Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Cubs
@ Mets
Citi Field
August 18, 2014
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 18, 2014 at Citi Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kyle Hendricks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carlos Torres |
| Ballpark | Citi Field |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 23,271 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Adrian Johnson 1B: Greg Gibson 2B: Phil Cuzzi 3B: Will Little |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Arismendy Alcantara | Center Fielder |
| Javier Baez | Second Baseman |
| Anthony Rizzo | First Baseman |
| Starlin Castro | Shortstop |
| Luis Valbuena | Third Baseman |
| Justin Ruggiano | Right Fielder |
| Welington Castillo | Catcher |
| Matt Szczur | Left Fielder |
| Kyle Hendricks | Pitcher |
| Rich Renteria | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | Right Fielder |
| Daniel Murphy | Second Baseman |
| David Wright | Third Baseman |
| Lucas Duda | First Baseman |
| Travis d'Arnaud | Catcher |
| Matt den Dekker | Left Fielder |
| Juan Lagares | Center Fielder |
| Wilmer Flores | Shortstop |
| Carlos Torres | Pitcher |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Cubs
@ Mets
Citi Field
August 18, 2014
Top 1
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alcantara vs. Torres
Alcantara strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Torres
Baez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Torres
Rizzo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Hendricks
Granderson hits a fly ball into left field. Szczur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hendricks
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Hendricks
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Alcantara settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Torres
Castro hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Valbuena vs. Torres
Valbuena hits a fly ball into center field. Lagares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ruggiano vs. Torres
Ruggiano hits a fly ball into left field. den Dekker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Torres
Castillo hits a popup towards third. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Duda vs. Hendricks
Duda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
d'Arnaud vs. Hendricks
d'Arnaud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
den Dekker vs. Hendricks
den Dekker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo fields the ball and throws to Hendricks covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lagares vs. Hendricks
Lagares hits a fly ball into left field. Szczur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Szczur vs. Torres
Szczur hits a fly ball into right field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Torres
Hendricks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alcantara vs. Torres
Alcantara strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Hendricks
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Hendricks
Torres strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Hendricks
Granderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Hendricks
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Alcantara settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Torres
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Torres
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Torres
Castro hits a fly ball into center field. Lagares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Valbuena vs. Torres
Valbuena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ruggiano vs. Torres
Ruggiano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rizzo moves to third. Valbuena moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Castillo vs. Torres
Castillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Hendricks
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Alcantara settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duda vs. Hendricks
Duda hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
d'Arnaud vs. Hendricks
d'Arnaud hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Castillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
den Dekker vs. Hendricks
den Dekker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lagares vs. Hendricks
There goes den Dekker. The throw from Castillo and he is out, Baez applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Szczur vs. Torres
Szczur hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flores scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Torres
Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Lagares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alcantara vs. Torres
Alcantara takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Baez vs. Torres
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flores scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lagares vs. Hendricks
Lagares bunts towards the mound. Hendricks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Hendricks
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Niese vs. Hendricks
Jonathon Niese pinch hits for Carlos Torres.
Niese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niese for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Eveland
Dana Eveland now pitching.
Rizzo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Granderson. Rizzo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Castro vs. Eveland
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Valbuena vs. Eveland
Valbuena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rizzo scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ruggiano vs. Carlyle
Buddy Carlyle now pitching.
Ruggiano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Carlyle
Castillo hits a fly ball into right field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Hendricks
Granderson hits a fly ball into center field. Alcantara settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hendricks
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Hendricks
Wright hits a popup towards first. Rizzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Szczur vs. Carlyle
Szczur hits a fly ball into center field. Lagares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Carlyle
Hendricks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Alcantara vs. Carlyle
Alcantara hits a fly ball into right field. Granderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Duda vs. Hendricks
Duda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
d'Arnaud vs. Hendricks
d'Arnaud hits a fly ball into right field. Ruggiano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
den Dekker vs. Hendricks
den Dekker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lagares vs. Hendricks
Lagares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Carlyle
Baez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Carlyle
Rizzo hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Carlyle
Castro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Valbuena vs. Carlyle
Valbuena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castro moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ruggiano vs. Black
Vic Black now pitching. Kirk Nieuwenhuis now playing left field.
Ruggiano strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Castillo vs. Black
The ball gets by d'Arnaud for a passed ball. Castro moves to third. Valbuena moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Castillo vs. Black
Castillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Coghlan vs. Black
Chris Coghlan pinch hits for Matt Szczur.
Coghlan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Ramirez
Chris Coghlan now playing left field. Neil Ramirez now pitching.
Flores hits a fly ball into right field. Ruggiano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nieuwenhuis vs. Ramirez
Nieuwenhuis strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Granderson vs. Ramirez
Granderson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Mejia
Jenrry Mejia now pitching. Ryan Sweeney pinch hits for Neil Ramirez.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Alcantara vs. Mejia
Alcantara hits a fly ball into center field. Lagares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Baez vs. Mejia
Baez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Mejia
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Duda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rizzo for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Mejia
Castro hits a fly ball into center field. Lagares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Rondon
Hector Rondon now pitching.
Murphy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruggiano. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Rondon
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Duda vs. Rondon
Duda hits a fly ball into center field. Alcantara settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
d'Arnaud vs. Rondon
d'Arnaud strikes out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/18/2014 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Alcantara A, cf 4 0 0 0 Granderson C, rf 4 0 1 0
Baez J, 2b 5 1 1 2 Murphy D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Rizzo A, 1b 4 2 2 1 Wright D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Castro S, ss 4 0 1 0 Duda L, 1b 3 1 1 1
Valbuena L, 3b 4 0 3 1 d'Arnaud T, c 4 0 0 0
Ruggiano J, rf 4 0 1 0 den Dekker M, lf 2 0 1 0
Castillo W, c 3 0 0 0 Black V, p 0 0 0 0
Szczur M, lf 3 0 0 0 Mejia J, p 0 0 0 0
Coghlan C, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Lagares J, cf 3 0 0 0
Hendricks K, p 3 0 0 0 Flores W, ss 3 0 0 0
Ramirez N, p 0 0 0 0 Torres C, p 1 0 0 0
Sweeney R, ph 1 1 1 0 Niese J, ph 1 0 0 0
Rondon H, p 0 0 0 0 Eveland D, p 0 0 0 0
Carlyle B, p 0 0 0 0
Nieuwenhuis K, lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 9 4 30 1 4 1
Chicago 000 001 012 -- 4
New York 000 100 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hendricks K (W) 7.0 3 1 1 2 3
Ramirez N 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Rondon H (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Torres C 5.0 3 0 0 2 6
Eveland D 0.1 2 1 1 0 1
Carlyle B (L) 2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Black V 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Mejia J 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
LOB -- Chicago 9, New York 4
2B -- Rizzo A, Murphy D
HR -- Duda L, Rizzo A, Baez J
CS -- den Dekker M
PB -- d'Arnaud T
T -- 2:53
A -- 23271
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
