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Mets 7, Cubs 6
Micah Hoffpauir homered in the first and seventh innings on Thursday night. (Julie Jacobson/AP)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Micah Hoffpauir made a strong case to be included on the playoff roster, going 5-for-5, homering twice and falling a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. But Chicago's bullpen wasn't able to hold a three-run lead, as the Cubs fell to the Mets in the finale.
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Series at a glance:
CHC
Chi Cubs (96-62)
Lost 1 		NY Mets 7, Chi Cubs 6   NYM
NY Mets (88-71)
Won 1
September 25, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Chi Cubs
 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0   6 11 1
NY Mets
 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1   7 10 1
Standings thru 9/25/08  |  Recap: CHC | NYM  |  Gameday  |  Cubs stats  |  Mets stats
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Pie, LF5110022.244
Theriot, SS2200301.302
Hoffpauir, 1B5255000.387
Edmonds, CF4100124.232
Fontenot, 2B4030101.295
McGehee, C, 3B5011025.222
Fukudome, RF3000224.258
Hill, K, C5000034.111
Harden, P3010010.111
  Gaudin, P0000000.000
  a-Johnson, R, PH1000000.307
  Cotts, P0000000.000
  Howry, P0000000.000
  b-Ward, PH1000002.216
  Hart, K, P0000000.000
Totals38611671223 

a-Grounded out for Gaudin in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Howry in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Hoffpauir (8, Martinez, P), Fontenot (22, Rincon).
HR: Hoffpauir 2 (2, 1st inning off Martinez, P, 0 on, 2 out; 7th inning off Rincon, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Pie; Hoffpauir 12; Fontenot 4; McGehee, C; Harden.
RBI: Hoffpauir 5 (8), McGehee, C (5).
2-out RBI: Hoffpauir; McGehee, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fukudome 2; Hill, K; Edmonds; Ward.
GIDP: Pie.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Pie (3, 2nd base off Martinez, P/Cancel, R).

FIELDING
E: Hoffpauir (2, fielding).
DP: (McGehee, C-Theriot-Hoffpauir).
 
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS4211100.299
Murphy, LF5000023.325
Wright, 3B2111211.300
Delgado, 1B4000113.273
Beltran, CF4221101.282
Church, RF3132100.284
Martinez, R, 2B4011014.286
Cancel, R, C4121000.245
Martinez, P, P2000010.154
  Rincon, P0000000.000
  Stokes, P0000000.667
  a-Anderson, PH1000001.213
  Schoeneweis, P0000000.000
  b-Easley, PH1000012.270
  Feliciano, P, P0000000.000
  Smith, P0000000.000
Totals3471076715 

a-Grounded out for Stokes in the 7th. b-Struck out for Schoeneweis in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Church (14, Harden), Cancel, R (2, Gaudin).
TB: Reyes, J; Wright; Beltran 2; Church 4; Martinez, R; Cancel, R 3.
RBI: Wright (124), Church 2 (49), Reyes, J (68), Martinez, R (2), Cancel, R (5), Beltran (110).
2-out RBI: Church 2; Martinez, R; Cancel, R; Beltran.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martinez, R 2; Murphy; Easley.
SF: Wright.
GIDP: Delgado.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Reyes, J 3 (55, 2nd base off Harden/Hill, K, 2nd base off Harden/Hill, K, 2nd base off Hart, K/Hill, K), Beltran (25, 3rd base off Howry/Hill, K).
CS: Church (3, 2nd base by Harden/Hill, K).

FIELDING
E: Wright (16, fielding).
DP: (Martinez, R-Reyes, J-Delgado).
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Harden 6.02325402.07
Gaudin (H, 4)1.01110004.28
Cotts (H, 9)0.23220004.41
Howry (BS, 4)0.12000105.17
Hart, K (L, 2-2)0.22111207.01
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Martinez, P 6.07554915.61
Rincon 0.12110014.50
Stokes 0.20001103.41
Schoeneweis 1.01001103.20
Feliciano, P 0.01000004.08
Smith (W, 6-3)1.00001103.61

Martinez, P pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Feliciano, P pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP: Smith.
IBB: Delgado (by Hart, K), Fukudome (by Stokes), Fukudome (by Smith).
Pitches-strikes: Harden 98-49, Gaudin 16-12, Cotts 20-13, Howry 12-8, Hart, K 25-12, Martinez, P 99-67, Rincon 8-6, Stokes 15-7, Schoeneweis 22-13, Feliciano, P 5-3, Smith 16-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Harden 4-9, Gaudin 2-1, Cotts 2-0, Howry 0-0, Hart, K 0-0, Martinez, P 8-1, Rincon 0-1, Stokes 0-1, Schoeneweis 2-0, Feliciano, P 0-0, Smith 2-0.
Batters faced: Harden 25, Gaudin 4, Cotts 4, Howry 3, Hart, K 5, Martinez, P 29, Rincon 3, Stokes 3, Schoeneweis 5, Feliciano, P 1, Smith 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Howry 2-2, Rincon 2-2, Stokes 1-0, Smith 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Randy Marsh. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 18 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:20.
Att: 51,174.
September 25, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner