September 18, 2007 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 2
TBD 1 CLE 7
DET 4 KCR 3
CHW 2 MIN 4
TEX 2 NYY 12
BAL 0 SEA 8
@OAK 7 TOR 4
BOS 3 ARI 5
SFG 0 ATL 4
FLA 3 CIN 5
@CHC 2 COL 3
LAD 1 COL 9
LAD 8 MIL 9
@HOU 1 SDP 5
PIT 3 PHI 7
@STL 4
(14) WSN 9
NYM 8

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,801

Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Reds

69-82

Won 1

4th, 9½ GB

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

W: A Harang (16-4), L: C Zambrano (16-13), S: D Weathers (31)

Cubs

79-73

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Hopper CF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .333  .761   21    2   0   
J Keppinger SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .338  .898   18    3   3   HBP
K Griffey RF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .875   21    5   0   
B Phillips 2B                 4   2   2   1    1   1  .295  .837   20    3   4   SB
A Dunn LF                     1   0   0   0    3   0  .266  .943   21    1   0   IW
  J Ellison LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .462         0   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              4   1   3   2    0   0  .293  .792   13    0   1   HR,GDP
J Votto 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .405 1.152   13    7   0   
J Valentin C                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .273  .710   22    6   2   2B
A Harang P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .101  .241   14    0   0   SH
  J Cantu PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .665    4    0   0   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   5  10   5    5   5              167   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Valentin (18, off C Zambrano).

HR: E Encarnacion (14, off C Zambrano; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: A Harang (10, off C Zambrano).

IBB: A Dunn (8, by C Zambrano).

HBP: J Keppinger (3, by C Zambrano).

TB: E Encarnacion 6; N Hopper 2; B Phillips 2; J Valentin 2; K Griffey; J Votto.

GIDP: E Encarnacion (5).

RBI: E Encarnacion 2 (72); J Valentin (32); B Phillips (91); N Hopper (12).

2-out RBI: E Encarnacion; J Valentin.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Votto.

E: B Phillips (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Phillips (32, 2nd base off W Ohman/J Kendall).

PO: J Votto (1st base by C Marmol).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .860   17    2   0   
R Theriot SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .680    9    0   5   SB
D Lee 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .884   18    8   4   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .316  .925   13    1   1   
M Murton RF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .272  .764   21    2   0   
M DeRosa 2B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .294  .795   13    2   3   
J Jones CF                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .274  .712   15    4   1   
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .247  .619   19    5   0   
C Zambrano P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .600    5    2   1   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  C Floyd PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .792    3    0   0   GDP
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .327  .961    4    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    2   8              137   27  16

BATTING

TB: M DeRosa 2; J Jones; A Soriano; A Ramirez; R Theriot; M Murton.

GIDP: C Floyd (6).

RBI: J Jones 2 (59).

2-out RBI: J Jones 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Theriot-M DeRosa-D Lee.

PB: J Kendall (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Theriot (27, 2nd base off A Harang/J Valentin).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Harang, W (16-4)             7     6   2   2    2   6   0   3.61   29  107-70   45· 8·17    9· 7· 5· 0     61    -     1.14   0.25
J Burton, H (10)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.41    3   16-11    8· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.06
D Weathers, S (31)             1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.79    4   12-8     3· 0· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.23   0.05
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   8   0          36  135-89   56·10·23   12· 9· 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
C Zambrano, L (16-13)          5.1   7   4   4    3   1   1   4.20   25  100-57   40· 3·14   10· 4· 6· 0     36    -     0.93  -0.18
C Marmol                       1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.25    4   16-10    4· 2· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.57   0.08
W Ohman                        0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   5.09    3   12-7     5· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.61  -0.02
K Wood                         0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.42    4   16-10    8· 2· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          2-1    1.25  -0.03
M Wuertz                       1     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.69    4   17-12    2· 6· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   5   1          40  161-96   59·14·23   14· 7· 8· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Zambrano (4; A Dunn).

PO: C Marmol (1; J Votto, 1st base).

HBP: C Zambrano (14; J Keppinger).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 40,801.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. N Hopper             CF    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. J Keppinger          SS    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. K Griffey            RF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. B Phillips           2B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. A Dunn               LF    5. M Murton             RF 
6. E Encarnacion        3B    6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. J Votto              1B    7. J Jones              CF 
8. J Valentin           C     8. J Kendall            C  
9. A Harang             P     9. C Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  3-0  123  3  -18%  57% J Jones         A Harang        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ramirez Scores; Murton Scores; DeRosa to 3B
   b 7   0  4-2  1--  3   14%  84% C Floyd         A Harang        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   1  2-3  ---  2   13%  75% E Encarnacion   C Zambrano      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 1   2  0-1  12-  4   10%  69% E Encarnacion   C Zambrano      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Phillips Scores; Dunn to 3B/Adv on throw; Encarnacion to 2B
   b 7   0  4-2  ---  5   -7%  70% J Kendall       A Harang        Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  9   53%  N Hopper        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  2   59%  J Keppinger     Hit By Pitch; Hopper to 2B
   O      12-  5   54%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     12-  2   58%  B Phillips      Single to CF (Line Drive); Hopper Scores; Keppinger out at 3B/CF-1B-3B-SS-1B; Phillips to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  4   59%  A Dunn          Intentional Walk
   R      12-  4   69%  E Encarnacion   Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Phillips Scores; Dunn to 3B/Adv on throw; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      -23  2   64%  J Votto         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Harang facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  A Soriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   68%  R Theriot       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   69%  D Lee           Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   74%  J Valentin      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   73%  A Harang        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Valentin to 3B
   R      --3  3   77%  N Hopper        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Valentin Scores
   O      1--  3   76%  J Keppinger     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Hopper to 2B
   O      -2-  3   74%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Aaron Harang facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   76%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (RF Foul)
   O      ---  4   78%  M Murton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   79%  M DeRosa        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   81%  B Phillips      Walk
          1--  6   84%  A Dunn          Walk; Phillips to 2B
   OO     12-  5   78%  E Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Phillips to 3B
   O      --3  1   75%  J Votto         Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Aaron Harang facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   78%  J Jones         Lineout: 2B
          ---  7   75%  J Kendall       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Kendall to 1B
   O      1--  2   78%  C Zambrano      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Zambrano to 1B
   O      1--  1   81%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   79%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   78%  A Harang        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   77%  N Hopper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Aaron Harang facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   80%  R Theriot       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   82%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  6   80%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          1--  4   78%  M Murton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ramirez to 2B
          12-  6   74%  M DeRosa        Walk; Ramirez to 3B; Murton to 2B
   RR     123  3   57%  J Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ramirez Scores; Murton Scores; DeRosa to 3B
   O      1-3  5   63%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   61%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   59%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   58%  B Phillips      Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Aaron Harang facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   61%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   64%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   62%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          1--      60%  D Lee           Theriot Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   65%  " "             Lineout: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   63%  A Dunn          Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  2   75%  E Encarnacion   Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  6   77%  J Votto         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      74%  J Valentin      Votto Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  5   73%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Aaron Harang facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   77%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   79%  M Murton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   77%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   81%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Carlos Marmol facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   79%  A Harang        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   78%  N Hopper        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3   77%  J Keppinger     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Aaron Harang facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   70%  J Kendall       Walk
                  Cliff Floyd pinch hits for Carlos Marmol batting 9th
   OO     1--  3   84%  C Floyd         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   81%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   86%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Will Ohman facing 3-4-5
                  Will Ohman replaces Cliff Floyd pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   84%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   86%  B Phillips      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--      87%  A Dunn          Phillips Steals 2B
          -2-  5   87%  " "             Walk
                  Kerry Wood replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
          12-  2   91%  E Encarnacion   Single to CF (Line Drive); Phillips to 3B; Dunn to 2B
   O      123  4   87%  J Votto         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      123  6   93%  J Valentin      Walk; Phillips Scores; Dunn to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
                  Jorge Cantu pinch hits for Aaron Harang batting 9th
   O      123  4   91%  J Cantu         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Jared Burton facing 3-4-5
                  Jared Burton replaces Jorge Cantu pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  5   95%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   96%  M Murton        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Michael Wuertz facing 1-2-3
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Kerry Wood pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  N Hopper        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  J Keppinger     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   96%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      96%  B Phillips      Passed Ball; Griffey to 2B
   O      -2-  6   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Dave Weathers facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Weathers replaces Jared Burton pitching and batting 9th; Jason Ellison replaces Adam Dunn playing LF batting 5th
          ---  3   90%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   95%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Jones to 1B
   O      1--  2   98%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); Jones to 2B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Michael Wuertz batting 9th
   O      -2-  4  100%  D Ward          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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