Game Wrapup


	Air of invincibility

Cubs 8, Mets 1

Kosuke Fukudome slides into home after scoring on Ronny Cedeno's double. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com

Ted Lilly earned his first win, not allowing a hit until the fourth inning and finishing with one run on four knocks through six as the Cubs won their fifth straight game and went 7-1 on the homestand. Ronny Cedeno drove in a career-high five, including four on his first career grand slam.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 04/21: CHC 7, NYM 1
Tue. 04/22: CHC 8, NYM 1

NY Mets (10-9)
Lost 3

Chi Cubs 8, NY Mets 1

Chi Cubs (14-6)
Won 5

April 22, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY Mets	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	0
Chi Cubs	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	4	X	8	14	0

NY Mets	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Reyes, SS	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	.280
Pagan, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.308
Wright, 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.329
Beltran, CF	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	.215
Delgado, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.208
Easley, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.276
Clark, LF	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.250
Smith, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Feliciano, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Sosa, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Anderson, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.067
Casanova, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.211
Figueroa, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Schoeneweis, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Chavez, LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167
Totals	32	1	5	1	5	6	18
a-Walked for Sosa in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Pagan (7, Lilly). TB: Pagan 2; Delgado; Easley; Clark; Casanova. RBI: Clark (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Easley 2; Pagan; Casanova; Reyes. Team LOB: 9. FIELDING DP: (Reyes-Easley-Delgado).

Chi Cubs	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Johnson, LF	4	0	1	2	1	1	3	.339
Pie, CF	5	0	2	0	0	0	4	.206
Lee, 1B	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	.353
Ramirez, 3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	.280
Fukudome, RF	3	2	3	0	2	0	0	.357
DeRosa, 2B	4	1	1	1	1	0	6	.309
Cedeno, SS	5	2	2	5	0	2	7	.345
Blanco, C	2	1	1	0	1	0	3	.357
b-Ward, PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077
c-Soto, PH-C	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.317
Lilly, P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200
a-Fontenot, PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206
Howry, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-Murton, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.111
Marmol, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
e-Marquis, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Hart, K, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	36	8	14	8	8	3	33
a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Lilly in the 6th. b-Batted for Blanco in the 7th. c-Intentionally walked for Ward in the 7th. d-Grounded into a forceout for Howry in the 7th. e-Popped out for Marmol in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Cedeno (3, Figueroa), Fukudome (5, Smith). HR: Cedeno (1, 8th inning off Sosa, 3 on, 2 out). TB: Johnson; Pie 2; Lee; Ramirez; Fukudome 4; DeRosa; Cedeno 6; Blanco; Soto; Lilly. RBI: Cedeno 5 (13), Johnson 2 (9), DeRosa (14). 2-out RBI: Cedeno 5; Johnson 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pie; Cedeno; Lee 2; Johnson 2. S: Fontenot. GIDP: Blanco. Team LOB: 13.

NY Mets	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Figueroa (L, 1-1)	5.0	7	3	3	5	2	0	4.05
Schoeneweis	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.38
Smith	0.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	2.61
Feliciano	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.08
Sosa	1.2	4	4	4	1	0	1	7.24

Chi Cubs	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lilly (W, 1-3)	6.0	4	1	1	4	4	0	7.30
Howry (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.55
Marmol (H, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.88
Hart, K	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.29

Figueroa pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Feliciano pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Feliciano.
IBB: Blanco (by Figueroa), Soto (by Feliciano).
Pitches-strikes: Figueroa 92-53, Schoeneweis 9-4, Smith 24-15, Feliciano 4-0, Sosa 40-25, Lilly 107-64, Howry 10-7, Marmol 18-11, Hart, K 22-15.
Ground outs-fly outs: Figueroa 4-9, Schoeneweis 2-0, Smith 0-1, Feliciano 0-0, Sosa 2-3, Lilly 6-8, Howry 2-1, Marmol 0-1, Hart, K 3-0.
Batters faced: Figueroa 26, Schoeneweis 3, Smith 5, Feliciano 1, Sosa 10, Lilly 26, Howry 3, Marmol 3, Hart, K 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Schoeneweis 1-0, Smith 2-0, Feliciano 2-0, Sosa 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Angel Hernandez.
Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:15.
Att: 40,503.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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