Mets 6, Cubs 2
Fernando Tatis drives in the go-ahead run with a single. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
By Tim Britton / MLB.com
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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Chi Cubs
(67-66)
Lost 2
NY Mets 6, Chi Cubs 2
Today's Boxes 9/4/09
FLA 9, WSH 6
CLE 5, MIN 2
STL 14, PIT 7
TEX 5, BAL 1
TOR 6, NYY 0
CIN 3, ATL 1
DET 4, TB 3
HOU 7, PHI 0
SF 3, MIL 2
LAA 2, KC 1
CWS 12, BOS 2
COL 5, ARI 4
SEA 6, OAK 3
SD 2, LAD 0
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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