Mets 7, Cubs 6

W:	J. Smith (6-3)
L:	K. Hart (2-2)

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
F Pie LF	5	1	1	0	0	2	2	.244
R Theriot SS	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	.302
M Hoffpauir 1B	5	2	5	5	0	0	0	.387
J Edmonds CF	4	1	0	0	1	2	4	.232
M Fontenot 2B	4	0	3	0	1	0	1	.295
C McGehee 3B	5	0	1	1	0	2	5	.222
K Fukudome RF	3	0	0	0	2	2	4	.258
K Hill C	5	0	0	0	0	3	4	.111
R Harden P	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.087
C Gaudin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-R Johnson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307
N Cotts P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B Howry P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-D Ward PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.216
K Hart P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	38	6	11	6	7	12	23
a-grounded to shortstop for C Gaudin in the 8th b-grounded to pitcher for B Howry in the 9th
BATTING 2B: M Hoffpauir (8, P Martinez); M Fontenot (22, R Rincon) HR: M Hoffpauir 2 (2, 1st inning off P Martinez 0 on, 2 Out; 7th inning off R Rincon 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Hoffpauir 5 (8), C McGehee (5) 2-out RBI: M Hoffpauir, C McGehee GIDP: F Pie Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ward 1, K Hill 1, J Edmonds 1, K Fukudome 2 Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING SB: F Pie (3, 2nd base off P Martinez/R Cancel)
FIELDING E: M Hoffpauir (2, ground ball) DP: 1 (C McGehee-R Theriot-M Hoffpauir).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Harden	6.0	2	3	2	5	4	0	98-49	1.77
C Gaudin (H, 2)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	16-12	5.96
N Cotts (H, 9)	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	0	20-13	4.41
B Howry (B, 4)	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	5.17
K Hart (L, 2-2)	0.2	2	1	1	1	2	0	25-12	7.01
Totals	8.2	10	7	6	6	7	0	171-94
PITCHING Batters faced: R Harden 25; C Gaudin 4; N Cotts 4; B Howry 3; K Hart 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Harden 4-9; C Gaudin 2-1; N Cotts 2-0; B Howry 0-0; K Hart 0-0 Game Scores: R Harden 57

New York Mets
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Reyes SS	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	.299
D Murphy LF	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	.325
D Wright 3B	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	.300
C Delgado 1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	3	.273
C Beltran CF	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	.282
R Church RF	3	1	3	2	1	0	0	.284
R Martinez 2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	4	.286
R Cancel C	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.245
P Martinez P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.154
R Rincon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B Stokes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
a-M Anderson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.213
S Schoeneweis P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-D Easley PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.270
P Feliciano P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Smith P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	34	7	10	7	6	7	15
a-grounded to shortstop for B Stokes in the 7th b-struck out swinging for S Schoeneweis in the 8th
BATTING 2B: R Church (14, R Harden); R Cancel (2, C Gaudin) RBI: D Wright (124), R Church 2 (49), J Reyes (68), R Martinez (2), R Cancel (5), C Beltran (110) SF: D Wright 2-out RBI: R Church 2, R Martinez, R Cancel, C Beltran GIDP: C Delgado Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Murphy 1, R Martinez 2, D Easley 1 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J Reyes 3 (55, 2nd base off K Hart/K Hill, 2nd base off R Harden/K Hill 2); C Beltran (25, 3rd base off B Howry/K Hill) CS: R Church (3, 2nd base by R Harden/K Hill)
FIELDING E: D Wright (16, ground ball) DP: 1 (R Martinez-J Reyes-C Delgado).

New York Mets
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
P Martinez	6.0	7	5	5	4	9	1	99-67	5.61
R Rincon	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	8-6	4.50
B Stokes	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-7	3.41
S Schoeneweis	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	22-13	3.20
P Feliciano	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	4.08
J Smith (W, 6-3)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-8	3.61
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	7	12	2	165-104
PITCHING WP: J Smith Batters faced: P Martinez 29; R Rincon 3; B Stokes 3; S Schoeneweis 5; P Feliciano 1; J Smith 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Martinez 8-1; R Rincon 0-1; B Stokes 0-1; S Schoeneweis 2-0; P Feliciano 0-0; J Smith 2-0 Game Scores: P Martinez 43

Scoring Summary
			CHC	NYM
	1st	M Hoffpauir homered to right center.	1	0
	1st	C McGehee singled to right, J Edmonds scored, M Fontenot to second.	2	0
	1st	D Wright hit sacrifice fly to center, J Reyes scored.	2	1
	3rd	M Hoffpauir doubled to deep center, R Theriot scored.	3	1
	4th	R Church doubled to right, D Wright and C Beltran scored.	3	3
	7th	M Hoffpauir homered to right, F Pie and R Theriot scored.	6	3
	7th	J Reyes grounded out to shortstop, R Cancel scored.	6	4
	8th	R Martinez singled to left, C Beltran scored, R Church to second.	6	5
	8th	R Cancel singled to right, R Church scored, R Martinez to third.	6	6
	9th	C Beltran singled to right, J Reyes scored, C Delgado to second.	6	7
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Game Information
Stadium	Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY
Attendance	51,174 (121.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:20
Weather	64 degrees, cloudy
Wind	18 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Randy Marsh, Second Base - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base - Jim Wolf

Series tied 2-2 (as of 9/25)

Tampa Bay	5	Final
Detroit	7

Arizona	3	Final
St. Louis	12

Cleveland	1	Final
Boston	6

NY Yankees	2	Final
Toronto	8

Florida		Cancelled
Washington

Chi Cubs	6	Final
NY Mets	7

Pittsburgh	1	Final
Milwaukee	5	in 10

Cincinnati	6	Final
Houston	8

Chi White Sox	6	Final
Minnesota	7	in 10

LA Angels	6	Final
Seattle	4

San Diego	7	Final
LA Dodgers	5

Colorado	3	Final
San Francisco	1

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