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Chicago Cubs @ 
New York Mets
2014-08-16 · Night game · Citi Field · Att: 30744 · 77°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph to LF · 2:39
New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 7–3. New York Mets put up 4 in the 6th. Jon Niese earned the win. Welington Castillo went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| NYN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
W: Jon Niese L: Dan Straily SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Phil Cuzzi · 1B: Will Little · 2B: Adrian Johnson · 3B: Greg Gibson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Coghlan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Javier Baez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Anthony Rizzo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Starlin Castro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Justin Ruggiano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Arismendy Alcantara | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Welington Castillo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Valaika | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dan Straily | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Valbuena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Daniel Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Wright | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lucas Duda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Travis d'Arnaud | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt den Dekker | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Juan Lagares | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Wilmer Flores | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jonathon Niese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Straily | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
 Kyuji Fujikawa | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wesley Wright | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Villanueva | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathon Niese | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
 Vic Black | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeurys Familia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Buddy Carlyle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chris Coghlan: E1/TH/G13
- Javier Baez: E5/G5.1-2
- Anthony Rizzo: 8/F78XD+.2-3
- Starlin Castro: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 1
- Curtis Granderson: K
- Daniel Murphy: K
- David Wright: 9/F9M
Top 2
- Justin Ruggiano: K
- Arismendy Alcantara: 13/G-
- Welington Castillo: 6!3/G56
Bot 2
- Lucas Duda: W
- Travis d'Arnaud: 54(1)/FO/G56S-
- Matt den Dekker: S9/L34.1-2
- Juan Lagares: DGR/F9D+.2-H;1-3
- Wilmer Flores: S8/L8LM.3-H;2-H
- Jonathon Niese: 5/BP25
- Curtis Granderson: 8!/F89XD+
Top 3
- Chris Valaika: 53/G56
- Dan Straily: W
- Chris Coghlan: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 3
- Daniel Murphy: 43/G4
- David Wright: 8/F8LXD+
- Lucas Duda: 5/P5F
Top 4
- Javier Baez: S8/L6D+
- Anthony Rizzo: W.1-2
- Starlin Castro: 8/F8LS
- Justin Ruggiano: 7/F7D.2-3
- Arismendy Alcantara: K
Bot 4
- Travis d'Arnaud: 8/F8LS
- Matt den Dekker: K
- Juan Lagares: 9/F9S
Top 5
- Welington Castillo: HR/F78XD+
- Chris Valaika: K
- Dan Straily: K
- Chris Coghlan: 63/G6S
Bot 5
- Wilmer Flores: 53/G5
- Jonathon Niese: 43/G4
- Curtis Granderson: K
Top 6
- Javier Baez: K23
- Anthony Rizzo: 3/G3
- Starlin Castro: K23
Bot 6
- Daniel Murphy: 3/G3
- David Wright: HP
- Lucas Duda: W.1-2
- Travis d'Arnaud: S7/L6D.2-3;1-2
- Matt den Dekker: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Juan Lagares: E8/SF/L89M.3-H;2-H(UR)(NR);1-3;B-2
- Wilmer Flores: IW
- Jonathon Niese: 3.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Curtis Granderson: 43/G34-
Top 7
- Justin Ruggiano: HR/F8LXD+
- Arismendy Alcantara: S7/G56
- Welington Castillo: S7/G56+.1-2
- Chris Valaika: S8/G4M+.2-3;1-2
- Ryan Sweeney: S15/L15+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Chris Coghlan: 7/L78M
- Javier Baez: 3/IF/P3-
- Anthony Rizzo: 6/F6D-
Bot 7
- Daniel Murphy: 5/L56
- Eric Campbell: 53/G56S-
- Lucas Duda: W
- Travis d'Arnaud: 43/G4
Top 8
- Starlin Castro: 63/G56
- Justin Ruggiano: K
- Arismendy Alcantara: K
Bot 8
- Matt den Dekker: 8/F8LXD+
- Juan Lagares: 43/G4
- Wilmer Flores: 13/G25-
Top 9
- Welington Castillo: 63/G6+
- Chris Valaika: K
- Luis Valbuena: K
Notes & reviews
- Mets third baseman David Wright left the game due to an injured shoulder