FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
NEW YORK (N) METS AT CHICAGO (N) CUBS
10/17/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
NEW YORK (N) METS AT CHICAGO (N) CUBS
GAME ID: 3411 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (N) Mets 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 9 0
Chicago (N) Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Home Loss Shrinks Cubs Series Lead to 3-2
The New York (N) Mets have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Chicago (N) Cubs, winning, 3-1, at Wrigley Field. Mets right-hander Paul Erickson threw 8.0 innings of shutout ball. The win cuts the deficit facing the Mets to 3-2 in the best-of-7 League Championship Series.

Erickson gave New York (N) an exquisite performance. The right-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits over 8 innings.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Erickson.

Game 6 is scheduled for Thursday at Shea Stadium in New York.
NEW YORK (N) BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (N) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .289 1 3
M. Schmidt 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .128 0 4
D. Allen LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .297 2 9
   b-W. Williams RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Robinson RF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 2 6
Z. Bonura 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 0 3
C. Moore C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .278 0 3
B. Bell DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .316 1 6
H. Kim SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .282 1 8
B. Werber 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .290 0 2
   a-A. Diaz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2 3 6 22      
a - A. Diaz substituted for B. Werber in the 9th
b - W. Williams substituted for D. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Allen (6, 1st Inning off J. Colborn, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Moore (3, 6th Inning off J. Colborn, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Kim (4, 9th Inning off T. Dillard, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Bell (2, 9th Inning off T. Dillard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lewis 3 , D. Allen 2 , C. Moore 2 , B. Bell 2 , H. Kim 3 , B. Werber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Allen 3 , Z. Bonura , B. Bell 2
GIDP: H. Kim
Hit by Pitch: F. Robinson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Robinson (3) , B. Werber (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .146 0 1
J. Rothrock CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .316 3 9
M. Williams SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .286 2 9
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .282 1 6
C. Sawatski C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286 1 8
T. Raines LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 1 6
W. Aybar 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .242 3 5
B. Burns RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 0 2
R. Brignac 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .194 1 6
Totals 33 1 6 1 2 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Williams (3, 9th Inning off B. Gogolewski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki , J. Rothrock , M. Williams 2 , H. Greenberg , W. Aybar 2
2-out RBI: W. Aybar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Greenberg , B. Burns
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rothrock (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brignac-Williams-Greenberg)
NEW YORK (N) PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (N) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Erickson W (1-1) 8.0 3 0 0 2 8 0 113 2.57   
B. Gogolewski SV (3) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 27 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Erickson 82
Batters Faced: P. Erickson 29, B. Gogolewski 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Erickson 10-6, B. Gogolewski 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Erickson 113-76, B. Gogolewski 27-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Colborn L (0-2) 6.1 7 2 2 1 3 0 110 3.65   
M. Paul 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 0.00   
T. Dillard 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 25 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Colborn 53
Batters Faced: J. Colborn 27, M. Paul 6, T. Dillard 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Colborn 6-9, M. Paul 3-1, T. Dillard 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Colborn 110-65, M. Paul 21-13, T. Dillard 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Paul 1-1
WP: M. Paul
Hit Batsmen: J. Colborn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Erickson
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Roof closed, 42 degrees
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 29787
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