Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

96-62, 41-36 Away

Final

88-71, 47-31 Home


CHC
NYM

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	11	1
1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	7	10	1

J. Smith6-3

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

K. Hart2-2

0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
F. PieLF
R. TheriotSS
M. Hoffpauir1B
J. EdmondsCF
M. Fontenot2B
C. McGehee3B
K. FukudomeRF
K. HillC
R. HardenP
C. GaudinP
aR. JohnsonPH
N. CottsP
B. HowryP
bD. WardPH
K. HartP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.244	.308	.329
2	2	0	0	0	3	0	.302	.383	.355
5	2	5	5	2	0	0	.387	.441	.613
4	1	0	0	0	1	2	.232	.341	.470
4	0	3	0	0	1	0	.295	.390	.513
5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.222	.211	.278
3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.257	.358	.373
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.111	.111	.167
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.111	.111	.111
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.360	.426
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.325	.381
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
38	6	11	6	2	7	12

a-grounded to shortstop for C Gaudin in the 8th

b-grounded to pitcher for B Howry in the 9th

Batting
2BM Hoffpauir (8, P Martinez); M Fontenot (22, R Rincon)
HRM Hoffpauir 2 (2, 1st inning off P Martinez 0 on, 2 Out; 7th inning off R Rincon 2 on, 0 Out)
RBIM Hoffpauir 5 (8), C McGehee (5)
2Out RBIM Hoffpauir, C McGehee
GIDPF Pie
Team LOB12

Baserunning
SBF Pie (3, 2nd base off P Martinez/R Cancel)

Fielding
DP1 (C McGehee-R Theriot-M Hoffpauir)
EM Hoffpauir (2, ground ball)

Mets Hitting

hitters
J. ReyesSS
D. MurphyLF
D. Wright3B
C. Delgado1B
C. BeltranCF
R. ChurchRF
R. Martínez2B
R. CancelC
P. MartinezP
R. RinconP
B. StokesP
aM. AndersonPH
S. SchoeneweisP
bD. EasleyPH
P. FelicianoP
J. SmithP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	1	1	1	0	.299	.361	.481
5	0	0	0	0	2	.328	.411	.500
2	1	1	1	2	1	.299	.388	.535
4	0	0	0	1	1	.269	.352	.512
4	2	2	1	1	0	.280	.372	.490
3	1	3	2	1	0	.282	.351	.443
4	0	1	1	0	1	.286	.375	.429
4	1	2	1	0	0	.245	.275	.347
2	0	0	0	0	1	.154	.154	.179
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667
1	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.260	.281
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.269	.319	.369
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
34	7	10	7	6	7

a-grounded to shortstop for B Stokes in the 7th

b-struck out swinging for S Schoeneweis in the 8th

Batting
2BR Church (14, R Harden); R Cancel (2, C Gaudin)
RBID Wright (124), R Church 2 (49), J Reyes (68), R Martinez (2), R Cancel (5), C Beltran (110)
2Out RBIR Church 2, R Martinez, R Cancel, C Beltran
SFD Wright
GIDPC Delgado
Team LOB8

Baserunning
CSR Church (3, 2nd base by R Harden/K Hill)
SBJ Reyes 3 (55, 2nd base off K Hart/K Hill, 2nd base off R Harden/K Hill 2); C Beltran (25, 3rd base off B Howry/K Hill)

Fielding
DP1 (R Martinez-J Reyes-C Delgado)
ED Wright (16, ground ball)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
R. Harden
C. Gaudin(H,2)
N. Cotts(H,9)
B. Howry(B,4)
K. Hart(L,2-2)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	2	3	2	5	4	98-49	2.07
1.0	1	1	1	0	0	16-12	4.28
0.2	3	2	2	0	0	20-13	4.41
0.1	2	0	0	0	1	12-8	5.17
0.2	2	1	1	1	2	25-12	7.01
8.2	10	7	6	6	7	171-94

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Harden 4-9; C Gaudin 2-1; N Cotts 2-0; B Howry 0-0; K Hart 0-0
Game ScoresR Harden 57

Mets Pitching

pitchers
P. Martinez
R. Rincon
B. Stokes
S. Schoeneweis
P. Feliciano
J. Smith(W,6-3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	7	5	5	4	9	1	99-67	5.61
0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	8-6	4.50
0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-7	3.41
1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	22-13	3.20
0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	4.08
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-8	3.61
9.0	11	6	6	7	12	2	165-104

Pitching
WPJ Smith
Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Martinez 8-1; R Rincon 0-1; B Stokes 0-1; S Schoeneweis 2-0; P Feliciano 0-0; J Smith 2-0
Game ScoresP Martinez 43

Scoring Summary

		CHC	NYM
1st	M Hoffpauir homered to right center.	1	0
1st	C McGehee singled to right, J Edmonds scored, M Fontenot to second.	2	0
1st	D Wright hit sacrifice fly to center, J Reyes scored.	2	1
3rd	M Hoffpauir doubled to deep center, R Theriot scored.	3	1
4th	R Church doubled to right, D Wright and C Beltran scored.	3	3
7th	M Hoffpauir homered to right, F Pie and R Theriot scored.	6	3
7th	J Reyes grounded out to shortstop, R Cancel scored.	6	4
8th	R Martinez singled to left, C Beltran scored, R Church to second.	6	5
8th	R Cancel singled to right, R Church scored, R Martinez to third.	6	6
9th	C Beltran singled to right, J Reyes scored, C Delgado to second.	6	7

Cubs
9
Mets
5

Game 1

23/9

Cubs
2
Mets
6

Game 2

24/9

Cubs
9
Mets
6

Game 3

25/9

Cubs
6
Mets
7

Game 4

26/9

Shea Stadium

12:10 AM, 26 September 2008

Flushing, New York

Attendance: 51,174

Game Time:3:20

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne
First Base Umpire - Randy Marsh
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

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K. Hart2-2

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