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Chicago Cubs @ 
New York Mets
2012-07-08 · Day game · Citi Field · Att: 25920 · 89°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph L to R · 2:08
Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 7–0. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 1st. Ryan Dempster earned the win. Starlin Castro went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
W: Ryan Dempster L: Jon Niese SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Doug Eddings · 1B: Dana DeMuth · 2B: Angel Campos · 3B: Paul Nauert · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Reed Johnson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Starlin Castro | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Anthony Rizzo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Baker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Geovany Soto | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Darwin Barney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Valbuena | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Dempster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Mather | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bryan LaHair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ruben Tejada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Daniel Murphy | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Wright | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ike Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lucas Duda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Scott Hairston | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordany Valdespin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Thole | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonathon Niese | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Paul Maholm | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Manny Corpas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 James Russell | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Shawn Camp | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathon Niese | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
 Pedro Beato | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tim Byrdak | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Reed Johnson: S7/G56+
- Starlin Castro: S7/G56.1-2
- Anthony Rizzo: 9/F89D.2-3
- Alfonso Soriano: S7/L7M+.3-H;1-2
- Jeff Baker: D9.2-H;1-3
- Geovany Soto: S9/L9S+.3-H;2-H
- Darwin Barney: 46(1)/FO/G4S
- Luis Valbuena: 5/L56+
Bot 1
- Ruben Tejada: 3/F3DF-
- Daniel Murphy: S9/G34+
- David Wright: 8/F8RD+
- Ike Davis: SB2
- Ike Davis: 13!/G-
Top 2
- Ryan Dempster: 13/G-
- Reed Johnson: 4/F4D-
- Starlin Castro: 43/G4MD
Bot 2
- Lucas Duda: K
- Scott Hairston: T8/F8LXD+
- Jordany Valdespin: 4/L4
- Josh Thole: 63/G6
Top 3
- Anthony Rizzo: 6/F56-
- Alfonso Soriano: 7/F7M
- Jeff Baker: S8/L8RS-
- Geovany Soto: 53/G5-
Bot 3
- Jonathon Niese: S8/G4M
- Ruben Tejada: S9/F9LM.1-2
- Daniel Murphy: 6/P
- David Wright: K
- Ike Davis: 6/F6D-
Top 4
- Darwin Barney: 8/F89M
- Luis Valbuena: 3/G3-
- Ryan Dempster: K
Bot 4
- Lucas Duda: K
- Scott Hairston: 53/G5+
- Jordany Valdespin: K
Top 5
- Reed Johnson: 5/L56
- Starlin Castro: K
- Anthony Rizzo: 43/G4
Bot 5
- Josh Thole: 43/G4-
- Jonathon Niese: 43/G4
- Ruben Tejada: 53/G56S
Top 6
- Alfonso Soriano: 8/F8RXD+
- Jeff Baker: 5!/L5+
- Geovany Soto: K
Bot 6
- Daniel Murphy: S8/G4M
- David Wright: S8/L8LM.1-2
- Ike Davis: 6/F8LS-
- Lucas Duda: 46(1)3/GDP/G34+
Top 7
- Darwin Barney: 8/F8RS-
- Luis Valbuena: S8/G4
- Joe Mather: 4/F4D-
- Reed Johnson: S5/G5.1-2
- Starlin Castro: HR/F78XD+.2-H;1-H
- Anthony Rizzo: 8/F8LD
Bot 7
- Scott Hairston: 53/G5
- Jordany Valdespin: S9/L89S+
- Josh Thole: 36(1)1/GDP/G34S-
Top 8
- Alfonso Soriano: 8!/F78XD+
- Jeff Baker: K
- Geovany Soto: K
Bot 8
- Justin Turner: 7/F78M
- Ruben Tejada: 4/L34-
- Daniel Murphy: S7/F78S
- David Wright: 7/L7M
Top 9
- Darwin Barney: K
- Luis Valbuena: 5/P5F
- Bryan LaHair: K
Bot 9
- Ike Davis: K
- Lucas Duda: 9/F9M
- Scott Hairston: 9/F9D+