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Standings
OAK
@ANA		3
5
DET
@BAL		0
3
NYY
@BOS		5
12
KCR
@CHW		1
5
MIN
@CLE		3
5
TOR
@TBD		5
6
SEA
@TEX		4
5
FLA
@ATL		0
1
STL
@COL		10
6
HOU
@MIL		0
8
PHI
@MON		4
3		 
(10)
CHC
@NYM		3
4		 
(11)
CIN
@PIT		7
4
ARI
@SDP		5
6
LAD
@SFG		5
9
Saturday, September 25, 2004, 1:26PM
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 34,284, Time of Game: 3:22
Cubs
3
87-67
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Mets
4
68-87
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Jae Weong Seo (5-10)
L: Kent Mercker (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0    3  7  1
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3   0  1    4  6  0
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Corey Patterson CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .272 .781 20 16 -0.066 0.53 0.000 -0.066 -1.1 7 0
Derrek Lee 1B 2 0 0 0 3 0 .287 .880 23 7 0.002 0.93 0.070 -0.069 0.7 4 1
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .323 .964 17 11 0.085 1.15 0.131 -0.045 1.0 1 0
Moises Alou LF 2 0 0 1 3 1 .286 .909 23 8 0.053 1.40 0.142 -0.090 0.3 2 0 GDP
Sammy Sosa RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 .251 .836 22 15 -0.322 1.67 0.000 -0.322 -2.6 4 0 GDP
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kent Mercker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Nomar Garciaparra SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .310 .844 14 7 0.029 0.76 0.065 -0.036 -0.2 2 1
   Ryan Dempster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   LaTroy Hawkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Calvin Murray RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 1 1 -0.060 2.33 0.000 -0.060 -0.2 0 0
Todd Walker 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .275 .825 14 10 0.129 0.81 0.167 -0.037 1.5 1 1 HR
   Jose Macias PR-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .641 3 3 -0.045 1.81 0.000 -0.045 -0.2 0 0
Paul Bako C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .554 13 8 -0.072 0.54 0.000 -0.072 -1.2 9 0 GDP
   Michael Barrett PH-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .859 2 2 0.070 1.33 0.070 0.000 0.2 0 0 2B
Mark Prior P 3 1 1 0 0 2 .152 .352 17 10 -0.012 0.56 0.019 -0.030 -0.0 0 0
   Neifi Perez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .627 8 6 -0.109 1.92 0.000 -0.109 -0.6 0 1
Team Totals 37 3 7 3 8 11 .189 .631 177 104 -0.318 1.06 0.664 -0.981 -2.6 30 4
2B: M Barrett (32, off J Seo).
HR: T Walker (14, off A Heilman; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: T Walker 5; A Ramirez 2; M Barrett 2; N Garciaparra; M Prior.
GIDP: P Bako (4); S Sosa (9); M Alou (11).
RBI: T Walker 2 (46); M Alou (99).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
E: A Ramirez (10).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gerald Williams CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .241 .722 18 12 -0.248 1.87 0.000 -0.248 -1.9 1 0
Kazuo Matsui SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .737 8 5 -0.042 0.77 0.000 -0.042 -0.4 0 1
   Wilson Delgado SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .698 17 11 -0.202 2.62 0.000 -0.202 -1.3 2 6
David Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .293 .845 18 8 -0.095 1.15 0.025 -0.120 -0.6 0 0
Mike Piazza 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .802 13 9 -0.094 1.21 0.040 -0.134 -0.6 7 1
   Jae Weong Seo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .416 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Richard Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .745 10 8 -0.065 0.90 0.000 -0.065 -0.6 2 0
   Mike Stanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bartolome Fortunato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Heath Bell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Todd Zeile PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .682 5 4 -0.024 0.93 0.000 -0.024 -0.2
   Ricky Bottalico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Craig Brazell 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .883 4 3 0.361 2.27 0.361 0.000 1.0 1 0 HR
Eric Valent LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .263 .811 15 8 0.039 1.15 0.110 -0.071 0.3 2 0 2B
Jason Phillips C 2 1 0 0 1 0 .218 .626 17 10 0.059 1.23 0.110 -0.051 0.4 11 0 HBP
Jeff Keppinger 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .697 16 9 0.078 1.81 0.152 -0.074 0.7 5 4
Aaron Heilman P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.041 1.76 0.000 -0.041 -0.4 1 1
   Jose Reyes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .649 2 1 -0.099 3.38 0.000 -0.099 -0.8
   Tyler Yates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Victor Diaz RF 2 1 2 3 0 0 .348 1.096 8 6 0.555 1.34 0.555 0.000 3.2 1 0 HR
Team Totals 36 4 6 4 4 8 .167 .629 155 97 0.182 1.49 1.353 -1.171 -1.1 33 13
2B: E Valent (14, off M Prior).
HR: C Brazell (1, off K Mercker; 11th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); V Diaz (2, off L Hawkins; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
HBP: J Phillips (6, by M Prior).
TB: V Diaz 5; C Brazell 4; E Valent 2; J Keppinger; M Piazza.
RBI: V Diaz 3 (6); C Brazell (3).
2-out RBI: V Diaz 3.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. W Delgado-J Keppinger-M Piazza; A Heilman-W Delgado-M Piazza; K Matsui-J Keppinger-M Piazza.

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
Mark Prior 7.2 4 0 0 2 5 0 4.27 30 109 71 45 8 18 8 15 2 0 74 0.443 1.43 3.6
Ryan Dempster, H (2) 0.2 0 2 2 2 1 0 4.08 4 18 8 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 -0.007 1.14 0.1
LaTroy Hawkins, BS (8) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.59 3 14 9 5 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 -0.397 1.92 -2.1
Michael Wuertz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.74 3 10 6 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.139 1.83 0.5
Kent Mercker, L (3-1) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.31 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.361 2.27 -1.0
Team Totals 10 6 4 4 4 8 2 3.60 41 155 97 58 10 29 9 20 2 0 74 4 2 -0.183 1.06 1.1

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
Aaron Heilman 5 3 2 2 4 5 1 4.57 20 78 45 16 16 13 6 5 1 0 54 0.007 0.88 0.5
Tyler Yates 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.45 4 18 11 8 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.054 0.53 0.7
Mike Stanton 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 3.33 4 21 15 10 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.019 0.51 0.2
Bartolome Fortunato 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.13 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.048 0.84 -1.1
Heath Bell 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.34 7 27 16 8 6 2 2 2 1 0 3 1 0.007 0.49 1.1
Ricky Bottalico 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.46 4 13 7 5 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.139 2.95 0.5
Jae Weong Seo, W (5-10) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.90 4 12 10 7 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.139 2.28 0.5
Team Totals 11 7 3 3 8 11 1 2.45 45 177 104 54 32 18 12 14 4 0 54 4 1 0.317 1.49 2.6
B Fortunato faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Prior (3; J Phillips).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Dale Scott.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 34,284.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Mets
1 Corey Patterson CF 1 Gerald Williams CF
2 Derrek Lee 1B 2 Kazuo Matsui SS
3 Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 David Wright 3B
4 Moises Alou LF 4 Mike Piazza 1B
5 Sammy Sosa RF 5 Richard Hidalgo RF
6 Nomar Garciaparra SS 6 Eric Valent LF
7 Todd Walker 2B 7 Jason Phillips C
8 Paul Bako C 8 Jeff Keppinger 2B
9 Mark Prior P 9 Aaron Heilman 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 0-3 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  RRR NYM V. Diaz L. Hawkins 49% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball); Valent Scores; Phillips Scores
b11 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R NYM C. Brazell K. Mercker 36% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t10 3-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO CHC S. Sosa R. Bottalico 22% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CHC T. Walker A. Heilman -16% 30% Home Run (Fly Ball); Garciaparra Scores
b5 0-2 0 12- 7,(3-2)  NYM J. Keppinger M. Prior 11% 53% Walk; Valent to 3B; Phillips to 2B

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' Aaron Heilman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Patterson A. Heilman 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee A. Heilman -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Ramirez A. Heilman 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Alou A. Heilman -2% 51% Walk; Lee to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa A. Heilman 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM G. Williams M. Prior -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM K. Matsui M. Prior -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM D. Wright M. Prior -1% 50% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Aaron Heilman facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC N. Garciaparra A. Heilman -4% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CHC T. Walker A. Heilman -16% 30% Home Run (Fly Ball); Garciaparra Scores
t2 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC P. Bako A. Heilman 2% 32% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t2 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Prior A. Heilman 1% 33% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC C. Patterson A. Heilman 1% 34% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  NYM M. Piazza M. Prior 4% 38% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b2 0-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Hidalgo M. Prior -4% 34% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM E. Valent M. Prior -3% 31% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM J. Phillips M. Prior -2% 29% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Aaron Heilman facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Lee A. Heilman -3% 26% Walk
t3 2-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHC A. Ramirez A. Heilman -4% 22% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lee to 2B
t3 2-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC M. Alou A. Heilman 8% 30% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Lee to 3B
t3 2-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa A. Heilman 3% 33% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM J. Keppinger M. Prior 4% 37% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b3 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM A. Heilman M. Prior -4% 33% Strikeout (missed bunt)
b3 0-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM G. Williams M. Prior -3% 30% Flyball: CF
b3 0-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM K. Matsui M. Prior -3% 27% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Aaron Heilman facing 6-7-8
Wilson Delgado replaces Kazuo Matsui playing SS batting 2nd
t4 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC N. Garciaparra A. Heilman -3% 24% Walk
t4 2-0 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CHC T. Walker A. Heilman 3% 27% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 2-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CHC P. Bako A. Heilman 4% 31% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM D. Wright M. Prior -3% 28% Flyball: CF
b4 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM M. Piazza M. Prior -2% 26% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM R. Hidalgo M. Prior -1% 25% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Aaron Heilman facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Prior A. Heilman 2% 26% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC C. Patterson A. Heilman 1% 28% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t5 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee A. Heilman 1% 29% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
b5 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM E. Valent M. Prior 8% 37% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b5 0-2 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  NYM J. Phillips M. Prior 5% 42% Hit By Pitch
b5 0-2 0 12- 7,(3-2)  NYM J. Keppinger M. Prior 11% 53% Walk; Valent to 3B; Phillips to 2B
Jose Reyes pinch hits for Aaron Heilman (P) batting 9th
b5 0-2 0 123 2,(1-0)  O NYM J. Reyes M. Prior -10% 43% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Phillips to 3B; Keppinger to 2B
b5 0-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  O NYM G. Williams M. Prior -11% 33% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b5 0-2 2 123 7,(3-2)  O NYM W. Delgado M. Prior -11% 22% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tyler Yates facing 3-4-5
Tyler Yates replaces Jose Reyes (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez T. Yates 2% 24% Flyball: RF
t6 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Alou T. Yates 1% 25% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa T. Yates 1% 26% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
b6 0-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM D. Wright M. Prior -4% 22% Popfly: SS
b6 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM M. Piazza M. Prior -2% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Hidalgo M. Prior -2% 18% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tyler Yates facing 6-7-8
t7 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC N. Garciaparra T. Yates 2% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
Mike Stanton replaces Richard Hidalgo (RF) pitching and batting 5th
Victor Diaz replaces Tyler Yates (P) playing RF batting 9th
t7 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC T. Walker M. Stanton 1% 21% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC P. Bako M. Stanton 1% 22% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
b7 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM E. Valent M. Prior -4% 18% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM J. Phillips M. Prior -3% 15% Popfly: 1B
b7 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM J. Keppinger M. Prior -2% 14% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Mike Stanton facing 9-1-2
t8 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC M. Prior M. Stanton -2% 12% Single to SS (Line Drive to Short LF)
t8 2-0 0 1-- 8,(1-2)  O CHC C. Patterson M. Stanton 2% 14% Strikeout Swinging
Bartolome Fortunato replaces Mike Stanton pitching and batting 5th
t8 2-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHC D. Lee B. Fortunato -2% 12% Walk; Prior to 2B
t8 2-0 1 12- 4,(3-0)  CHC A. Ramirez B. Fortunato -3% 9% Walk; Prior to 3B; Lee to 2B
Heath Bell replaces Bartolome Fortunato pitching and batting 5th
t8 2-0 1 123 5,(3-1)  R CHC M. Alou H. Bell -4% 4% Walk; Prior Scores; Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
t8 3-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa H. Bell 2% 7% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  O CHC N. Garciaparra H. Bell 2% 9% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 9-1-2
b8 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  NYM V. Diaz M. Prior 7% 15% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Diaz to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
b8 0-3 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O NYM G. Williams M. Prior -5% 10% Strikeout Swinging
b8 0-3 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O NYM W. Delgado M. Prior -4% 6% Groundout: 2B-1B; Diaz to 3B
b8 0-3 2 --3 4,(3-0)  NYM D. Wright M. Prior 3% 9% Walk
Ryan Dempster replaces Nomar Garciaparra (SS) pitching and batting 6th
Neifi Perez replaces Mark Prior (P) playing SS batting 9th
b8 0-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O NYM M. Piazza R. Dempster -5% 3% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Heath Bell facing 7-8-9
t9 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC T. Walker H. Bell -1% 3% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Jose Macias pinch runs for Todd Walker (2B) batting 7th
t9 3-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHC P. Bako H. Bell 0% 3% Flyball: LF
t9 3-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC N. Perez H. Bell 0% 4% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 3-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Patterson H. Bell 0% 4% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
Jose Macias moves from PR to 2B
Todd Zeile pinch hits for Heath Bell (P) batting 5th
b9 0-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM T. Zeile R. Dempster -2% 2% Strikeout Swinging
b9 0-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM E. Valent R. Dempster 3% 5% Walk
b9 0-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  NYM J. Phillips R. Dempster 6% 10% Walk; Valent to 2B
LaTroy Hawkins replaces Ryan Dempster pitching and batting 6th
b9 0-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYM J. Keppinger L. Hawkins -6% 5% Flyball: RF; Valent to 3B
b9 0-3 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  RRR NYM V. Diaz L. Hawkins 49% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball); Valent Scores; Phillips Scores
b9 3-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM G. Williams L. Hawkins -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.
Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Mets' Ricky Bottalico facing 2-3-4
Ricky Bottalico replaces Todd Zeile (PH) pitching and batting 5th
t10 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Lee R. Bottalico 6% 56% Popfly: 2B
t10 3-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC A. Ramirez R. Bottalico -6% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t10 3-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Alou R. Bottalico -8% 42% Walk; Ramirez to 2B
t10 3-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO CHC S. Sosa R. Bottalico 22% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Michael Wuertz facing 2-3-4
Michael Wuertz replaces Sammy Sosa (RF) pitching and batting 5th
Calvin Murray replaces LaTroy Hawkins (P) playing RF batting 6th
b10 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM W. Delgado M. Wuertz -6% 58% Strikeout Looking
b10 3-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM D. Wright M. Wuertz -5% 54% Flyball: CF
b10 3-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM M. Piazza M. Wuertz -4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.
Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Mets' Jae Weong Seo facing 6-7-8
Jae Weong Seo replaces Mike Piazza (1B) pitching and batting 4th
Craig Brazell replaces Ricky Bottalico (P) playing 1B batting 5th
t11 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Murray J. Seo 6% 56% Flyball: RF
t11 3-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Macias J. Seo 5% 60% Popfly: 2B (CF-RF)
Michael Barrett pinch hits for Paul Bako (C) batting 8th
t11 3-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. Barrett J. Seo -7% 54% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
t11 3-3 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O CHC N. Perez J. Seo 10% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 11th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
Kent Mercker replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 5th
Michael Barrett moves from PH to C
b11 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R NYM C. Brazell K. Mercker 36% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 4.

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