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    Beltran's game-winner
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    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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    Series at a glance:
    CHC
    Chi Cubs (96-62)
    Lost 1     		NY Mets 7, Chi Cubs 6   NYM
    NY Mets (88-71)
    Won 1
    September 25, 2008
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Chi Cubs
    		 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0   6 11 1
    NY Mets
    		 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1   7 10 1
    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
    		 
    NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Martinez, P 6.0 7 5 5 4 9 1 5.61
    Rincon 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.50
    Stokes 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.41
    Schoeneweis 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.20
    Feliciano, P 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.08
    Smith, J (W, 6-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.61

    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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