Mets 6, Cubs 2 — Box Score & Recap (8/3/2007)

Final: Mets 6, Cubs 2

Player of the Game: Ramon Castro

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6-2, at Wrigley Field on Friday, August 3, 2007. Ramon Castro went 1-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI to lead the way. Guillermo Mota (1-0) earned the win; Ryan Dempster took the loss.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	6	9	1
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	8	0

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
José Reyes SS	5	0	1	1	1	0	.303
David Newhan LF	4	1	0	0	2	2	.200
David Wright 3B	3	1	1	0	2	1	.304
Carlos Delgado 1B	1	1	1	1	4	0	.251
Marlon Anderson CF	5	0	1	1	0	2	.246
Ramon Castro C	5	1	1	1	0	2	.300
Shawn Green RF	4	1	1	1	1	1	.270
Ruben Gotay 2B	4	1	2	1	1	2	.352
Luis Castillo 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296
Orlando Hernandez P	3	0	0	0	0	1	.184
Pedro Feliciano P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Damion Easley PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275
Guillermo Mota P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Moises Alou PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.311
Billy Wagner P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	36	6	9	6	11	11

BATTING
2B: Gotay (8, Howry); Delgado (25, Dempster); Green (24, Dempster).
HR: Castro, R (9, 6th inning off Zambrano, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Alou; Anderson; Castro, R 4; Delgado 2; Gotay 3; Green 2; Reyes, J; Wright.
RBI: Anderson (12); Castro, R (27); Delgado (60); Gotay (20); Green (31); Reyes, J (44).
2-out RBI: Anderson; Green; Reyes, J; Gotay.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Newhan 3; Castro, R; Anderson 3; Gotay.
Team RISP: 4-for-15.
Team LOB: 14.

BASERUNNING
SB: Newhan (2, 2nd base off Marmol/Kendall); Reyes, J (52, 2nd base off Howry/Kendall).

FIELDING
E: Castro, R (2, throw).
DP: (Reyes, J-Delgado).

Chicago Cubs Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Alfonso Soriano LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.299
Ryan Theriot SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.281
Derrek Lee 1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.330
Aramis Ramirez 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.318
Cliff Floyd RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.294
Mark DeRosa 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.290
Jacque Jones CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.245
Jason Kendall C	3	0	1	1	1	1	.227
Carlos Zambrano P	2	0	0	0	0	1	.281
Carlos Marmol P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mike Fontenot PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
Matt Murton PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.256
Bob Howry P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ryan Dempster P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	34	2	8	2	1	10

BATTING
2B: Jones, Jac (19, Hernandez, O); Ramirez, Ar (24, Hernandez, O); Kendall (13, Hernandez, O).
HR: Lee, D (12, 6th inning off Hernandez, O, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: DeRosa 2; Floyd, C; Jones, Jac 2; Kendall 2; Lee, D 5; Ramirez, Ar 2.
RBI: Kendall (26); Lee, D (58).
2-out RBI: Lee, D; Kendall.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Floyd, C; Ramirez, Ar; Murton; Soriano, A; Kendall.
GIDP: Jones, Jac.
Team RISP: 0-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lee, D (5, 2nd base off Mota/Castro, R).

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Orlando Hernandez	6.2	5	2	2	1	9	3.00
Pedro Feliciano	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	2.90
Guillermo Mota (W)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	4.84
Billy Wagner	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1.33

Chicago Cubs Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Carlos Zambrano	5.0	2	1	1	7	5	3.42
Carlos Marmol	2.0	1	1	1	2	4	1.73
Bob Howry	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	4.02
Ryan Dempster (L)	1.0	5	4	4	1	1	3.76

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Anderson	Zambrano	4	Called Strike	1-2	92.9 mph Fastball
Lee	Hernandez	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	88.4 mph Fastball
Green	Zambrano	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	92.8 mph Fastball
Newhan	Zambrano	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Kendall	Hernandez	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	74.3 mph Slider
Zambrano	Hernandez	6	Called Strike	2-2	88.8 mph Fastball
Gotay	Zambrano	4	Called Strike	1-2	89.7 mph Fastball
Floyd	Hernandez	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	76.3 mph Curveball
Anderson	Zambrano	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	94.9 mph Fastball
DeRosa	Hernandez	4	Foul Tip	1-2	88.3 mph Fastball
Gotay	Marmol	3	Called Strike	0-2	79.9 mph Curveball
Hernandez	Marmol	3	Called Strike	0-2	80.2 mph Slider
Soriano	Hernandez	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	—
Ramirez	Hernandez	6	Foul Tip	2-2	90.2 mph Fastball
Wright	Marmol	8	Swinging Strike	3-2	94.6 mph Fastball
Castro	Marmol	4	Called Strike	1-2	79.6 mph Curveball
Floyd	Hernandez	5	Foul Tip	2-2	75.7 mph Curveball
Jones	Hernandez	6	Foul Tip	3-2	88.5 mph Fastball
Murton	Feliciano	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	76.7 mph Curveball
Newhan	Howry	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	—
Castro	Dempster	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	85.8 mph Slider

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

T6: Ramon Castro homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. (NYM 1, CHC 0)

B6: Derrek Lee homers (12) on a line drive to left field. (NYM 1, CHC 1)

T7: Marlon Anderson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Mark DeRosa. David Newhan scores. Carlos Delgado to 3rd. (NYM 2, CHC 1)

B7: Jason Kendall doubles (13) on a fly ball to left fielder David Newhan. Mark DeRosa scores. (NYM 2, CHC 2)

T9: Carlos Delgado doubles (25) on a line drive to right fielder Cliff Floyd. David Wright scores. Carlos Delgado to 3rd. (NYM 3, CHC 2)

T9: Shawn Green doubles (24) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Alfonso Soriano. Carlos Delgado scores. (NYM 4, CHC 2)

T9: Ruben Gotay singles on a line drive to left fielder Alfonso Soriano. Shawn Green scores. (NYM 5, CHC 2)

T9: Jose Reyes singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cliff Floyd. Ruben Gotay scores. Moises Alou to 2nd. (NYM 6, CHC 2)

Statcast

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Billy Wagner	Fastball	96.0
Carlos Zambrano	Fastball	95.9
Billy Wagner	Fastball	95.9
Billy Wagner	Fastball	95.9
Billy Wagner	Fastball	95.7

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Orlando Hernandez	13
Carlos Zambrano	10
Ryan Dempster	5
Carlos Marmol	2
Bob Howry	1

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Orlando Hernandez	91.5	—	13
Carlos Zambrano	95.9	—	10
Carlos Marmol	95.4	—	2
Bob Howry	94.1	—	1
Ryan Dempster	93.0	—	5
Guillermo Mota	95.3	—	1
Billy Wagner	96.0	—	0
Pedro Feliciano	88.9	—	1

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Game Info

IBB: Delgado (by Marmol); Reyes, J (by Howry).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, O 109-67; Feliciano, P 5-3; Mota 16-9; Wagner, B 14-9; Zambrano 93-49; Marmol 35-20; Howry 30-21; Dempster 26-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, O 3-4; Feliciano, P 0-0; Mota 0-3; Wagner, B 2-0; Zambrano 7-0; Marmol 1-1; Howry 2-0; Dempster 0-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, O 26; Feliciano, P 1; Mota 4; Wagner, B 4; Zambrano 24; Marmol 9; Howry 5; Dempster 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Feliciano, P 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 77 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 16 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 1:20 PM.
T: 3:08.
Att: 41,512.
Venue: Wrigley Field.
August 3, 2007

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