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Chicago Cubs 8–15 New York Mets: MLB regular season, 23 April 2000

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 15–8 at Shea Stadium on 23 April 2000 in the mlb regular season.

23 April 2000 International Shea Stadium
Source-checked report card · BaseballFinal: Chicago Cubs 8–15 New York Mets

23 April 2000 · Shea Stadium

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The game

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 15–8 at Shea Stadium on 23 April 2000 in the mlb regular season.

The visiting Chicago Cubs scored 8 runs, while the home New York Mets finished with 15. The winning margin was 7 runs.

How the scoring developed

In inning 1, New York Mets scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 0–3 New York Mets. In inning 2, Chicago Cubs scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 1–3 New York Mets.

In inning 3, Chicago Cubs scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 3–3 New York Mets. In inning 4, New York Mets scored 7 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 3–10 New York Mets.

In inning 5, New York Mets scored 5 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 3–15 New York Mets. In inning 6, Chicago Cubs scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 5–15 New York Mets.

In inning 8, Chicago Cubs scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 7–15 New York Mets. In inning 9, Chicago Cubs scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 8–15 New York Mets.

Pitching decisions

Mike Hampton was credited with the pitching win. Kevin Tapani was charged with the loss.

Hits, errors and innings

Chicago Cubs finished with 10 hits and 1 errors, alongside 8 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

New York Mets finished with 18 hits and 1 errors, alongside 15 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

The season and series

The season record shown with this result was Chicago Cubs 7 wins and 14 losses.

The season record shown with this result was New York Mets 12 wins and 7 losses.

Inning by inning

Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
InningChicago CubsNew York Mets
103
210
320
407
505
620
700
820
91—
Total815

Sources

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