August 13, 2008 Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 10
@LAA 7
(12) BOS 8
TEX 4 CHW 4
KCR 0 BAL 6
@CLE 1 TOR 4
@DET 3 MIN 4
NYY 2 TBR 3
@OAK 2 CHC 10
@ATL 2 CHC 8
@ATL 0 COL 6
ARI 5 STL 6
@FLA 4 HOU 6
SFG 2 LAD 7
PHI 6 PIT 5
CIN 2 MIL 7
@SDP 1 NYM 12
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Turner Field, Attendance: 33,714

Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 7:15pm
Time of Game: 2:53

Cubs

73-47

Won 3

1st

Lou Piniella

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            4  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  3    8 10  0
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1

W: R Harden (7-2), L: J Campillo (7-5)

Braves

55-65

Lost 3

4th, 9 GB

Bobby Cox

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .299  .913   17    1   0   2B
R Theriot SS                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .317  .768   16    0   2   SB
D Lee 1B                      4   1   1   1    1   2  .290  .825   29   10   2   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .282  .880   18    1   1   2B,SF
J Edmonds CF                  3   1   0   1    1   1  .243  .827   14    6   0   
  M Fontenot PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .290  .909    3    0   0   
  S Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
M DeRosa 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .279  .819   26    0   1   
K Fukudome RF                 5   0   2   2    0   0  .268  .762   16    2   0   SB
H Blanco C                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .282  .706   22    5   1   GDP
R Harden P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    5    1   1   SH
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .710    1    0   0   
  C Gaudin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Cotts P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Johnson PH-CF             1   1   1   0    0   0  .302  .810    2    0   0   
Totals                       35   8  10   8    6   7              169   27   9

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (32, off J Campillo); A Soriano (18, off J Campillo).

SF: A Ramirez (5, off J Tavarez).

SH: R Harden (3, off J Campillo).

TB: A Ramirez 3; K Fukudome 2; A Soriano 2; R Theriot 2; D Lee; M DeRosa; R Johnson.

GIDP: H Blanco (4).

RBI: K Fukudome 2 (44); A Ramirez 2 (78); J Edmonds (48); D Lee (71); M Fontenot (31); A Soriano (57).

2-out RBI: A Soriano.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Fukudome (11, 2nd base off J Bennett/B McCann); R Theriot (18, 2nd base off J Campillo/B McCann).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Blanco CF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .692   23    5   0   SH
Y Escobar SS                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .281  .726   15    3   3   
C Kotchman 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .743    9    7   1   
B McCann C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .302  .933   16    7   1   
O Infante LF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .309  .833   19    1   0   
K Johnson 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .753   15    2   3   
M Prado 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .871   17    0   3   
J Francoeur RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .631   17    2   0   
J Campillo P                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .152  .328    7    0   0   
  R Gotay PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .218  .628    5    0   0   
  J Bennett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633         0   0   
  G Norton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .731    6    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Gonzalez P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Sammons PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .783    3    0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    6   6              152   27  11

BATTING

SH: G Blanco (3, off R Harden).

TB: Y Escobar 2; M Prado.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Y Escobar-K Johnson-C Kotchman.

E: B McCann (6).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Harden, W (7-2)              5     2   0   0    5   2   0   2.17   22   92-51   34· 6·11    6· 7· 2· 0     60    -     0.80   0.17
C Gaudin                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.47    4   21-12    7· 2· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.39   0.00
N Cotts                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.09    4   19-13    9· 3· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          1-0    0.63   0.04
K Wood                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.83    3   10-8     4· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
S Marshall                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.55    3   10-8     3· 3· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     3   0   0    6   6   0          36  152-92   57·15·20   10· 9· 5· 0          1-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Campillo, L (7-5)            5     7   5   5    2   5   0   3.09   24   82-54   30· 5·19    6· 7· 4· 0     36    -     0.65  -0.29
J Bennett                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.16    7   29-18    9· 5· 4    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
W Ohman                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.57    4   17-10    6· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
M Gonzalez                     0     1   3   3    3   0   0   3.93    4   18-5     2· 0· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
J Tavarez                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.34    4   16-12    7· 1· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          3-2    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   8    6   7   0          43  162-99   54·12·33   13·12· 5· 0          3-2

C Gaudin faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
M Gonzalez faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Damien Beal.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 33,714.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Atlanta Braves                       
1. A Soriano            LF    1. G Blanco             CF 
2. R Theriot            SS    2. Y Escobar            SS 
3. D Lee                1B    3. C Kotchman           1B 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. B McCann             C  
5. J Edmonds            CF    5. O Infante            LF 
6. M DeRosa             2B    6. K Johnson            2B 
7. K Fukudome           RF    7. M Prado              3B 
8. H Blanco             C     8. J Francoeur          RF 
9. R Harden             P     9. J Campillo           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  2   12%  66% A Ramirez       J Campillo      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Theriot Scores; Lee to 3B
   t 1   1  0-2  123  4    9%  85% K Fukudome      J Campillo      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Ramirez Scores; Edmonds Scores; DeRosa to 2B
   b 3   2  4-0  123  5    6%  88% C Kotchman      R Harden        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3  3    6%  72% J Edmonds       J Campillo      Fielder's Choice 1B; Lee Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   t 4   2  0-4  -2-  2    5%  92% A Soriano       J Campillo      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Blanco Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge Campillo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  A Soriano       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   50%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   54%  D Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive); Theriot to 2B
   R      12-  2   66%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Theriot Scores; Lee to 3B
   R      1-3  3   72%  J Edmonds       Fielder's Choice 1B; Lee Scores; Ramirez to 2B
          12-  5   76%  M DeRosa        Walk; Ramirez to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
   RR     123  4   85%  K Fukudome      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Ramirez Scores; Edmonds Scores; DeRosa to 2B
   OO     12-  4   81%  H Blanco        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   83%  G Blanco        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   84%  Y Escobar       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   85%  C Kotchman      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jorge Campillo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   84%  R Harden        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  A Soriano       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  2   84%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
          1--      84%  D Lee           Theriot Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   83%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   85%  B McCann        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   86%  O Infante       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   87%  K Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jorge Campillo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   86%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   85%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   84%  M DeRosa        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Harden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   86%  M Prado         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   88%  J Francoeur     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  7   87%  J Campillo      Walk
          1--  5   85%  G Blanco        Walk; Campillo to 2B
          12-  4   82%  Y Escobar       Walk; Campillo to 3B; Blanco to 2B
   O      123  5   88%  C Kotchman      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jorge Campillo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   87%  K Fukudome      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   88%  H Blanco        Walk
   O      1--  1   88%  R Harden        Bunt Groundout: C-2B (Front of Home); Blanco to 2B
   R      -2-  2   92%  A Soriano       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Blanco Scores
   O      -2-  3   91%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   93%  B McCann        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  6   91%  O Infante       Walk
   O      1--  4   93%  K Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   91%  M Prado         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Infante to 3B
   O      1-3  5   94%  J Francoeur     Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jorge Campillo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   94%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   95%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   94%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   93%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Rich Harden facing 9-1-2
                  Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Jorge Campillo batting 9th
          ---  5   91%  R Gotay         Walk
   O      1--  1   92%  G Blanco        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Gotay to 2B
          -2-  4   90%  Y Escobar       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      12-  1   92%  C Kotchman      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gotay to 3B; Escobar to 2B
   O      -23  5   96%  B McCann        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jeff Bennett facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Bennett replaces Ruben Gotay pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   96%  K Fukudome      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      97%  H Blanco        Fukudome Steals 2B; Fukudome to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  5   97%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep SS-2B)
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Rich Harden batting 9th
   O      --3  1   95%  D Ward          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      --3  4   95%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Chad Gaudin facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Gaudin replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   96%  O Infante       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   97%  K Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   97%  M Prado         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jeff Bennett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   97%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   97%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   96%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Chad Gaudin facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   95%  J Francoeur     Walk
                  Neal Cotts replaces Chad Gaudin pitching and batting 9th; Greg Norton pinch hits for Jeff Bennett batting 9th
   O      1--  6   96%  G Norton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-- 10   98%  G Blanco        Lineout: LF (LF Line)
          1--  2   97%  Y Escobar       Single to CF (Line Drive); Francoeur to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  C Kotchman      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Will Ohman facing 5-6-7
                  Will Ohman replaces Greg Norton pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   99%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  6   98%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   98%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   98%  H Blanco        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Kerry Wood facing 4-5-6
                  Kerry Wood replaces Neal Cotts pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  B McCann        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  O Infante       Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  2   99%  K Johnson       Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mike Gonzalez facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Gonzalez replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th; Reed Johnson pinch hits for Kerry Wood batting 9th
          ---  2  100%  R Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          1--  4  100%  A Soriano       Walk; Johnson to 2B
          12-  5  100%  R Theriot       Walk; Johnson to 3B; Soriano to 2B
   R      123  7  100%  D Lee           Walk; Johnson Scores; Soriano to 3B; Theriot to 2B
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Mike Gonzalez pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  4  100%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Soriano Scores; Theriot to 3B
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Jim Edmonds batting 5th
   RO     1-3  3  100%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Theriot Scores
          1--  5  100%  M DeRosa        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Fontenot to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  K Fukudome      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-8, Sean Marshall facing 7-8-9
                  Sean Marshall replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 5th; Reed Johnson moves to CF
   O      ---  4  100%  M Prado         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Clint Sammons pinch hits for Julian Tavarez batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  C Sammons       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Braves 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation