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Big frame wins it
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Mets 6, Cubs 2
Fernando Tatis drives in the go-ahead run with a single. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
Bobby Parnell kept the Cubs off the board over seven innings and did not allow an extra-base hit until the seventh inning. Cory Sullivan hit his first homer of the season, a solo shot, but the Mets lost the one-run lead in the eighth. They took it back for good in the bottom of that frame.
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Series at a glance:
CHC
Chi Cubs (67-66)
Lost 2
NY Mets 6, Chi Cubs 2   NYM
NY Mets (61-74)
Won 2
September 4, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Chi Cubs
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1   2 9 2
NY Mets
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 X   6 9 1
Standings thru 9/4/09  |  Recap: CHC | NYM  |  Gameday  |  Cubs stats  |  Mets stats
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fukudome, CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .271
Theriot, SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .287
Bradley, RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .268
Ramirez, Ar, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .316
Hoffpauir, M, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228
  c-Fox, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .284
Baker, Je, 2B 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .291
Soto, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .213
Fuld, LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .274
Zambrano, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232
  a-Fontenot, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224
  Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Grabow, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Berg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Scales, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 37 2 9 2 4 9 28  

a-Struck out for Zambrano in the 7th. b-Singled for Berg in the 9th. c-Struck out for Hoffpauir, M in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Baker, Je (10, Parnell), Bradley (17, Stokes).
TB: Theriot; Bradley 3; Baker, Je 4; Soto; Fuld; Scales.
RBI: Baker, Je (16), Bradley (38).
2-out RBI: Baker, Je.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zambrano 2; Theriot 2; Fox 2.
Team RISP: 3-for-13.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
E: Ramirez, Ar (7, fielding), Fuld (1, throw).

 
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .301
Castillo, L, 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .310
Wright, D, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .326
Murphy, Dn, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
  b-Tatis, PH-1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263
Francoeur, RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .267
Sullivan, LF 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .283
Santos, C 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .263
Hernandez, A, SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
Parnell, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
  a-Reed, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
  Stokes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Rodriguez, Fr, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 6 9 6 4 8 14  

a-Flied out for Parnell in the 7th. b-Singled for Murphy, Dn in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Sullivan (1, 2nd inning off Zambrano, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Pagan; Castillo, L 2; Wright, D; Tatis; Sullivan 5; Santos; Hernandez, A.
RBI: Sullivan 2 (12), Tatis (38), Santos 2 (35), Hernandez, A (31).
2-out RBI: Sullivan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wright, D; Santos 2; Castillo, L 2.
SAC: Stokes.
Team RISP: 4-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Tatis (3, fielding).

 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zambrano 6.0 3 1 1 3 7 1 3.80
Guzman, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.03
Gregg (L, 5-6) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.33
Grabow 0.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 3.13
Berg 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Parnell 7.0 5 0 0 3 7 0 5.25
Stokes (BS, 2)(W, 2-4) 1.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 3.94
Rodriguez, Fr (S, 29) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.98

Gregg pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Grabow pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.

WP: Zambrano, Grabow.
IBB: Sullivan (by Zambrano), Francoeur (by Grabow).
Pitches-strikes: Zambrano 97-59, Guzman, A 10-9, Gregg 6-4, Grabow 16-7, Berg 6-6, Parnell 109-69, Stokes 33-21, Rodriguez, Fr 7-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zambrano 9-2, Guzman, A 1-1, Gregg 0-0, Grabow 0-0, Berg 2-0, Parnell 5-4, Stokes 2-1, Rodriguez, Fr 0-0.
Batters faced: Zambrano 25, Guzman, A 3, Gregg 2, Grabow 5, Berg 3, Parnell 29, Stokes 10, Rodriguez, Fr 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Grabow 2-2, Berg 2-0, Rodriguez, Fr 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:42.
Att: 37,953.
September 4, 2009

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