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LAA  9
OAK  5

BOS 13
TOR 10

CLE  5
@MIN  0

SEA  7
@NYY  1

TBD  9
BAL  7

KCR  8
@TEX  1

SDP 10
@ARI  2

ATL  5
PHI  1

LAD 11
@CHC  3

NYM 10
@CIN  4

COL  7
SFG  4

HOU  9
@MIL  7

PIT 11
@STL  0

WSN  6
FLA  3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,070

Monday, September 3, 2007, 3:07PM
Time of Game: 3:00
Dodgers
11
72-65
Won 2
3rd, 4 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  1  0   3  4  3   0  0  0   11 13  2
Cubs            1  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    3 10  2
W: E Loaiza (2-0), L: C Zambrano (14-12)
Cubs
3
70-66
Lost 1
1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .279  .710   23    0   1   
  C Hu SS                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
J Pierre CF                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .290  .673   16    3   0   2B
A Ethier RF-LF                5   1   2   0    0   1  .289  .805   16    2   0   
J Kent 2B                     3   1   1   2    1   1  .296  .869   15    2   3   CS
  R Martinez 2B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .455    6    1   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   3   2   0    1   1  .279  .789   23    2   1   2B
  M Kemp RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .886    4    1   0   
R Martin C                    2   2   2   2    1   0  .297  .857   12    4   0   SF
  M Lieberthal PH-C           1   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .525    6    3   1   
J Loney 1B                    4   1   2   3    1   1  .311  .833   23    8   0   2B
A LaRoche 3B                  5   1   1   2    0   1  .200  .689   15    1   3   2B
E Loaiza P                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .333  .666   13    0   1   SH
  S Proctor P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Saenz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .605    5    0   0   
  D Houlton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38  11  13  11    5  11              177   27  11
BATTING
2B: A LaRoche (3, off C Zambrano); J Loney (14, off W Ohman); L Gonzalez (23, off S Gallagher); J Pierre (19, off S Gallagher).
SF: R Martin (6, off S Gallagher).
SH: E Loaiza (1, off W Ohman).
TB: J Loney 3; L Gonzalez 3; A LaRoche 2; A Ethier 2; R Martin 2; J Pierre 2; R Furcal; E Loaiza; J Kent.
RBI: J Loney 3 (40); J Kent 2 (74); E Loaiza 2 (2); A LaRoche 2 (5); R Martin 2 (81).
2-out RBI: E Loaiza 2; J Loney; A LaRoche.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 7 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 3. A LaRoche-J Kent-J Loney 2; A LaRoche-M Lieberthal-J Loney.
E: C Hu (1); R Furcal (18).
BASERUNNING
CS: J Kent (3, 2nd base by C Zambrano/H Blanco).
PO: J Pierre (1st base by C Zambrano).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  3   2   2   1    0   1  .298  .855    9    1   0   HR,2B
  C Monroe LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .635    6    1   0   GDP
R Theriot SS                  2   0   1   1    1   0  .281  .709   10    2   2   
  M Fontenot 2B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .749    9    0   0   
D Lee 1B                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .890    5    5   0   2·GDP
  R Cedeno SS                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .118  .419    8    0   0   SB
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .906   15    0   2   
  D Ward 1B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .941    3    1   0   
M Murton RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .762    7    3   0   
M DeRosa 2B-3B                4   0   2   1    0   0  .286  .769   11    1   3   
J Jones CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .710    9    2   0   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Soto PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .476    7    0   0   
H Blanco C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .443    9   11   1   
C Zambrano P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .633    7    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Patterson PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .625    3    0   0   2B
  S Gallagher P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  F Pie PH-CF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .215  .608    7    0   0   
Totals                       35   3  10   3    3   5              125   27   8
BATTING
2B: A Soriano (33, off E Loaiza); E Patterson (1, off E Loaiza).
HR: A Soriano (20, off E Loaiza; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: A Soriano 6; E Patterson 2; M DeRosa 2; J Jones; F Pie; C Zambrano; R Theriot; M Murton.
GIDP: D Lee 2 (11); C Monroe (12).
RBI: M DeRosa (63); R Theriot (41); A Soriano (45).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 1. H Blanco-R Theriot.
E: A Ramirez (8); D Lee (4).
BASERUNNING
SB: R Cedeno (2, 2nd base off S Proctor/M Lieberthal).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Loaiza, W (2-0)              7     9   3   3    1   3   1   2.49   29   96-69   44·10·15    7·11· 7· 0     49    -     0.65   0.03
S Proctor                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.86    4   14-10    5· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
D Houlton                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.86    5   15-10    6· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   5   1          38  125-89   55·13·21    9·13· 8· 0           -  
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zambrano, L (14-12)          4.1   7   8   8    5   6   0   4.35   24   96-52   30· 9·13   10· 1· 2· 0     18    -     1.09  -0.40
W Ohman                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.96    4   22-15    9· 2· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          2-2    0.38  -0.05
S Gallagher                    2     5   3   3    0   0   0   8.59   11   30-21   15· 1· 5    4· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.02
S Eyre                         1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.87    3   16-10    4· 1· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
M Wuertz                       1     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.66    3   12-9     0· 8· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  11  11    5  11   0          45  176-107  58·21·28   16· 9· 4· 0          2-2 
Balks: E Loaiza (1).
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: C Zambrano (1; J Pierre, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Ed Rapuano.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 41,070.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 78° F, Wind 5mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Furcal             SS    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. J Pierre             CF    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. A Ethier             RF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. L Gonzalez           LF    5. M Murton             RF 
6. R Martin             C     6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. J Loney              1B    7. J Jones              CF 
8. A LaRoche            3B    8. H Blanco             C  
9. E Loaiza             P     9. C Zambrano           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-2  -23  2   19%  70% E Loaiza        C Zambrano      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Loney Scores; LaRoche Scores
   t 4   2  2-1  12-  5   14%  51% A LaRoche       C Zambrano      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Loney to 3B
   t 4   0  2-1  1--  6  -10%  33% L Gonzalez      C Zambrano      Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Kent Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  2   -9%  36% A Soriano       E Loaiza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 3   1  1-1  --3  2   -6%  33% R Theriot       E Loaiza        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Soriano Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  J Pierre        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   47%  A Ethier        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   45%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   36%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   38%  R Theriot       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1   39%  D Lee           Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   37%  A Ramirez       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Ramirez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   40%  M Murton        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   44%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   50%  R Martin        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  1   49%  J Loney         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Gonzalez to 3B; Martin to 2B
   RO     -23  2   48%  A LaRoche       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Gonzalez Scores
   O      -2-  6   45%  E Loaiza        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   47%  M DeRosa        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   49%  J Jones         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   50%  H Blanco        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  R Furcal        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   44%  A Ethier        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   40%  C Zambrano      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   39%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Zambrano out at Hm/LF-SS-C; Soriano to 3B/Adv on throw
   R      --3  2   33%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Soriano Scores
   OO     1--  2   38%  D Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   43%  J Kent          Walk
   OO     1--  6   33%  L Gonzalez      Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Kent Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   35%  R Martin        Walk
          1--  7   37%  J Loney         Walk; Martin to 2B
   R      12-  5   51%  A LaRoche       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Loney to 3B
   RR     -23  2   70%  E Loaiza        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Loney Scores; LaRoche Scores
   O      1--  4   68%  R Furcal        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   71%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   73%  M Murton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   71%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   69%  J Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  5   74%  H Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   77%  J Pierre        Walk
          1--      79%  A Ethier        Pierre Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Pierre to 2B
          -2-  2   84%  " "             Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Pierre to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   84%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Pierre Scores; Ethier to 2B
          -2-  6   85%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   R      12-  3   90%  R Martin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Ethier Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
                  Will Ohman replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-  9   96%  J Loney         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gonzalez Scores; Martin Scores
          -2-  4   96%  A LaRoche       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      12-  3   96%  E Loaiza        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Loney to 3B; LaRoche to 2B
   O      -23  6   95%  R Furcal        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 8, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Esteban Loaiza facing 9-1-2
                  Eric Patterson pinch hits for Will Ohman batting 9th
          ---  3   93%  E Patterson     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   94%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   93%  R Theriot       Walk
   OO     12-  2   97%  D Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Sean Gallagher facing 2-3-4
                  Sean Gallagher replaces Eric Patterson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   98%  J Pierre        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   97%  A Ethier        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   R      -2-  4   98%  J Kent          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pierre Scores
          1--  5   99%  L Gonzalez      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Kent to 3B
   RO     -23  2   99%  R Martin        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Kent Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   R      --3  2   99%  J Loney         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gonzalez Scores
   O      1--  1   99%  A LaRoche       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 11, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-11, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
                  Ramon Martinez replaces Jeff Kent playing 2B batting 4th
   O      ---  6  100%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   99%  M Murton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--      99%  M DeRosa        Balk; Murton to 2B
   R      -2-  3   99%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Murton Scores
   O      1--  3   99%  J Jones         Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1  100%  H Blanco        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 11, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 11-3, Sean Gallagher facing 9-1-2
                  Daryle Ward replaces Aramis Ramirez playing 1B batting 4th; Mike Fontenot replaces Ryan Theriot playing 2B batting 2nd; Mark DeRosa moves to 3B; Ronny Cedeno replaces Derrek Lee playing SS batting 3rd; Craig Monroe replaces Alfonso Soriano playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  2   99%  E Loaiza        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4  100%  R Furcal        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   99%  J Pierre        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      1--  3   99%  A Ethier        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 11, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-11, Esteban Loaiza facing 9-1-2
                  Andre Ethier moves to LF; Matt Kemp replaces Luis Gonzalez playing RF batting 5th; Felix Pie pinch hits for Sean Gallagher batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  F Pie           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  C Monroe        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6  100%  M Fontenot      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 11, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 11-3, Scott Eyre facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Eyre replaces Jacque Jones pitching and batting 7th; Felix Pie moves to CF
   O      ---  6  100%  R Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  M Kemp          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Mike Lieberthal pinch hits for Russell Martin batting 6th
   O      ---  6  100%  M Lieberthal    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 11, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-11, Scott Proctor facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Proctor replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching and batting 9th; Mike Lieberthal moves to C; Chin-Lung Hu replaces Rafael Furcal playing SS batting 1st
          ---  8  100%  R Cedeno        Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging, Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-  1  100%  M Murton        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 11, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 11-3, Michael Wuertz facing 7-8-9
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Scott Eyre pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Loney         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
                  Olmedo Saenz pinch hits for Scott Proctor batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  O Saenz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 11, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-11, D.J. Houlton facing 7-8-9
                  D.J. Houlton replaces Olmedo Saenz pitching and batting 9th; Geovany Soto pinch hits for Michael Wuertz batting 7th
          ---  7  100%  G Soto          Walk
          1--  1  100%  H Blanco        Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Soto to 2B
          12-  2   99%  F Pie           Single to RF (Line Drive); Soto to 3B; Blanco to 2B
   OO     123  2  100%  C Monroe        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B (Weak 3B); Blanco to 3B; Pie to 2B
   O      -23  3  100%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 11, Cubs 3.

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