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

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

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NY METS 2
CHICAGO CUBS 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

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NY METS (2) AT CHICAGO CUBS (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
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CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: J Jones doubled to deep right. J Kendall walked.
T Lilly bunted into fielder's choice to first, J Jones out at third, J Kendall
to second. A Soriano grounded out to pitcher, J Kendall to third, T Lilly to
second. R Theriot reached on infield single to shortstop, J Kendall scored,
T Lilly to third. D Lee walked, R Theriot to second. A Ramirez walked, T Lilly
scored, R Theriot to third, D Lee to second. C Floyd hit by pitch, R Theriot
scored, D Lee to third, A Ramirez to second. M DeRosa singled to left center,
D Lee and A Ramirez scored, C Floyd to second. J Jones singled to right,
C Floyd scored, M DeRosa to second. A Sele relieved J Maine. J Kendall flied
out to center. (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

NY METS 4TH: C Delgado struck out looking. M Alou homered to left.
D Easley flied out to center. R Castro struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

NY METS 6TH: C Delgado flied out to right. M Alou homered to left.
D Easley grounded out to shortstop. R Castro flied out to right. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 6.</div>

 

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NY METS (2) AT CHICAGO CUBS (6) - EVENT LOG
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Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Delgado 1B,
M Alou LF, D Easley RF, R Castro C, L Milledge CF, J Maine RHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B,
A Ramirez 3B, C Floyd RF, M DeRosa 2B, J Jones CF, J Kendall C, T Lilly LHP.

Umpires -- Tim Mcclelland (HP), Marty Foster (1B), Fieldin Culbreth (2B),
Paul Schrieber (3B).

Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from center at 7 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to left. L Castillo grounded out to
shortstop. D Wright singled to left. C Delgado singled to shallow left,
D Wright to second. D Wright stole third, C Delgado stole second. M Alou
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano grounded out to pitcher. R Theriot grounded
out to pitcher. D Lee grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

NY METS 2ND: D Easley grounded out to pitcher. R Castro flied out to
right. L Milledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: A Ramirez flied out to right. C Floyd flied out to
right. M DeRosa struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

NY METS 3RD: J Maine struck out swinging. J Reyes flied out to right.
L Castillo doubled to deep left center. D Wright popped out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: J Jones doubled to deep right. J Kendall walked.
T Lilly bunted into fielder's choice to first, J Jones out at third, J Kendall
to second. A Soriano grounded out to pitcher, J Kendall to third, T Lilly to
second. R Theriot reached on infield single to shortstop, J Kendall scored,
T Lilly to third. D Lee walked, R Theriot to second. A Ramirez walked, T Lilly
scored, R Theriot to third, D Lee to second. C Floyd hit by pitch, R Theriot
scored, D Lee to third, A Ramirez to second. M DeRosa singled to left center,
D Lee and A Ramirez scored, C Floyd to second. J Jones singled to right,
C Floyd scored, M DeRosa to second. A Sele relieved J Maine. J Kendall flied
out to center. (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

NY METS 4TH: C Delgado struck out looking. M Alou homered to left.
D Easley flied out to center. R Castro struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: T Lilly struck out swinging. A Soriano grounded out to
third. R Theriot grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

NY METS 5TH: L Milledge singled to left. A Sele struck out bunting foul.
J Reyes popped out to second. L Castillo singled to center, L Milledge to
second. D Wright grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: D Lee popped out to second. A Ramirez doubled to left.
C Floyd struck out looking. M DeRosa struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

NY METS 6TH: C Delgado flied out to right. M Alou homered to left.
D Easley grounded out to shortstop. R Castro flied out to right. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: J Jones singled to center. J Kendall singled to left,
J Jones to third. T Lilly grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to
first, J Kendall out at second. A Soriano grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

NY METS 7TH: L Milledge struck out looking. R Gotay hit for A Sele.
R Gotay struck out looking. J Reyes fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: J Sosa relieved A Sele. R Theriot grounded out to
shortstop. D Lee safe at second on error by center fielder L Milledge.
A Ramirez struck out looking. C Floyd struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
1 Error) NY METS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

NY METS 8TH: A Pagan in right field. L Castillo flied out to left.
D Wright walked. C Delgado lined out to shortstop. C Marmol relieved T Lilly.
M Alou walked, D Wright to second. D Easley struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: S Schoeneweis relieved J Sosa. M DeRosa flied out to
left. J Jones grounded out to first. J Kendall grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

NY METS 9TH: B Howry relieved C Marmol. R Castro flied out to center.
L Milledge struck out looking. M Anderson hit for S Schoeneweis. M Anderson
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 6.</div>

 

Lilly, six-run third help Cubs cruise by Mets

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 6, NY METS 2</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- After stumbling in his last start, TedLilly got back on track.


Lilly pitched 7 2/3 strong innings and his teammates battedaround in the third as the Chicago Cubs defeated the New YorkMets, 6-2, on Saturday.


Mark DeRosa had a two-run single and Jacque Jones had two of histhree hits in a six-run third for Chicago, which cut itsdeficit to one-half game behind the National LeagueCentral-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee hosts thePhiladelphia Phillies later on Saturday.


Lilly (12-5) has won seven of his last eight starts, reboundingfrom his only loss in that span. The lefthander dropped a 4-1decision to Philadelphia on Monday when he gave up four runs andseven hits in five innings, suffering his first loss since June5.


Against the Mets, the nine-year veteran, in his first seasonwith the Cubs, yielded two runs, seven hits and a walk whilestriking out eight.


Lilly did surrender two solo homers to Moises Alou - in thefourth and sixth innings, respectively. It was the 30th time inhis career Alou has had a multi-homer game.


After watching the Mets send nine men to the plate in a four-runninth off Chicago closer Ryan Dempster in New York's 6-2victory on Friday, the Cubs sent 11 men to the plate vs. JohnMaine in the third.


With two outs and men on second and third, Ryan Theriot hit aninfield single that plated Jason Kendall to give Chicago itsfirst run. Maine then ran into control problems, walking DerrekLee on four pitches to load the bases before walking AramisRamirez on a 3-2 pitch, driving in Lilly from third. The NewYork righthander then plunked Cliff Floyd to give the Cubs athree-run lead.


DeRosa followed by driving a base hit up the middle to make it,5-0. Jones, who began the inning with a double, singled toright to score Floyd from second to finish the scoring.

That was it for Maine (12-6), who was tagged for six runs, fourhits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings. The six runs were thesecond most Maine had given up this season; he allowed seven tothe Cincinnati Reds on July 13. It was also his shortest outingof 2007.


Luis Castillo also had two hits for New York, which saw itsthree-game winning streak come to an end.

 

Lilly, six-run third help Cubs cruise by Mets

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 6, NY METS 2</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- After stumbling in his last start, TedLilly got back on track.


Lilly pitched 7 2/3 strong innings and his teammates battedaround in the third as the Chicago Cubs defeated the New YorkMets, 6-2, on Saturday.


Mark DeRosa had a two-run single and Jacque Jones had two of histhree hits in a six-run third for Chicago, which cut itsdeficit to one-half game behind the National LeagueCentral-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee hosts thePhiladelphia Phillies later on Saturday.


Lilly (12-5) has won seven of his last eight starts, reboundingfrom his only loss in that span.


"We needed innings, and Lilly really delivered for us today,"Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "We needed an outing likeLilly's. He gave us real good pitching today."


The lefthander dropped a 4-1 decision to Philadelphia on Monday,when he gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings tosuffer his first loss since June 5.


Against the Mets, the nine-year veteran, in his first seasonwith the Cubs, yielded two runs, seven hits and a walk whilestriking out eight.


"I had good command on my fastball," Lilly said. "It seemed toset up my slider and other pitches, making them more effective."

Lilly did surrender two solo homers to Moises Alou - in thefourth and sixth innings, respectively. It was the 30th time inhis career Alou has had a multi-homer game.


"It would be great if there is a carry-over from (Alou's)performance today," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "Moisesis a great hitter, so we need for him to pick it up and help uspick up the slack. He can help carry us for a while."

After watching the Mets send nine men to the plate in a four-runninth off Chicago closer Ryan Dempster in New York's 6-2victory on Friday, the Cubs sent 11 men to the plate vs. JohnMaine in the third.


With two outs and men on second and third, Ryan Theriot hit aninfield single that plated Jason Kendall to give Chicago itsfirst run.


Replays showed that the throw from shortstop Jose Reyes on theslow roller beat Theriot to the first base bag, but he wascalled safe by first base umpire Marty Foster.


"I've lost my command before and was able to get it back," Mainesaid. "And I certainly could have gotten out of the inningwith the double play if Theriot wasn't called safe."

Maine then ran into control problems, walking Derrek Lee on fourpitches to load the bases before walking Aramis Ramirez on a3-2 pitch, driving in Lilly from third. The New Yorkrighthander then plunked Cliff Floyd to give the Cubs athree-run lead.


"Walks always hurt," Maine said. "I've done a good job latelyof not walking people. Today my command just got away from me."

DeRosa followed by driving a base hit up the middle to make it5-0.


"I know for a lot of guys in here, when you see men on base, yousee bases loaded, you bear down," DeRosa said. "There is alittle extra incentive out there when there are (men on base) tobe knocked in."


Jones, who began the inning with a double, singled to right toscore Floyd from second to finish the scoring.


That was it for Maine (12-6), who was tagged for six runs, fourhits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings. The six runs were thesecond most Maine had given up this season; he allowed seven tothe Cincinnati Reds on July 13. It was also his shortest outingof 2007.


"John has been our best pitcher all year," Randolph said."Today, he just wasn't sharp. His location was off. And hestruggled to get back in rhythm. We just turn the page becausehe's been one of our top guys all year."


Luis Castillo also had two hits for New York, which saw itsthree-game winning streak come to an end.