Final
Chi Cubs leads 1-0 (as of 9/22)
| Game 1: Monday, September 22 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 23 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 24 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final in 10 |
| NY Mets | 6 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 25 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 | |
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7:10 PM ET, September 22, 2008
Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| 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 (122% 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 |