.18
D Wilkins, S (1)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    3    6-5     3· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.08
Totals                        13    10   6   6   13  11   3          63  246-132  74·22·36   13·21· 5· 0          2-2

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
S Fernandez                    6     3   5   4    6   5   1   6.75   27  102-59   34·12·13    3· 9· 3· 0     47    -     1.39  -0.32
W Whitehurst                   2     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    6   22-15    9· 2· 4    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.31   0.19
J Machado                      2     3   0   0    1   4   0   0.00   10   44-27   14· 6· 7    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.96   0.26
J Franco                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.70    5   16-11    9· 0· 2    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.73  -0.31
J Innis, L (0-1)               2     1   2   0    2   1   0   4.50   10   28-16    8· 5· 3    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.38  -0.28
Totals                        13     9   8   5    9  10   1          58  212-128  74·25·29   18·14· 6· 0           -

J Nunez faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: M Williams (1).

WP: J Nunez (1).

IBB: J Innis (1; M Grace); J Nunez (1; D Strawberry); M Williams (1; H Johnson).

HBP: S Fernandez (1; J Walton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 4:38.

Attendance: 13,964.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 46° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. J Walton             CF    1. G Jefferies          2B 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. K Miller             CF 
3. M Grace              1B    3. H Johnson            3B 
4. L McClendon          LF    4. D Strawberry         RF 
5. L Salazar            3B    5. M Marshall           1B 
6. S Dunston            SS    6. M Carreon            LF 
7. D Dascenzo           RF    7. B Lyons              C  
8. R Wrona              C     8. K Elster             SS 
9. J Nunez              P     9. S Fernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   0  6-5  ---  4  -44%  37% M Marshall      P Assenmacher   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 5   2  2-1  123  2   44%  83% L McClendon     S Fernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Wrona Scores; Walton Scores; Grace Scores
   t13   2  6-6  1-3  2   43%  93% R Sandberg      J Innis         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Girardi Scores/No RBI/unER; Walton Scores/unER/No RBI; Sandberg to 3B
   b 5   0  5-2  12-  1  -27%  44% H Johnson       L Lancaster     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Jefferies Scores; Miller Scores
   b10   1  5-5  1--  6  -19%  18% G Jefferies     M Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive); Teufel to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   54%  J Walton        Walk
   O      1--  1   52%  R Sandberg      Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Walton to 2B
          -2-  6   54%  M Grace         Walk
   O      12-  6   51%  L McClendon     Strikeout Swinging, Walton Steals 3B, Grace Steals 2B
   O      -23  3   45%  L Salazar       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Nunez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  G Jefferies     Walk
          1--      39%  K Miller        Jefferies Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   43%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   46%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Jefferies to 3B
   O      --3  7   50%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  S Dunston       Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  2   46%  D Dascenzo      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  R Wrona         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Nunez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   47%  M Marshall      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   45%  M Carreon       Walk
   OO     1--  5   50%  B Lyons         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   48%  J Nunez         Strikeout (foul bunt)
          ---  1   50%  J Walton        Hit By Pitch
          1--      56%  R Sandberg      Walton Steals 2B; Walton to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3  7   58%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3  2   59%  M Grace         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Walton Scores/unER
          1--      61%  L McClendon     Sandberg Steals 2B; Sandberg to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3  6   57%  " "             Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Nunez facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   53%  K Elster        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  S Fernandez     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Elster to 2B
          -2-      51%  G Jefferies     Wild Pitch; Elster to 3B
   R      --3  4   42%  " "             Double to RF (Ground Ball); Elster Scores
          -2-  5   40%  K Miller        Walk
   O      12-  1   43%  H Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Jefferies to 3B; Miller to 2B
          -23  4   42%  D Strawberry    Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   50%  M Marshall      Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Sid Fernandez facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   54%  L Salazar       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  3   45%  S Dunston       Double Play: Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Dunston out at 1B/1B
   O      ---  4   44%  D Dascenzo      Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Nunez facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  4   31%  M Carreon       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  1   33%  B Lyons         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   34%  K Elster        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   35%  S Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Sid Fernandez facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   41%  R Wrona         Walk
   O      1--  3   36%  J Nunez         Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--  4   41%  J Walton        Walk; Wrona to 2B
   O      12-  7   35%  R Sandberg      Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
          12-  7   39%  M Grace         Walk; Wrona to 3B; Walton to 2B
   RRRR   123  2   83%  L McClendon     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Wrona Scores; Walton Scores; Grace Scores
   O      ---  1   82%  L Salazar       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Jose Nunez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   78%  G Jefferies     Walk
                  Les Lancaster replaces Jose Nunez pitching and batting 9th
          1--  4   71%  K Miller        Walk; Jefferies to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   44%  H Johnson       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Jefferies Scores; Miller Scores
   O      ---  2   47%  D Strawberry    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   43%  M Marshall      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   47%  M Carreon       Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   44%  B Lyons         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Marshall to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  K Elster        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   47%  S Dunston       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   44%  D Dascenzo      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  6   46%  R Wrona         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   43%  L Lancaster     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Les Lancaster facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Magadan pinch hits for Sid Fernandez batting 9th
   O      ---  6   46%  D Magadan       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   39%  G Jefferies     Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6   45%  K Miller        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  1   50%  H Johnson       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Wally Whitehurst facing 1-2-3
                  Wally Whitehurst replaces Dave Magadan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   46%  J Walton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   43%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   41%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Les Lancaster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   45%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   48%  M Marshall      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   46%  M Carreon       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Lyons         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Wally Whitehurst facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   45%  L McClendon     Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   42%  L Salazar       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   40%  S Dunston       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Les Lancaster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   44%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Tom O'Malley pinch hits for Wally Whitehurst batting 9th
   O      ---  5   48%  T O'Malley      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   50%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Julio Machado facing 7-8-9
                  Julio Machado replaces Tom O'Malley pitching and batting 9th; Marvell Wynne pinch hits for Doug Dascenzo batting 7th
   O      ---  6   44%  M Wynne         Strikeout Swinging
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Rick Wrona batting 8th
   O      ---  3   40%  D Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  Dwight Smith pinch hits for Les Lancaster batting 9th
          ---  8   43%  D Smith         Walk
          1--  3   48%  J Walton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Smith to 2B
   O      12-  2   37%  R Sandberg      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Mitch Williams facing 2-3-4
                  Mitch Williams replaces Dwight Smith pitching and batting 9th; Joe Girardi replaces Dave Clark playing C batting 8th; Marvell Wynne moves to RF
          ---  6   29%  K Miller        Walk
          1--      19%  H Johnson       Balk; Miller to 2B
   O      -2-  5   18%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Miller to 3B
          --3  6   18%  D Strawberry    Walk
          1-3  3   17%  M Marshall      Fielder's Choice SS; Strawberry to 2B; Marshall to 1B
   O      123  4   34%  M Carreon       Strikeout Looking
   O      123  3   50%  B Lyons         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Julio Machado facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   58%  M Grace         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   50%  L McClendon     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   43%  L Salazar       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      47%  S Dunston       Grace Steals 2B
          -2-  5   50%  " "             Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Grace to 3B
   O      1-3  3   37%  M Wynne         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Mitch Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   42%  K Elster        Flyball: RF
                  Tim Teufel pinch hits for Julio Machado batting 9th
          ---  8   37%  T Teufel        Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  6   18%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Line Drive); Teufel to 3B
   O      1-3  8   37%  K Miller        Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  4   34%  H Johnson       Intentional Walk; Jefferies to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, John Franco facing 8-9-1
                  John Franco replaces Tim Teufel pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   58%  J Girardi       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  Greg Smith pinch hits for Mitch Williams batting 9th
   O      1--  2   56%  G Smith         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Girardi to 2B
          -2-  3   69%  J Walton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Girardi to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   84%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-1B; Girardi Scores; Walton to 2B
          -2-      84%  M Grace         Passed Ball; Walton to 3B
   O      --3  7   81%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Paul Assenmacher facing 5-6-7
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Greg Smith pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  4   37%  M Marshall      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   42%  M Carreon       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  2   31%  B Lyons         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Lyons to 2B
                  Lou Thornton pinch runs for Barry Lyons batting 7th
          -2-  5   30%  K Elster        Walk
                  Kevin McReynolds pinch hits for John Franco batting 9th
   O      12-  1   39%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF
   O      12-  5   50%  G Jefferies     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 6.

Top of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Jeff Innis facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Innis replaces Kevin McReynolds pitching and batting 9th; Orlando Mercado replaces Lou Thornton playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  3   44%  L McClendon     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   40%  L Salazar       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  2   37%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 12th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Paul Assenmacher facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   29%  K Miller        Walk
   O      1--  1   37%  H Johnson       Flyball: LF
          1--      31%  D Strawberry    Miller Steals 2B
          -2-  6   30%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   39%  M Marshall      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Strawberry to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  M Carreon       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 6.

Top of the 13th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Jeff Innis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   44%  M Wynne         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   50%  J Girardi       Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Andre Dawson pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher batting 9th
   O      1--  2   43%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      49%  J Walton        Girardi Steals 2B; Girardi to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3  5   50%  " "             Walk
   RR     1-3  2   93%  R Sandberg      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Girardi Scores/No RBI/unER; Walton Scores/unER/No RBI; Sandberg to 3B
          --3  4   93%  M Grace         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  1   92%  L McClendon     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 13th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-8, Dean Wilkins facing 7-8-9
                  Dean Wilkins replaces Andre Dawson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  O Mercado       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   99%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Jeff Innis batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  M Sasser        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 6.

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