Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Hill vs. Leiter
  
  Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leiter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Patterson vs. Leiter
  
  Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Leiter
  
  Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo juggles the ball. That's an error on Alfonzo. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Alou vs. Leiter
  
  Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sosa moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  McGriff vs. Leiter
  
  McGriff is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Benes
  
  Cedeno hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Benes
  
  Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Piazza vs. Benes
  
  Piazza takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Vaughn vs. Benes
  
  Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bellhorn vs. Leiter
  
  Bellhorn is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Leiter
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Girardi vs. Leiter
  
  Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Alfonzo vs. Benes
  
  Alfonzo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Girardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Burnitz vs. Benes
  
  Burnitz is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Benes
  
  Perez hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Benes vs. Leiter
  
  Benes strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Hill vs. Leiter
  
  Hill hits a line drive into left field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Patterson vs. Leiter
  
  Patterson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Benes
  
  Ordonez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Leiter vs. Benes
  
  Leiter takes first base on ball four. Ordonez moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cedeno vs. Benes
  
  Cedeno bunts towards third. Bellhorn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ordonez moves to third. Leiter moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Alomar vs. Benes
  
  Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Ordonez scores. Leiter moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
  Piazza vs. Benes
  
  Piazza hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Leiter
  
  Sosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Leiter
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Piazza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  McGriff vs. Leiter
  
  McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Bellhorn vs. Leiter
  
  Bellhorn hits a fly ball into left field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Vaughn vs. Benes
  
  Vaughn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Girardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Alfonzo vs. Benes
  
  Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Burnitz vs. Benes
  
  Burnitz hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Leiter
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Girardi vs. Leiter
  
  Girardi hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Benes vs. Leiter
  
  There goes Girardi. The throw from Piazza and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
  Benes vs. Leiter
  
  Benes strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Hill vs. Leiter
  
  Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Benes
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hill picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hill. Perez moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Ordonez vs. Benes
  
  Ordonez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Leiter vs. Benes
  
  Leiter is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Cedeno vs. Benes
  
  Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Alomar vs. Benes
  
  Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Patterson vs. Leiter
  
  Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Leiter
  
  Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Alou vs. Leiter
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McGriff vs. Leiter
  
  McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Piazza vs. Benes
  
  Piazza hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Vaughn vs. Benes
  
  Vaughn is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Alfonzo vs. Benes
  
  Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Bellhorn vs. Leiter
  
  Bellhorn hits a popup towards third. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Leiter
  
  Gonzalez strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Girardi vs. Leiter
  
  Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Burnitz vs. Benes
  
  Burnitz hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Benes
  
  Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Ordonez vs. Benes
  
  Ordonez strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Leiter vs. Benes
  
  Leiter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bellhorn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Echevarria vs. Leiter
  
  Angel Echevarria pinch hits for Alan Benes.
  
  Echevarria strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hill vs. Leiter
  
  Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Patterson vs. Leiter
  
  Patterson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Cruz
  
  Juan Cruz now pitching.
  
  Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Cruz
  
  Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Piazza vs. Cruz
  
  Piazza hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Vaughn vs. Cruz
  
  Esix Snead pinch runs for Mike Piazza.
  
  There goes Snead. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Leiter
  
  Vance Wilson now catching.
  
  Sosa hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Leiter
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  McGriff vs. Leiter
  
  There goes Alou. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  McGriff vs. Leiter
  
  McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Bellhorn vs. Weathers
  
  Hee-Seop Choi pinch runs for Fred McGriff. David Weathers now pitching.
  
  Bellhorn strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Gonzalez vs. Weathers
  
  Gonzalez strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Vaughn vs. Cruz
  
  Hee-Seop Choi now playing first base.
  
  Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Choi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Alfonzo vs. Cruz
  
  Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Burnitz vs. Cruz
  
  Burnitz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 

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         Game of 9/17/2002 -- Chicago at New York (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Hill B, 2b            4  0  0  0   Cedeno R, lf          3  0  1  0   
Patterson C, cf       4  0  0  0   Alomar R, 2b          4  0  0  0   
Sosa S, rf            3  1  1  1   Piazza M, c           3  0  1  0   
Alou M, lf            4  0  2  0   Snead E, pr           0  0  0  0   
McGriff F, 1b         3  0  0  0   Wilson V, c           0  0  0  0   
Choi H, pr-1b         0  0  0  0   Vaughn M, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Bellhorn M, 3b        4  0  0  0   Alfonzo E, 3b         4  1  1  0   
Gonzalez A, ss        4  0  0  0   Burnitz J, rf         4  1  1  2   
Girardi J, c          3  0  1  0   Perez T, cf           3  0  2  0   
Benes A, p            2  0  0  0   Ordonez R, ss         3  1  1  0   
Echevarria A, ph      1  0  0  0   Leiter A, p           2  0  0  0   
Cruz J, p             0  0  0  0   Weathers D, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  1  4  1                        30  3  7  2

Chicago          000 100 000 --  1
New York         001 000 002 --  3
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Benes A               7.0  4  1  1  3  4
Cruz J (L)            1.1  3  2  2  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Leiter A              8.1  4  1  1  2  8
Weathers D (W)        0.2  0  0  0  0  2

E -- Alfonzo E, Piazza M, Hill B
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 5
2B -- Perez T
HR -- Sosa S, Burnitz J
SB -- Girardi J, Alou M
CS -- Snead E
T -- 2:42
A -- 36772

    

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