GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (62-47) at CHICAGO CUBS (57-51)

NL: NY METS (62-47) at CHICAGO CUBS (57-51)

<h3>Maine, Mets look for fourth straight win</h3>



<div class="pre">NY Mets (62-47) at Chicago Cubs (57-51) 3:55 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The New York Mets send John Maine to themound looking to match their longest winning streak of theseason.


The Mets aim to win their fourth straight contest when they facethe Chicago Cubs in the middle game of a three-game series onSaturday.


In a battle of division leaders, New York broke a 2-2 tie byscoring four runs off Chicago closer Ryan Dempster in the ninthinning on Friday. It was the Mets' third consecutive win,leaving them one shy of four straight, which they have done sixother times in 2007.


The loss was the second in a row for Chicago, which dropped agame behind the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in theNational League Central.


Maine (12-5, 2.92 ERA) toes the rubber seeking to become theNL's third 13-game winner. The Cubs' Carlos Zambrano (14) andthe Los Angeles Dodgers' Brad Penny (13) are the other twohurlers to reach that number.


The righthander, who will be looking to win his third straightstart, is 6-1 in his last eight outings. He yielded one hit andstruck out five in five innings in a rain-shortened, 5-0victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.


Maine is 0-1 with a 2.08 ERA in three career appearances - twostarts - against the Cubs.


Chicago counters with Ted Lilly (11-5, 3.60), who absorbed hisfirst loss in seven starts when he allowed four runs and sevenhits in five innings in a 4-1 setback to the PhiladelphiaPhillies on Monday.


The lefthander is 0-1 with a 6.52 ERA in three games - twostarts - against the Mets.

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NY METS AT CHICAGO CUBS -- LINEUPS

NY METS CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .303 8 44 Alfonso Soriano LF .299 18 42
Luis Castillo 2B .125 0 0 Ryan Theriot SS .281 3 30
David Wright 3B .304 19 67 Derrek Lee 1B .330 12 58
Carlos Delgado 1B .251 17 60 Aramis Ramirez 3B .318 16 67
Moises Alou LF .311 2 15 Cliff Floyd RF .294 4 34
Damion Easley RF .275 9 24 Mark Derosa 2B .290 7 52
Ramon Castro C .300 9 27 Jacque Jones CF .245 2 31
Lastings Milledge CF .284 3 16 Jason Kendall C .237 0 4
John Maine RHP .111 1 3 Ted Lilly LHP .163 0 4
(12-5, 2.92) (11-5, 3.60)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: NYM - JOHN MAINE (12-5, 2.92)
CHN - TED LILLY (11-5, 3.60)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM MCCLELLAND
1B - MARTY FOSTER
2B - FIELDIN CULBRETH
3B - PAUL SCHRIEBER

WEATHER: 77 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 10 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: NYM - JOHN MAINE AND RAMON CASTRO
CHN - TED LILLY AND JASON KENDALL

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.303, 8 HR, 44 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.304, 19 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 2 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.299, 18 HR, 42 RBI)
R THERIOT (.281, 3 HR, 30 RBI)
D LEE (.330, 12 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308
D Easley rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Milledge cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Alou 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (25, 3rd base off T Lilly/J Kendall), C Delgado
(3, 2nd base off T Lilly/J Kendall).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.92

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.57

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 18-13. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 1-1. Batters
faced: T Lilly 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
CHN - TED LILLY</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 2 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D EASLEY (.275, 9 HR, 24 RBI)
R CASTRO (.300, 9 HR, 27 RBI)
L MILLEDGE (.284, 3 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308
D Easley rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
L Milledge cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Alou 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (25, 3rd base off T Lilly/J Kendall), C Delgado
(3, 2nd base off T Lilly/J Kendall).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.90

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.57

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 6-4; T Lilly 18-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine
3-0; T Lilly 1-1. Batters faced: J Maine 3; T Lilly 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 0 2 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.318, 16 HR, 67 RBI)
C FLOYD (.294, 4 HR, 34 RBI)
M DEROSA (.290, 7 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308
D Easley rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
L Milledge cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Alou 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (25, 3rd base off T Lilly/J Kendall), C Delgado
(3, 2nd base off T Lilly/J Kendall).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.90

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.54

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 6-4; T Lilly 27-19. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine
3-0; T Lilly 2-2. Batters faced: J Maine 3; T Lilly 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 0 2 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J MAINE (.111, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
J REYES (.303, 0-FOR-1)
L CASTILLO (.118, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
D Wright 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308
D Easley rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
L Milledge cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
J Maine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Alou 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (25, 3rd base off T Lilly/J Kendall), C Delgado
(3, 2nd base off T Lilly/J Kendall).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.88

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.54

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 17-11; T Lilly 27-19. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Maine 3-2; T Lilly 2-2. Batters faced: J Maine 6; T Lilly 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 0 0 0 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.245, 2 HR, 31 RBI)
J KENDALL (.237, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
T LILLY (.163, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
L Castillo 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167
D Wright 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .305
C Delgado 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308
D Easley rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Castro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
L Milledge cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .108

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 3 3

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (1, T Lilly). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- M Alou 2, D Wright 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Wright (25, 3rd base off T Lilly/J Kendall), C Delgado
(3, 2nd base off T Lilly/J Kendall).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 000 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.88

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 3.52

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 17-11; T Lilly 42-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Maine 3-2; T Lilly 2-4. Batters faced: J Maine 6; T Lilly 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN THERIOT SCORED JASON KENDALL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R THERIOT ON FIRST, T LILLY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.329, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO ARAMIS RAMIREZ SCORED TED LILLY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A RAMIREZ ON FIRST, D LEE ON SECOND, R
THERIOT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0
CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.293, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
CLIFF FLOYD HIT BY JOHN MAINE PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C FLOYD ON FIRST, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, D LEE
ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0
CHICAGO CUBS 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK DEROSA SCORED DERREK LEE AND ARAMIS RAMIREZ.

SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M DEROSA ON FIRST, C FLOYD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0
CHICAGO CUBS 5 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.247, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JACQUE JONES SCORED CLIFF FLOYD.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, J JONES ON FIRST, M DEROSA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0
CHICAGO CUBS 6 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.237, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>