The New York Mets handily beat the Chicago Cubs, 8 to 5, on August 14, 1996.

Final

Cubs

59-60

5

Mets

57-65

8

CHC

NYM

1

0

3

2

0

3

0

3

4

0

5

0

6

0

2

7

0

8

4

0

9

1

R

5

8

H

11

9

E

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

CHC

NYM

Single by Bernard Gilkey; Lance Johnson scored.

0

1

Carlos Baerga hit by pitch; Alvaro Espinoza scored.

0

2

Alex Ochoa grounded out; Bernard Gilkey scored.

0

3

Bottom 3rd

CHC

NYM

Sacrifice hit by Bobby Jones; Carlos Baerga scored.

0

4

Triple by Lance Johnson; Edgardo Alfonzo and Rey Ordonez scored.

0

6

Bottom 6th

CHC

NYM

Double by Carlos Baerga; Alvaro Espinoza and Bernard Gilkey scored.

0

8

Top 8th

CHC

NYM

Home run by Mark Grace; Brian McRae and Dave Magadan scored.

3

8

Home run by Luis Gonzalez.

4

8

Top 9th

CHC

NYM

Single by Mike Hubbard; Jose Hernandez scored.

5

8

Cubs

Mets

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	CS	TB
Brian McRae CF	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	3
Dave Magadan 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Leo Gomez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Grace 1B	4	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	7
Sammy Sosa RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Luis Gonzalez LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	4
Ryne Sandberg 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Tyler Houston 2B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Scott Servais C	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Terry Adams P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Bullett PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Casian P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Hernandez SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	3
Jim Bullinger P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rodney Myers P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Shumpert PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Kent Bottenfield P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Hubbard C	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	34	5	11	5	2	3	6	1	20

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Jim Bullinger (L)	2.2	7	6	6	3	1
Rodney Myers	1.1	0	0	0	2	1
Kent Bottenfield	2.0	1	2	2	2	1
Terry Adams	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Casian	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
Totals	8.0	9	8	8	7	6

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	CS	TB
Lance Johnson CF	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	4
Chris Jones CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alvaro Espinoza 3B	3	2	3	0	2	0	1	4
Bernard Gilkey LF	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	1
Roberto Petagine 1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Todd Hundley C	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
Carlos Baerga 1B	3	1	2	3	0	0	0	3
Andy Tomberlin PR,LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Ochoa RF	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	2
Rey Ordonez SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Jones P	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Paul Byrd P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Franco P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	8	9	8	7	6	1	14

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Bobby Jones (W)	7.1	8	3	3	2	6	1
Paul Byrd	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	1
John Franco (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	3	6	2

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More Mets Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

13

Alonso

RBI

31

Nimmo

AVG

.279

Martinez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Garrett

K

57

Manaea

ERA

3.00

Garrett

Team Rankings

HR

63

12th

R

249

18th

SO

530

5th

ERA

4.25

21st

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Phillies	41	19	.683
Braves	33	24	.579	6.5
Nationals	27	31	.466	13.0
Mets	24	35	.407	16.5
Marlins	21	39	.350	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 6/3	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 6/4	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 6/5	NYM	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sat 6/8	PHI	@	NYM	1:10 PM
Sun 6/9	NYM	@	PHI	10:10 AM

Last Game

Mets

24-35

4

Final

5

Diamondbacks

27-32

Sun 2 Jun 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

20

Judge

19

Henderson

19

Tucker

RBI Leaders

57

Ramírez

53

Ozuna

50

Soto

Batting Average Leaders

.340

Arraez

.325

Profar

.322

Soto

Hit Leaders

84

Arraez

76

Jr.

76

Betts

Run Leaders

52

Jr.

48

Contreras

45

Soto

OBP Leaders

.421

Judge

.421

Profar

.414

Soto

SLG Leaders

.654

Judge

.611

Ozuna

.609

Soto

SB Leaders

32

Cruz

20

Turang

20

Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

9

Suárez

9

Lugo

8

Sale

Strikeout Leaders

95

Glasnow

93

Crochet

90

Flaherty

ERA Leaders

1.70

Suárez

1.72

Lugo

1.73

López

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Suárez

0.82

Skubal

0.91

Glasnow

K/9 Leaders

12.16

Gray

12.01

Crochet

11.97

Flaherty

K/BB Leaders

9.50

Kirby

9.00

Flaherty

8.20

Sale

Walk Leaders

6

Kirby

10

Sale

10

Flaherty

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

885.9

Judge

880

Soto

877.4

Jr.

DraftKings Points Leaders

672

Jr.

661

Soto

656

Judge

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0