Final
Chi Cubs won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, July 6 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 8 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 7 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 8 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| NY Mets | 0 | |
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1:10 PM ET, July 8, 2012
Citi Field, New York, NY
W: R. Dempster (4-3)
L: J. Niese (7-4)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | CHC | NYM |
| R Johnson singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| S Castro singled to left, R Johnson to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Rizzo flied out to right, R Johnson to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Soriano singled to left, R Johnson scored, S Castro to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Baker doubled to right, S Castro scored, A Soriano to third. | 2 | 0 |
| G Soto singled to right, A Soriano and J Baker scored. | 4 | 0 |
| D Barney grounded into fielder's choice to second, G Soto out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| L Valbuena lined out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | NYM |
| R Tejada fouled out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| D Murphy singled to right. | 4 | 0 |
| D Wright flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| D Murphy stole second. | 4 | 0 |
| I Davis grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | CHC | NYM |
| R Dempster grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| R Johnson popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| S Castro grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | NYM |
| L Duda struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| S Hairston tripled to deep center. | 4 | 0 |
| J Valdespin lined out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| J Thole grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | CHC | NYM |
| A Rizzo popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| A Soriano flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| J Baker singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| G Soto grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | NYM |
| J Niese singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| R Tejada singled to right, J Niese to second. | 4 | 0 |
| D Murphy popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| D Wright struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| I Davis popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | CHC | NYM |
| D Barney flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| L Valbuena grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| R Dempster struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | NYM |
| L Duda struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| S Hairston grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| J Valdespin struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | CHC | NYM |
| R Johnson lined out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| S Castro struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| A Rizzo grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | NYM |
| J Thole grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| J Niese grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| R Tejada grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | CHC | NYM |
| A Soriano flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| J Baker lined out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| G Soto struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Chicago | CHC | NYM |
| P Maholm relieved R Dempster. | 4 | 0 |
| D Murphy singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| D Wright singled to center, D Murphy to second. | 4 | 0 |
| I Davis popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| L Duda grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Wright out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jonathon Niese pitching for New York | CHC | NYM |
| D Barney flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| L Valbuena singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| J Mather hit for P Maholm. | 4 | 0 |
| J Mather popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| R Johnson reached on infield single to third, L Valbuena to second. | 4 | 0 |
| S Castro homered to left center (407 feet), L Valbuena and R Johnson scored. | 7 | 0 |
| A Rizzo flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Manny Corpas pitching for Chicago | CHC | NYM |
| M Corpas relieved P Maholm. | 7 | 0 |
| S Hairston grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| J Valdespin singled to right. | 7 | 0 |
| J Thole grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, J Valdespin out at second. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Beato pitching for New York | CHC | NYM |
| P Beato relieved J Niese. | 7 | 0 |
| A Soriano flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| J Baker struck out looking. | 7 | 0 |
| G Soto struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| James Russell pitching for Chicago | CHC | NYM |
| O Quintanilla hit for P Beato. | 7 | 0 |
| J Russell relieved M Corpas. | 7 | 0 |
| J Turner hit for O Quintanilla. | 7 | 0 |
| J Turner flied out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| R Tejada lined out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| D Murphy singled to shallow left. | 7 | 0 |
| D Wright lined out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tim Byrdak pitching for New York | CHC | NYM |
| T Byrdak relieved P Beato. | 7 | 0 |
| D Barney struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| L Valbuena fouled out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| B LaHair hit for J Russell. | 7 | 0 |
| B LaHair struck out looking. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Camp pitching for Chicago | CHC | NYM |
| R Johnson in left field. | 7 | 0 |
| T Campana in center field. | 7 | 0 |
| S Camp relieved J Russell. | 7 | 0 |
| I Davis struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| L Duda flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| S Hairston flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||