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BOS  6
CLE  1

DET  7
TBR  5

MIN  7
CHW  6

(10)
LAA  6
@SEA  4

TOR  8
NYY  2

HOU  8
CIN  6

SDP  7
@LAD  5

MIL  5
PIT  1

(10)
NYM  7
CHC  6

COL  3
@SFG  1

STL 12
ARI  3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 51,174

Thursday, September 25, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 3:20
Cubs
6
96-62
Lost 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  0  1   0  0  0   3  0  0    6 11  1
Mets            1  0  0   2  0  0   1  2  1    7 10  1
W: J Smith (6-3), L: K Hart (2-2)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Mets
7
88-71
Won 1
2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Pie LF                      5   1   1   0    0   2  .244  .637   16    3   0   SB,GDP
R Theriot SS                  2   2   0   0    3   0  .302  .738   28    2   4   
M Hoffpauir 1B                5   2   5   5    0   0  .387 1.054   13    6   1   2·HR,2B
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   0   0    1   2  .232  .811   20    3   0   
M Fontenot 2B                 4   0   3   0    1   0  .295  .903   17    2   1   2B
C McGehee 3B                  5   0   1   1    0   2  .222  .489   22    1   1   
K Fukudome RF                 3   0   0   0    2   2  .258  .734   23    1   0   2·IW
K Hill C                      5   0   0   0    0   3  .111  .278   19    8   1   
R Harden P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .222    7    0   0   
  C Gaudin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .786    2    0   0   
  N Cotts P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .706    3    0   0   
  K Hart P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38   6  11   6    7  12              170   26   8
BATTING
2B: M Fontenot (22, off R Rincon); M Hoffpauir (8, off P Martinez).
HR: M Hoffpauir 2 (2, off R Rincon, off P Martinez; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
IBB: K Fukudome 2 (9, by J Smith, by B Stokes).
TB: M Hoffpauir 12; M Fontenot 4; R Harden; F Pie; C McGehee.
GIDP: F Pie (3).
RBI: M Hoffpauir 5 (8); C McGehee (5).
2-out RBI: C McGehee; M Hoffpauir.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C McGehee-R Theriot-M Hoffpauir.
E: M Hoffpauir (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: F Pie (3, 2nd base off P Martinez/R Cancel).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   2   1   1    1   0  .299  .841   23    3   2   3·SB
D Murphy LF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .325  .904   25    1   0   
D Wright 3B                   2   1   1   1    2   1  .300  .925   26    0   1   SF
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .881   21    9   1   GDP,IW
C Beltran CF                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .282  .871   12    1   0   SB
R Church RF                   3   1   3   2    1   0  .284  .804   19    1   0   2B,CS
R Martinez 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .804   15    0   4   
R Cancel C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .245  .622   20   12   0   2B
P Martinez P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .333   10    0   1   
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Stokes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .538    5    0   0   
  S Schoeneweis P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Easley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .692    4    0   0   
  P Feliciano P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       34   7  10   7    6   7              180   27  11
BATTING
2B: R Cancel (2, off C Gaudin); R Church (14, off R Harden).
SF: D Wright (11, off R Harden).
IBB: C Delgado (19, by K Hart).
TB: R Church 4; R Cancel 3; C Beltran 2; J Reyes; D Wright; R Martinez.
GIDP: C Delgado (15).
RBI: R Church 2 (49); C Beltran (110); J Reyes (68); R Cancel (5); R Martinez (2); D Wright (124).
2-out RBI: R Church 2; C Beltran; R Cancel; R Martinez.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Martinez-J Reyes-C Delgado.
E: D Wright (16).
BASERUNNING
SB: C Beltran (25, 3rd base off B Howry/K Hill); J Reyes 3 (55, 2nd base off K Hart/K Hill, 2nd base off R Harden/K Hill 2).
CS: R Church (3, 2nd base by R Harden/K Hill).

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 Harden                       6     2   3   2    5   4   0   2.07   25   93-47   24· 4·19    6·10· 0· 0     57    -     1.20   0.00
C Gaudin, H (4)                1     1   1   1    0   0   0   4.28    4   16-12    7· 1· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.28  -0.01
N Cotts, H (9)                 0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   4.41    4   20-13    9· 2· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.78   0.00
B Howry, BS (4)                0.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   5.17    3   12-8     4· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          2-2    3.81  -0.35
K Hart, L (2-2)                0.2   2   1   1    1   2   0   7.01    5   25-12    7· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.35  -0.37
Totals                         8.2  10   7   6    6   7   0          41  166-92   51·11·30   14·10· 4· 0          2-2 
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
P Martinez                     6     7   5   5    4   9   1   5.61   29   99-67   35·10·22   11· 3· 2· 0     43    -     1.10  -0.14
R Rincon                       0.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   4.50    3    8-6     4· 2· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          2-2    1.15  -0.26
B Stokes                       0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.41    3   15-7     3· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.63   0.03
S Schoeneweis                  1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.20    5   22-13    8· 1· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.57   0.03
P Feliciano                    0     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.08    1    5-3     1· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.38  -0.08
J Smith, W (6-3)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.61    4   16-8     5· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.77   0.22
Totals                         9    11   6   6    7  12   2          45  165-104  56·17·31   17· 6· 3· 0          4-2 
P Martinez faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
P Feliciano faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Smith (1).
IBB: J Smith (4; K Fukudome); B Stokes (3; K Fukudome); K Hart (3; C Delgado).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Jim Wolf.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 51,174.
Weather: 64° F, Wind 18mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. F Pie                LF    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. R Theriot            SS    2. D Murphy             LF 
3. M Hoffpauir          1B    3. D Wright             3B 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. M Fontenot           2B    5. C Beltran            CF 
6. C McGehee            3B    6. R Church             RF 
7. K Fukudome           RF    7. R Martinez           2B 
8. K Hill               C     8. R Cancel             C  
9. R Harden             P     9. P Martinez           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  6-6  12-  3   39% 100% C Beltran       K Hart          Single to 1B (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Reyes Scores; Delgado to 2B
   b 8   2  6-5  12-  4   33%  61% R Cancel        B Howry         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Church Scores; Martinez to 3B
   t 7   0  3-3  12-  1  -25%  10% M Hoffpauir     R Rincon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pie Scores; Theriot Scores
   b 4   2  3-1  12-  5   25%  54% R Church        R Harden        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Wright Scores; Beltran Scores
   b 8   0  6-4  1--  4  -15%   9% C Delgado       N Cotts         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  R Theriot       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  2   43%  M Hoffpauir     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   42%  J Edmonds       Walk
          1--  3   40%  M Fontenot      Single to RF (Line Drive); Edmonds to 3B
   R      1-3  1   31%  C McGehee       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Edmonds Scores; Fontenot to 2B
   O      12-  6   34%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   38%  J Reyes         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--      41%  D Murphy        Reyes Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   39%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Reyes to 3B
   RO     --3  5   40%  D Wright        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Reyes Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   39%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   41%  K Hill          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   39%  R Harden        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  1   44%  F Pie           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Rich Harden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   41%  C Beltran       Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   44%  R Church        Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   41%  R Martinez      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  5   38%  R Cancel        Church Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   35%  R Theriot       Walk
   R      1--  1   23%  M Hoffpauir     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Theriot Scores
   O      -2-  5   27%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
          -2-  5   25%  M Fontenot      Walk
   O      12-  5   29%  C McGehee       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  7   32%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Rich Harden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   29%  R Cancel        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   28%  P Martinez      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   26%  J Reyes         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   28%  K Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   26%  R Harden        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   28%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   30%  R Theriot       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Rich Harden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   27%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   31%  D Wright        Walk
   O      1--  3   27%  C Delgado       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  4   30%  C Beltran       Walk; Wright to 2B
   RR     12-  5   54%  R Church        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Wright Scores; Beltran Scores
   O      -2-  2   50%  R Martinez      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   45%  M Hoffpauir     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   53%  M Fontenot      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   57%  C McGehee       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Rich Harden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   54%  R Cancel        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   51%  P Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   53%  J Reyes         Walk
          1--      55%  D Murphy        Reyes Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  K Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   57%  R Harden        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Rich Harden facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   63%  D Wright        Walk
   O      1--  6   58%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   54%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
          1--  4   56%  R Church        Walk; Beltran to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  R Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   44%  F Pie           Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      39%  R Theriot       Pie Steals 2B
          -2-  5   35%  " "             Walk
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Pedro Martinez pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-  1   10%  M Hoffpauir     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pie Scores; Theriot Scores
   O      ---  4   11%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3    9%  M Fontenot      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Brian Stokes replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   11%  C McGehee       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          -2-  4   10%  K Fukudome      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   12%  K Hill          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Chad Gaudin facing 8-9-1
                  Chad Gaudin replaces Rich Harden pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   19%  R Cancel        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Brian Stokes batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   15%  M Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Cancel to 3B
   RO     --3  2   15%  J Reyes         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Cancel Scores
   O      ---  2   13%  D Murphy        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Scott Schoeneweis facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Schoeneweis replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th; Reed Johnson pinch hits for Chad Gaudin batting 9th
   O      ---  2   14%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   15%  F Pie           Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          --- 10   15%  R Theriot       Walk
          1--  3   14%  M Hoffpauir     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Theriot to 2B
   O      12-  4   16%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-6, Neal Cotts facing 3-4-5
                  Neal Cotts replaces Reed Johnson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   24%  D Wright        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  4    9%  C Delgado       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   11%  C Beltran       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  6   15%  R Church        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Beltran to 2B
                  Bobby Howry replaces Neal Cotts pitching and batting 9th
          12-      16%  R Martinez      Beltran Steals 3B
   R      1-3  4   28%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Beltran Scores; Church to 2B
   R      12-  4   61%  R Cancel        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Church Scores; Martinez to 3B
                  Damion Easley pinch hits for Scott Schoeneweis batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   50%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Pedro Feliciano facing 5-6-7
                  Pedro Feliciano replaces Damion Easley pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   42%  M Fontenot      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Joe Smith replaces Pedro Feliciano pitching and batting 9th
          1--      33%  C McGehee       Wild Pitch; Fontenot to 2B
   O      -2-  6   44%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   42%  K Fukudome      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  K Hill          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Fontenot to 3B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Bobby Howry batting 9th
   O      1-3  3   63%  D Ward          Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Kevin Hart facing 1-2-3
                  Kevin Hart replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   71%  J Reyes         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   63%  D Murphy        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  5   61%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging, Reyes Steals 2B
          -2-  4   61%  C Delgado       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  3  100%  C Beltran       Single to 1B (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Reyes Scores; Delgado to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 7.

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