MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT CHICAGO CUBS
05/21/2009
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 570 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (23-16) 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 7 16 0
Chicago Cubs (21-18) 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 8 15 1
Cubs Nip Mets, 8-7
The Chicago Cubs weathered a fine game by New York left fielder Rocco Baldelli to upend the Mets, 8-7, at Wrigley Field. Baldelli went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. Hector Noesi claimed the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. His record stands at 2-2. Chicago is third in the NL Central Division with a record of 21-18.

Chicago got a game-changing hit from Ryan Klesko. The designated hitter blasted a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a winner.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Klesko.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Baldelli LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .254 6 14
H. Kendrick 3B 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .283 6 19
T. Frazier 2B 4 1 2 1 1 2 3 .239 7 15
M. Echavarria CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .254 3 19
V. Guerrero DH 5 0 3 0 0 2 0 .243 2 10
A. Panatta RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275 2 12
M. Orbegoso C 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .221 0 10
E. Chavez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .224 1 1
M. Bush SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .200 0 3
   a-C. Dickerson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 1
   b-C. Wimberly SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 2 10
Totals 38 7 16 7 1 10 17      
a - C. Dickerson pinch hit for M. Bush in the 8th
b - C. Wimberly substituted for C. Dickerson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kendrick (8, 1st Inning off W. Franklin, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Guerrero (5, 2nd Inning off W. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Chavez (2, 6th Inning off W. Franklin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Baldelli 2 (6, 3rd Inning off W. Franklin, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off W. Franklin, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Frazier (7, 3rd Inning off W. Franklin, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Kendrick (6, 5th Inning off W. Franklin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Baldelli 9 , H. Kendrick 7 , T. Frazier 5 , M. Echavarria , V. Guerrero 4 , A. Panatta , M. Orbegoso , E. Chavez 2 , M. Bush
2-out RBI: H. Kendrick , T. Frazier , M. Bush
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Frazier , M. Echavarria , E. Chavez 3
GIDP: M. Echavarria , M. Orbegoso
Sac Bunt: A. Panatta 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Frazier (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Furcal 2B 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .236 3 12
A. Berroa SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .246 3 14
S. Rolen 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 .257 4 15
R. Klesko DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .259 7 22
J. Parra RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .276 9 26
M. Leslie C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .235 5 19
O. Navarro 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 3 10
   a-B. Coon PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 1 13
A. Borjas LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .190 0 6
   b-R. Brignac PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 2 7
   c-O. Young 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 2
R. Grossman CF, LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 4 .226 0 7
Totals 38 8 15 8 2 6 17      
a - B. Coon pinch hit for O. Navarro in the 7th
b - R. Brignac pinch hit for A. Borjas in the 7th
c - O. Young substituted for R. Brignac in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Furcal 2 (5, 1st Inning off W. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off W. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Grossman (2, 6th Inning off W. Crawford, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (4, 1st Inning off W. Crawford, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Parra (9, 1st Inning off W. Crawford, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Klesko (7, 9th Inning off S. Romo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Furcal 5 , S. Rolen 4 , R. Klesko 4 , J. Parra 6 , M. Leslie 2 , B. Coon , A. Borjas 2 , R. Grossman 3
2-out RBI: R. Furcal , J. Parra , R. Grossman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Berroa 2 , R. Klesko , R. Grossman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Furcal (9)
CS: R. Grossman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Furcal (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Furcal-Berroa-Rolen, Young-Furcal-Rolen)
OF assists: 1 (Borjas(Baldelli at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Crawford 5.2 10 6 6 1 3 2 91 3.20   
R. Blazier H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8.00   
S. Carroll BS (1) 0.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 25 3.79   
E. Frieri 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 2.08   
S. Romo L (2-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Crawford 27
Batters Faced: W. Crawford 27, R. Blazier 2, S. Carroll 5, E. Frieri 5, S. Romo 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Crawford 7-6, R. Blazier 0-1, S. Carroll 0-1, E. Frieri 2-0, S. Romo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Crawford 91-58, R. Blazier 10-6, S. Carroll 25-13, E. Frieri 21-14, S. Romo 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Blazier 1-1 , E. Frieri 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Franklin 5.2 12 7 6 1 6 4 88 3.35   
B. Morseman 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.70   
H. Noesi W (2-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Franklin 24
Batters Faced: W. Franklin 27, B. Morseman 8, H. Noesi 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Franklin 5-3, B. Morseman 1-1, H. Noesi 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Franklin 88-57, B. Morseman 23-19, H. Noesi 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Morseman 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rocco Baldelli
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 19982
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