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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 9, New York Mets 6

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Chicago Cubs 9, New York Mets 6

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 (N) at Shea Stadium

CHI N    0  1  0    0  4  0    1  0  0    3  -   9 15  0
NY  N    0  0  5    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   6  8  1
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    5   0   2   1       1   1       5   0
  Pie cf                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Theriot ss                    6   2   3   0       0   0       1   1
Lee 1b                        3   2   1   1       3   0      10   0
Ramirez 3b                    3   2   2   2       3   1       0   1
DeRosa rf                     3   1   2   3       0   0       0   0
  Fukudome pr,rf              3   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Johnson cf,lf                 5   0   2   1       0   3       4   0
Cedeno 2b                     5   1   0   0       0   1       0   6
Blanco c                      3   0   2   0       0   0       5   0
  Hoffpauir ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Hart p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Samardzija p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Edmonds ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Howry p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wood p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Zambrano p                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Cotts p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ward ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  K. Hill c                   1   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Totals                       43   9  15   8       7   8      30   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lee.
BATTING - 
2B: DeRosa (30,off Perez); Soriano (27,off Stokes); Lee (41,off Ayala).
HR: DeRosa (21,2nd inning off Perez 0 on 0 out); Ramirez (27,10th inning off
Ayala 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Theriot (18,off Perez); Fukudome (6,off Parnell).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Theriot (22,2nd base off Ayala/Castro).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
J. Reyes ss                   5   1   1   0       1   1       5   3
Murphy lf                     4   1   1   0       1   1       1   0
Wright 3b                     4   1   1   1       1   2       1   0
Delgado 1b                    4   2   2   4       1   0      10   0
Beltran cf                    3   0   1   0       2   0       2   0
Church rf                     5   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Schneider c                   2   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
  Evans ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Castro c                    2   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
A. Reyes 2b                   3   0   1   0       0   1       0   2
  Stokes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Parnell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Chavez ph                   0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Castillo ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Perez p                       1   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sanchez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Anderson ph                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rincon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  R. Martinez 2b              2   0   1   1       1   0       1   3
Totals                       37   6   8   6       9   9      30  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. J. Reyes-Delgado, R. Martinez-J. Reyes-Delgado.
E: Murphy (1).
BATTING - 
2B: R. Martinez (1,off Hart); Delgado (32,off Samardzija).
3B: Murphy (3,off Howry).
HR: Delgado (38,3rd inning off Zambrano 3 on 2 out).
IBB: Chavez (3,by Samardzija); Delgado (18,by Howry); Beltran (13,by Howry).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Beltran 3 (24,2nd base off Cotts/Blanco,3rd base off Cotts/Blanco,2nd base
off Samardzija/K. Hill).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zambrano                      4.2   3   5   5   4   2   1  21
Cotts                         1.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   5
Hart                          1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4
Samardzija                    1     2   1   1   2   1   0   7
Howry W(7-4)                  1     1   0   0   2   2   0   6
Wood SV(34)                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                       10     8   6   6   9   9   1  46
IBB: Samardzija (2,Chavez); Howry 2 (5,Delgado,Beltran).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Cotts 2-0.
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New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Perez                         4.1   6   5   5   5   6   1  23
Sanchez                       0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4
Smith                         0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Rincon                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Stokes                        1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6
Parnell                       1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Ayala L(2-10)                 2     3   3   3   0   2   1   9
Totals                       10    15   9   9   7   8   2  50
Inherited Runners - Scored: Sanchez 2-2; Rincon 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Phil Cuzzi
Official Scorer: Howie Karpin
Time of Game: 4:04   Attendance: 54416
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets            
1. Soriano             lf        J. Reyes            ss
2. Theriot             ss        Murphy              lf
3. Lee                 1b        Wright              3b
4. Ramirez             3b        Delgado             1b
5. DeRosa              rf        Beltran             cf
6. Johnson             cf        Church              rf
7. Cedeno              2b        Schneider           c
8. Blanco              c         A. Reyes            2b
9. Zambrano            p         Perez               p

CUBS 1ST: Soriano singled to left; Theriot grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Soriano out at second]; Lee
walked; Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets
0.

METS 1ST: J. Reyes grounded out (second to first); Murphy struck
out; Wright was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: DeRosa homered to left; Johnson struck out; Cedeno was
called out on strikes; Blanco popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Delgado popped to first; Beltran grounded out (second
to first); Church flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Zambrano struck out; Soriano walked; Theriot singled
to center [Soriano to second]; Lee flied to right [Soriano to
third]; Ramirez walked [Theriot to second]; DeRosa flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Schneider flied to center; A. Reyes singled to center;
On a bunt Perez forced A. Reyes (pitcher to shortstop); J. Reyes
walked [Perez to second]; Murphy walked [Perez to third, J.
Reyes to second]; Wright walked [Perez scored, J. Reyes to
third, Murphy to second]; Delgado homered to left-center [J.
Reyes scored, Murphy scored, Wright scored]; Beltran grounded
out (second to first); 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 5.

CUBS 4TH: Johnson was called out on strikes; Cedeno grounded out
(second to first); Blanco singled to left; Zambrano lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 5.

METS 4TH: Church grounded out (shortstop to first); Schneider
flied to center; A. Reyes lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 1, Mets 5.

CUBS 5TH: Soriano struck out; Theriot singled to center; Lee
walked [Theriot to second]; Ramirez walked [Theriot to third,
Lee to second]; DeRosa doubled to left [Theriot scored, Lee
scored, Ramirez to third]; SANCHEZ REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING);
FUKUDOME RAN FOR DEROSA; Johnson singled to left [Ramirez
scored, Fukudome scored (error by Murphy)]; Cedeno lined to
center; Blanco singled to left [Johnson to second]; Zambrano
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Mets 5.

METS 5TH: FUKUDOME STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON BATTED
FOR SANCHEZ; Anderson walked; Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa
left the game due to an injured leg; J. Reyes lined to left;
Murphy flied to center; Wright singled to right [Anderson to
third]; COTTS REPLACED ZAMBRANO (PITCHING); Delgado flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 5.

CUBS 6TH: SMITH REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Soriano lined to
left; Theriot grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee walked;
Ramirez singled to right [Lee to second]; RINCON REPLACED SMITH
(PITCHING); Fukudome popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubs 5, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Beltran walked; Church struck out while Beltran stole
second; EVANS BATTED FOR SCHNEIDER; Evans struck out; Beltran
stole third; A. Reyes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Mets 5.

CUBS 7TH: CASTRO REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING C ); STOKES REPLACED A.
REYES (PITCHING); R. MARTINEZ REPLACED RINCON (PLAYING 2B);
Johnson singled to third; On a bunt Cedeno forced Johnson
(pitcher to shortstop); HOFFPAUIR BATTED FOR BLANCO; Hoffpauir
singled to right [Cedeno to second]; WARD BATTED FOR COTTS; Ward
popped to shortstop; Soriano doubled to left [Cedeno scored,
Hoffpauir to third]; Theriot grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: HART REPLACED HOFFPAUIR (PITCHING); K. HILL REPLACED
WARD (PLAYING C ); R. Martinez doubled to center; On a bunt J.
Reyes singled to catcher [R. Martinez to third]; Murphy lined
into a double play to first [J. Reyes out at first (first
unassisted)]; Wright flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
6, Mets 5.

CUBS 8TH: PARNELL REPLACED STOKES (PITCHING); Lee grounded out
(first unassisted); Ramirez walked; Fukudome grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ramirez out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: SAMARDZIJA REPLACED HART (PITCHING); Delgado doubled
to right; Beltran singled to center [Delgado to third]; Church
struck out; Beltran stole second; Castro grounded out (third to
first); CHAVEZ BATTED FOR PARNELL; Chavez was walked
intentionally; R. Martinez walked [Delgado scored, Beltran to
third, Chavez to second]; J. Reyes grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 6.

CUBS 9TH: AYALA REPLACED CHAVEZ (PITCHING); Johnson was called
out on strikes; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); EDMONDS
BATTED FOR SAMARDZIJA; Edmonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 6.

METS 9TH: HOWRY REPLACED EDMONDS (PITCHING); Murphy tripled to
right; Wright struck out; Delgado was walked intentionally;
Beltran was walked intentionally [Delgado to second]; Church
forced Murphy (second to catcher) [Delgado to third, Beltran to
second]; Castro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets
6.

CUBS 10TH: K. Hill grounded out (first unassisted); Soriano
popped to second; Theriot singled to center; Theriot stole
second; Lee doubled to right [Theriot scored]; Ramirez homered
to left [Lee scored]; Fukudome grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Mets 6.

METS 10TH: PIE REPLACED SORIANO (PLAYING CF); JOHNSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WOOD REPLACED HOWRY (PITCHING); CASTILLO
BATTED FOR AYALA; Castillo grounded out (second to first); R.
Martinez flied to left; J. Reyes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 9, Mets 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             9  15   0   11
 Mets             6   8   1   10
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