September 24, 2008 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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TBR 11
@BAL 6 BOS 5
CLE 4 KCR 10
@DET 4 MIN 3
CHW 2 LAA 6
@SEA 5 TEX 14
OAK 4 NYY 6
@TOR 2
(10) HOU 5
CIN 0 LAD 12
SDP 4 MIL 4
PIT 2 CHC 9
@NYM 6
(10) ATL 10
@PHI 4 COL 15
@SFG 6 STL 4
ARI 2 FLA 9
@WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 54,416

Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 4:04

Cubs

96-61

Won 1

1st

Lou Piniella

                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

W: B Howry (7-4), L: L Ayala (2-10), S: K Wood (34)

Mets

87-71

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

Jerry Manuel

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   0   2   1    1   1  .285  .887   24    5   0   2B
  F Pie CF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .652         0   0   
R Theriot SS                  6   2   3   0    0   0  .304  .737   27    1   1   SB,GDP
D Lee 1B                      3   2   1   1    3   0  .293  .831   31   10   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  3   2   2   2    3   1  .289  .902   29    0   1   HR
M DeRosa RF                   3   1   2   3    0   0  .285  .857    9    0   0   HR,2B
  K Fukudome PR-RF            3   1   0   0    0   0  .260  .736   10    0   0   GDP
R Johnson CF-LF               5   0   2   1    0   3  .308  .789   19    4   0   
R Cedeno 2B                   5   1   0   0    0   1  .269  .686   19    0   6   
H Blanco C                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .720   13    5   0   
  M Hoffpauir PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .853    3    0   0   
  K Hart P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Samardzija P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Edmonds PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .819    6    0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Zambrano P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .341  .902   14    0   1   
  N Cotts P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .712    3    0   0   
  K Hill C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .385    2    5   0   
Totals                       43   9  15   8    7   8              209   30   9

BATTING

2B: M DeRosa (30, off O Perez); D Lee (41, off L Ayala); A Soriano (27, off B Stokes).

HR: A Ramirez (27, off L Ayala; 10th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); M DeRosa (21, off O Perez; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

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                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   1   1   0    1   1  .300  .842   24    5   3   
D Murphy LF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .339  .940   27    1   0   3B
D Wright 3B                   4   1   1   1    1   2  .300  .923   26    1   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   2   2   4    1   0  .274  .885   21   10   0   HR,2B,IW
C Beltran CF                  3   0   1   0    2   0  .280  .869   22    2   0   3·SB,IW
R Church RF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .277  .787   21    2   0   
B Schneider C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .709   10    6   0   
  N Evans PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .719    4    0   0   
  R Castro C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .755   10    2   0   
A Reyes 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .218  .504    8    0   2   
  B Stokes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   2   
  B Parnell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Chavez PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .642    4    0   0   IW
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Castillo PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .660    9    0   0   
O Perez P                     1   1   0   0    0   0  .109  .296    1    0   0   
  D Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Anderson PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .215  .541    6    0   0   
  J Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Martinez 2B               2   0   1   1    1   0  .333 1.167   12    1   3   2B
Totals                       37   6   8   6    9   9              205   30  10

BATTING

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 Deep LF-CF).

IBB: C Delgado (18, by B Howry); C Beltran (13, by B Howry); E Chavez (3, by J Samardzija).

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. R Martinez-J Reyes-C Delgado; 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).

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
C Zambrano                     4.2   3   5   5    4   2   1   3.91   21   87-50   31· 6·13    6· 6· 3· 0     36    -     1.10  -0.34
N Cotts                        1.1   0   0   0    1   3   0   3.97    5   27-18    8· 5· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.91   0.14
K Hart, H (1)                  1     2   0   0    0   0   0   6.84    4   17-10    5· 3· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.52   0.11
J Samardzija, BS (3)           1     2   1   1    2   1   0   2.33    7   27-15    9· 1· 5    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    4.57  -0.20
B Howry, W (7-4)               1     1   0   0    2   2   0   5.19    6   26-12    7· 4· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    4.30   0.14
K Wood, S (34)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.31    3   17-12    9· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                        10     8   6   6    9   9   1          46  201-117  69·20·28   11·10· 7· 0          2-0

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
O Perez                        4.1   6   5   5    5   6   1   4.25   23  105-58   36· 9·13    5· 5· 2· 0     32    -     1.02  -0.19
D Sanchez                      0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.32    4   17-10    7· 2· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.73  -0.08
J Smith                        0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.67    4   18-11    5· 0· 6    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.07   0.01
R Rincon                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    1    4-3     1· 2· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.48   0.06
B Stokes                       1     3   1   1    0   0   0   3.48    6   13-10    8· 0· 2    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.38  -0.14
B Parnell                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.93    3   12-5     3· 2· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.00   0.05
L Ayala, L (2-10)              2     3   3   3    0   2   1   5.69    9   37-25   16· 1· 8    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.86  -0.33
Totals                        10    15   9   9    7   8   2          50  206-122  76·16·30   18·10· 7· 0          4-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Howry 2 (5; C Delgado, C Beltran); J Samardzija (2; E Chavez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.

Time of Game: 4:04.

Attendance: 54,416.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. A Soriano            LF    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. R Theriot            SS    2. D Murphy             LF 
3. D Lee                1B    3. D Wright             3B 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. M DeRosa             RF    5. C Beltran            CF 
6. R Johnson            CF    6. R Church             RF 
7. R Cedeno             2B    7. B Schneider          C  
8. H Blanco             C     8. A Reyes              2B 
9. C Zambrano           P     9. O Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  6-6  -2-  6   36%  83% D Lee           L Ayala         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Theriot Scores
   b 3   2  1-1  123  6  -31%  11% C Delgado       C Zambrano      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Reyes Scores; Murphy Scores; Wright Scores
   b 9   0  6-6  ---  5  -30%   7% D Murphy        B Howry         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   b 7   0  6-5  1-3  5   29%  67% D Murphy        K Hart          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Reyes out at 1B/1B
   b 8   2  6-5  123  5  -28%  37% R Martinez      J Samardzija    Walk; Delgado Scores; Beltran to 3B; Chavez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   54%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  8   46%  R Theriot       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  8   47%  D Lee           Walk
   O      1--  5   45%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  D Wright        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Oliver Perez facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   61%  M DeRosa        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   59%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   57%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   56%  H Blanco        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, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   59%  C Delgado       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   60%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   62%  R Church        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, Oliver Perez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   59%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   62%  A Soriano       Walk
          1--  5   65%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Soriano to 2B
   O      12-  1   62%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Soriano to 3B
          1-3  5   64%  A Ramirez       Walk; Theriot to 2B
   O      123  5   57%  M DeRosa        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, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   60%  B Schneider     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   57%  A Reyes         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   60%  O Perez         Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   58%  J Reyes         Walk; Perez to 2B
          12-  7   54%  D Murphy        Walk; Perez to 3B; Reyes to 2B
   R      123  9   42%  D Wright        Walk; Perez Scores; Reyes to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   RRRR   123  6   11%  C Delgado       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Reyes Scores; Murphy Scores; Wright Scores
   O      ---  7   12%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Oliver Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   10%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4    9%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   10%  H Blanco        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1    8%  C Zambrano      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3    9%  R Church        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7    9%  B Schneider     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  1   10%  A Reyes         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8    8%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   10%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   13%  D Lee           Walk; Theriot to 2B
          12-  6   19%  A Ramirez       Walk; Theriot to 3B; Lee to 2B
   RR     123  2   35%  M DeRosa        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 batting 5th
   RR     -23  2   50%  R Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ramirez Scores; Fukudome Scores/Adv on E7
   O      1--  2   47%  R Cedeno        Lineout: CF
          1--  5   49%  H Blanco        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  8   43%  C Zambrano      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
                  Kosuke Fukudome moves to RF; Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Duaner Sanchez batting 9th
          ---  6   39%  M Anderson      Walk
   O      1--  3   43%  J Reyes         Lineout: LF
   O      1--  4   47%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  2   43%  D Wright        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Anderson to 3B
                  Neal Cotts replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  5   50%  C Delgado       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, Joe Smith facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Smith replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   47%  A Soriano       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   44%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   46%  D Lee           Walk
          1--  2   49%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lee to 2B
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Joe Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   43%  K Fukudome      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, Neal Cotts facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   37%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      1--  8   39%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging, Beltran Steals 2B
                  Nick Evans pinch hits for Brian Schneider batting 7th
   O      -2-  4   45%  N Evans         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      44%  A Reyes         Beltran Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Brian Stokes facing 6-7-8
                  Brian Stokes replaces Argenis Reyes pitching and batting 8th; Ramon Castro replaces Nick Evans playing C batting 7th; Ramon Martinez replaces Ricardo Rincon playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  3   56%  R Johnson       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  1   50%  R Cedeno        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
                  Micah Hoffpauir pinch hits for Henry Blanco batting 8th
          1--  3   56%  M Hoffpauir     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Cedeno to 2B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Neal Cotts batting 9th
   O      12-  3   49%  D Ward          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   R      12-  2   71%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Cedeno Scores; Hoffpauir to 3B
   O      -23  1   64%  R Theriot       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Kevin Hart facing 9-1-2
                  Kevin Hart replaces Micah Hoffpauir pitching and batting 8th; Koyie Hill replaces Daryle Ward playing C batting 9th
          ---  5   51%  R Martinez      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  1   38%  J Reyes         Single to C (Bunt to Front of Home); Martinez to 3B
   OO     1-3  5   67%  D Murphy        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Reyes out at 1B/1B
   O      --3  6   75%  D Wright        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, Bobby Parnell facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Parnell replaces Brian Stokes pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  4   73%  D Lee           Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  5   75%  A Ramirez       Walk
   OO     1--  3   70%  K Fukudome      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, Jeff Samardzija facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Samardzija replaces Kevin Hart pitching and batting 8th
          ---  3   53%  C Delgado       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  1   36%  C Beltran       Single to CF (Line Drive); Delgado to 3B
   O      1-3  4   51%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
          1-3      45%  R Castro        Beltran Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   67%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Endy Chavez pinch hits for Bobby Parnell batting 8th
          -23  4   64%  E Chavez        Intentional Walk
   R      123  5   37%  R Martinez      Walk; Delgado Scores; Beltran to 3B; Chavez to 2B
   O      123  6   50%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Luis Ayala facing 6-7-8
                  Luis Ayala replaces Endy Chavez pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  4   44%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   40%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Jeff Samardzija batting 8th
   O      ---  6   37%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Bobby Howry facing 2-3-4
                  Bobby Howry replaces Jim Edmonds pitching and batting 8th
          ---  5    7%  D Murphy        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  6   17%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   18%  C Delgado       Intentional Walk
          1-3  4   17%  C Beltran       Intentional Walk; Delgado to 2B
   O      123  4   34%  R Church        Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 2B); Delgado to 3B; Beltran to 2B
   O      123  3   50%  R Castro        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 6.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Luis Ayala facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   44%  K Hill          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   40%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  3   43%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      47%  D Lee           Theriot Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   83%  " "             Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Theriot Scores
   RR     -2-  6   96%  A Ramirez       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Lee Scores
   O      ---  3   96%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-9, Kerry Wood facing 8-9-1
                  Kerry Wood replaces Bobby Howry pitching and batting 8th; Reed Johnson moves to LF; Felix Pie replaces Alfonso Soriano playing CF batting 1st; Luis Castillo pinch hits for Luis Ayala batting 8th
   O      ---  9   98%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  R Martinez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6  100%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 6.

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Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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