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Series Summary

2015 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 17
CHC 2 Final
NYM 4
Game 2, October 18
CHC 1 Final
NYM 4
Game 3, October 20
NYM 5 Final
CHC 2
Game 4, October 21
NYM 8 Final
CHC 3

Series Summary

Game Summary

Saturday, October 17, 2015
Start Time: 8:08 p.m. Local
Attendance: 44,287
Venue: Citi Field
Game Duration: 2:55
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
New York Mets 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 X 4 8 1
WP: Matt Harvey (2-0) • LP: Jon Lester (0-2) • SV: Jeurys Familia (3)

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Dexter Fowler CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.250 0.280 0.542 0.822 0.000 0.000
Kyle Schwarber LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 0.471 0.526 1.176 1.703 0.000 1.000
Kris Bryant 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.130 0.200 0.348 0.548 0.000 0.000
Anthony Rizzo 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0.150 0.261 0.450 0.711 0.000 0.500
Starlin Castro 2B-SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.227 0.261 0.409 0.670 0.000 0.500
Jorge Soler RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.455 0.647 1.091 1.738 0.000 0.000
Javier Baez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.625 0.625 1.000 1.625 0.000 0.000
   Miguel Montero C 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.143 0.294 0.143 0.437 0.000 0.000
David Ross C 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.000
   Tommy La Stella PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Jon Lester P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Justin Grimm P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Chris Coghlan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.167 0.167 0.167 0.333 0.000 0.000
   Clayton Richard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Trevor Cahill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 3 10 35 0.161 0.257 0.290 0.547 0.000 2.000

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Curtis Granderson RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 0.381 0.440 0.476 0.916 0.300 0.667
David Wright 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.053 0.280 0.053 0.333 0.000 0.000
Daniel Murphy 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 0.320 0.320 0.840 1.160 0.100 1.000
Yoenis Céspedes LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.208 0.208 0.458 0.667 0.000 0.000
Travis d’Arnaud C 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 0.217 0.208 0.478 0.687 0.100 1.000
Michael Cuddyer 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.143 0.250 0.143 0.393 0.000 0.000
   Lucas Duda 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111 0.200 0.111 0.311 0.000 0.000
Wilmer Flores SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.308 0.400 0.385 0.785 0.100 0.333
Juan Lagares CF 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 0.500 0.545 0.700 1.245 0.300 0.667
Matt Harvey P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.100 0.333
   Jeurys Familia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 29 4 8 4 1 6 32 0.276 0.290 0.483 0.773 1.000 4.000

Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Jon Lester, L (0-2) 6.2 8 4 4 1 5 2 4.50 28 107 65 41 3 21 9 13 5 0 46 -0.177 0.88 -2.60% 23.05 -0.9
Justin Grimm 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 6 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.09 0.03% 2.35 0.1
Clayton Richard 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.20 0.07% 5.22 0.2
Trevor Cahill 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 2 9 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.13 0.10% 3.40 0.2
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 1 6 2 4.50 32 123 74 44 5 25 12 13 5 0 46 0 0 -0.163 0.80 -2.40% 20.76 -0.4

New York Mets

New York Mets Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Matt Harvey, W (2-0) 7.2 4 2 2 2 9 1 2.84 29 97 64 24 17 23 8 9 4 0 70 0.259 1.22 3.74% 31.95 1.5
Jeurys Familia, S (3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 6 21 14 7 2 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.078 0.91 1.13% 23.77 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 3 10 1 2.00 35 118 78 31 19 28 11 10 4 0 70 0 0 0.337 1.17 4.87% 30.59 2.0

Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: Matt Harvey (1; Anthony Rizzo).
IBB: Matt Harvey (1; David Ross).
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets’ Matt Harvey facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 4,(1-2) CSBS O CHC Dexter Fowler Matt Harvey 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 4,(1-2) BCCS O CHC Kyle Schwarber Matt Harvey 1% 54% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 1,(0-0) X O CHC Kris Bryant Matt Harvey 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs’ Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 5,(1-2) CBLFX O NYM Curtis Granderson Jon Lester -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O NYM David Wright Jon Lester -1% 51% Flyball: LF 0.0
b1 0-0 2 — 3,(1-1) CBX R NYM Daniel Murphy Jon Lester 11% 62% Home Run (Line Drive) 1.0
b1 1-0 2 — 5,(2-2) BBFCS O NYM Yoenis Céspedes Jon Lester -1% 61% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets’ Matt Harvey facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 — 1,(0-0) X O CHC Anthony Rizzo Matt Harvey 2% 64% Popfly: 2B 0.0
t2 0-1 1 — 3,(1-1) BCX O CHC Starlin Castro Matt Harvey 2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t2 0-1 2 — 3,(0-2) CCC O CHC Jorge Soler Matt Harvey 1% 66% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs’ Jon Lester facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX NYM Travis d’Arnaud Jon Lester 3% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.0
b2 1-0 0 1– 2,(1-0) BX OO NYM Michael Cuddyer Jon Lester -6% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B 0.0
b2 1-0 2 — 6,(3-2) BFBFBX O NYM Wilmer Flores Jon Lester -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets’ Matt Harvey facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 — 4,(1-2) BCFX O CHC Javier Baez Matt Harvey 3% 65% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t3 0-1 1 — 6,(2-2) BSBCFS O CHC David Ross Matt Harvey 2% 67% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t3 0-1 2 — 3,(0-2) CSC O CHC Jon Lester Matt Harvey 1% 68% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs’ Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 — 6,(3-2) BFCBBX O NYM Juan Lagares Jon Lester -2% 66% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b3 1-0 1 — 5,(2-2) BFCBX O NYM Matt Harvey Jon Lester -1% 64% Foul Lineout: RF (RF into Foul Terr.) 0.0
b3 1-0 2 — 8,(3-2) BBBCFFFX O NYM Curtis Granderson Jon Lester -1% 63% Lineout: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets’ Matt Harvey facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 — 6,(3-2) BFBBCX O CHC Dexter Fowler Matt Harvey 3% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t4 0-1 1 — 3,(0-2) SCX O CHC Kyle Schwarber Matt Harvey 2% 68% Lineout: SS 0.0
t4 0-1 2 — 6,(3-2) CBBFBS O CHC Kris Bryant Matt Harvey 1% 69% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs’ Jon Lester facing 2-3-4
b4 1-0 0 — 5,(3-1) FBBBB NYM David Wright Jon Lester 3% 73% Walk 0.0
b4 1-0 0 1– 4,(1-2) CC*B*B NYM Daniel Murphy Jon Lester 3% 75% Wright Steals 2B 0.0
b4 1-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2) CC*B*B.*BS O NYM Daniel Murphy Jon Lester -4% 71% Strikeout Swinging 0
b4 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2) BBCCT O NYM Yoenis Céspedes Jon Lester -3% 68% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 1-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1) *BCX O NYM Travis d’Arnaud Jon Lester -3% 65% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets’ Matt Harvey facing 4-5-6
t5 0-1 0 — 3,(0-2) SCH CHC Anthony Rizzo Matt Harvey -5% 60% Hit By Pitch 0.5
t5 0-1 0 1– 1,(0-0) X R CHC Starlin Castro Matt Harvey -18% 41% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Rizzo Scores 0.5
t5 1-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2) S*BSX O CHC Jorge Soler Matt Harvey 6% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t5 1-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0) X O CHC Javier Baez Matt Harvey 6% 53% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Castro out at Hm/LF-C -0.0
t5 1-1 2 1– 2,(0-1) S>B CHC David Ross Matt Harvey -2% 51% Baez Steals 2B; Baez to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw) -0.0
t5 1-1 2 –3 5,(3-1) S>B.III CHC David Ross Matt Harvey -1% 50% Intentional Walk 0
t5 1-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2) SF>S O CHC Jon Lester Matt Harvey 7% 56% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs’ Jon Lester facing 6-7-8
b5 1-1 0 — 4,(1-2) BCFC O NYM Michael Cuddyer Jon Lester -3% 53% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b5 1-1 1 — 1,(0-0) X NYM Wilmer Flores Jon Lester 3% 57% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.3334
b5 1-1 1 1– 2,(1-0) BX NYM Juan Lagares Jon Lester 5% 61% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Flores to 2B 0.3333
b5 1-1 1 12- 3,(0-2) LSX O NYM Matt Harvey Jon Lester -6% 56% Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Lagares to 2B -0.0
b5 1-1 2 12- 3,(0-2) CFX R NYM Curtis Granderson Jon Lester 16% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lagares Scores; Harvey to 2B 0.3333
b5 2-1 2 12- 6,(3-2) BBFBC+2>C O NYM David Wright Jon Lester -4% 67% Strikeout Looking -0.0
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets’ Matt Harvey facing 1-2-3
t6 1-2 0 — 4,(2-1) BBCX O CHC Dexter Fowler Matt Harvey 4% 71% Lineout: P-1B 0.0
t6 1-2 1 — 2,(0-1) SX O CHC Kyle Schwarber Matt Harvey 2% 74% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t6 1-2 2 — 4,(2-1) CBBX O CHC Kris Bryant Matt Harvey 2% 75% Lineout: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs’ Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
b6 2-1 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O NYM Daniel Murphy Jon Lester -2% 73% Popfly: SS 0.0
b6 2-1 1 — 1,(0-0) X O NYM Yoenis Céspedes Jon Lester -1% 72% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
b6 2-1 2 — 5,(3-1) CBBBX R NYM Travis d’Arnaud Jon Lester 12% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
b6 3-1 2 — 3,(2-0) BBX NYM Michael Cuddyer Jon Lester 1% 85% Single to RF (Ground Ball) -0.0
b6 3-1 2 1– 1,(0-0) X O NYM Wilmer Flores Jon Lester -1% 83% Flyball: LF -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Mets’ Matt Harvey facing 4-5-6
  Lucas Duda replaces Michael Cuddyer playing 1B batting 6th
t7 1-3 0 — 5,(3-1) .BCBBB CHC Anthony Rizzo Matt Harvey -6% 77% Walk 0.0
t7 1-3 0 1– 3,(1-1) BC1X O CHC Starlin Castro Matt Harvey 5% 83% Lineout: 2B 0.0
t7 1-3 1 1– 4,(2-1) BBCX CHC Jorge Soler Matt Harvey -6% 77% Single to P (Ground Ball); Rizzo to 2B 0.0
t7 1-3 1 12- 3,(0-2) CCS O CHC Javier Baez Matt Harvey 7% 84% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  Tommy La Stella pinch hits for David Ross (C) batting 8th
t7 1-3 2 12- 5,(2-2) .FFBBS O CHC Tommy La Stella Matt Harvey 6% 90% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs’ Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
  Miguel Montero replaces Javier Baez (SS) playing C batting 7thTommy La Stella moves from PH to 2B Starlin Castro moves from 2B to SS
b7 3-1 0 — 5,(1-2) …CBFFX NYM Juan Lagares Jon Lester 1% 91% Single to LF (Fly Ball) 0.3334
b7 3-1 0 1– 2,(1-0) BX O NYM Matt Harvey Jon Lester 0% 91% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lagares to 2B 0.3333
b7 3-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1) C*B*B>B NYM Curtis Granderson Jon Lester 2% 92% Lagares Steals 3B 0.3333
b7 3-1 1 –3 6,(3-2) C*B*B>B.FX RO NYM Curtis Granderson Jon Lester 2% 94% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lagares Scores 0
  Justin Grimm replaces Jon Lester pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-1 2 — 6,(3-2) .BCCBBX O NYM David Wright Justin Grimm 0% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 4.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Mets’ Matt Harvey facing 9-1-2
  Chris Coghlan pinch hits for Justin Grimm (P) batting 9th
t8 1-4 0 — 2,(1-0) .BX O CHC Chris Coghlan Matt Harvey 2% 96% Flyball: CF 0.0
t8 1-4 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O CHC Dexter Fowler Matt Harvey 1% 97% Flyball: LF 0.0
t8 1-4 2 — 2,(1-0) BX R CHC Kyle Schwarber Matt Harvey -4% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF) 1.0
  Jeurys Familia replaces Matt Harvey pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-4 2 — 8,(3-2) .CFBBBFF*B CHC Kris Bryant Jeurys Familia -2% 91% Walk -0.0
t8 2-4 2 1– 1,(0-0) X O CHC Anthony Rizzo Jeurys Familia 3% 95% Groundout: SS-1B -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cubs’ Clayton Richard facing 3-4-5
  Clayton Richard replaces Chris Coghlan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-2 0 — 1,(0-0) .X O NYM Daniel Murphy Clayton Richard -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  Trevor Cahill replaces Clayton Richard pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-2 1 — 5,(3-1) .BSBBX O NYM Yoenis Céspedes Trevor Cahill 0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b8 4-2 2 — 4,(1-2) CBCS O NYM Travis d’Arnaud Trevor Cahill 0% 93% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Mets’ Jeurys Familia facing 5-6-7
t9 2-4 0 — 6,(3-2) BCBBCX O CHC Starlin Castro Jeurys Familia 3% 97% Popfly: 2B 0.0
t9 2-4 1 — 3,(0-2) CSS O CHC Jorge Soler Jeurys Familia 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 2-4 2 — 1,(0-0) X CHC Miguel Montero Jeurys Familia -2% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball) 0.0
t9 2-4 2 1– 2,(0-1) CX O CHC Tommy La Stella Jeurys Familia 3% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 4.