Cubs 7, Mets 1
Luis Castillo steals second as Chicago's Mike Fontenot drops the throw. (Brian Kersey/AP)
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
The Mets trailed the Cubs by one run in the eighth inning, but Aaron Heilman and Jorge Sosa combined to allow five runs in the inning to prevent any sort of a comeback. John Maine dueled with Carlos Zambrano early before allowing a two-run homer in the fourth, allowing five hits in six innings.
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Chi Cubs 7, NY Mets 1
Today's Boxes 4/21/08
BOS 8, TEX 3
DET 5, TOR 1
ATL 7, WSH 3
FLA 10, PIT 4
LAD 9, CIN 3
HOU 10, SD 3
STL 4, MIL 3
PHI 9, COL 5
ARI 4, SF 2
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Standings thru 4/21/08 | Recap: NYM | CHC | Gameday | Mets stats | Cubs stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296
Castillo , 2B3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .232
Wright , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .343
Beltran , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222
Delgado , 1B3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
Church , RF3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .338
Casanova , C3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200
Chavez , LF3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .188
Maine , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Sanchez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Anderson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067
Heilman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 1 5 0 2 5 10
BATTING 2B : Chavez (1, Zambrano).TB : Reyes; Castillo; Delgado; Church; Chavez 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Beltran 2.S : Maine.GIDP : Wright; Casanova; Reyes.Team LOB : 3.BASERUNNING SB : Castillo (4, 2nd base off Zambrano/Soto).CS : Church (1, 2nd base by Zambrano/Soto).FIELDING E : Wright (4, fielding), Reyes (2, fielding).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , CF-LF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .346
Fontenot , 2B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .206
Marmol , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wood , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lee , 1B4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .358
Ramirez , 3B2 2 1 2 1 0 0 .282
Fukudome , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .328
DeRosa , LF-2B4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .313
Soto , C4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .306
Cedeno , SS4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .333
Zambrano , P2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .214
a-Ward , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077
Pie , CF 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .172
Totals 33 7 8 7 2 7 18
BATTING HR : Ramirez (5, 4th inning off Maine, 1 on, 0 out), Pie (1, 8th inning off Sosa, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Johnson; Lee; Ramirez 4; Fukudome 2; DeRosa; Cedeno; Pie 4.RBI : Ramirez 2 (13), Cedeno 2 (8), Pie 3 (5).2-out RBI : Cedeno 2; Pie 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Soto; Fontenot.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING CS : Johnson (2, 2nd base by Maine/Casanova).FIELDING DP : 4 (Ramirez-Fontenot-Lee, Fontenot-Lee-Cedeno, Cedeno-Lee, Soto-Cedeno).
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zambrano (W, 3-1)7.0 5 1 1 2 4 0 2.67
Marmol (H, 6)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.02
Wood 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27
WP : Maine.HBP : Johnson (by Maine), Ramirez (by Heilman).Pitches-strikes : Maine 109-64, Sanchez 17-12, Heilman 30-23, Sosa 10-5, Zambrano 101-61, Marmol 9-7, Wood 6-4.Ground outs-fly outs : Maine 6-5, Sanchez 3-0, Heilman 0-1, Sosa 1-0, Zambrano 14-3, Marmol 0-2, Wood 1-2.Batters faced : Maine 25, Sanchez 4, Heilman 6, Sosa 2, Zambrano 25, Marmol 3, Wood 3.Inherited runners-scored : Sosa 2-2.Umpires : HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Derryl Cousins.Weather : 59 degrees, clear.Wind : 8 mph, R to L.T : 2:45.Att : 40,582.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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