Cubs 9, 
Mets 5
| W: | J. Marquis (11-9) |
| L: | J. Niese (1-1) |
| SV: | K. Wood (33) |
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .286 |
| R Cedeno 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 |
| D Lee 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .293 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| G Soto C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| K Hill C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| M DeRosa RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| N Cotts P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Samardzija P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-D Ward PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| K Wood P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Johnson CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| F Pie CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| R Theriot SS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| J Marquis P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .203 |
| K Fukudome RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .259 |
| Totals | 41 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 14 | |
| a-walked for J Samardzija in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M DeRosa (29, J Niese); G Soto (35, J Niese); A Ramirez 2 (44, L Ayala, N Figueroa) HR: J Marquis (2, 4th inning off J Niese 3 on, 0 Out); D Lee (20, 4th inning off N Figueroa 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Johnson 2 (48), J Marquis 5 (10), D Lee (89), F Pie (10) 2-out RBI: R Johnson, D Lee, F Pie Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Marquis 1, G Soto 1, K Fukudome 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (R Theriot-R Cedeno-D Lee 2). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Marquis (W, 11-9) | 6.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 109-61 | 4.43 |
| N Cotts | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.13 |
| J Samardzija | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 2.08 |
| C Marmol | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27-15 | 2.72 |
| K Wood (S, 33) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 3.36 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 164-94 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Marquis IBB: C Delgado (By J Marquis) HBP: L Castillo (By N Cotts) Batters faced: J Marquis 30; N Cotts 4; J Samardzija 3; C Marmol 5; K Wood 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Marquis 11-5; N Cotts 0-1; J Samardzija 0-2; C Marmol 1-0; K Wood 0-0 Game Scores: J Marquis 42 | |||||||||
| New York Mets | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Reyes SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| D Murphy LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .336 |
| D Wright 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| C Delgado 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| C Beltran CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .282 |
| R Church RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| L Castillo 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .249 |
| B Schneider C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .258 |
| c-D Easley PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 |
| R Castro C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| J Niese P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| N Figueroa P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| a-N Evans PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| R Parnell P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Sanchez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-M Anderson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| A Heilman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| d-E Chavez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| L Ayala P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Rincon P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | |
| a-flied out to left for N Figueroa in the 4th b-grounded to second for D Sanchez in the 7th c-struck out swinging for B Schneider in the 8th d-lined out to center for A Heilman in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Reyes (36, J Marquis); D Murphy (9, J Marquis) HR: D Wright (33, 7th inning off J Marquis 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Murphy (17), D Wright 2 (120), C Beltran (109) 2-out RBI: D Wright 2 GIDP: B Schneider, L Castillo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Beltran 1, R Church 1, B Schneider 2, L Castillo 2, N Evans 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| New York Mets | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Niese (L, 1-1) | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 78-46 | 7.07 |
| N Figueroa | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14-11 | 4.67 |
| R Parnell | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41-30 | 2.45 |
| D Sanchez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.37 |
| A Heilman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 5.26 |
| L Ayala | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 5.53 |
| R Rincon | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 2.70 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 181-118 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Niese 18; N Figueroa 5; R Parnell 8; D Sanchez 3; A Heilman 4; L Ayala 6; R Rincon 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Niese 6-1; N Figueroa 1-0; R Parnell 2-2; D Sanchez 0-1; A Heilman 1-2; L Ayala 1-0; R Rincon 0-1 Game Scores: J Niese 21 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHC | NYM | |||
 | 2nd | R Johnson singled to center, M DeRosa scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | C Delgado scored, L Castillo to second on wild pitch by J Marquis. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | D Murphy doubled to left, J Reyes scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | R Johnson singled to center, G Soto scored, M DeRosa to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 4th | J Marquis homered to right, M DeRosa, R Johnson and R Theriot scored. | 6 | 2 |
| 4th | D Lee homered to left center. | 7 | 2 |
| 5th | J Marquis grounded into fielder's choice to third, F Pie scored, R Theriot out at second. | 8 | 2 |
| 7th | D Wright homered to left, J Reyes scored. | 8 | 4 |
| 9th | F Pie reached on infield single to second, A Ramirez scored, D Ward to second. | 9 | 4 |
| 9th | C Beltran grounded out to first, D Wright scored, C Delgado to third. | 9 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY |
| Attendance | 51,137 (121.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:21 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Randy Marsh, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Jim Wolf, Third Base - Jerry Layne |
MLB Scores
Monday, September 22nd 2008
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 3 | in 11 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 |