April 15, 2008 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 11
@BAL 3 CHW 4
OAK 1 BOS 5
@CLE 3 DET 6
MIN 5 SEA 11
KCR 6 NYY 5
@TBR 3 LAA 7
@TEX 4 CHC 9
CIN 5 FLA 4
ATL 0 LAD 11
PIT 2 NYM 6
WSN 0 PHI 4
HOU 3 SDP 6
COL 0 ARI 8
@SFG 2 STL 6
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,130

Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 2:52

Reds

6-8

Lost 4

5th, 4 GB

Dusty Baker

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

W: R Dempster (2-0), L: A Harang (1-2)

Cubs

8-5

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .889   21    4   0   SH
J Keppinger SS                5   1   2   1    0   0  .327  .878   22    1   1   
K Griffey RF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .271  .837   15    3   0   HR,GDP
B Phillips 2B                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .291  .816   20    2   2   
A Dunn LF                     1   0   0   0    3   1  .162  .650   23    1   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              4   0   1   1    0   1  .186  .666   13    0   0   
J Votto 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .300  .700   11    3   1   HR,GDP
P Bako C                      3   1   1   0    1   0  .364  .947   12   10   0   
A Harang P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    8    0   0   
  S Hatteberg PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .190  .595    6    0   0   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Affeldt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Coffey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .610    4    0   0   
Totals                       31   5   6   5    6   7              155   24   4

BATTING

HR: K Griffey (2, off R Dempster; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF); J Votto (1, off M Wuertz; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SH: C Patterson (1, off C Marmol).

TB: K Griffey 4; J Votto 4; J Keppinger 2; E Encarnacion; P Bako.

GIDP: J Votto (2); K Griffey (3).

RBI: K Griffey 2 (8); J Keppinger (9); J Votto (2); E Encarnacion (6).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .528         1   0   
  M Fontenot PH-2B            5   1   1   0    0   2  .300  .850   18    1   4   2B
R Theriot SS                  4   2   2   2    1   1  .267  .731   20    4   4   HR,2B
D Lee 1B                      5   2   3   3    0   0  .368 1.159   24    9   1   HR
A Ramirez 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .231  .790   21    1   0   2B
K Fukudome RF                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .333  .906   31    1   0   IW
M DeRosa 2B-LF                4   1   2   3    0   2  .289  .929   17    3   0   HR
G Soto C                      3   0   1   0    1   1  .289  .910   14    6   1   
F Pie CF                      4   0   0   0    0   3  .154  .339   15    1   0   
R Dempster P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    4    0   2   SH
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Johnson PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .310  .739    4    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   9  14   9    3  10              168   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (3, off J Burton); M Fontenot (2, off A Harang); R Theriot (2, off A Harang).

HR: M DeRosa (3, off A Harang; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); R Theriot (1, off T Coffey; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); D Lee (5, off A Harang; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SH: R Dempster (3, off A Harang).

IBB: K Fukudome (2, by J Burton).

TB: D Lee 6; R Theriot 6; M DeRosa 5; K Fukudome 2; A Ramirez 2; M Fontenot 2; G Soto; R Johnson; R Dempster.

RBI: M DeRosa 3 (8); D Lee 3 (12); R Theriot 2 (3); A Ramirez (7).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Lee-R Theriot-D Lee; R Dempster-R Theriot-D Lee.

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, L (1-2)              6     8   5   5    2   6   2   3.33   28  110-72   39·12·21    4· 8· 8· 0     40    -     0.94  -0.32
J Burton                       0.2   3   2   2    1   2   0   4.91    6   26-14    6· 3· 5    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.75  -0.15
J Affeldt                      0.2   1   1   1    0   2   0   3.86    3   12-8     3· 3· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.26   0.01
T Coffey                       0.2   2   1   1    0   0   1   8.00    4   20-10    8· 1· 1    1· 1· 2· 0          1-1    0.06  -0.02
Totals                         8    14   9   9    3  10   3          41  168-104  56·19·29    5·10·13· 0          3-1

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 Dempster, W (2-0)            6     5   4   4    5   3   1   2.37   27  106-62   37·10·15    9· 7· 3· 0     44    -     1.14  -0.16
C Marmol, H (4)                2     0   0   0    0   3   0   1.74    6   27-17   11· 3· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          2-1    2.04   0.17
M Wuertz                       0     1   1   1    1   0   1   5.14    2    5-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.28  -0.03
K Wood                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.00    3   15-12    7· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.39   0.03
Totals                         9     6   5   5    6   7   2          38  153-92   56·14·22   13· 9· 3· 0          3-1

R Dempster faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
M Wuertz faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Burton (1; K Fukudome).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Dan Iassogna.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 39,130.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 19mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Patterson          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. K Fukudome           RF 
6. E Encarnacion        3B    6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. J Votto              1B    7. G Soto               C  
8. P Bako               C     8. F Pie                CF 
9. A Harang             P     9. R Dempster           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  3-2  12-  2   32%  80% D Lee           A Harang        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Fontenot Scores; Theriot Scores
   t 7   1  5-4  1-3  2   22%  79% K Griffey       C Marmol        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   t 3   1  2-1  1--  4  -20%  41% K Griffey       R Dempster      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Keppinger Scores
   b 2   0  1-0  1--  5   17%  66% M DeRosa        A Harang        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fukudome Scores
   t 7   0  5-3  12-  2  -12%  54% C Patterson     C Marmol        Fielder's Choice P; Bako to 3B; Hatteberg to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  C Patterson     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   54%  J Keppinger     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   55%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Alfonso Soriano batting 1st
   O      ---  7   53%  M Fontenot      Lineout: LF
          ---  4   57%  R Theriot       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   54%  D Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Theriot to 3B
   O      --3  3   50%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Fontenot moves to 2B; Mark DeRosa moves to LF
          ---  4   46%  B Phillips      Walk
          1--  6   41%  A Dunn          Walk; Phillips to 2B
   R      12-  4   32%  E Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Phillips Scores; Dunn to 2B
   O      12-  3   36%  J Votto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   41%  P Bako          Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   44%  A Harang        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Aaron Harang facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   49%  K Fukudome      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  5   66%  M DeRosa        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fukudome Scores
   O      ---  3   64%  G Soto          Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   62%  F Pie           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   63%  R Dempster      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   61%  M Fontenot      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   64%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  3   61%  J Keppinger     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  4   41%  K Griffey       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Keppinger Scores
   O      ---  4   43%  B Phillips      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  5   42%  A Dunn          Walk
   O      1--  2   44%  E Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Aaron Harang facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   41%  R Theriot       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  6   39%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   38%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   40%  J Votto         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   42%  P Bako          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   43%  A Harang        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Aaron Harang facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   40%  K Fukudome      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   38%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   39%  G Soto          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   36%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   39%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  6   36%  J Keppinger     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   39%  K Griffey       Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  7   42%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Aaron Harang facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   38%  R Dempster      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   45%  M Fontenot      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  4   47%  R Theriot       Walk
   RRR    12-  2   80%  D Lee           Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Fontenot Scores; Theriot Scores
   O      ---  3   78%  A Ramirez       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  8   79%  K Fukudome      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   78%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   72%  A Dunn          Walk
   O      1--  1   77%  E Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  1   84%  J Votto         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Aaron Harang facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   86%  G Soto          Walk
   O      1--  3   84%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   83%  R Dempster      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 2B-1B); Soto to 2B
   O      -2-  4   81%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   75%  P Bako          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Aaron Harang batting 9th
          1--  6   66%  S Hatteberg     Walk; Bako to 2B
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Ryan Dempster pitching and batting 9th
          12-  2   54%  C Patterson     Fielder's Choice P; Bako to 3B; Hatteberg to 2B
   RO     123  5   56%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Bako Scores; Hatteberg to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   79%  K Griffey       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jared Burton facing 2-3-4
                  Jared Burton replaces Scott Hatteberg pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   77%  R Theriot       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   79%  D Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   R      1--  6   89%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Lee Scores
          -2-  4   90%  K Fukudome      Intentional Walk
   R      12-  3   95%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ramirez Scores; Fukudome to 2B
   O      12-  4   94%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Jared Burton pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   93%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 7.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Carlos Marmol facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   95%  B Phillips      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   96%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   97%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Jeremy Affeldt facing 9-1-2
                  Reed Johnson pinch hits for Carlos Marmol batting 9th
          ---  4   98%  R Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   97%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Swinging
                  Todd Coffey replaces Jeremy Affeldt pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1--  2   99%  R Theriot       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Johnson Scores
          ---  6   99%  D Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  6   99%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   99%  K Fukudome      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 9.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-9, Michael Wuertz facing 7-8-9
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Reed Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  1   98%  J Votto         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          ---  4   97%  P Bako          Walk
                  Kerry Wood replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 9th; Javier Valentin pinch hits for Todd Coffey batting 9th
   O      1--  4   98%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  6  100%  C Patterson     Strikeout Looking
          1--     100%  J Keppinger     Defensive Indifference; Bako to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation