New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 3 — Box Score & Highlights (10/21/2015)

Final: Mets 8, Cubs 3

Player of the Game: Lucas Duda

The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs, 8-3, at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. Lucas Duda went 3-for-4 with a home run and 5 RBI to lead the way. Bartolo Colon (1-0) earned the win; Jason Hammel took the loss.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	11	0
CHC	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	6	0

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Curtis Granderson RF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.303
David Wright 3B	3	2	0	0	2	1	.167
Daniel Murphy 2B	5	2	4	2	0	0	.421
Yoenis Cespedes CF	1	1	0	0	1	1	.265
Juan Lagares CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.385
Lucas Duda 1B	4	1	3	5	1	0	.214
Travis d'Arnaud C	4	1	1	1	0	1	.206
Michael Conforto LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.067
Bartolo Colon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kelly Johnson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.167
Addison Reed P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tyler Clippard P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Michael Cuddyer PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.125
Jeurys Familia P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Wilmer Flores SS	4	0	2	0	1	0	.292
Steven Matz P	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Kirk Nieuwenhuis LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	36	8	11	8	5	10

BATTING
2B: Duda 2 (2, Wood, T, Rondón); Murphy, D (2, Strop).
3B: Flores (1, Cahill).
HR: Duda (1, 1st inning off Hammel, 2 on, 2 out); d'Arnaud (3, 1st inning off Hammel, 0 on, 2 out); Murphy, D (7, 8th inning off Rodney, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: d'Arnaud 4; Duda 8; Flores 4; Granderson; Murphy, D 8.
RBI: d'Arnaud (6); Duda 5 (6); Murphy, D 2 (11).
2-out RBI: Duda 5; Murphy, D 2; d'Arnaud.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: d'Arnaud; Flores 3; Wright; Matz 2.
SAC: Lagares.
Team RISP: 2-for-13.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Granderson (4, 2nd base off Hammel/Ross, D); Flores (1, 2nd base off Hammel/Ross, D).

Chicago Cubs Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Dexter Fowler CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.278
Jorge Soler RF	4	2	3	0	0	1	.474
Kris Bryant 3B	3	1	1	2	1	2	.176
Anthony Rizzo 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.188
Starlin Castro SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.176
Kyle Schwarber LF	3	0	0	1	1	1	.333
Javier Báez SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Fernando Rodney P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Héctor Rondón P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Chris Coghlan PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083
Jason Hammel P	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Travis Wood P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Clayton Richard P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Austin Jackson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Trevor Cahill P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Pedro Strop P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tommy La Stella 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
David Ross C	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Miguel Montero C	1	0	0	0	1	1	.095
Totals	33	3	6	3	4	8

BATTING
2B: Soler 2 (3, Matz, Clippard).
HR: Bryant (2, 8th inning off Clippard, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Bryant 4; Fowler; Rizzo; Soler 5.
RBI: Bryant 2 (5); Schwarber (8).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bryant; Fowler; Báez, J 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Steven Matz	4.2	4	1	1	2	4	3.72
Bartolo Colon (W)	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	3.38
Addison Reed	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.70
Tyler Clippard	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	5.79
Jeurys Familia	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0.00

Chicago Cubs Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jason Hammel (L)	1.1	4	5	5	2	1	14.54
Travis Wood	1.2	2	1	1	1	3	4.70
Clayton Richard	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
Trevor Cahill	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	3.38
Pedro Strop	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	1.80
Fernando Rodney	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	10.80
Héctor Rondón	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.60

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Wright	Hammel	3	Foul Tip	0-2	88.5 mph Sinker
Soler	Matz	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	85.2 mph Changeup
Bryant	Matz	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	80.0 mph Curveball
Cespedes	Wood	5	Called Strike	2-2	92.8 mph Four-Seam Fastball
d'Arnaud	Wood	5	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	1-2	80.8 mph Slider
Castro	Matz	4	Swinging Strike	0-2	81.7 mph Curveball
Matz	Wood	5	Called Strike	2-2	91.6 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Lagares	Richard	4	Called Strike	0-2	94.9 mph Sinker
Conforto	Richard	4	Swinging Strike	0-2	84.8 mph Slider
Jackson	Matz	3	Called Strike	0-2	93.4 mph Sinker
Bryant	Colon	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	87.9 mph Sinker
Johnson	Strop	6	Swinging Strike	2-2	84.5 mph Slider
Montero	Reed	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	93.1 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Nieuwenhuis	Rodney	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	82.3 mph Changeup
Granderson	Rodney	5	Swinging Strike	1-2	82.7 mph Changeup
Schwarber	Clippard	5	Swinging Strike	1-2	92.3 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Cuddyer	Rondón	5	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	2-2	86.9 mph Slider
Fowler	Familia	9	Called Strike	3-2	97.6 mph Sinker

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

T1: Lucas Duda homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Curtis Granderson scores. Yoenis Cespedes scores. (NYM 3, CHC 0)

T1: Travis d'Arnaud homers (2) on a line drive to right center field. (NYM 4, CHC 0)

T2: Lucas Duda doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. David Wright scores. Daniel Murphy scores. (NYM 6, CHC 0)

B4: Kyle Schwarber grounds out to first baseman Lucas Duda. Jorge Soler scores. Kris Bryant to 3rd. Anthony Rizzo to 2nd. (NYM 6, CHC 1)

T8: Daniel Murphy homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. David Wright scores. (NYM 8, CHC 1)

B8: Kris Bryant homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Jorge Soler scores. (NYM 8, CHC 3)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Kyle Schwarber	Lineout	110.3
Lucas Duda	Home Run	107.2
Starlin Castro	Lineout	106.9
Kris Bryant	Home Run	106.8
Lucas Duda	Double	106.3

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Kris Bryant	Home Run	431
Lucas Duda	Home Run	420
Daniel Murphy	Home Run	416
Travis d'Arnaud	Home Run	400
Daniel Murphy	Double	392

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Jeurys Familia	Sinker	97.6
Fernando Rodney	Sinker	97.5
Fernando Rodney	Sinker	97.3
Héctor Rondón	Sinker	97.3
Fernando Rodney	Sinker	97.2

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Steven Matz	7
Tyler Clippard	4
Jason Hammel	3
Clayton Richard	3
Fernando Rodney	2

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Lucas Duda (off Jason Hammel)	107.2 mph	420 ft
Travis d'Arnaud (off Jason Hammel)	104.4 mph	400 ft
Daniel Murphy (off Fernando Rodney)	103.4 mph	416 ft
Kris Bryant (off Tyler Clippard)	106.8 mph	431 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Steven Matz	96.5	110.3	7
Jason Hammel	94.5	107.2	3
Travis Wood	93.4	101.3	1
Clayton Richard	96.4	104.0	3
Tyler Clippard	92.9	106.8	4
Bartolo Colon	93.0	82.5	1
Pedro Strop	96.3	101.6	2
Jeurys Familia	97.6	87.8	0
Fernando Rodney	97.5	103.4	2
Héctor Rondón	97.3	106.3	2
Trevor Cahill	93.5	100.7	0
Addison Reed	93.6	101.4	2

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Game Info

HBP: Conforto (by Hammel); d'Arnaud (by Strop).
Pitches-strikes: Matz 76-46; Colon 24-13; Reed, A 9-8; Clippard 26-18; Familia 21-13; Hammel 47-28; Wood, T 39-24; Richard 29-21; Cahill 15-8; Strop 23-13; Rodney 19-11; Rondón 15-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Matz 6-1; Colon 2-1; Reed, A 1-0; Clippard 1-0; Familia 2-0; Hammel 0-2; Wood, T 0-0; Richard 3-0; Cahill 3-0; Strop 1-1; Rodney 1-0; Rondón 2-0.
Batters faced: Matz 20; Colon 5; Reed, A 3; Clippard 5; Familia 4; Hammel 11; Wood, T 7; Richard 7; Cahill 4; Strop 6; Rodney 5; Rondón 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Colon 2-0; Wood, T 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Mark Wegner. LF: Tim Timmons. RF: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 72 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch: 7:07 PM.
T: 3:32.
Att: 42,227.
Venue: Wrigley Field.
October 21, 2015

Game Highlights

Harvey, Flores party with fans

Murphy named NLCS MVP

Flores' nice catch

Wright thrilled to advance to WS

Duda's three-run homer

Mets win National League pennant

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