New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs

Mets Batting

Triples: S Hairston (2, R Dempster)

Ground Into Double Play: L Duda; J Thole

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-8 (I Davis 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, J Thole 0-1, D Wright 0-1, J Valdespin 0-1, L Duda 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: I Davis 2; J Thole 1

Mets Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Niese 21-30; P Beato 2-3; T Byrdak 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Niese 18-4-18-27; P Beato 5-1-2-1; T Byrdak 3-2-2-0

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Niese 6-12; P Beato 0-1; T Byrdak 0-1

Game Scores: J Niese 34

Mets Baserunning

Stolen Bases: D Murphy (6, 2nd base off R Dempster/G Soto)

Cubs Batting

Doubles: J Baker (9, J Niese)

Home Runs: S Castro (7, 7th inning off J Niese 2 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: A Soriano (48), J Baker (15), G Soto 2 (12), S Castro 3 (43)

2-out Runs Batted In: S Castro 3

Team Left On Base: 2

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-5 (A Rizzo 0-1, J Baker 1-1, G Soto 1-1, A Soriano 1-1, S Castro 1-1)

Cubs Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Dempster 14-19; P Maholm 2-4; M Corpas 1-3; J Russell 3-4; S Camp 1-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Dempster 20-6-5-14; P Maholm 3-0-0-4; M Corpas 1-0-1-3; J Russell 1-0-0-4; S Camp 1-1-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 6-5; P Maholm 2-1; M Corpas 3-0; J Russell 0-3; S Camp 0-2

Game Scores: R Dempster 63

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (D Barney-S Castro-A Rizzo, A Rizzo-S Castro-M Corpas)