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@WSN		9
4
Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 7:10PM
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 54,416, Time of Game: 4:04
Cubs
9
96-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Mets
6
87-71
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Bob Howry (7-4)
L: Luis Ayala (2-10)
S: Kerry Wood (34)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   0  4  0   1  0  0   3    9 15  0
Mets            0  0  5   0  0  0   0  1  0   0    6  8  1

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 2 1 1 1 .285 .888 24 13 0.181 1.37 0.276 -0.095 1.2 5 0 2B
   Felix Pie CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .652 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ryan Theriot SS 6 2 3 0 0 0 .304 .737 27 18 -0.039 1.40 0.122 -0.161 -0.7 1 1 SB,GDP
Derrek Lee 1B 3 2 1 1 3 0 .293 .830 28 12 0.365 1.40 0.423 -0.059 1.0 10 0 2B
Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 2 2 2 3 1 .289 .902 29 14 0.241 1.18 0.264 -0.022 3.0 0 1 HR
Mark DeRosa RF 3 1 2 3 0 0 .285 .857 9 7 0.204 2.08 0.274 -0.070 2.1 0 0 HR,2B
   Kosuke Fukudome PR-RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .260 .736 10 6 -0.120 1.26 0.000 -0.120 -1.1 0 0 GDP
Reed Johnson CF-LF 5 0 2 1 0 3 .308 .789 19 13 0.108 1.50 0.205 -0.097 0.8 4 0
Ronny Cedeno 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 .269 .686 19 13 -0.164 1.37 0.000 -0.164 -1.1 0 6
Henry Blanco C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .289 .720 13 8 0.025 0.58 0.035 -0.010 0.2 5 0
   Micah Hoffpauir PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .853 3 2 0.058 2.05 0.058 0.000 0.4
   Kevin Hart 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
   Jim Edmonds PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .819 6 3 -0.034 1.32 0.000 -0.034 -0.1
   Bob Howry 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
Carlos Zambrano P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .341 .902 14 10 -0.095 1.22 0.000 -0.095 -0.9 0 1
   Neal Cotts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Daryle Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .713 3 1 -0.074 3.25 0.000 -0.074 -0.5
   Koyie Hill C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .385 2 2 -0.059 2.32 0.000 -0.059 -0.2 5 0
Team Totals 43 9 15 8 7 8 .349 .998 206 122 0.597 1.42 1.657 -1.060 4.0 30 9
2B: A Soriano (27, off B Stokes); M DeRosa (30, off O Perez); D Lee (41, off L Ayala).
HR: A Ramirez (27, off L Ayala; 10th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M DeRosa (21, off O Perez; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: M DeRosa 6; A Ramirez 5; A Soriano 3; R Theriot 3; R Johnson 2; D Lee 2; H Blanco 2; M Hoffpauir.
GIDP: K Fukudome (6); R Theriot (18).
RBI: M DeRosa 3 (87); A Ramirez 2 (111); D Lee (90); R Johnson (50); A Soriano (75).
2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2; D Lee; A Soriano.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Lee.
Baserunning
SB: R Theriot (22, 2nd base off L Ayala/R Castro).

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 1 1 0 1 1 .300 .842 24 14 -0.048 1.97 0.156 -0.204 -0.5 5 3
Daniel Murphy LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .339 .940 27 15 -0.008 1.89 0.333 -0.341 -0.7 1 0 3B
David Wright 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 .300 .923 26 15 -0.048 2.08 0.152 -0.200 0.3 1 0
Carlos Delgado 1B 4 2 2 4 1 0 .274 .886 21 12 0.381 2.76 0.477 -0.096 3.5 10 0 HR,2B,IW
Carlos Beltran CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .280 .869 22 10 0.296 2.47 0.318 -0.021 1.6 2 0 3·SB,IW
Ryan Church RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .277 .787 21 16 -0.392 2.40 0.000 -0.392 -2.2 2 0
Brian Schneider C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .709 10 5 -0.032 0.64 0.000 -0.032 -0.4 6 0
   Nick Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .719 4 3 -0.052 1.85 0.000 -0.052 -0.4
   Ramon Castro C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .755 7 6 -0.373 5.29 0.000 -0.373 -1.6 2 0
Argenis Reyes 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .218 .504 7 6 -0.034 1.04 0.030 -0.064 -0.2 0 2
   Brian Stokes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Bobby Parnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Endy Chavez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .642 4 0 0.026 5.85 0.026 0.000 0.2 IW
   Luis Ayala P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Luis Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .660 9 6 -0.023 0.91 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
Oliver Perez P 1 1 0 0 0 0 .109 .297 1 1 -0.034 1.43 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 0 0
   Duaner Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marlon Anderson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 .542 6 2 0.046 1.17 0.046 0.000 0.4
   Joe Smith 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
   Ramon Martinez 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .333 1.167 12 6 0.393 3.43 0.406 -0.013 1.5 1 3 2B
Team Totals 37 6 8 6 9 9 .216 .775 201 117 0.098 2.33 1.944 -1.845 1.0 30 10
2B: C Delgado (32, off J Samardzija); R Martinez (1, off K Hart).
3B: D Murphy (3, off B Howry).
HR: C Delgado (38, off C Zambrano; 3rd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
IBB: C Delgado (18, by B Howry); E Chavez (3, by J Samardzija); C Beltran (13, by B Howry).
TB: C Delgado 6; D Murphy 3; R Martinez 2; C Beltran; J Reyes; A Reyes; D Wright.
RBI: C Delgado 4 (114); R Martinez (1); D Wright (123).
2-out RBI: C Delgado 4; D Wright; R Martinez.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Reyes-C Delgado; R Martinez-J Reyes-C Delgado.
E: D Murphy (1).
Baserunning
SB: C Beltran 3 (24, 3rd base off N Cotts/H Blanco, 2nd base off J Samardzija/K Hill, 2nd base off N Cotts/H Blanco).

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
Carlos Zambrano 4.2 3 5 5 4 2 1 3.91 21 87 50 31 6 13 6 9 3 0 36 -0.330 1.12 -3.0
Neal Cotts 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.97 5 27 18 8 5 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.142 1.96 1.0
Kevin Hart, H (1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.84 4 17 10 5 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.108 2.63 0.5
Jeff Samardzija, BS (3) 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.33 7 27 15 9 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 -0.196 4.72 -0.5
Bob Howry, W (7-4) 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 5.19 6 26 12 7 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.137 4.42 0.5
Kerry Wood, S (34) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.31 3 17 12 9 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.041 0.53 0.5
Team Totals 10 8 6 6 9 9 1 5.40 46 201 117 69 20 28 11 17 7 0 36 2 0 -0.098 1.42 -1.0

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
Oliver Perez 4.1 6 5 5 5 6 1 4.25 23 105 58 36 9 13 5 7 2 0 32 -0.186 1.01 -1.9
Duaner Sanchez 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.32 4 17 10 7 2 1 3 1 1 0 2 2 -0.077 1.78 -0.6
Joe Smith 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.67 4 18 11 5 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.010 1.06 0.1
Ricardo Rincon 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 1 4 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.065 2.53 0.4
Brian Stokes 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.48 6 13 10 8 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 -0.140 2.39 -0.5
Bobby Parnell 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.93 3 12 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.052 0.92 0.5
Luis Ayala, L (2-10) 2 3 3 3 0 2 1 5.69 9 37 25 16 1 8 3 4 2 0 0 0 -0.322 1.79 -2.0
Team Totals 10 15 9 9 7 8 2 8.10 50 206 122 76 16 30 18 17 7 0 32 4 2 -0.598 2.33 -4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Howry 2 (5; C Delgado, C Beltran); J Samardzija (2; E Chavez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.
Time of Game: 4:04.
Attendance: 54,416.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 63° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Mets
1 Alfonso Soriano LF 1 Jose Reyes SS
2 Ryan Theriot SS 2 Daniel Murphy LF
3 Derrek Lee 1B 3 David Wright 3B
4 Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 Carlos Delgado 1B
5 Mark DeRosa RF 5 Carlos Beltran CF
6 Reed Johnson CF 6 Ryan Church RF
7 Ronny Cedeno 2B 7 Brian Schneider C
8 Henry Blanco C 8 Argenis Reyes 2B
9 Carlos Zambrano P 9 Oliver Perez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t10 6-6 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R CHC D. Lee L. Ayala 36% 83% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Theriot Scores
b3 1-1 2 123 6,(3-2)  RRRR NYM C. Delgado C. Zambrano -30% 12% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Reyes Scores; Murphy Scores; Wright Scores
b9 6-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  NYM D. Murphy B. Howry -30% 7% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b7 5-6 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  OO NYM D. Murphy K. Hart 29% 66% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Reyes out at 1B/1B
b8 5-6 2 123 5,(3-1)  R NYM R. Martinez J. Samardzija -27% 37% Walk; Delgado Scores; Beltran to 3B; Chavez 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' Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC A. Soriano O. Perez 4% 54% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  OO CHC R. Theriot O. Perez -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee O. Perez 1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez O. Perez -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM J. Reyes C. Zambrano 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM D. Murphy C. Zambrano 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM D. Wright C. Zambrano 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Oliver Perez facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC M. DeRosa O. Perez 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t2 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Johnson O. Perez -2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno O. Perez -1% 57% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC H. Blanco O. Perez -1% 56% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM C. Delgado C. Zambrano 3% 58% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b2 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM C. Beltran C. Zambrano 2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Church C. Zambrano 1% 61% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Oliver Perez facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC C. Zambrano O. Perez -2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC A. Soriano O. Perez 2% 62% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC R. Theriot O. Perez 3% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Soriano to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Lee O. Perez -4% 61% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Soriano to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  CHC A. Ramirez O. Perez 2% 64% Walk; Theriot to 2B
t3 1-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa O. Perez -7% 57% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM B. Schneider C. Zambrano 3% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM A. Reyes C. Zambrano -3% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM O. Perez C. Zambrano 3% 60% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYM J. Reyes C. Zambrano -2% 57% Walk; Perez to 2B
b3 0-1 2 12- 7,(3-2)  NYM D. Murphy C. Zambrano -4% 54% Walk; Perez to 3B; Reyes to 2B
b3 0-1 2 123 9,(3-2)  R NYM D. Wright C. Zambrano -12% 42% Walk; Perez Scores; Reyes to 3B; Murphy to 2B
b3 1-1 2 123 6,(3-2)  RRRR NYM C. Delgado C. Zambrano -30% 12% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Reyes Scores; Murphy Scores; Wright Scores
b3 5-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM C. Beltran C. Zambrano 0% 12% Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 5.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Mets' Oliver Perez facing 6-7-8
t4 1-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Johnson O. Perez -2% 10% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno O. Perez -1% 9% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC H. Blanco O. Perez 1% 10% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 1-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Zambrano O. Perez -2% 9% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
b4 5-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Church C. Zambrano 1% 9% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 5-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM B. Schneider C. Zambrano 0% 10% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b4 5-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM A. Reyes C. Zambrano 0% 10% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 5.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Mets' Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
t5 1-5 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHC A. Soriano O. Perez -2% 8% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC R. Theriot O. Perez 2% 10% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 1-5 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHC D. Lee O. Perez 3% 13% Walk; Theriot to 2B
t5 1-5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  CHC A. Ramirez O. Perez 6% 19% Walk; Theriot to 3B; Lee to 2B
t5 1-5 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR CHC M. DeRosa O. Perez 17% 36% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Theriot Scores; Lee Scores; Ramirez to 3B
Duaner Sanchez replaces Oliver Perez pitching and batting 9th
Kosuke Fukudome pinch runs for Mark DeRosa (RF) batting 5th
t5 3-5 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RR CHC R. Johnson D. Sanchez 15% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ramirez Scores; Fukudome Scores/Adv on E7
t5 5-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Cedeno D. Sanchez -4% 46% Lineout: CF
t5 5-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC H. Blanco D. Sanchez 3% 49% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B
t5 5-5 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O CHC C. Zambrano D. Sanchez -6% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
Kosuke Fukudome moves from PR to RF
Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Duaner Sanchez (P) batting 9th
b5 5-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM M. Anderson C. Zambrano -5% 39% Walk
b5 5-5 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O NYM J. Reyes C. Zambrano 4% 43% Lineout: LF
b5 5-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYM D. Murphy C. Zambrano 4% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 5-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYM D. Wright C. Zambrano -4% 43% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Anderson to 3B
Neal Cotts replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-5 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  O NYM C. Delgado N. Cotts 7% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Mets' Joe Smith facing 1-2-3
Joe Smith replaces Marlon Anderson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Smith -3% 47% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t6 5-5 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Smith -2% 44% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 5-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Lee J. Smith 2% 46% Walk
t6 5-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC A. Ramirez J. Smith 3% 49% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lee to 2B
Ricardo Rincon replaces Joe Smith pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome R. Rincon -6% 42% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Neal Cotts facing 5-6-7
b6 5-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM C. Beltran N. Cotts -5% 37% Walk
b6 5-5 0 1-- 8,(2-2)  O NYM R. Church N. Cotts 2% 39% Strikeout Swinging, Beltran Steals 2B
Nick Evans pinch hits for Brian Schneider (C) batting 7th
b6 5-5 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYM N. Evans N. Cotts 5% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  NYM A. Reyes N. Cotts -1% 44% Beltran Steals 3B
b6 5-5 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O NYM A. Reyes N. Cotts 6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Mets' Brian Stokes facing 6-7-8
Brian Stokes replaces Argenis Reyes (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Ramon Castro replaces Nick Evans (PH) playing C batting 7th
Ramon Martinez replaces Ricardo Rincon (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t7 5-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC R. Johnson B. Stokes 6% 56% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t7 5-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Cedeno B. Stokes -6% 50% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
Micah Hoffpauir pinch hits for Henry Blanco (C) batting 8th
t7 5-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Hoffpauir B. Stokes 6% 56% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Cedeno to 2B
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Neal Cotts (P) batting 9th
t7 5-5 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O CHC D. Ward B. Stokes -7% 49% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t7 5-5 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R CHC A. Soriano B. Stokes 22% 70% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Cedeno Scores; Hoffpauir to 3B
t7 6-5 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Theriot B. Stokes -6% 64% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Cubs' Kevin Hart facing 9-1-2
Kevin Hart replaces Micah Hoffpauir (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Koyie Hill replaces Daryle Ward (PH) playing C batting 9th
b7 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  NYM R. Martinez K. Hart -13% 51% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b7 5-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  NYM J. Reyes K. Hart -13% 38% Single to C (Bunt to Front of Home); Martinez to 3B
b7 5-6 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  OO NYM D. Murphy K. Hart 29% 66% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Reyes out at 1B/1B
b7 5-6 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O NYM D. Wright K. Hart 8% 75% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mets' Bobby Parnell facing 3-4-5
Bobby Parnell replaces Brian Stokes pitching and batting 8th
t8 6-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee B. Parnell -2% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t8 6-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC A. Ramirez B. Parnell 2% 75% Walk
t8 6-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO CHC K. Fukudome B. Parnell -5% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 4-5-6
Jeff Samardzija replaces Kevin Hart pitching and batting 8th
b8 5-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  NYM C. Delgado J. Samardzija -17% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b8 5-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  NYM C. Beltran J. Samardzija -16% 36% Single to CF (Line Drive); Delgado to 3B
b8 5-6 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Church J. Samardzija 15% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-6 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  NYM R. Castro J. Samardzija -6% 45% Beltran Steals 2B
b8 5-6 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Castro J. Samardzija 21% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Endy Chavez pinch hits for Bobby Parnell (P) batting 8th
b8 5-6 2 -23 4,(3-0)  NYM E. Chavez J. Samardzija -3% 64% Intentional Walk
b8 5-6 2 123 5,(3-1)  R NYM R. Martinez J. Samardzija -27% 37% Walk; Delgado Scores; Beltran to 3B; Chavez to 2B
b8 6-6 2 123 6,(2-2)  O NYM J. Reyes J. Samardzija 13% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 6.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Mets' Luis Ayala facing 6-7-8
Luis Ayala replaces Endy Chavez (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t9 6-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Johnson L. Ayala -6% 44% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno L. Ayala -4% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Jeff Samardzija (P) batting 8th
t9 6-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC J. Edmonds L. Ayala -3% 36% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Cubs' Bob Howry facing 2-3-4
Bob Howry replaces Jim Edmonds (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b9 6-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  NYM D. Murphy B. Howry -30% 7% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b9 6-6 0 --3 6,(3-2)  O NYM D. Wright B. Howry 11% 17% Strikeout Swinging
b9 6-6 1 --3 4,(3-0)  NYM C. Delgado B. Howry 0% 18% Intentional Walk
b9 6-6 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  NYM C. Beltran B. Howry -1% 17% Intentional Walk; Delgado to 2B
b9 6-6 1 123 4,(2-1)  O NYM R. Church B. Howry 17% 34% Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 2B); Delgado to 3B; Beltran to 2B
b9 6-6 2 123 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Castro B. Howry 16% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 6.
Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Mets' Luis Ayala facing 9-1-2
t10 6-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC K. Hill L. Ayala -6% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t10 6-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC A. Soriano L. Ayala -4% 40% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t10 6-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Theriot L. Ayala 3% 43% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t10 6-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC D. Lee L. Ayala 4% 47% Theriot Steals 2B
t10 6-6 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R CHC D. Lee L. Ayala 36% 83% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Theriot Scores
t10 7-6 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  RR CHC A. Ramirez L. Ayala 13% 96% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Lee Scores
t10 9-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC K. Fukudome L. Ayala -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-9, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 8-9-1
Kerry Wood replaces Bob Howry pitching and batting 8th
Reed Johnson moves from CF to LF
Felix Pie replaces Alfonso Soriano (LF) playing CF batting 1st
Luis Castillo pinch hits for Luis Ayala (P) batting 8th
b10 6-9 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O NYM L. Castillo K. Wood 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b10 6-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Martinez K. Wood 1% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b10 6-9 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM J. Reyes K. Wood 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 6.

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