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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

2014-08-18 · Day game · Citi Field · Att: 23271 · 76°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph L to R · 2:53

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 4–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 9th. Kyle Hendricks earned the win and Hector Rondon picked up the save. Javier Baez went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	9
NYN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

W: Kyle Hendricks L: Buddy Carlyle SV: Hector Rondon

Umpires — HP: Adrian Johnson · 1B: Greg Gibson · 2B: Phil Cuzzi · 3B: Will Little · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Arismendy Alcantara	4	0	0	0	1	2
Javier Baez	5	1	1	2	0	2
Anthony Rizzo	4	2	2	1	1	1
Starlin Castro	4	0	1	0	1	1
Luis Valbuena	4	0	3	1	0	0
Justin Ruggiano	4	0	1	0	0	2
Welington Castillo	3	0	0	0	1	1
Matt Szczur	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Hendricks	3	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Coghlan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Sweeney	1	1	1	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curtis Granderson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Daniel Murphy	4	0	1	0	0	1
David Wright	4	0	0	0	0	1
Lucas Duda	3	1	1	1	1	0
Travis d'Arnaud	4	0	0	0	0	1
Matt den Dekker	2	0	1	0	1	1
Juan Lagares	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wilmer Flores	3	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Torres	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jonathon Niese	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kirk Nieuwenhuis	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Hendricks	7.0	3	2	3
Neil Ramirez	1.0	0	0	2
Hector Rondon	1.0	1	0	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Torres	5.0	3	2	6
Dana Eveland	0.1	2	0	1
Buddy Carlyle	2.0	2	1	3
Vic Black	0.2	0	1	1
Jenrry Mejia	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Arismendy Alcantara: K
Javier Baez: K
Anthony Rizzo: K

Bot 1

Curtis Granderson: 7/F7S
Daniel Murphy: K
David Wright: 8/F8LXD+

Top 2

Starlin Castro: S7/L7LS
Luis Valbuena: 8/F8LD
Justin Ruggiano: 7/F7D
Welington Castillo: 5/F6-

Bot 2

Lucas Duda: 53!/G4MD
Travis d'Arnaud: 53/G6S-
Matt den Dekker: S3/G3
Juan Lagares: 7/F78M

Top 3

Matt Szczur: 9/F89D+
Kyle Hendricks: K
Arismendy Alcantara: K

Bot 3

Wilmer Flores: 53/G56-
Carlos Torres: K
Curtis Granderson: S8/L4D
Daniel Murphy: 8/F8LXD+

Top 4

Javier Baez: 43/G4
Anthony Rizzo: W
Starlin Castro: 8/F89XD+
Luis Valbuena: S9/G34+.1-2
Justin Ruggiano: S1/G13.2-3;1-2
Welington Castillo: K

Bot 4

David Wright: 8/F8RXD+
Lucas Duda: HR/F89D+
Travis d'Arnaud: 2/F23F-
Matt den Dekker: W
Juan Lagares: CS2(24)/MREV

Top 5

Matt Szczur: 63/G6
Kyle Hendricks: 8/F8RM
Arismendy Alcantara: W
Javier Baez: 63/MREV/G56

Bot 5

Juan Lagares: 13/BG
Wilmer Flores: 53/G56+
Jonathon Niese: 3/G34-

Top 6

Anthony Rizzo: D9/L9LS
Starlin Castro: K
Luis Valbuena: S9/L34D+.2-H
Justin Ruggiano: K
Welington Castillo: 9/F9LS

Bot 6

Curtis Granderson: 8/F8RS
Daniel Murphy: 63/G4M-
David Wright: 3/F3-

Top 7

Matt Szczur: 8/F8LD
Kyle Hendricks: K
Arismendy Alcantara: 9/F89S

Bot 7

Lucas Duda: W
Travis d'Arnaud: 9/F89S
Matt den Dekker: K
Juan Lagares: 6!4(1)/FO/G6

Top 8

Javier Baez: K
Anthony Rizzo: HR/F9D+
Starlin Castro: W
Luis Valbuena: S8/L8LS.1-2
Justin Ruggiano: K
Welington Castillo: PB.2-3;1-2
Welington Castillo: W
Chris Coghlan: 43/G4

Bot 8

Wilmer Flores: 9/F89D+
Kirk Nieuwenhuis: K
Curtis Granderson: K

Top 9

Ryan Sweeney: S8/G6M
Arismendy Alcantara: 8/F8LS
Javier Baez: HR/F78D+.1-H
Anthony Rizzo: 3/G34+
Starlin Castro: 8/F8LD

Bot 9

Daniel Murphy: D9/L89D+
David Wright: K
Lucas Duda: 8/F8LXD+.2-3
Travis d'Arnaud: K

Notes & reviews

replay,4,lagaj001,NYN,gibsg901,NYC20,,Y,M,CHN,A $when Matt den Dekker was called safe at 2B, Cubs manager Rick Renteria challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,5,baezj001,CHN,gibsg901,NYC20,,N,M,CHN,C $when Javier Baez was called out at 1B, Cubs manager Rick Renteria challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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