Game Wrapup


	Tied up in Wild Card

Cubs 9, Mets 6

Carlos Delgado (No. 21) celebrates his third-inning grand slam. (Kathy Willens/AP)

By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com

The Mets had chances in the eighth and ninth innings to beat the Cubs, but were foiled each time out and lost in the 10th when Luis Ayala couldn't preserve the tie. With the loss, the Mets are now tied with the Brewers for the NL Wild Card lead.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 09/22: CHC 9, NYM 5
Tue. 09/23: NYM 6, CHC 2
Wed. 09/24: CHC 9, NYM 6
Thu. 09/25: NYM 7, CHC 6

Chi Cubs (96-61)
Won 1

Chi Cubs 9, NY Mets 6

NY Mets (87-71)
Lost 1

September 24, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Chi Cubs	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	3	9	15	0
NY Mets	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	8	1

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

NY Mets	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Reyes, Js, SS	5	1	1	0	1	1	4	.300
Murphy, Dn, LF	4	1	1	0	1	1	3	.339
Wright, D, 3B	4	1	1	1	1	2	2	.300
Delgado, 1B	4	2	2	4	1	0	2	.274
Beltran, CF	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	.280
Church, RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	6	.277
Schneider, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257
b-Evans, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.262
Castro, R, C	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	.245
Reyes, Ar, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.218
Stokes, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
Parnell, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Chavez, En, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269
Ayala, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-Castillo, L, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245
Perez, O, P	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.109
Sanchez, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Anderson, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.215
Smith, J, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Rincon, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Martinez, R, 2B	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	.333
Totals	37	6	8	6	9	9	25
a-Walked for Sanchez in the 5th. b-Struck out for Schneider in the 6th. c-Intentionally walked for Parnell in the 8th. d-Grounded out for Ayala in the 10th.
BATTING 2B: Martinez, R (1, Hart, K), Delgado (32, Samardzija). 3B: Murphy, Dn (3, Howry). HR: Delgado (38, 3rd inning off Zambrano, 3 on, 2 out). TB: Reyes, Js; Murphy, Dn 3; Wright, D; Delgado 6; Beltran; Reyes, Ar; Martinez, R 2. RBI: Wright, D (123), Delgado 4 (114), Martinez, R (1). 2-out RBI: Wright, D; Delgado 4; Martinez, R. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Delgado; Reyes, Ar; Wright, D; Reyes, Js 2; Castro, R 2. Team RISP: 3-for-14. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Beltran 3 (24, 2nd base off Samardzija/Hill, K, 2nd base off Cotts/Blanco, H, 3rd base off Cotts/Blanco, H). FIELDING E: Murphy, Dn (1, fielding). DP: 2 (Reyes, Js-Delgado, Martinez, R-Reyes, Js-Delgado).

Chi Cubs	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Zambrano	4.2	3	5	5	4	2	1	3.91
Cotts	1.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	3.97
Hart, K (H, 1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6.84
Samardzija (BS, 3)	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	2.33
Howry (W, 7-4)	1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	5.19
Wood, K (S, 34)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.31

NY Mets	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Perez, O	4.1	6	5	5	5	6	1	4.25
Sanchez	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.32
Smith, J	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.67
Rincon	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45
Stokes	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	3.48
Parnell	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.93
Ayala (L, 2-10)	2.0	3	3	3	0	2	1	5.69

IBB: Chavez, En (by Samardzija), Delgado (by Howry), Beltran (by Howry).
Pitches-strikes: Zambrano 87-50, Cotts 27-18, Hart, K 17-10, Samardzija 27-15, Howry 26-12, Wood, K 17-12, Perez, O 105-58, Sanchez 17-10, Smith, J 18-11, Rincon 4-3, Stokes 13-10, Parnell 12-5, Ayala 37-25.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zambrano 5-4, Cotts 0-1, Hart, K 0-1, Samardzija 2-0, Howry 1-0, Wood, K 1-1, Perez, O 2-2, Sanchez 1-0, Smith, J 1-0, Rincon 0-0, Stokes 2-0, Parnell 2-0, Ayala 3-0.
Batters faced: Zambrano 21, Cotts 5, Hart, K 4, Samardzija 7, Howry 6, Wood, K 3, Perez, O 23, Sanchez 4, Smith, J 4, Rincon 1, Stokes 6, Parnell 3, Ayala 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Cotts 2-0, Sanchez 2-2, Rincon 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Phil Cuzzi.
Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from LF.
T: 4:04.
Att: 54,416.
September 24, 2008

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

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