NY Mets 6, Chi Cubs 5
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(18-21)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chi Cubs 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 6 0
NY Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 11 1
WP: A. Burgos (1-0)
LP: R. Dempster (1-2)
(26-14)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 4th: Chi Cubs
- A. Ramirez singled to deep left, A. Pagan scored
Bot 5th: NY Mets
- R. Gotay doubled to right, E. Chavez scored
Top 6th: Chi Cubs
- A. Pagan homered to deep left, R. Theriot scored
- A. Ramirez homered to deep left, A. Soriano scored
Bot 9th: NY Mets
- E. Chavez walked, D. Newhan scored, C. Gomez to third, C. Beltran to second
- R. Gotay singled to left, C. Gomez scored, C. Beltran to third, E. Chavez to second
- D. Wright singled to center, C. Beltran scored, E. Chavez to third, R. Gotay to second
- C. Delgado singled to right, E. Chavez and R. Gotay scored, D. Wright to second
 Chi Cubs
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
R. Theriot 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300
A. Pagan cf 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .412
A. Soriano lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .291
A. Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .264
M. Murton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
M. DeRosa 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
    M. Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    W. Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
    R. Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    S. Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
H. Blanco c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
C. Izturis ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A. Guzman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
    D. Ward 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
 Totals 34 5 6 5 0 4 3  
 Batting
HR - A Pagan (2, 6th inning off J Vargas 1 on, 1 Out), A Ramirez (10, 6th inning off J Vargas 1 on, 1 Out).
RBI - A Ramirez 3 (31), A Pagan 2 (3).
2-out RBI - A Ramirez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Theriot 1.
Team LOB - 2.
 Base Running
SB - A Pagan (2, 2nd base off J Vargas/R Castro).
 
 Fielding
DP - 2 (C Izturis-R Theriot-M DeRosa, A Guzman-C Izturis-M DeRosa).
 NY Mets
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
E. Chavez cf 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .353
R. Gotay ss 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .217
S. Green rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .327
    D. Wright ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279
C. Delgado 1b 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .216
J. Franco 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .160
D. Newhan 2b 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .200
R. Castro c 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .244
C. Gomez lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .417
J. Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    D. Easley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
    A. Burgos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    C. Beltran ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .305
 Totals 33 6 11 6 5 8 11  
 Batting
2B - R Gotay (1, A Guzman).
S - J Vargas.
RBI - R Gotay 2 (5), E Chavez (7), D Wright (20), C Delgado 2 (21).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Green 1, C Gomez 1.
GIDP - R Gotay, C Delgado.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
SB - D Newhan (1, 2nd base off A Guzman/H Blanco), E Chavez (1, 2nd base off A Guzman/H Blanco).
 
 Fielding
E - D Newhan (1, throw).
 Chi Cubs
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
A. Guzman 5.0 6 1 1 2 4 0 3.18
M. Wuertz 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.93
W. Ohman 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 4.50
R. Dempster (L, 1-2) 0.1 3 5 5 2 0 0 4.66
S. Eyre (BS, 3) 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.10
 NY Mets
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Vargas 7.0 6 5 5 0 2 2 6.43
A. Burgos (W, 1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.72
HBP - C Gomez (by A Guzman).
Pitches-strikes - A Guzman 75-49; M Wuertz 14-9; W Ohman 23-18; R Dempster 26-15; S Eyre 3-2; J Vargas 90-59; A Burgos 14-11.
Ground balls-fly balls - A Guzman 9-2; M Wuertz 2-2; W Ohman 1-0; R Dempster 0-1; S Eyre 0-0; J Vargas 4-15; A Burgos 1-3.
Batters faced - A Guzman 22; M Wuertz 5; W Ohman 5; R Dempster 6; S Eyre 2; J Vargas 28; A Burgos 6.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Chad Fairchild.
Time: 2:31.
Attendance: 42,667.
Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, in from right.

Updated on Thursday, May 17, 2007 4:06 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Chi Cubs
A. Ramirez A. Ramirez
2-4, 1 HR
3 RBI
 NY Mets
R. Gotay R. Gotay
2-4
2 RBI