May 16, 2007 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
NYY 3 NYY 8
@CHW 1 CLE 7
MIN 1 KCR 4
@OAK 3 LAA 5
@SEA 0 TBD 11
TEX 8 TOR 2
BAL 1 COL 5
ARI 3 HOU 2
SFG 1 LAD 5
STL 4 NYM 8
CHC 1 PHI 6
MIL 2 FLA 4
@PIT 3 SDP 3
CIN 2 WSN 6
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 37,483

Wednesday, May 16, 2007, 10:17PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Cubs

18-20

Lost 1

3rd, 6 GB

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

W: J Sosa (3-0), L: R Hill (4-3)

Mets

25-14

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Theriot 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .734   21    1   1   
C Floyd RF                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .296  .752   19    0   0   
A Soriano LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .822   13    4   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .823   14    1   3   
D Ward 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .909   17    7   1   
M Barrett C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .722   15    7   0   
J Jones CF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .685   14    2   0   
C Izturis SS                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .281  .714   16    2   1   
R Hill P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .059  .229    5    0   0   SH
  N Cotts P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Pagan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .385 1.077    4    0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   1   2   1    3   6              138   24   6

BATTING

SH: R Hill (2, off J Sosa).

TB: C Izturis; C Floyd.

RBI: C Floyd (15).

2-out RBI: C Floyd.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .337  .944   22    0   2   
  R Gotay PR-SS               0   1   0   0    0   0  .158  .474         1   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   2   2   2    1   2  .286  .955   25    2   2   HR
C Beltran CF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .305  .943   16    3   0   SB
C Delgado 1B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .217  .636   21   10   1   SB
D Wright 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .275  .791   18    0   4   2B,SB,SF
P Lo Duca C                   2   1   1   1    1   0  .288  .697   16    6   0   SF,IW
S Green RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .322  .899   11    1   0   
C Gomez LF                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .444 1.111   16    4   0   2B
J Sosa P                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .143  .393   18    0   0   
  J Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   8  12   8    5   7              163   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Gomez (2, off N Cotts); D Wright (10, off N Cotts).

HR: D Easley (6, off R Hill; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: P Lo Duca (3, off N Cotts); D Wright (1, off R Hill).

IBB: P Lo Duca (1, by R Hill).

TB: D Easley 5; D Wright 3; C Gomez 3; J Reyes 2; C Beltran; C Delgado; P Lo Duca; S Green.

RBI: C Gomez 2 (2); D Wright 2 (19); D Easley 2 (13); C Delgado (19); P Lo Duca (14).

2-out RBI: C Gomez 2; D Easley 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: D Easley (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran (6, 3rd base off R Hill/M Barrett); C Delgado (1, 2nd base off R Hill/M Barrett); D Wright (8, 2nd base off R Hill/M Barrett).

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
R Hill, L (4-3)                6     7   4   4    4   6   1   2.91   29  113-66   37· 9·20    6· 9· 4· 0     44    -     0.76  -0.16
N Cotts                        1     3   3   3    1   0   0   3.31    7   25-14   12· 1· 1    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.03
B Howry                        1     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.58    5   22-19   14· 1· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   8   8    5   7   1          41  160-99   63·11·25   11·11· 7· 0           -

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 Sosa, W (3-0)                7     1   1   1    3   5   0   2.25   26  104-63   34· 8·21    9· 6· 3· 0     73    -     0.75   0.31
J Smith                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.47    4   22-14    7· 4· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.09   0.00
B Wagner                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.53    3   12-7     4· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     2   1   1    3   6   0          33  138-84   45·13·26   12· 8· 4· 0          1-1

J Sosa faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Hill (1; P Lo Duca).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 37,483.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. R Theriot            2B    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. C Floyd              RF    2. D Easley             2B 
3. A Soriano            LF    3. C Beltran            CF 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. D Ward               1B    5. D Wright             3B 
6. M Barrett            C     6. P Lo Duca            C  
7. J Jones              CF    7. S Green              RF 
8. C Izturis            SS    8. C Gomez              LF 
9. R Hill               P     9. J Sosa               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  0-2  1--  2   13%  90% D Easley        R Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Reyes Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  12-  2   11%  66% C Gomez         R Hill          Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Short RF); Lo Duca Scores; Green to 3B
   b 3   1  0-1  12-  6    5%  75% C Delgado       R Hill          Walk; Easley to 3B; Beltran to 2B
   b 3   2  0-2  123  2   -5%  73% S Green         R Hill          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   b 2   2  0-1  1-3  4   -4%  61% J Sosa          R Hill          Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge Sosa facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  R Theriot       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  C Floyd         Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  A Soriano       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   55%  A Ramirez       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  J Reyes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   51%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   50%  C Beltran       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge Sosa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  D Ward          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   54%  M Barrett       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   55%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  D Wright        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   52%  P Lo Duca       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  1   55%  S Green         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lo Duca to 2B
   R      12-  2   66%  C Gomez         Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Short RF); Lo Duca Scores; Green to 3B
   O      1-3  4   61%  J Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jorge Sosa facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   57%  C Izturis       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   59%  R Hill          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Izturis to 2B
   O      -2-  6   63%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Izturis to 3B
   O      --3  3   67%  C Floyd         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Hill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   65%  J Reyes         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   67%  D Easley        Walk
          1--  2   70%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Line Drive); Easley to 2B
          12-  6   75%  C Delgado       Walk; Easley to 3B; Beltran to 2B
   RO     123  2   76%  D Wright        Popfly: 2B/Sacrifice Fly (Short CF-RF); Easley Scores
          12-      77%  P Lo Duca       Beltran Steals 3B; Delgado Steals 2B
          -23  4   78%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   73%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Jorge Sosa facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   76%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   78%  A Ramirez       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   76%  D Ward          Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   79%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   77%  C Gomez         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  6   76%  J Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   77%  J Reyes         Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short RF)
   RR     1--  2   90%  D Easley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Reyes Scores
   O      ---  5   90%  C Beltran       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Jorge Sosa facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   92%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  C Izturis       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   93%  R Hill          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rich Hill facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   93%  C Delgado       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  2   93%  D Wright        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      94%  P Lo Duca       Wright Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   93%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   92%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Jorge Sosa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   94%  R Theriot       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   95%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rich Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   95%  C Gomez         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  6   95%  J Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  8   95%  J Reyes         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   94%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Jorge Sosa facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   96%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  7   94%  D Ward          Walk
   O      1--  5   96%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Ward to 2B
   O      -2-  6   97%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Neal Cotts facing 3-4-5
                  Neal Cotts replaces Rich Hill pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   98%  C Beltran       Walk
          1--  2   98%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Line Drive); Beltran to 2B
   R      12-  7   99%  D Wright        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Beltran Scores; Delgado to 3B
   RO     -23  2   99%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Delgado Scores
   O      -2-  3   99%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B; Wright to 3B
   R      --3  4  100%  C Gomez         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Wright Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Sosa          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 7.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Jorge Sosa facing 8-9-1
          ---  8   99%  C Izturis       Walk
                  Joe Smith replaces Jorge Sosa pitching and batting 9th; Angel Pagan pinch hits for Neal Cotts batting 9th
   O      1--  4  100%  A Pagan         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Izturis to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Izturis to 3B
   R      --3  6  100%  C Floyd         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Izturis Scores
   O      1--  6  100%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-1, Bobby Howry facing 1-2-3
                  Bobby Howry replaces Angel Pagan pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  J Reyes         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Ruben Gotay pinch runs for Jose Reyes batting 1st
          1--  4  100%  D Easley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gotay to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Gotay to 3B
   RO     1-3  5  100%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Gotay Scores
   O      1--  5  100%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 8.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Billy Wagner facing 4-5-6
                  Billy Wagner replaces Joe Smith pitching and batting 9th; Ruben Gotay moves to SS
   O      ---  4  100%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Ward          Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation