Cubs 9, Mets 6

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
A Soriano LF	5	0	2	1	1	1	0	.285
F Pie CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
R Theriot SS	6	2	3	0	0	0	3	.304
D Lee 1B	3	2	1	1	3	0	2	.293
A Ramirez 3B	3	2	2	2	3	1	1	.289
M DeRosa RF	3	1	2	3	0	0	3	.285
K Fukudome PR-RF	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	.260
R Johnson CF-LF	5	0	2	1	0	3	0	.308
R Cedeno 2B	5	1	0	0	0	1	2	.269
H Blanco C	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.289
a-M Hoffpauir PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
K Hart P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Samardzija P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-J Edmonds PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.235
B Howry P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K Wood P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Zambrano P	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.341
N Cotts P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-D Ward PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.219
K Hill C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154
Totals	43	9	15	8	7	8	19
a-singled to right for H Blanco in the 7th b-popped out to shortstop for N Cotts in the 7th c-struck out looking for J Samardzija in the 9th
BATTING 2B: M DeRosa (30, O Perez); A Soriano (27, B Stokes); D Lee (41, L Ayala) HR: M Derosa (21, 2nd inning off O Perez 0 on, 0 Out); A Ramirez (27, 10th inning off L Ayala 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M DeRosa 3 (87), R Johnson (50), A Soriano (75), D Lee (90), A Ramirez 2 (111) 2-out RBI: A Soriano, D Lee, A Ramirez 2 GIDP: R Theriot, K Fukudome Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M DeRosa 2, C Zambrano 1, K Fukudome 1, R Theriot 2 Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: R Theriot (22, 2nd base off L Ayala/R Castro)
FIELDING DP: 1 (D Lee).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Zambrano	4.2	3	5	5	4	2	1	87-50	3.91
N Cotts	1.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	27-18	3.97
K Hart (H, 1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17-10	6.84
J Samardzija (B, 3)	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	27-15	2.33
B Howry (W, 7-4)	1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	26-12	5.19
K Wood (S, 34)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-12	3.31
Totals	10.0	8	6	6	9	9	1	201-117
PITCHING IBB: E Chavez (By J Samardzija); C Delgado (By B Howry); C Beltran (By B Howry) Batters faced: C Zambrano 21; N Cotts 5; K Hart 4; J Samardzija 7; B Howry 6; K Wood 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zambrano 5-7; N Cotts 0-1; K Hart 0-2; J Samardzija 2-0; B Howry 1-0; K Wood 1-1 Game Scores: C Zambrano 36

New York Mets
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Reyes SS	5	1	1	0	1	1	4	.300
D Murphy LF	4	1	1	0	1	1	3	.339
D Wright 3B	4	1	1	1	1	2	2	.300
C Delgado 1B	4	2	2	4	1	0	2	.274
C Beltran CF	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	.280
R Church RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	6	.277
B Schneider C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257
b-N Evans PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.262
R Castro C	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	.245
A Reyes 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.218
B Stokes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
R Parnell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-E Chavez PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269
L Ayala P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-L Castillo PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245
O Perez P	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.109
D Sanchez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-M Anderson PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.215
J Smith P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Rincon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Martinez 2B	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	.333
Totals	37	6	8	6	9	9	25
a-walked for D Sanchez in the 5th b-struck out swinging for B Schneider in the 6th c-intentionally walked for R Parnell in the 8th d-grounded to second for L Ayala in the 10th
BATTING 2B: R Martinez (1, K Hart); C Delgado (32, J Samardzija) 3B: D Murphy (3, B Howry) HR: C Delgado (38, 3rd inning off C Zambrano 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Wright (123), C Delgado 4 (114), R Martinez (1) 2-out RBI: D Wright, C Delgado 4, R Martinez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Castro 2, A Reyes 1, D Wright 1, C Delgado 1, J Reyes 2 Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: C Beltran 3 (24, 2nd base off N Cotts/H Blanco, 2nd base off J Samardzija/K Hill, 3rd base off N Cotts/H Blanco)
FIELDING E: D Murphy (1, bobble) DP: 2 (J Reyes-C Delgado, R Martinez-J Reyes-C Delgado).

New York Mets
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
O Perez	4.1	6	5	5	5	6	1	105-58	4.25
D Sanchez	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	17-10	4.32
J Smith	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	18-11	3.67
R Rincon	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	2.45
B Stokes	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	13-10	3.48
R Parnell	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12-5	1.93
L Ayala (L, 2-10)	2.0	3	3	3	0	2	1	37-25	5.69
Totals	10.0	15	9	9	7	8	2	206-122
PITCHING Batters faced: O Perez 23; D Sanchez 4; J Smith 4; R Rincon 1; B Stokes 6; R Parnell 3; L Ayala 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: O Perez 3-4; D Sanchez 1-1; J Smith 1-1; R Rincon 0-1; B Stokes 2-1; R Parnell 3-0; L Ayala 3-1 Game Scores: O Perez 32

Scoring Summary
			CHC	NYM
	2nd	M DeRosa homered to left.	1	0
	3rd	D Wright walked, O Perez scored, J Reyes to third, D Murphy to second.	1	1
	3rd	C Delgado homered to left, J Reyes, D Murphy and D Wright scored.	1	5
	5th	M DeRosa doubled to left, R Theriot and D Lee scored, A Ramirez to third.	3	5
	5th	R Johnson singled to left, A Ramirez scored, K Fukudome to third, K Fukudome scored on error by left fielder D Murphy.	5	5
	7th	A Soriano doubled to left, R Cedeno scored, M Hoffpauir to third.	6	5
	8th	R Martinez walked, C Delgado scored, C Beltran to third, E Chavez to second.	6	6
	10th	D Lee doubled to right, R Theriot scored.	7	6
	10th	A Ramirez homered to left, D Lee scored.	9	6
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Game Notes

MARK DEROSA LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING WITH A LEFT CALF STRAIN.

Game Information
Stadium	Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY
Attendance	54,416 (129.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	4:04
Weather	63 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Randy Marsh, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi

Chicago leads 2-1 (as of 9/24)

Oakland	4	Final
Texas	14

Chi Cubs	9	Final
NY Mets	6	in 10

Tampa Bay	11	Final
Baltimore	6

Cleveland	4	Final
Boston	5

Kansas City	10	Final
Detroit	4

Atlanta	10	Final
Philadelphia	4

NY Yankees	6	Final
Toronto	2	in 10

Florida	9	Final
Washington	4

Pittsburgh	2	Final
Milwaukee	4

Cincinnati	0	Final
Houston	5

Chi White Sox	2	Final
Minnesota	3

Arizona	2	Final
St. Louis	4

LA Angels	6	Final
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San Diego	4	Final
LA Dodgers	12

Colorado	15	Final
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