New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs

59-72, 25-40 Away

Final

65-63, 38-25 Home


NYM
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1

Mets Hitting

hitters
A. PagánCF
L. Castillo2B
D. Murphy1B
J. FrancoeurRF
J. ReedLF
F. Tatis3B
B. SchneiderC
A. HernándezSS
N. FigueroaP
B. StokesP
aC. SullivanPH
F. RodriguezP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	3	0	0	.294	.340	.489
5	1	2	0	2	.312	.402	.364
4	0	1	1	0	.260	.315	.390
4	0	1	1	1	.271	.300	.406
4	0	1	0	1	.244	.290	.319
4	0	1	0	0	.263	.325	.423
4	1	1	0	1	.189	.272	.318
4	1	1	1	1	.258	.319	.332
3	0	1	1	1	.333	.400	.556
0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	1	.258	.320	.360
0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
38	4	12	4	8

a-struck out swinging for B Stokes in the 9th

Batting
3BA Hernandez (3, C Zambrano)
RBID Murphy (46), J Francoeur (64), A Hernandez (30), N Figueroa (3)
Team LOB7
Team RISP4-10 (D Murphy 1-2, N Figueroa 1-1, J Reed 0-1, B Schneider 0-1, A Hernandez 0-1, L Castillo 1-2, J Francoeur 1-2)

Baserunning
SBA Pagan (12, 2nd base off S Marshall/G Soto)

Fielding
DP2 (L Castillo-A Hernandez-D Murphy 2)
AssistsJ Francoeur (K Fukudome at 2nd base)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
R. TheriotSS
M. BradleyRF
D. Lee1B
A. Ramírez3B
K. FukudomeCF
J. FoxLF
M. Fontenot2B
G. SotoC
C. ZambranoP
T. GorzelannyP
aA. MilesPH
S. MarshallP
bS. FuldPH
J. GrabowP
A. GuzmanP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	2	.291	.342	.392
2	1	1	0	1	0	.269	.401	.420
4	0	2	0	0	0	.294	.373	.540
4	0	1	1	0	1	.329	.388	.546
4	0	1	0	0	2	.277	.388	.462
4	0	0	0	0	3	.293	.341	.543
4	0	1	0	0	1	.228	.296	.377
4	0	0	0	0	1	.212	.318	.371
1	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.255	.519
0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222
1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.218	.236
0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231
0	0	0	0	1	0	.259	.386	.345
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
32	1	7	1	2	11

a-flied out to left for T Gorzelanny in the 5th

b-walked for S Marshall in the 7th

Batting
RBIA Ramirez (46)
GIDPG Soto; D Lee
Team LOB7
Team RISP1-6 (M Fontenot 0-1, J Fox 0-1, G Soto 0-1, D Lee 0-1, A Ramirez 1-1, K Fukudome 0-1)

Fielding
DP1 (M Fontenot-R Theriot)
EC Zambrano (3, throw)

Mets Pitching

pitchers
N. Figueroa(W,2-3)
B. Stokes(H,8)
F. Rodriguez(S,28)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	6	1	1	2	10	117-75	4.50
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	3.28
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	8-6	3.05
9.0	7	1	1	2	11	131-85

Pitching
WPF Rodriguez
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedN Figueroa 16-29; B Stokes 1-2; F Rodriguez 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesN Figueroa 19-12-28-16; B Stokes 2-0-0-2; F Rodriguez 2-1-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Figueroa 5-6; B Stokes 2-1; F Rodriguez 1-1
Game ScoresN Figueroa 69

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
C. Zambrano(L,7-6)
T. Gorzelanny
S. Marshall
J. Grabow
A. Guzman
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
3.1	11	4	3	3	75-53	3.91
1.2	0	0	0	1	17-10	5.40
2.0	1	0	0	1	29-20	4.52
1.0	0	0	0	1	10-6	2.76
1.0	0	0	0	2	17-11	3.14
9.0	12	4	3	8	148-100

Pitching
HBPM Bradley (By N Figueroa)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC Zambrano 11-20; T Gorzelanny 1-5; S Marshall 5-7; J Grabow 2-3; A Guzman 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC Zambrano 10-6-20-17; T Gorzelanny 2-2-2-4; S Marshall 9-3-2-6; J Grabow 0-1-3-2; A Guzman 3-3-4-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 3-3; T Gorzelanny 2-2; S Marshall 4-1; J Grabow 0-2; A Guzman 0-1
Game ScoresC Zambrano 27

Scoring Summary

		NYM	CHC
1st	A Ramirez singled to center, M Bradley scored, D Lee to third.	0	1
3rd	D Murphy singled to center, A Pagan scored, L Castillo to third.	1	1
3rd	J Francoeur singled to left, L Castillo scored, D Murphy to second.	2	1
4th	A Hernandez tripled to left, B Schneider scored.	3	1
4th	N Figueroa singled to center, A Hernandez scored.	4	1

Mets
2
Cubs
5

Game 1

28/8

Mets
4
Cubs
11

Game 2

29/8

Mets
4
Cubs
1

Game 3

30/8

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 30 August 2009

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 39,907

Game Time:2:26

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds
First Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
Third Base Umpire - James Hoye

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

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

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New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs

N. Figueroa2-3

C. Zambrano7-6

F. Rodriguez28

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