September 4, 2007 Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 4
OAK 3 BOS 5
TOR 3 CHW 3
@DET 1 CLE 7
@MIN 5
(11) NYY 12
SEA 3 BAL 8
@TBD 4 TEX 9
KCR 8 ARI 9
SDP 1 PHI 5
@ATL 2 LAD 6
@CHC 2 NYM 11
@CIN 7 COL 6
SFG 5 MIL 5
HOU 3 STL 6
PIT 2 WSN 4
FLA 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 37,834

Tuesday, September 4, 2007, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Dodgers

73-65

Won 3

3rd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  2  0   2  1  0    6 14  1
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  8  1

W: B Penny (15-4), L: S Trachsel (6-9)

Cubs

70-67

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .708   13    6   8   
J Pierre CF                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .291  .674   15    2   0   SB
M Kemp RF                     5   1   4   1    0   0  .344  .912   19    2   0   3B,SB,CS
J Kent 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .863   16    1   5   
  T Abreu 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .743         0   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   2   1    1   0  .282  .793   20    0   0   
  W Valdez PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .236  .572         0   0   
  A Ethier LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .802    9    0   0   
R Martin C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .857   15    2   0   2B
J Loney 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .312  .834   15   13   1   IW
A LaRoche 3B                  3   1   1   1    0   2  .208  .710   12    0   0   2B
  R Martinez 3B               0   0   0   1    1   0  .185  .461    4    0   1   
B Penny P                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .615    8    0   1   2B
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .729    5    0   0   
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Saito P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
Totals                       38   6  14   6    3   7              151   27  17

BATTING

2B: B Penny (5, off S Trachsel); R Martin (30, off W Ohman); A LaRoche (4, off K Wood).

3B: M Kemp (4, off K Hart).

IBB: J Loney (4, by W Ohman).

TB: M Kemp 6; A LaRoche 2; L Gonzalez 2; B Penny 2; R Martin 2; J Pierre 2; R Furcal; J Loney; J Kent.

RBI: J Pierre 2 (36); L Gonzalez (57); R Martinez (26); M Kemp (35); A LaRoche (6).

2-out RBI: J Pierre 2; L Gonzalez; M Kemp.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 5. T Saito-J Loney; R Furcal-J Loney; R Furcal-J Kent-J Loney; J Loney-R Furcal-J Loney; J Kent-R Furcal-J Loney.

E: A LaRoche (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Kemp (9, 2nd base off S Trachsel/J Kendall); J Pierre (54, 2nd base off S Trachsel/J Kendall).

CS: M Kemp (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Trachsel).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .852   13    2   2   
R Theriot SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .708    8    4   4   
D Lee 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .310  .889   17    9   1   2B,GDP
A Ramirez 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .316  .905    8    0   1   
D Ward RF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .344  .968   14    2   1   2B,GDP
M DeRosa 2B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .289  .775   14    0   2   
J Jones CF                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .266  .703   15    1   0   GDP
J Kendall C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .613   12    9   0   GDP
S Trachsel P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   2   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Fontenot PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .752    5    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Hart P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   8   2    4   2              113   27  13

BATTING

2B: D Ward (11, off B Penny); D Lee (35, off B Penny).

TB: D Ward 3; M DeRosa 2; D Lee 2; A Soriano; A Ramirez; R Theriot.

GIDP: J Jones (14); J Kendall (8); D Ward (5); D Lee (12).

RBI: D Ward (15); J Jones (51).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Theriot-D Lee; A Soriano-J Kendall.

E: A Ramirez (9).

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
B Penny, W (15-4)              7     7   2   1    3   2   0   2.82   29   94-61   41· 7·13   16· 4· 4· 0     56    -     1.31   0.18
J Broxton                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.13    3    9-6     5· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.64   0.03
T Saito                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.31    3   10-5     2· 2· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.53   0.02
Totals                         9     8   2   1    4   2   0          35  113-72   48·10·14   18· 6· 5· 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
S Trachsel, L (6-9)            6     7   3   3    1   3   0   4.48   24   78-50   32· 4·14   10· 4· 6· 0     48    -     1.10  -0.06
K Wood                         1     4   2   2    0   1   0   3.95    7   23-16   12· 3· 1    4· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.93  -0.18
W Ohman                        0     2   1   1    1   0   0   5.23    3   14-7     4· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.36  -0.04
K Hart                         2     1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    7   30-19   11· 4· 4    0· 3· 0· 0          3-1    0.21   0.02
Totals                         9    14   6   6    3   7   0          41  145-92   59·11·22   15· 7· 9· 0          3-1

W Ohman faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: W Ohman (4; J Loney).

PO: S Trachsel (4; M Kemp, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 37,834.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 4mph out to 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. M Kemp               RF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. L Gonzalez           LF    5. D Ward               RF 
6. R Martin             C     6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. J Loney              1B    7. J Jones              CF 
8. A LaRoche            3B    8. J Kendall            C  
9. B Penny              P     9. S Trachsel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  3-2  1-3  3   20%  68% J Jones         B Penny         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 6   1  3-1  1--  1  -16%  56% D Ward          B Penny         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Ramirez Scores/unER
   t 5   2  1-1  1-3  1   13%  63% J Pierre        S Trachsel      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Penny Scores; Furcal to 3B
   t 7   0  2-3  1--  3   13%  85% A LaRoche       K Wood          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Loney Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3  3  -12%  45% J Loney         S Trachsel      Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Martin out at 1B/SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  R Furcal        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   46%  J Pierre        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   47%  M Kemp          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Kemp to 1B
   O      1--  4   45%  J Kent          Kemp Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Penny facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  A Soriano       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  1   36%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Soriano to 2B
   OO     12-  6   46%  D Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Soriano to 3B
          --3  4   45%  A Ramirez       Walk
          1-3  4   43%  D Ward          Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      123  1   50%  M DeRosa        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   54%  J Kent          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  5   59%  L Gonzalez      Walk; Kent to 2B
   O      12-  5   57%  R Martin        Lineout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short RF); Kent to 3B; Martin to 1B
   OO     1-3  3   45%  J Loney         Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Martin out at 1B/SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Penny facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   47%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   50%  S Trachsel      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  B Penny         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   44%  R Furcal        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Penny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  A Soriano       Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   49%  R Theriot       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  4   46%  D Lee           Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   50%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   47%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   50%  M Kemp          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   47%  J Kent          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--      48%  L Gonzalez      Kemp Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   59%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Kemp Scores
   O      1--  1   56%  R Martin        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Brad Penny facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   52%  D Ward          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          1--  6   40%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ward to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   44%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ward Scores; Jones to 1B
   OO     1--  2   50%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  J Loney         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   48%  B Penny         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  4   50%  R Furcal        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Penny to 3B
   R      1-3  1   63%  J Pierre        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Penny Scores; Furcal to 3B
          1-3      64%  M Kemp          Pierre Steals 2B
   RO     -23  2   70%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Furcal Scores; Pierre out at Hm/LF-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Brad Penny facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   73%  S Trachsel      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   76%  A Soriano       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   77%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   75%  J Kent          Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   74%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   73%  R Martin        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Brad Penny facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   77%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   72%  A Ramirez       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Ramirez to 1B
   R      1--  1   56%  D Ward          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Ramirez Scores/unER
          -2-  1   48%  M DeRosa        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Ward to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   68%  J Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kerry Wood facing 7-8-9
                  Kerry Wood replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   72%  J Loney         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      1--  3   85%  A LaRoche       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Loney Scores
   O      -2-  4   82%  B Penny         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   80%  R Furcal        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); LaRoche to 3B
   R      --3  3   87%  J Pierre        Single to 1B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); LaRoche Scores
          1--  5   88%  M Kemp          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Pierre to 2B
   O      12-  2   86%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Brad Penny facing 8-9-1
                  Ramon Martinez replaces Andy LaRoche playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  4   89%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Kerry Wood batting 9th
          ---  5   86%  M Fontenot      Walk
   O      1--  2   90%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   92%  R Theriot       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Will Ohman facing 5-6-7
                  Will Ohman replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   93%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Wilson Valdez pinch runs for Luis Gonzalez batting 5th
          1--  3   96%  R Martin        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Valdez to 3B
          -23  4   97%  J Loney         Intentional Walk
                  Kevin Hart replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  4   98%  R Martinez      Walk; Valdez Scores; Martin to 3B; Loney to 2B
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Brad Penny batting 9th
   O      123  5   97%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   OO     123  4   95%  R Furcal        Fly Ball Double Play: LF (LF-CF); Martin out at Hm/LF-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Jonathan Broxton facing 3-4-5
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 9th; Andre Ethier replaces Wilson Valdez playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   97%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  1   95%  A Ramirez       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5   98%  D Ward          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Kevin Hart facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   98%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   99%  M Kemp          Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  3   98%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  9   98%  A Ethier        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Takashi Saito facing 6-7-8
                  Takashi Saito replaces Jonathan Broxton pitching and batting 9th; Tony Abreu replaces Jeff Kent playing 2B batting 4th
          ---  6   95%  M DeRosa        Walk
   OO     1--  1  100%  J Jones         Line Drive Double Play: P; DeRosa out at 1B/P-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation