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TBR  4
@BAL  2

CLE  4
@BOS  3

KCR  6
@DET  2

LAA  2
@SEA  1

OAK  4
@TEX  3

(11)
CIN  7
FLA  5

CHC  9
@NYM  5

PHI  6
ATL  2

ARI  4
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 51,137

Monday, September 22, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 3:21
Cubs
9
95-60
Won 3
1st
                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
W: J Marquis (11-9), L: J Niese (1-1), S: K Wood (33)
Mets
5
86-70
Lost 3
2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   0   0   0    0   3  .286  .893   24    2   0   
R Cedeno 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .701   14    4   3   
D Lee 1B                      4   1   1   1    1   2  .293  .827   27   10   0   HR
A Ramirez 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .287  .892   18    0   1   2·2B
G Soto C                      3   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .869   15    2   1   2B
  K Hill C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .417    6    4   0   
M DeRosa RF                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .285  .850   20    0   0   2B
  N Cotts P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Samardzija P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .223  .727    5    0   0   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Johnson CF                  2   1   2   2    0   0  .303  .782    9    1   0   
  F Pie CF                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .247  .652   12    2   0   
R Theriot SS                  3   1   3   0    2   0  .301  .735   19    1   3   
J Marquis P                   3   1   1   5    0   0  .203  .598    9    0   3   HR
  K Fukudome RF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .737    3    1   0   
Totals                       41   9  14   9    4   9              181   27  11
BATTING
2B: A Ramirez 2 (44, off N Figueroa, off L Ayala); M DeRosa (29, off J Niese); G Soto (35, off J Niese).
HR: D Lee (20, off N Figueroa; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Marquis (2, off J Niese; 4th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
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                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .299  .839   18    2   1   2B
D Murphy LF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .336  .919   18    1   0   2B
D Wright 3B                   4   2   2   2    1   0  .299  .924   16    1   3   HR
C Delgado 1B                  3   1   2   0    2   1  .273  .876   22    9   0   IW
C Beltran CF                  5   0   2   1    0   2  .282  .874   25    1   0   
R Church RF                   3   0   2   0    2   0  .282  .803   16    2   0   
L Castillo 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .249  .669   17    2   2   HBP,GDP
B Schneider C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .713   12    8   0   GDP
  D Easley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .695    4    0   0   
  R Castro C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .774         1   0   
J Niese P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    7    0   1   
  N Figueroa P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .297         0   0   
  N Evans PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .726    4    0   0   
  B Parnell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .536    4    0   0   
  A Heilman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  E Chavez PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .640    7    0   0   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   5  11   4    6   7              170   27   9
BATTING
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 Deep 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.

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
J Marquis, W (11-9)            6.2   8   4   4    4   4   1   4.43   30  109-61   36· 6·19   12· 5· 5· 0     42    -     0.84  -0.05
N Cotts                        0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.13    4   12-7     6· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.68  -0.02
J Samardzija                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    3   13-8     6· 2· 0    0· 0· 2· 0          1-0    0.84   0.05
C Marmol                       0.2   1   1   1    2   1   0   2.72    5   27-15    9· 1· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.01
K 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    0.62   0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   5    6   7   1          43  164-94   57· 9·28   15· 6· 8· 0          3-0 
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 Niese, L (1-1)               3     7   6   6    2   2   1   7.07   18   78-46   30· 3·13    9· 2· 3· 0     21    -     1.08  -0.47
N Figueroa                     1     2   1   1    0   2   1   4.67    5   14-11    5· 1· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.28  -0.03
B Parnell                      2     2   1   1    0   2   0   2.45    8   41-30   21· 8· 1    2· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.01
D Sanchez                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.37    3   12-9     5· 4· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
A Heilman                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.26    4   15-8     3· 1· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
L Ayala                        0.2   3   1   1    1   1   0   5.53    6   19-13    6· 3· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.01
R Rincon                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9    14   9   9    4   9   2          45  181-118  71·20·27   16· 9· 7· 0          3-0 
N Cotts faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
J Niese faced 5 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Marquis (8).
IBB: J Marquis (6; C Delgado).
HBP: N Cotts (1; L Castillo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Jerry Layne.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 51,137.
Weather: 66° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. A Soriano            LF    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. R Cedeno             2B    2. D Murphy             LF 
3. D Lee                1B    3. D Wright             3B 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. G Soto               C     5. C Beltran            CF 
6. M DeRosa             RF    6. R Church             RF 
7. R Johnson            CF    7. L Castillo           2B 
8. R Theriot            SS    8. B Schneider          C  
9. J Marquis            P     9. J Niese              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  2-2  123  1   19%  88% J Marquis       J Niese         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); DeRosa Scores; Johnson Scores; Theriot Scores
   b 3   1  1-1  -2-  2  -11%  31% D Murphy        J Marquis       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Reyes Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  3   10%  58% R Johnson       J Niese         Single to CF (Ground Ball); DeRosa Scores
   b 2   2  1-0  1-3  3   -9%  47% B Schneider     J Marquis       Wild Pitch; Delgado Scores; Castillo to 2B
   t 4   0  2-1  -2-  3    9%  54% M DeRosa        J Niese         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Soto to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jonathon Niese facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  A Soriano       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   46%  R Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   45%  D Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  J Reyes         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   49%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   50%  D Wright        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, Jonathon Niese facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   46%  G Soto          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  6   48%  M DeRosa        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  3   58%  R Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball); DeRosa Scores
          1--  7   60%  R Theriot       Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  J Marquis       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   52%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  6   56%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   49%  R Church        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Delgado to 3B
   O      1-3  1   56%  L Castillo      Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   R      1-3      47%  B Schneider     Wild Pitch; Delgado Scores; Castillo to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Jonathon Niese facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   48%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   46%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   47%  D Lee           Walk
   O      1--  6   45%  A Ramirez       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, Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   47%  J Niese         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  2   42%  J Reyes         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  2   31%  D Murphy        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Reyes Scores
   O      -2-  2   34%  D Wright        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  5   33%  C Delgado       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   37%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Jonathon Niese facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   45%  G Soto          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   54%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Soto to 3B
   R      1-3  6   61%  R Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive); Soto Scores; DeRosa to 2B
          12-  4   70%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); DeRosa to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   RRRR   123  1   88%  J Marquis       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); DeRosa Scores; Johnson Scores; Theriot Scores
                  Nelson Figueroa replaces Jonathon Niese pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   87%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  3   92%  D Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   92%  A Ramirez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  5   91%  G Soto          Strikeout Looking
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-7, Jason Marquis facing 6-7-8
                  Felix Pie replaces Reed Johnson playing CF batting 7th
          ---  1   89%  R Church        Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
          1--  5   85%  L Castillo      Walk; Church to 2B
   OO     12-  2   92%  B Schneider     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Church to 3B
                  Nick Evans pinch hits for Nelson Figueroa batting 9th
   O      --3  4   94%  N Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Bobby Parnell facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Parnell replaces Nick Evans pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   95%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   94%  F Pie           Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   96%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Line Drive); Pie to 3B
   RO     1-3  7   96%  J Marquis       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Pie Scores
   O      1--  7   96%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
                  Koyie Hill replaces Geovany Soto playing C batting 5th
   O      ---  6   97%  J Reyes         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   97%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  5   97%  D Wright        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   98%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, Bobby Parnell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   97%  R Cedeno        Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  8   97%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  A Ramirez       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, Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   96%  C Beltran       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5   93%  R Church        Walk; Beltran to 2B
   OO     12-  4   98%  L Castillo      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Beltran to 3B
   O      --3  2   98%  B Schneider     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, Duaner Sanchez facing 5-6-7
                  Duaner Sanchez replaces Bobby Parnell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  K Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   98%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Duaner Sanchez batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  M Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   98%  J Reyes         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   99%  D Murphy        Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   RR     1--  1   96%  D Wright        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Reyes Scores
                  Neal Cotts replaces Mark DeRosa pitching and batting 6th; Kosuke Fukudome replaces Jason Marquis playing RF batting 9th
          ---  3   95%  C Delgado       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   94%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Line Drive); Delgado to 2B
   O      12-  1   97%  R Church        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, Aaron Heilman facing 8-9-1
                  Aaron Heilman replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   97%  R Theriot       Walk
   O      1--  1   97%  K Fukudome      Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      1--  5   96%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   96%  R Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-8, Neal Cotts facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   93%  L Castillo      Hit By Pitch
                  Jeff Samardzija replaces Neal Cotts pitching and batting 6th; Damion Easley pinch hits for Brian Schneider batting 8th
   O      1--  4   96%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  Endy Chavez pinch hits for Aaron Heilman batting 9th
   O      1--  7   98%  E Chavez        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   99%  J Reyes         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, Luis Ayala facing 3-4-5
                  Luis Ayala replaces Endy Chavez pitching and batting 9th; Ramon Castro replaces Damion Easley playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  4   98%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   99%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   99%  K Hill          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ramirez to 3B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Jeff Samardzija batting 6th
          --3  5   99%  D Ward          Walk
   R      1-3  2   99%  F Pie           Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores; Ward to 2B
          12-  2   99%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ward to 3B; Pie to 2B
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Luis Ayala pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  2   99%  K Fukudome      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, Carlos Marmol facing 2-3-4
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  5  100%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  D Wright        Walk
          1--  5   98%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Wright to 3B
          1-3      98%  C Beltran       Defensive Indifference; Delgado to 2B
   RO     -23  5   99%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Wright Scores; Delgado to 3B
          --3  6   99%  R Church        Walk
                  Kerry Wood replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 6th
          1-3      98%  L Castillo      Defensive Indifference; Church to 2B
   O      -23  3  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 5.

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