Mets 7, Cubs 6
Jose Reyes (No. 7) scored on Carlos Beltran's walk-off single in the ninth. (Chris McGrath/Getty)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
Ryan Church's amazing slide in the eighth tied the game, and one inning later, the Mets beat the Cubs on Carlos Beltran's walk-off single to right field. With the comeback win, the Mets are one game behind the Phillies for the NL East lead.
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NY Mets 7, Chi Cubs 6
Today's Boxes 9/25/08
DET 7, TB 5
STL 12, ARI 3
BOS 6, CLE 1
TOR 8, NYY 2
HOU 8, CIN 6
MIL 5, PIT 1
MIN 7, CWS 6
LAA 6, SEA 4
SD 7, LAD 5
COL 3, SF 1
September 25, 2008
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Chi Cubs
2
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
6 11
1
NY Mets
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7 10
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Standings thru 9/25/08 | Recap: CHC | NYM | Gameday | Cubs stats | Mets stats
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pie , LF
5
1
1
0
0
2
2
.244
Theriot , SS
2
2
0
0
3
0
1
.302
Hoffpauir, M , 1B
5
2
5
5
0
0
0
.387
Edmonds , CF
4
1
0
0
1
2
4
.232
Fontenot , 2B
4
0
3
0
1
0
1
.295
McGehee , 3B
5
0
1
1
0
2
5
.222
Fukudome , RF
3
0
0
0
2
2
4
.258
Hill, K , C
5
0
0
0
0
3
4
.111
Harden , P
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.111
Gaudin , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Johnson, R , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.307
Cotts , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Howry , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Ward , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.216
Hart, K , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals 38 6 11 6 7 12 23
a-Grounded out for Gaudin in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Howry in the 9th.
BATTING
2B : Hoffpauir, M (8, Martinez, P), Fontenot (22, Rincon).
HR : Hoffpauir, M 2 (2, 1st inning off Martinez, P, 0 on, 2 out; 7th inning off Rincon, 2 on, 0 out).
TB : Harden; McGehee; Hoffpauir, M 12; Fontenot 4; Pie.
RBI : Hoffpauir, M 5 (8), McGehee (5).
2-out RBI : Hoffpauir, M; McGehee.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Fukudome 2; Hill, K; Edmonds; Ward.
GIDP : Pie. Team RISP : 2-for-12.Team LOB : 12.BASERUNNING
SB : Pie (3, 2nd base off Martinez, P/Cancel). FIELDING
E : Hoffpauir, M (2, fielding).
DP : (McGehee-Theriot-Hoffpauir, M).
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
.299
Murphy, Dn , LF
5
0
0
0
0
2
3
.325
Wright, D , 3B
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
.300
Delgado , 1B
4
0
0
0
1
1
3
.273
Beltran , CF
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
.282
Church , RF
3
1
3
2
1
0
0
.284
Martinez, R , 2B
4
0
1
1
0
1
4
.286
Cancel , C
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
.245
Martinez, P , P
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
.154
Rincon , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Stokes , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.667
a-Anderson , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.213
Schoeneweis , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Easley , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
.270
Feliciano, P , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Smith, J , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals 34 7 10 7 6 7 15
a-Grounded out for Stokes in the 7th. b-Struck out for Schoeneweis in the 8th.
BATTING
2B : Church (14, Harden), Cancel (2, Gaudin).
TB : Cancel 3; Wright, D; Church 4; Martinez, R; Reyes; Beltran 2.
RBI : Wright, D (124), Church 2 (49), Reyes (68), Martinez, R (2), Cancel (5), Beltran (110).
2-out RBI : Church 2; Martinez, R; Cancel; Beltran.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Martinez, R 2; Murphy, Dn; Easley.
SF : Wright, D.
GIDP : Delgado. Team RISP : 4-for-11.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING
SB : Reyes 3 (55, 2nd base off Harden/Hill, K, 2nd base off Harden/Hill, K, 2nd base off Hart, K/Hill, K), Beltran (25,
3rd base off Howry/Hill, K).
CS : Church (3, 2nd base by Harden/Hill, K). FIELDING
E : Wright, D (16, fielding).
DP : (Martinez, R-Reyes-Delgado).
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harden
6.0
2
3
2
5
4
0
2.07
Gaudin (H, 4)
1.0
1
1
1
0
0
0
4.28
Cotts (H, 9)
0.2
3
2
2
0
0
0
4.41
Howry (BS, 4)
0.1
2
0
0
0
1
0
5.17
Hart, K (L, 2-2)
0.2
2
1
1
1
2
0
7.01
Martinez, P pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Feliciano, P pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Game Scores : Harden , Martinez, P .
WP : Smith, J.
IBB : Fukudome (by Stokes), Fukudome (by Smith, J), Delgado (by Hart, K).
Pitches-strikes : Harden 98-49, Gaudin 16-12, Cotts 20-13, Howry 12-8, Hart, K 25-12, Martinez, P 99-67, Rincon 8-6,
Stokes 15-7, Schoeneweis 22-13, Feliciano, P 5-3, Smith, J 16-8.
Groundouts-flyouts : Harden 5-6, Gaudin 2-0, Cotts 1-0, Howry 0-0, Hart, K 0-0, Martinez, P 8-1, Rincon 0-1, Stokes
0-1, Schoeneweis 2-0, Feliciano, P 0-0, Smith, J 2-0.
Batters faced : Harden 25, Gaudin 4, Cotts 4, Howry 3, Hart, K 5, Martinez, P 29, Rincon 3, Stokes 3, Schoeneweis 5,
Feliciano, P 1, Smith, J 4.
Inherited runners-scored : Howry 2-2, Rincon 2-2, Stokes 1-0, Smith, J 1-0. Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne.
1B: Randy Marsh. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Jim Wolf. Weather : 64 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 18 mph, In from CF.T :
3:20.Att : 51,174.Venue : Shea Stadium.September 25, 2008 September 25, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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