May 27, 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 3
DET 2 BAL 10
NYY 9
(11) CLE 8
CHW 2 MIN 4
@KCR 3
(12) OAK 3
TOR 1 SEA 4
BOS 3 TEX 12
@TBR 6 SFG 6
@ARI 3 CHC 3
LAD 1 CIN 9
PIT 6 MIL 3
ATL 2 NYM 5
FLA 3 PHI 7
COL 4 SDP 4
WSN 2 HOU 8
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,894

Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:54

Dodgers

26-25

Lost 2

2nd, 3½ GB

Joe Torre

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  X    3 11  2

W: S Gallagher (2-1), L: H Kuroda (2-4), S: K Wood (12)

Cubs

31-21

Won 2

1st

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .668   18    3   0   
L Maza 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.005    9    1   0   
A Ethier RF                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .309  .825   26    5   0   CS
J Loney 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .274  .761   17    4   2   
M Kemp CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .310  .808   22    3   0   
B DeWitt 3B                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .300  .829   17    1   3   
C Hu SS                       3   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .464    9    2   1   GDP
  D Young PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .696    3    0   0   
D Ardoin C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    3   1   
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  C Wade P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .098  .313    3    0   0   
H Kuroda P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .325   10    1   1   
  R Martin C                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .309  .825   10    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    4   6              158   24   8

BATTING

TB: A Ethier 2; J Loney; D Young; B DeWitt; L Maza.

GIDP: C Hu (5).

RBI: B DeWitt (24).

2-out RBI: B DeWitt.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B DeWitt-J Loney; D Ardoin-L Maza.

E: B DeWitt (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Ethier (1, 2nd base by S Gallagher/G Soto).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .279  .879   18    1   0   GDP,IW
M Fontenot 2B                 4   1   0   1    0   0  .239  .734   16    2   4   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
D Lee 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .908   12    9   1   CS
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .304  .937   18    0   1   
K Fukudome RF                 3   0   2   1    1   0  .301  .827   11    3   0   2B
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .455   20    4   0   
G Soto C                      4   0   2   0    0   1  .304  .976   12    5   2   2B
R Cedeno SS-2B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .321  .846   15    2   2   
S Gallagher P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   2   
  R Theriot PH-SS             2   1   1   0    0   0  .311  .774    7    0   1   
Totals                       34   3  11   3    3   3              133   27  13

BATTING

2B: K Fukudome (12, off J Broxton); G Soto (17, off H Kuroda).

IBB: A Soriano (5, by H Kuroda).

TB: G Soto 3; K Fukudome 3; A Ramirez 2; A Soriano 2; D Lee; R Cedeno; R Theriot.

GIDP: A Soriano (2).

RBI: M Fontenot (12); K Fukudome (19); A Ramirez (37).

2-out RBI: A Ramirez; K Fukudome.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Cedeno-M Fontenot-D Lee.

E: R Cedeno (4); A Soriano (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Lee (2, 2nd base by H Kuroda/D Ardoin).

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
H Kuroda, L (2-4)              6.1   7   2   1    3   3   0   3.29   28   94-59   36·10·13    6·10· 6· 0     53    -     1.48   0.25
J Broxton, BS (3)              0.2   2   1   0    0   0   0   4.22    5   24-16    8· 1· 7    2· 1· 2· 0          2-2    2.50  -0.35
C Wade                         1     2   0   0    0   0   0   1.42    4   15-11    9· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.39   0.01
Totals                         8    11   3   1    3   3   0          37  133-86   53·12·21   10·12· 9· 0          2-2

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 Gallagher, W (2-1)           7     4   1   1    2   3   0   4.50   26  111-73   45· 4·24   12· 6· 3· 0     66    -     0.92   0.26
C Marmol, H (14)               1     1   0   0    2   1   0   1.64    6   28-14    7· 1· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.33   0.08
K Wood, S (12)                 1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.25    4   13-11    3· 2· 6    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.49   0.08
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4   6   0          36  152-98   55· 7·36   15· 7· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Gallagher (2).

IBB: H Kuroda (4; A Soriano).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 39,894.

Weather: 42° F, Wind 19mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Pierre             LF    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. L Maza               2B    2. M Fontenot           2B 
3. A Ethier             RF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. J Loney              1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. M Kemp               CF    5. K Fukudome           RF 
6. B DeWitt             3B    6. J Edmonds            CF 
7. C Hu                 SS    7. G Soto               C  
8. D Ardoin             C     8. R Cedeno             SS 
9. H Kuroda             P     9. S Gallagher          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  1-1  1-3  8   20%  79% A Ramirez       J Broxton       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Soriano Scores/unER; Fontenot to 3B
   t 4   2  0-0  12-  4  -14%  37% B DeWitt        S Gallagher     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Loney Scores; Kemp to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw); DeWitt to 2B
   b 7   1  1-0  1-3  6   14%  65% M Fontenot      J Broxton       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Theriot Scores; Soriano to 2B
   b 7   1  1-0  1--  6   14%  51% A Soriano       H Kuroda        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Theriot to 3B
   t 8   2  3-1  123  4   13%  94% M Kemp          C Marmol        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Gallagher facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  2   54%  L Maza          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          --- 10   53%  A Ethier        Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   55%  J Loney         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Hiroki Kuroda facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   51%  M Fontenot      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   50%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Gallagher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  M Kemp          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  7   50%  B DeWitt        Walk
   OO     1--  2   55%  C Hu            Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Hiroki Kuroda facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   51%  K Fukudome      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   50%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Gallagher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  D Ardoin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  H Kuroda        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   56%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Hiroki Kuroda facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   62%  G Soto          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   58%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  3   54%  S Gallagher     Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   55%  A Soriano       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   50%  M Fontenot      Popfly: P (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Gallagher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   53%  L Maza          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   50%  A Ethier        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      1--      55%  J Loney         Ethier Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  3   53%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--      52%  M Kemp          Wild Pitch; Loney to 2B
          -2-  7   51%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  4   37%  B DeWitt        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Loney Scores; Kemp to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw); DeWitt to 2B
   O      -23  5   43%  C Hu            Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Hiroki Kuroda facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   48%  D Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  7   38%  A Ramirez       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Lee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  1   39%  K Fukudome      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  8   36%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sean Gallagher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   39%  D Ardoin        Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  6   41%  H Kuroda        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   42%  J Pierre        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Hiroki Kuroda facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   38%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   42%  R Cedeno        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  1   38%  S Gallagher     Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
          1--  1   41%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gallagher to 2B
   O      12-  3   34%  M Fontenot      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sean Gallagher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   37%  L Maza          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   39%  A Ethier        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   40%  J Loney         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Hiroki Kuroda facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   36%  D Lee           Lineout: RF
          ---  2   40%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  7   46%  K Fukudome      Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  3   39%  J Edmonds       Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      12-  1   31%  G Soto          Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sean Gallagher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   34%  M Kemp          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   35%  B DeWitt        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   34%  C Hu            Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  6   37%  D Ardoin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Hiroki Kuroda facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   44%  R Cedeno        Walk
                  Ryan Theriot pinch hits for Sean Gallagher batting 9th
   O      1--  1   37%  R Theriot       Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
          1--  6   51%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Theriot to 3B
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Danny Ardoin pitching and batting 8th; Russell Martin replaces Hiroki Kuroda playing C batting 9th
   R      1-3  6   65%  M Fontenot      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Theriot Scores; Soriano to 2B
   O      12-  4   59%  D Lee           Flyball: RF; Soriano to 3B
   R      1-3  8   79%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Soriano Scores/unER; Fontenot to 3B
   R      1-3  2   89%  K Fukudome      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Fontenot Scores/unER; Ramirez to 3B
   O      -23  4   86%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Carlos Marmol facing 9-1-2
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 2nd; Ronny Cedeno moves to 2B; Ryan Theriot moves to SS
          ---  6   79%  R Martin        Walk
   O      1--  4   85%  J Pierre        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  3   79%  L Maza          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Martin to 2B
          12-  5   68%  A Ethier        Walk; Martin to 3B; Maza to 2B
   O      123  6   81%  J Loney         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   94%  M Kemp          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cory Wade facing 7-8-9
                  Cory Wade replaces Jonathan Broxton pitching and batting 8th
          ---  2   95%  G Soto          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   94%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  6   95%  R Theriot       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Soto to 2B
   OO     12-  2   92%  A Soriano       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
                  Kerry Wood replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  4   96%  B DeWitt        Strikeout Looking
                  Delwyn Young pinch hits for Chin-Lung Hu batting 7th
          ---  3   91%  D Young         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Cory Wade batting 8th
   O      1--  3   96%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
          1--      96%  R Martin        Defensive Indifference; Young to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation