Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

33-52, 14-32 Away

Final

46-40, 26-20 Home


CHC
NYM

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

R. Dempster4-3

5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

J. Niese7-4

7.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

CubsTop 1st
- J. Niese pitching for NYM
  CHC
  NYM
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Single
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsBottom 1st
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  CHC
  NYM
- D Murphy stole second.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- J. Niese pitching for NYM
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsBottom 2nd
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- J. Niese pitching for NYM
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
MetsBottom 3rd
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- J. Niese pitching for NYM
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsBottom 4th
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- J. Niese pitching for NYM
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsBottom 5th
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- J. Niese pitching for NYM
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsBottom 6th
- P. Maholm pitching for CHC
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- J. Niese pitching for NYM
  CHC
  NYM
- J Mather hit for P Maholm.
  4
  0
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsBottom 7th
- M. Corpas pitching for CHC
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 8th
- P. Beato pitching for NYM
  CHC
  NYM
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsBottom 8th
- J. Russell pitching for CHC
  CHC
  NYM
- O Quintanilla hit for P Beato.
  7
  0
- J Turner hit for O Quintanilla.
  7
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- T. Byrdak pitching for NYM
  CHC
  NYM
- B LaHair hit for J Russell.
  7
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsBottom 9th
- S. Camp pitching for CHC
  CHC
  NYM
- R Johnson in left field.
  7
  0
- T Campana in center field.
  7
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Cubs
8
Mets
7

Game 1

7/7

Cubs
1
Mets
3

Game 2

7/7

Cubs
7
Mets
0

Game 3

8/7

Citi Field

6:10 PM, 8 July 2012

Queens, New York

Attendance: 25,920

Game Time:2:08

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
First Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Second Base Umpire - Angel Campos
Third Base Umpire - Paul Nauert

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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R. Dempster4-3

J. Niese7-4

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