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Standings
TOR
@BAL		9
3
KCR
@CHW		2
1
ANA
@OAK		3
5
TEX
@SEA		12
7		 
(10)
NYY
@TBD		2
3		 
(10)
PHI
@ATL		0
6
STL
@COL		12
6
MON
@FLA		6
5
SFG
@LAD		3
6
HOU
@MIL		4
5
CHC
@NYM		2
3		 
(12)
CIN
@PIT		5
4
ARI
@SDP		3
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Thursday, September 19, 2002,
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 34,664, Time of Game: 4:22
Cubs
2
64-89
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Mets
3
73-79
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Grant Roberts (3-0)
L: Will Cunnane (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  1
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  1    3 10  2
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Hill 2B 5 1 2 1 1 1 .250 .700 29 15 0.100 1.29 0.216 -0.116 0.8 2 4 HR
Corey Patterson CF 6 0 0 0 0 5 .253 .676 24 17 -0.211 1.44 0.000 -0.211 -1.4 3 0
Sammy Sosa RF 5 0 0 0 1 2 .293 1.009 17 12 -0.040 1.05 0.049 -0.089 -0.5 0 0
Fred McGriff 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .857 21 14 -0.046 0.84 0.025 -0.071 -0.3 5 1
   Joe Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Antonio Alfonseca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Bellhorn PH-3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .257 .906 7 3 -0.030 3.35 0.082 -0.111 -0.0 0 0
Moises Alou LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .772 16 11 -0.153 1.29 0.000 -0.153 -1.2 3 0
Kevin Orie 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .744 22 14 0.187 1.11 0.222 -0.036 0.7 0 1
   Mike Mahoney C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .683 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .251 .742 19 12 -0.170 1.63 0.040 -0.210 -0.7 4 3 SH
Joe Girardi C 4 0 2 1 0 1 .223 .561 15 11 0.098 1.13 0.145 -0.048 0.8 13 1
   Chris Stynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .692 4 3 -0.134 4.92 0.000 -0.134 -0.5
   Will Cunnane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Matt Clement P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .049 .190 12 9 -0.082 1.36 0.000 -0.082 -0.9 0 2 SH
   Hee-Seop Choi 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .120 .494 7 4 -0.083 1.61 0.000 -0.083 -0.5 3 0
Team Totals 44 2 9 2 3 14 .205 .528 193 125 -0.564 1.42 0.779 -1.344 -3.7 34 12
HR: B Hill (4, off J Middlebrook; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: A Gonzalez (3, off D Weathers); M Clement (10, off S Strickland).
TB: B Hill 5; K Orie 2; A Gonzalez 2; J Girardi 2; F McGriff.
RBI: J Girardi (13); B Hill (18).
2-out RBI: J Girardi.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Gonzalez-B Hill-H Choi.
E: J Girardi (5).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roger Cedeno LF 6 1 2 1 0 1 .261 .669 28 16 0.062 2.10 0.252 -0.190 0.0 5 0 SB
Roberto Alomar 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .270 .717 17 11 -0.097 1.65 0.053 -0.150 -0.5 0 2
Mike Piazza C 3 0 1 0 1 2 .281 .907 12 7 0.058 1.62 0.129 -0.072 0.0 7 0
   Esix Snead PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.114 3.33 0.000 -0.114 -0.4 CS
   Vance Wilson C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .668 2 1 -0.062 2.25 0.000 -0.062 -0.2 7 1
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 .255 .797 24 12 -0.040 1.73 0.099 -0.139 -0.1 9 0
Ty Wigginton 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .297 .864 11 10 0.052 2.43 0.133 -0.081 -0.1 2 3 SF
   Joe McEwing PR-SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210 .566 10 7 -0.043 1.75 0.000 -0.043 -0.2 1 0
Jeromy Burnitz RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 .219 .693 24 15 0.251 2.20 0.358 -0.107 0.4 1 0
Timo Perez CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .294 .770 22 15 -0.123 2.08 0.091 -0.214 -0.7 2 0 GDP
   Grant Roberts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rey Ordonez SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .249 .608 11 8 -0.080 1.63 0.000 -0.080 -0.6 1 1 SH
   Edgardo Alfonzo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .315 .856 5 3 -0.034 1.34 0.000 -0.034 -0.1
   Armando Benitez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jaime Cerda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Raul Gonzalez CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .772 5 3 0.174 2.23 0.174 0.000 0.6 0 0 2B
Jason Middlebrook P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .522 13 6 0.032 0.80 0.045 -0.013 0.3 0 1
   Scott Strickland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Guthrie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Valentin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .691 5 3 -0.066 2.74 0.000 -0.066 -0.3
   David Weathers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marco Scutaro 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .538 12 9 -0.038 2.42 0.018 -0.056 -0.4 1 0
Team Totals 40 3 10 2 4 14 .250 .586 201 126 -0.068 1.96 1.352 -1.421 -2.2 36 8
2B: R Gonzalez (3, off W Cunnane).
SF: T Wigginton (1, off M Clement).
SH: R Ordonez (8, off M Clement).
TB: R Cedeno 2; R Gonzalez 2; T Perez 2; R Alomar 2; J Burnitz; T Wigginton; M Piazza.
GIDP: T Perez (9).
RBI: T Wigginton (15); R Cedeno (41).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: J McEwing 2 (7).
Baserunning
SB: R Cedeno (23, 2nd base off M Clement/J Girardi).
CS: E Snead (2, 2nd base by J Borowski/J Girardi).

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
Matt Clement 7 5 1 1 2 9 0 3.34 28 111 71 34 19 18 8 9 5 0 70 0.341 1.58 2.3
Joe Borowski, H (11) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.81 3 12 5 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.137 2.21 0.5
Antonio Alfonseca, BS (7) 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 3.78 8 30 19 10 4 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 -0.176 2.78 -0.0
Will Cunnane, L (1-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.40 7 48 31 22 2 7 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.235 2.46 -0.6
Team Totals 11.1 10 3 3 4 14 0 2.38 46 201 126 69 25 32 13 15 9 0 70 0 0 0.067 1.42 2.2

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
Jason Middlebrook 6 6 2 2 1 5 1 4.66 25 103 69 39 15 15 7 12 4 0 56 0.033 0.84 0.9
Scott Strickland 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.65 3 9 6 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.015 1.26 0.2
Mark Guthrie 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.38 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.038 1.36 0.3
David Weathers 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.78 7 28 17 8 4 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.084 0.76 1.0
Armando Benitez 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 2.38 8 32 21 11 7 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.265 3.03 1.0
Jaime Cerda 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.66 3 11 6 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.070 2.34 0.3
Grant Roberts, W (3-0) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.03 2 7 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.062 3.35 0.2
Team Totals 12 9 2 2 3 14 1 1.50 49 193 125 66 30 29 12 20 6 0 56 2 0 0.567 1.96 3.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Greg Gibson.
Time of Game: 4:22.
Attendance: 34,664.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Mets
1 Bobby Hill 2B 1 Roger Cedeno LF
2 Corey Patterson CF 2 Roberto Alomar 2B
3 Sammy Sosa RF 3 Mike Piazza C
4 Fred McGriff 1B 4 Mo Vaughn 1B
5 Moises Alou LF 5 Ty Wigginton 3B
6 Kevin Orie 3B 6 Jeromy Burnitz RF
7 Alex Gonzalez SS 7 Timo Perez CF
8 Joe Girardi C 8 Rey Ordonez SS
9 Matt Clement P 9 Jason Middlebrook P

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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
b9 1-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYM J. Burnitz A. Alfonseca 33% 66% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); McEwing to 3B
t11 2-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC K. Orie A. Benitez -19% 31% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bellhorn to 3B/Adv on E6
t11 2-2 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Gonzalez A. Benitez 19% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
b12 2-2 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R NYM R. Cedeno W. Cunnane 18% 100% Single (Ground Ball); Gonzalez Scores
b12 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  NYM R. Gonzalez W. Cunnane 17% 81% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)

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, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jason Middlebrook facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC B. Hill J. Middlebrook 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Middlebrook 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Middlebrook 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM R. Cedeno M. Clement -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM R. Alomar M. Clement 2% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM M. Piazza M. Clement -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYM M. Vaughn M. Clement -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jason Middlebrook facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC F. McGriff J. Middlebrook 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Alou J. Middlebrook 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  CHC K. Orie J. Middlebrook -1% 53% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHC A. Gonzalez J. Middlebrook -3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive); Orie to 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R CHC J. Girardi J. Middlebrook -11% 39% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Orie Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
t2 1-0 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Clement J. Middlebrook 5% 44% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM T. Wigginton M. Clement -2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM J. Burnitz M. Clement -2% 39% Popfly: SS
b2 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM T. Perez M. Clement 1% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b2 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Ordonez M. Clement -3% 38% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Jason Middlebrook facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC B. Hill J. Middlebrook -3% 35% Walk
t3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Middlebrook 3% 38% Foul Bunt Popfly: 3B
t3 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Middlebrook 2% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B; Hill to 2B
t3 1-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC F. McGriff J. Middlebrook 3% 43% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  NYM J. Middlebrook M. Clement 4% 47% Walk
b3 0-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM R. Cedeno M. Clement -4% 43% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Alomar M. Clement -3% 40% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYM M. Piazza M. Clement 2% 41% Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 0-1 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O NYM M. Piazza M. Clement -4% 37% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Jason Middlebrook facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Alou J. Middlebrook 2% 39% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Orie J. Middlebrook 2% 41% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC A. Gonzalez J. Middlebrook -1% 40% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t4 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Girardi J. Middlebrook 2% 42% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM M. Vaughn M. Clement -3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM T. Wigginton M. Clement -2% 37% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM J. Burnitz M. Clement -1% 35% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Jason Middlebrook facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC M. Clement J. Middlebrook 2% 38% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC B. Hill J. Middlebrook -12% 25% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t5 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Middlebrook 1% 27% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Middlebrook 1% 27% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM T. Perez M. Clement -3% 24% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b5 0-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM R. Ordonez M. Clement -2% 22% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM J. Middlebrook M. Clement -1% 21% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Jason Middlebrook facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC F. McGriff J. Middlebrook -2% 19% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t6 2-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Alou J. Middlebrook 2% 21% Popfly: SS
t6 2-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHC K. Orie J. Middlebrook 2% 23% Flyball: LF
t6 2-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHC A. Gonzalez J. Middlebrook 2% 25% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  NYM R. Cedeno M. Clement 6% 30% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Alomar M. Clement -5% 25% Lineout: LF
b6 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM M. Piazza M. Clement 6% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive); Cedeno to 2B
b6 0-2 1 12- 5,(3-1)  NYM M. Vaughn M. Clement 10% 41% Walk; Cedeno to 3B; Piazza to 2B
b6 0-2 1 123 3,(0-2)  RO NYM T. Wigginton M. Clement -4% 37% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Cedeno Scores
b6 1-2 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O NYM J. Burnitz M. Clement -8% 30% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Scott Strickland facing 8-9-1
Scott Strickland replaces Jason Middlebrook pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC J. Girardi S. Strickland -4% 26% Single (Ground Ball)
t7 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Clement S. Strickland 1% 28% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Girardi to 2B
t7 2-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC B. Hill S. Strickland 4% 31% Flyball: LF
Mark Guthrie replaces Scott Strickland pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Patterson M. Guthrie 4% 35% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Matt Clement facing 7-8-9
b7 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM T. Perez M. Clement 8% 43% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b7 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Ordonez M. Clement -3% 39% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Perez to 2B
John Valentin pinch hits for Mark Guthrie (P) batting 9th
b7 1-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O NYM J. Valentin M. Clement -7% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B; Perez to 3B
b7 1-2 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O NYM R. Cedeno M. Clement -8% 25% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' David Weathers facing 3-4-5
David Weathers replaces John Valentin (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Sosa D. Weathers 2% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC F. McGriff D. Weathers 2% 28% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Alou D. Weathers 1% 29% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Joe Borowski facing 2-3-4
Joe Borowski replaces Fred McGriff (1B) pitching and batting 4th
Hee-Seop Choi replaces Matt Clement (P) playing 1B batting 9th
b8 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM R. Alomar J. Borowski -6% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  NYM M. Piazza J. Borowski 7% 30% Walk
Esix Snead pinch runs for Mike Piazza (C) batting 3rd
b8 1-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM M. Vaughn J. Borowski -11% 19% Snead Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b8 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM M. Vaughn J. Borowski -3% 16% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' David Weathers facing 6-7-8
Vance Wilson replaces Esix Snead (PR) playing C batting 3rd
t9 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC K. Orie D. Weathers -2% 13% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t9 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Gonzalez D. Weathers 1% 14% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Orie to 2B
t9 2-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Girardi D. Weathers 2% 17% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC H. Choi D. Weathers 3% 19% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Antonio Alfonseca facing 5-6-7
Antonio Alfonseca replaces Joe Borowski pitching and batting 4th
b9 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM T. Wigginton A. Alfonseca 13% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Joe McEwing pinch runs for Ty Wigginton (3B) batting 5th
b9 1-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYM J. Burnitz A. Alfonseca 33% 66% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); McEwing to 3B
b9 1-2 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  ROO NYM T. Perez A. Alfonseca -12% 53% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; McEwing Scores
Edgardo Alfonzo pinch hits for Rey Ordonez (SS) batting 8th
b9 2-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo A. Alfonseca -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.
Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Mets' Armando Benitez facing 1-2-3
Armando Benitez replaces Edgardo Alfonzo (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Marco Scutaro replaces David Weathers (P) playing 3B batting 9th
Joe McEwing moves from PR to SS
t10 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. Hill A. Benitez 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t10 2-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Patterson A. Benitez 4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t10 2-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Sosa A. Benitez 3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Antonio Alfonseca facing 9-1-2
b10 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM M. Scutaro A. Alfonseca -6% 58% Strikeout Looking
b10 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM R. Cedeno A. Alfonseca -4% 53% Strikeout Looking
b10 2-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM R. Alomar A. Alfonseca 3% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b10 2-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM V. Wilson A. Alfonseca -6% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.
Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Mets' Armando Benitez facing 4-5-6
Mark Bellhorn pinch hits for Antonio Alfonseca (P) batting 4th
t11 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Bellhorn A. Benitez -8% 42% Walk
t11 2-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Alou A. Benitez 8% 50% Flyball: CF
t11 2-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC K. Orie A. Benitez -19% 31% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bellhorn to 3B/Adv on E6
t11 2-2 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Gonzalez A. Benitez 19% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
Chris Stynes pinch hits for Joe Girardi (C) batting 8th
t11 2-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Stynes A. Benitez 13% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 11th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Will Cunnane facing 4-5-6
Will Cunnane replaces Chris Stynes (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Mike Mahoney replaces Kevin Orie (3B) playing C batting 6th
Mark Bellhorn moves from PH to 3B
b11 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM M. Vaughn W. Cunnane -6% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b11 2-2 1 --- 10,(3-2)  O NYM J. McEwing W. Cunnane -4% 53% Flyball: CF
b11 2-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  NYM J. Burnitz W. Cunnane 3% 56% Walk
b11 2-2 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O NYM T. Perez W. Cunnane -6% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.
Top of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Mets' Jaime Cerda facing 9-1-2
Jaime Cerda replaces Armando Benitez pitching and batting 8th
t12 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC H. Choi J. Cerda 6% 56% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t12 2-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC B. Hill J. Cerda -6% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t12 2-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Cerda 7% 57% Strikeout Swinging
Grant Roberts replaces Timo Perez (CF) pitching and batting 7th
Raul Gonzalez replaces Jaime Cerda (P) playing CF batting 8th
t12 2-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC S. Sosa G. Roberts -5% 52% Walk; Hill to 2B
t12 2-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Bellhorn G. Roberts 11% 63% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 12th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Will Cunnane facing 8-9-1
b12 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  NYM R. Gonzalez W. Cunnane 17% 81% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b12 2-2 0 -2- 8,(2-2)  O NYM M. Scutaro W. Cunnane 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gonzalez to 3B
b12 2-2 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R NYM R. Cedeno W. Cunnane 18% 100% Single (Ground Ball); Gonzalez Scores
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 3.

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