Castro leads way in Cubs' ugly 5-4 win over Mets
Castro leads way in Cubs' ugly 5-4 win over Mets
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Mets
4
Chicago Cubs
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CHC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Wrigley Field · 28,185 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 4-5
A Rizzo scored, S Castro to third, C Coghlan to second on wild pitch by J Familia.
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Wild Pitch 4-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
S Castro singled to center, E Bonifacio and J Ruggiano scored, A Rizzo to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
R Tejada homered to left (390 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 4-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
B Abreu grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 4-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
B Abreu batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
C Granderson singled to center.
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Single 4-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
C Granderson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
D Wright struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
D Wright batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
D Murphy struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
D Murphy batting
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Play Result 4-5
H Rondon relieved P Strop.
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Start Inning 4-5
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-5
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Lineup Change 4-5
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End Inning 4-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
J Ruggiano struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
J Ruggiano batting
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Head to Head
CHC win series 3-0
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
New York Mets
- Jorge Polanco Out
- Tylor Megill Out
- Reed Garrett Out
- Jared Young Out
- Pierson Ohl Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Emilio Bonifacio2B27
Justin RuggianoCF39
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Chris CoghlanLF7
Mike Olt3B25
John D BakerC4
Edwin JacksonP36
Substitutes
Pedro StropP64
Hector RondonP28
Darwin BarneyPH20
Carlos Manuel VillanuevaP91
Wesley WrightP57
Junior LakePH48
James RussellP88
Justin GrimmP46
Luis Valbuena3B18
NYM
Matt den DekkerCF23
Daniel Murphy2B9
David Wright3B5
Curtis GrandersonLF21
Bobby AbreuRF53
Lucas Duda1B9
Anthony ReckerC
Ruben TejadaSS33
Daisuke MatsuzakaP16
Substitutes
Carlos TorresP51
Dana EvelandP51
Jeurys FamiliaP31
Chris YoungPH24
Buddy CarlyleP44
Scott RiceP59
Travis d'ArnaudC16
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