Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 17, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 2007 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Theriot 2b 4 1 1 0
Pagan cf 4 2 2 2
Soriano lf 4 1 1 0
Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 3
Murton rf 4 0 0 0
DeRosa 1b 3 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
Blanco c 4 0 0 0
Izturis ss 3 0 0 0
Guzman p 2 0 0 0
  Ward 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 6 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chavez cf 4 2 2 1
Gotay ss 4 1 2 2
Green rf 4 0 2 0
  Wright ph 1 0 1 1
Delgado 1b 5 0 1 2
Franco 3b 4 0 0 0
Newhan 2b 3 1 2 0
Castro c 3 0 0 0
Gomez lf 3 1 1 0
Vargas p 1 0 0 0
  Easley ph 1 0 0 0
  Burgos p 0 0 0 0
  Beltran ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Chicago 000 104 000560
New York 000 010 0056111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman   5.0 6 1 1 2 4
  Wuertz   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Ohman   1.2 0 0 0 0 4
  Dempster  L (1-2) 0.1 3 5 5 2 0
  Eyre   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
11
6
6
5
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Vargas   7.0 6 5 5 0 2
  Burgos  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
0
4

  E–Newhan (1).  DP–Chicago 2. Izturis-Theriot-DeRosa, Guzman-Izturis-DeRosa.  2B–New York Gotay (1,off Guzman).  HR–Chicago Pagan (2,6th inning off Vargas 1 on 1 out); Ramirez (10,6th inning off Vargas 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Vargas (1,off Guzman).  HBP–Gomez (1,by Guzman).  Team–9.  SB–Pagan (2,2nd base off Vargas/Castro); Newhan (1,2nd base off Guzman/Blanco); Chavez (1,2nd base off Guzman/Blanco).  U-HP–Eric Cooper, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–2:31.  A–42,667.
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