May 10, 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 12
TOR 0 NYY 5
@DET 2 BAL 6
@KCR 5 BOS 5
@MIN 2 CHW 8
@SEA 4 TBR 2
LAA 0 TEX 6
OAK 4 CHC 7
ARI 2 HOU 5
@LAD 0 STL 5
@MIL 3 NYM 12
CIN 6 CIN 7
@NYM 1 PIT 5
ATL 2 SDP 3
COL 2 SFG 8
PHI 2 FLA 11
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,597

Saturday, May 10, 2008, 3:40pm
Time of Game: 2:52

Diamondbacks

23-14

Lost 2

1st

Bob Melvin

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Diamondbacks    0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  4  1
Cubs            0  0  1   0  0  0   6  0  X    7 12  0

W: S Eyre (1-0), L: C Qualls (0-4)

Cubs

21-15

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Ojeda 2B                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .390  .947   11    6   2   HBP
S Drew SS                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .845   18    1   1   
C Young CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .808   14    1   0   
C Jackson 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .325  .964   19    3   1   
J Upton RF                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .326  .927   23    3   1   
M Reynolds 3B                 3   0   0   1    1   1  .237  .753   13    0   0   
C Snyder C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .858   19    9   2   
J Salazar LF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .324 1.000   23    1   0   
M Scherzer P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    0   0   
  C Burke PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .137  .383    5    0   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Medders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Slaten P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Montero PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .823    5    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   4   2    4  10              162   24   7

BATTING

HBP: A Ojeda (3, by R Dempster).

TB: A Ojeda 2; C Snyder; S Drew.

RBI: J Upton (18); M Reynolds (27).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Upton-C Snyder.

E: J Upton (4).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   2   4   1    0   0  .223  .639   21    3   0   2B
R Theriot SS                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .326  .816   13    3   3   CS,HBP
D Lee 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .320  .973   15    7   1   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .280  .928   14    0   2   2B
K Fukudome RF                 3   1   1   2    1   0  .321  .889   13    1   0   HR
G Soto C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .322 1.023   20   10   0   
M DeRosa 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .267  .790   16    1   0   
R Johnson CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .645   12    1   0   2·HBP,SH
R Dempster P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .266    7    1   2   SH
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .174  .735    4    0   0   
  J Marquis PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .143  .429         0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .339  .922    2    0   0   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   7  12   6    1   7              137   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (10, off M Scherzer); A Soriano (5, off C Qualls).

HR: K Fukudome (2, off B Medders; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: R Johnson (1, off C Qualls); R Dempster (5, off M Scherzer).

HBP: R Theriot (1, by M Scherzer); R Johnson 2 (8, by D Slaten, by M Scherzer).

TB: A Soriano 5; K Fukudome 4; A Ramirez 3; R Theriot 2; D Lee; M DeRosa; D Ward.

RBI: K Fukudome 2 (15); A Ramirez (24); R Theriot (10); A Soriano (12); D Ward (4).

2-out RBI: K Fukudome 2; A Ramirez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Theriot (7, 2nd base by M Scherzer/C Snyder).

PITCHING

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Scherzer                     6     5   1   0    1   6   0   3.14   24   79-51   32· 8·11    3· 8· 4· 0     65    -     1.10   0.22
C Qualls, BS (3), L (0-4)      0.1   4   4   4    0   0   0   2.75    5   20-13    9· 1· 3    1· 0· 4· 0          0-0    2.11  -0.52
B Medders                      0.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   3.57    4   17-10    6· 0· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.38  -0.10
D Slaten                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.13    5   13-10    7· 0· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    12   7   6    1   7   1          38  129-84   54· 9·21    5·12·10· 0          1-1

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                     6     3   2   2    3   7   0   2.76   25  118-70   35·16·19   10· 3· 1· 0     62    -     1.40   0.03
S Eyre, W (1-0)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   17-9     4· 0· 5    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.83   0.06
B Howry                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.23    3   12-9     3· 1· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
C Marmol                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.17    4   14-8     4· 3· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         9     4   2   2    4  10   0          36  161-96   46·20·30   10· 8· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Qualls (2); C Marmol (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Slaten (1; R Johnson); R Dempster (2; A Ojeda); M Scherzer 2 (3; R Johnson, R Theriot).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Ted Barrett.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 41,597.

Weather: 47° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Arizona Diamondbacks          Chicago Cubs                         
1. A Ojeda              2B    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. S Drew               SS    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. C Young              CF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. C Jackson            1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. J Upton              RF    5. K Fukudome           RF 
6. M Reynolds           3B    6. G Soto               C  
7. C Snyder             C     7. M DeRosa             2B 
8. J Salazar            LF    8. R Johnson            CF 
9. M Scherzer           P     9. R Dempster           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-1  -2-  4   18%  59% D Ward          C Qualls        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); DeRosa Scores
   b 7   1  2-2  -2-  7   18%  80% A Soriano       C Qualls        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Marquis Scores
   t 6   1  1-0  123  8  -14%  36% J Upton         R Dempster      Walk; Ojeda Scores; Drew to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   b 5   1  0-1  123  1  -14%  66% D Lee           M Scherzer      Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Johnson out at Hm/RF-C
   b 3   2  0-0  1--  4   12%  64% R Theriot       M Scherzer      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Soriano Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  A Ojeda         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   54%  S Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  C Young         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Max Scherzer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   51%  R Theriot       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   50%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   52%  C Jackson       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   54%  J Upton         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   53%  M Reynolds      Walk
          1--  6   51%  C Snyder        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Reynolds to 2B
   O      12-  6   55%  J Salazar       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Max Scherzer facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   61%  A Ramirez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   60%  K Fukudome      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3  6   52%  G Soto          Fielder's Choice 2B; Ramirez out at Hm/2B-C
   O      1--  2   50%  M DeRosa        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   53%  M Scherzer      Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3   50%  A Ojeda         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   53%  S Drew          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   56%  C Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Max Scherzer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   51%  R Dempster      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   53%  A Soriano       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   R      1--  4   64%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Soriano Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  3   62%  D Lee           Theriot Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   65%  C Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   67%  J Upton         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   68%  M Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Max Scherzer facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   72%  D Lee           Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   69%  A Ramirez       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          1--  4   72%  K Fukudome      Walk; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  4   68%  G Soto          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  6   64%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   67%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   69%  J Salazar       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   71%  M Scherzer      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Max Scherzer facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   74%  R Johnson       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   73%  R Dempster      Bunt Groundout: C-2B (Front of Home); Johnson to 2B
          -2-  2   77%  A Soriano       Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Johnson to 3B
          1-3  1   79%  R Theriot       Hit By Pitch; Soriano to 2B
   OO     123  1   66%  D Lee           Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Johnson out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   60%  A Ojeda         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  5   51%  S Drew          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ojeda to 2B
   O      12-  3   60%  C Young         Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
          12-  5   50%  C Jackson       Walk; Ojeda to 3B; Drew to 2B
   R      123  8   36%  J Upton         Walk; Ojeda Scores; Drew to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   RO     123  4   33%  M Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Drew Scores; Jackson to 3B; Upton to 2B
   O      -23  5   40%  C Snyder        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Max Scherzer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   36%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   33%  K Fukudome      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   31%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 2-1, Scott Eyre facing 8-9-1
                  Scott Eyre replaces Ryan Dempster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   34%  J Salazar       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  Chris Burke pinch hits for Max Scherzer batting 9th
   O      ---  5   35%  C Burke         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   34%  A Ojeda         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   37%  S Drew          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Chad Qualls facing 7-8-9
                  Chad Qualls replaces Chris Burke pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   44%  M DeRosa        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   41%  R Johnson       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Short 1B Line); DeRosa to 2B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Scott Eyre batting 9th
   R      -2-  4   59%  D Ward          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); DeRosa Scores
                  Jason Marquis pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 9th
          1--      62%  A Soriano       Wild Pitch; Marquis to 2B
   R      -2-  7   80%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Marquis Scores
   R      -2-  5   89%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Line Drive); Soriano Scores
                  Brandon Medders replaces Chad Qualls pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  6   88%  D Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B; Theriot to 2B
   R      -2-  4   93%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Theriot Scores
   RR     1--  3   98%  K Fukudome      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ramirez Scores
   O      ---  4   98%  G Soto          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 7.

Top of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-7, Bobby Howry facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Howry replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  C Young         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   99%  C Jackson       Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   99%  J Upton         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Doug Slaten facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Slaten replaces Brandon Medders pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   99%  R Johnson       Hit By Pitch
                  Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Bobby Howry batting 9th
   O      1--  2   99%  R Cedeno        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          1--  1   99%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  R Theriot       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 7.

Top of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-7, Carlos Marmol facing 6-7-8
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  M Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  C Snyder        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4  100%  J Salazar       Walk
                  Miguel Montero pinch hits for Doug Slaten batting 9th
          1--     100%  M Montero       Wild Pitch; Salazar to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation