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Monday, September 22, 2008 7:10PM
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 51,137, Time of Game: 3:21
Cubs
9
95-60
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
 at Mets
5
86-70
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
W: Jason Marquis (11-9)
S: Kerry Wood (33)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   6  1  0   0  0  1    9 14  0
Mets            0  1  1   0  0  0   2  0  1    5 11  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfonso Soriano LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .893 24 17 -0.064 0.50 0.000 -0.064 -1.2 2 0
Ronny Cedeno 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .701 14 11 -0.046 0.37 0.000 -0.046 -1.0 4 3
Derrek Lee 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 .293 .827 27 16 0.049 0.26 0.063 -0.014 0.6 10 0 HR
Aramis Ramirez 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .287 .891 18 12 -0.042 0.40 0.009 -0.051 0.1 0 1 2·2B
Geovany Soto C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .869 15 7 0.051 0.70 0.077 -0.026 0.1 2 1 2B
   Koyie Hill C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .417 6 6 -0.004 0.07 0.000 -0.004 -0.6 4 0
Mark DeRosa RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 .285 .850 20 13 0.114 0.56 0.115 -0.001 1.2 0 0 2B
   Neal Cotts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Samardzija P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Daryle Ward PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 .727 5 1 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.1
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kerry Wood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Reed Johnson CF 2 1 2 2 0 0 .303 .782 9 5 0.170 1.68 0.170 0.000 1.6 1 0
   Felix Pie CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .247 .652 12 10 0.000 0.18 0.008 -0.008 0.5 2 0
Ryan Theriot SS 3 1 3 0 2 0 .301 .735 19 11 0.124 0.68 0.124 0.000 2.4 1 3
Jason Marquis P 3 1 1 5 0 0 .203 .598 9 7 0.152 1.45 0.192 -0.040 1.8 0 3 HR
   Kosuke Fukudome RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .736 3 2 -0.007 0.14 0.000 -0.007 -1.1 1 0
Team Totals 41 9 14 9 4 9 .341 .985 181 118 0.498 0.54 0.759 -0.261 4.5 27 11
2B: A Ramirez 2 (44, 1 off N Figueroa, 1 off L Ayala); M DeRosa (29, off J Niese); G Soto (35, off J Niese).
HR: J Marquis (2, off J Niese; 4th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to RF); D Lee (20, off N Figueroa; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
TB: D Lee 4; J Marquis 4; M DeRosa 4; A Ramirez 4; R Theriot 3; R Johnson 2; G Soto 2; F Pie.
RBI: J Marquis 5 (10); R Johnson 2 (48); F Pie (10); D Lee (89).
2-out RBI: D Lee; F Pie; R Johnson.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Theriot-R Cedeno-D Lee 2.

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Reyes SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 .299 .840 18 12 0.011 0.49 0.053 -0.042 -0.0 2 1 2B
Dan Murphy LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .336 .920 18 12 0.078 0.54 0.112 -0.034 0.1 1 0 2B
David Wright 3B 4 2 2 2 1 0 .299 .924 16 7 -0.005 0.39 0.038 -0.042 1.8 1 3 HR
Carlos Delgado 1B 3 1 2 0 2 1 .273 .875 22 11 0.160 0.76 0.167 -0.007 2.1 9 0 IW
Carlos Beltran CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 .282 .873 23 15 -0.066 0.90 0.030 -0.096 -0.3 1 0
Ryan Church RF 3 0 2 0 2 0 .282 .803 16 7 0.106 0.73 0.136 -0.031 1.5 2 0
Luis Castillo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .249 .669 16 8 -0.069 1.06 0.071 -0.140 -1.4 2 2 HBP,GDP
Brian Schneider C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .713 9 6 -0.121 1.02 0.000 -0.121 -1.8 8 0 GDP
   Damion Easley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .694 4 3 -0.027 1.18 0.000 -0.027 -0.4
   Ramon Castro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .774 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jonathon Niese P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 7 4 -0.025 0.99 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 1
   Nelson Figueroa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .298 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Nick Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .726 4 2 -0.018 0.65 0.000 -0.018 -0.4
   Bobby Parnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Duaner Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marlon Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .537 4 3 -0.006 0.24 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
   Aaron Heilman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Endy Chavez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .640 7 4 -0.019 0.76 0.000 -0.019 -0.3
   Luis Ayala P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricardo Rincon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 11 4 6 7 .306 .863 164 94 -0.001 0.73 0.607 -0.608 0.5 27 9
2B: D Murphy (9, off J Marquis); J Reyes (36, off J Marquis).
HR: D Wright (33, off J Marquis; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: C Delgado (17, by J Marquis).
HBP: L Castillo (2, by N Cotts).
TB: D Wright 5; J Reyes 3; R Church 2; C Beltran 2; D Murphy 2; C Delgado 2.
GIDP: L Castillo (13); B Schneider (11).
RBI: D Wright 2 (120); C Beltran (109); D Murphy (17).
2-out RBI: D Wright 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 12.

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
Jason Marquis, W (11-9) 6.2 8 4 4 4 4 1 4.43 30 109 61 36 6 19 12 10 5 0 42 -0.040 0.83 -0.6
Neal Cotts 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.13 4 12 7 6 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.023 0.62 -0.3
Jeff Samardzija 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 3 13 8 6 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0.057 0.77 0.9
Carlos Marmol 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 2.72 5 27 15 9 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.007 0.32 -1.0
Kerry Wood, S (33) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.36 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.014 0.56 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 6 7 1 5.00 43 164 94 57 9 28 15 14 8 0 42 3 0 0.001 0.54 -0.5
N Cotts faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

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
Jonathon Niese, L (1-1) 3 7 6 6 2 2 1 7.07 18 78 46 30 3 13 9 5 3 0 21 -0.460 1.11 -4.5
Nelson Figueroa 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 4.67 5 14 11 5 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.030 0.27 -0.5
Bobby Parnell 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2.45 8 41 30 21 8 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 -0.013 0.18 0.0
Duaner Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.37 3 12 9 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.05 0.5
Aaron Heilman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.26 4 15 8 3 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.16 0.5
Luis Ayala 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 5.53 6 19 13 6 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 -0.009 0.07 -1.3
Ricardo Rincon 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0.002 0.08 0.8
Team Totals 9 14 9 9 4 9 2 9.00 45 181 118 71 20 27 16 16 7 0 21 3 0 -0.499 0.73 -4.5
J Niese faced 5 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Marquis (8).
HBP: N Cotts (1; L Castillo).
IBB: J Marquis (6; C Delgado).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Jerry Layne.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 51,137.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-2 0 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR CHC J. Marquis J. Niese 19% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); DeRosa Scores; Johnson Scores; Theriot Scores
b3 1-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R NYM D. Murphy J. Marquis -11% 31% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Reyes Scores
t2 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHC R. Johnson J. Niese 10% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball); DeRosa Scores
b2 0-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R NYM B. Schneider J. Marquis -9% 47% Wild Pitch; Delgado Scores; Castillo to 2B
t4 1-2 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  CHC M. DeRosa J. Niese 8% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Soto to 3B

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' Jonathon Niese facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Niese -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Cedeno J. Niese -2% 46% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC D. Lee J. Niese -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM J. Reyes J. Marquis 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Murphy J. Marquis 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM D. Wright J. Marquis 1% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jonathon Niese facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Niese -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC G. Soto J. Niese -2% 46% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. DeRosa J. Niese 2% 48% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHC R. Johnson J. Niese 10% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball); DeRosa Scores
t2 1-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHC R. Theriot J. Niese 2% 60% Walk; Johnson to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Marquis J. Niese -4% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM C. Delgado J. Marquis -4% 52% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O NYM C. Beltran J. Marquis 4% 56% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYM R. Church J. Marquis -7% 49% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Delgado to 3B
b2 0-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O NYM L. Castillo J. Marquis 7% 56% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
b2 0-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R NYM B. Schneider J. Marquis -9% 47% Wild Pitch; Delgado Scores; Castillo to 2B
b2 1-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O NYM B. Schneider J. Marquis 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Jonathon Niese facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Niese -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno J. Niese -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee J. Niese 1% 47% Walk
t3 1-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Niese -3% 44% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM J. Niese J. Marquis 3% 47% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
b3 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM J. Reyes J. Marquis -5% 42% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b3 1-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R NYM D. Murphy J. Marquis -11% 31% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Reyes Scores
b3 2-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O NYM D. Wright J. Marquis 3% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 2-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  NYM C. Delgado J. Marquis -1% 34% Intentional Walk
b3 2-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYM C. Beltran J. Marquis 4% 38% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Jonathon Niese facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC G. Soto J. Niese 8% 45% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t4 1-2 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  CHC M. DeRosa J. Niese 8% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Soto to 3B
t4 1-2 0 1-3 6,(3-2)  R CHC R. Johnson J. Niese 7% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive); Soto Scores; DeRosa to 2B
t4 2-2 0 12- 4,(0-2)  CHC R. Theriot J. Niese 8% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); DeRosa to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t4 2-2 0 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR CHC J. Marquis J. Niese 19% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); DeRosa Scores; Johnson Scores; Theriot Scores
Nelson Figueroa replaces Jonathon Niese pitching and batting 9th
t4 6-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano N. Figueroa -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t4 6-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Cedeno N. Figueroa -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 6-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHC D. Lee N. Figueroa 5% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 7-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Ramirez N. Figueroa 1% 92% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t4 7-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Soto N. Figueroa -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-7, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 6-7-8
Felix Pie replaces Reed Johnson playing CF batting 7th
b4 2-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM R. Church J. Marquis -2% 88% Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
b4 2-7 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYM L. Castillo J. Marquis -4% 84% Walk; Church to 2B
b4 2-7 0 12- 2,(0-1)  OO NYM B. Schneider J. Marquis 8% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Church to 3B
Nick Evans pinch hits for Nelson Figueroa (P) batting 9th
b4 2-7 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O NYM N. Evans J. Marquis 2% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Mets 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mets' Bobby Parnell facing 6-7-8
Bobby Parnell replaces Nick Evans (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 7-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  CHC M. DeRosa B. Parnell 1% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 7-2 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O CHC F. Pie B. Parnell -1% 94% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 7-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Theriot B. Parnell 1% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive); Pie to 3B
t5 7-2 1 1-3 7,(2-2)  RO CHC J. Marquis B. Parnell 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Pie Scores
t5 8-2 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano B. Parnell -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
Koyie Hill replaces Geovany Soto playing C batting 5th
b5 2-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM J. Reyes J. Marquis 1% 97% Popfly: 2B
b5 2-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM D. Murphy J. Marquis 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b5 2-8 2 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM D. Wright J. Marquis -0% 97% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b5 2-8 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM C. Delgado J. Marquis 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mets' Bobby Parnell facing 2-3-4
t6 8-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Cedeno B. Parnell -0% 97% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
t6 8-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee B. Parnell -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t6 8-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez B. Parnell -0% 97% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
b6 2-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  NYM C. Beltran J. Marquis -1% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b6 2-8 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYM R. Church J. Marquis -3% 93% Walk; Beltran to 2B
b6 2-8 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO NYM L. Castillo J. Marquis 5% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Beltran to 3B
b6 2-8 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O NYM B. Schneider J. Marquis 1% 98% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 2.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mets' Duaner Sanchez facing 5-6-7
Duaner Sanchez replaces Bobby Parnell pitching and batting 9th
t7 8-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC K. Hill D. Sanchez -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t7 8-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. DeRosa D. Sanchez -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 8-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC F. Pie D. Sanchez -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Duaner Sanchez (P) batting 9th
b7 2-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM M. Anderson J. Marquis 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  NYM J. Reyes J. Marquis -1% 98% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b7 2-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM D. Murphy J. Marquis 1% 99% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 2-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR NYM D. Wright J. Marquis -3% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Reyes Scores
Neal Cotts replaces Mark DeRosa (RF) pitching and batting 6th
Kosuke Fukudome replaces Jason Marquis (P) playing RF batting 9th
b7 4-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM C. Delgado N. Cotts -1% 95% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b7 4-8 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  NYM C. Beltran N. Cotts -2% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive); Delgado to 2B
b7 4-8 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Church N. Cotts 3% 96% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 4.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mets' Aaron Heilman facing 8-9-1
Aaron Heilman replaces Marlon Anderson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 8-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC R. Theriot A. Heilman 1% 97% Walk
t8 8-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Fukudome A. Heilman -0% 97% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t8 8-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano A. Heilman -0% 96% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t8 8-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno A. Heilman -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-8, Cubs' Neal Cotts facing 7-8-9
b8 4-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM L. Castillo N. Cotts -3% 93% Hit By Pitch
Jeff Samardzija replaces Neal Cotts pitching and batting 6th
Damion Easley pinch hits for Brian Schneider (C) batting 8th
b8 4-8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Easley J. Samardzija 3% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Endy Chavez pinch hits for Aaron Heilman (P) batting 9th
b8 4-8 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O NYM E. Chavez J. Samardzija 2% 97% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b8 4-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM J. Reyes J. Samardzija 1% 99% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mets' Luis Ayala facing 3-4-5
Luis Ayala replaces Endy Chavez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Ramon Castro replaces Damion Easley (PH) playing C batting 8th
t9 8-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee L. Ayala -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t9 8-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC A. Ramirez L. Ayala 0% 99% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t9 8-4 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC K. Hill L. Ayala -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ramirez to 3B
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Jeff Samardzija (P) batting 6th
t9 8-4 2 --3 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Ward L. Ayala 0% 99% Walk
t9 8-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R CHC F. Pie L. Ayala 1% 99% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores; Ward to 2B
t9 9-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Theriot L. Ayala 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ward to 3B; Pie to 2B
Ricardo Rincon replaces Luis Ayala pitching and batting 9th
t9 9-4 2 123 2,(1-0)  O CHC K. Fukudome R. Rincon -0% 99% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-9, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 2-3-4
Carlos Marmol replaces Daryle Ward (PH) pitching and batting 6th
b9 4-9 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM D. Murphy C. Marmol 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 4-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM D. Wright C. Marmol -0% 99% Walk
b9 4-9 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  NYM C. Delgado C. Marmol -1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Wright to 3B
b9 4-9 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  NYM C. Beltran C. Marmol -0% 98% Defensive Indifference; Delgado to 2B
b9 4-9 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO NYM C. Beltran C. Marmol 2% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Wright Scores; Delgado to 3B
b9 5-9 2 --3 6,(3-2)  NYM R. Church C. Marmol -1% 99% Walk
Kerry Wood replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 6th
b9 5-9 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  NYM L. Castillo K. Wood -1% 98% Defensive Indifference; Church to 2B
b9 5-9 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O NYM L. Castillo K. Wood 2% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 5.

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