New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 29, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 2009 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 11

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Pagan cf 5 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 3 1 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 1 1 0
Francoeur rf 4 1 2 2
Sullivan lf 3 1 0 0
Tatis 3b 4 0 2 0
Schneider c 4 0 2 2
Hernandez ss 4 0 2 0
Parnell p 1 0 0 0
  Takahashi p 0 0 0 0
  Reed ph 1 0 0 0
  Broadway p 0 0 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Theriot ss 5 1 2 0
Bradley rf 4 2 3 1
Lee 1b 5 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 2
Fukudome cf 3 3 2 0
Fox lf 4 2 2 5
  Fuld lf 0 0 0 0
Fontenot 2b 2 1 1 2
Hill c 4 0 2 1
Dempster p 2 1 0 0
  Heilman p 1 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 14 11
New York 200 200 000490
Chicago 012 060 20x11140
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell  L(3-7) 4.2 9 8 8 2 2
  Takahashi   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Broadway   3.0 4 2 2 1 3
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Dempster  W(8-7) 6.0 8 4 4 2 7
  Heilman   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Marshall   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 3. Murphy-A. Hernandez-Murphy, Schneider-Castillo, A. Hernandez-Castillo-Murphy.  2B–New York Francoeur (24,off Dempster); Schneider (10,off Dempster), Chicago Bradley (16,off Parnell); Ramirez (12,off Parnell); Hill (10,off Takahashi); J. Fox (11,off Broadway).  HR–Chicago J. Fox (10,5th inning off Parnell 3 on 2 out).  SH–Parnell (2,off Dempster).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Fontenot (4,off Broadway).  HBP–Fontenot (2,by Takahashi).  Team–4.  CS–Theriot (7,2nd base by Broadway/Schneider).  U-HP–James Hoye, 1B–Jim Reynolds, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Mark Carlson.  T–2:43.  A–40,857.
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