August 31, 2008 Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 4
@LAA 3 CHW 4
@BOS 2 SEA 6
@CLE 4 DET 4
KCR 2 TOR 6
@NYY 2 MIN 12
@OAK 4 TBR 10
BAL 4 LAD 8
@ARI 1 PHI 5
@CHC 3 CIN 9
SFG 3 NYM 6
@FLA 2 HOU 3
STL 0 MIL 7
@PIT 0 SDP 2
COL 1 WSN 8
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,544

Sunday, August 31, 2008, 2:20pm
Time of Game: 3:04

Phillies

75-62

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

Charlie Manuel

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        3  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    5 12  0
Cubs            0  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    3 11  0

W: J Moyer (12-7), L: S Marshall (3-4), S: B Lidge (33)

Cubs

85-52

Lost 2

1st

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Rollins SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .270  .768   21    2   0   SB,SF
C Utley 2B                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .293  .932   17    2   2   SB
P Burrell LF                  5   0   1   0    0   3  .257  .900   28    1   0   
  E Bruntlett PR-LF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .607         0   0   
R Howard 1B                   5   1   3   1    0   1  .234  .814   10    4   1   2B
S Victorino CF                5   1   2   0    0   0  .283  .781   10    6   0   
J Werth RF                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .282  .907   23    2   0   HR,2B
P Feliz 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .251  .710   11    0   1   IW
C Ruiz C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .221  .612    8   10   0   2B
J Moyer P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .310   12    0   1   SH
  C Durbin P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    5    0   0   
  J Romero P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Madson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   5  12   5    2   6              145   27   5

BATTING

2B: J Werth (13, off S Marshall); C Ruiz (10, off S Marshall); R Howard (19, off S Marshall).

HR: J Werth (21, off S Marshall; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: J Rollins (3, off J Samardzija).

SH: J Moyer (10, off S Marshall).

IBB: P Feliz (2, by S Marshall).

TB: J Werth 6; R Howard 4; S Victorino 2; C Ruiz 2; C Utley 2; J Rollins; P Burrell.

RBI: J Werth 3 (56); R Howard (114); J Rollins (49).

2-out RBI: J Werth 3; R Howard.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Rollins (38, 2nd base off S Marshall/G Soto); C Utley (12, 2nd base off S Marshall/G Soto).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .882   15    1   0   
R Johnson CF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .806   21    0   0   
D Lee 1B                      4   0   0   0    1   1  .293  .830   16   15   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   3  .280  .889   22    0   2   
M DeRosa 2B-SS                4   1   1   0    0   1  .293  .873   14    1   3   
G Soto C                      4   1   3   0    0   0  .291  .880   22    5   1   
K Fukudome RF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .265  .754   16    3   0   
R Cedeno SS                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .272  .691   15    1   3   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Blanco PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .284  .726    4    0   0   
  N Cotts P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Marshall P                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .400  .800    2    0   4   
  J Samardzija P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Theriot PH-SS             1   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .756    5    1   1   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .728    3    0   0   
  M Fontenot PR-2B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .908         0   0   
Totals                       38   3  11   3    2   9              155   27  14

BATTING

TB: G Soto 3; R Cedeno; K Fukudome; A Soriano; H Blanco; M DeRosa; D Ward; S Marshall; R Johnson.

RBI: H Blanco (11); R Cedeno (26); S Marshall (1).

2-out RBI: H Blanco.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Moyer, W (12-7)              5.1   8   2   2    2   4   0   3.80   26   97-60   36· 4·20    6· 9· 5· 0     46    -     1.24   0.06
C Durbin, H (11)               2     1   1   1    0   3   0   2.25    7   33-22   11· 2· 9    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.25   0.16
J Romero, H (20)               0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.21    2    9-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    1.36  -0.03
R Madson, H (11)               0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.54    2    7-5     3· 1· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.43   0.04
B Lidge, S (33)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.22    3    8-6     2· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9    11   3   3    2   9   0          40  154-98   55· 9·34    9·13· 7· 0          4-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Marshall, L (3-4)            5.1   9   5   5    2   2   1   4.03   27   90-57   38· 3·16   12· 7· 4· 0     30    -     0.95  -0.21
J Samardzija                   0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.93    2    8-5     2· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.69  -0.02
B Howry                        2     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.06    7   26-16   13· 3· 0    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.33   0.04
N Cotts                        1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.94    5   17-13    8· 3· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.48   0.02
Totals                         9    12   5   5    2   6   1          41  141-91   61·11·19   16·11· 6· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: J Romero (2).

IBB: S Marshall (3; P Feliz).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Chris Guccione.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 41,544.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 10mph in from Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Rollins            SS    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. C Utley              2B    2. R Johnson            CF 
3. P Burrell            LF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. R Howard             1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. S Victorino          CF    5. M DeRosa             2B 
6. J Werth              RF    6. G Soto               C  
7. P Feliz              3B    7. K Fukudome           RF 
8. C Ruiz               C     8. R Cedeno             SS 
9. J Moyer              P     9. S Marshall           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  12-  6   16%  75% J Werth         S Marshall      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Howard Scores; Victorino Scores
   b 2   1  3-1  12-  1  -13%  48% S Marshall      J Moyer         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Fukudome Scores; Cedeno to 3B
   t 5   2  2-3  ---  5   12%  72% J Werth         S Marshall      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  1    9%  57% R Howard        S Marshall      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Utley Scores
   b 8   2  5-3  12-  4    9%  92% A Soriano       R Madson        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Marshall facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  J Rollins       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   50%  C Utley         Walk
          1--      52%  P Burrell       Utley Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  1   57%  R Howard        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Utley Scores
          1--  1   59%  S Victorino     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Howard to 2B
   RR     12-  6   75%  J Werth         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Howard Scores; Victorino Scores
   O      -2-  3   73%  P Feliz         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Jamie Moyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   75%  A Soriano       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   73%  R Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   75%  D Lee           Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   78%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sean Marshall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   76%  C Ruiz          Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  3   75%  J Moyer         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   76%  J Rollins       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--      77%  C Utley         Rollins Steals 2B
          -2-  3   78%  " "             Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Rollins to 3B
   O      1-3  6   74%  P Burrell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Jamie Moyer facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   71%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   65%  G Soto          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  2   68%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); DeRosa to 3B
   R      1-3  2   61%  R Cedeno        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); DeRosa Scores; Fukudome to 2B
   R      12-  1   48%  S Marshall      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Fukudome Scores; Cedeno to 3B
   O      1-3  2   56%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF
   O      1-3  6   61%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sean Marshall facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   67%  R Howard        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  1   73%  S Victorino     Single to P (Bunt to Front of Home); Howard to 3B
   O      1-3  4   69%  J Werth         Groundout: P-1B; Victorino to 2B
          -23  4   70%  P Feliz         Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   63%  C Ruiz          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      123  4   56%  J Moyer         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Jamie Moyer facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   52%  D Lee           Walk
   O      1--  6   56%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  4   59%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   56%  G Soto          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Lee to 3B
   O      1-3  4   62%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sean Marshall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   60%  J Rollins       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   58%  C Utley         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   57%  P Burrell       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Jamie Moyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   60%  R Cedeno        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   62%  S Marshall      Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  3   61%  A Soriano       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   64%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sean Marshall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   61%  R Howard        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   59%  S Victorino     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  5   72%  J Werth         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   71%  P Feliz         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Jamie Moyer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   74%  D Lee           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   76%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   78%  M DeRosa        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Sean Marshall facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   82%  C Ruiz          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   82%  J Moyer         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Short 3B Line); Ruiz to 3B
                  Jeff Samardzija replaces Sean Marshall pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3  4   84%  J Rollins       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Ruiz Scores
   O      ---  4   83%  C Utley         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Jamie Moyer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   86%  G Soto          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   83%  K Fukudome      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  8   78%  R Cedeno        Walk; Fukudome to 2B
                  Chad Durbin replaces Jamie Moyer pitching and batting 9th; Ryan Theriot pinch hits for Jeff Samardzija batting 9th
   O      12-  5   84%  R Theriot       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   89%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bobby Howry facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Howry replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 8th; Ryan Theriot moves to SS
   O      ---  7   88%  P Burrell       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   89%  R Howard        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   88%  S Victorino     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  8   87%  J Werth         Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Chad Durbin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   90%  R Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bobby Howry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   92%  P Feliz         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   91%  C Ruiz          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   91%  C Durbin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Chad Durbin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   94%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  8   91%  G Soto          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  J.C. Romero replaces Chad Durbin pitching and batting 9th
          1--      90%  K Fukudome      Wild Pitch; Soto to 2B
   O      -2-  5   94%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Soto to 3B
                  Henry Blanco pinch hits for Bobby Howry batting 8th
   R      --3  4   88%  H Blanco        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Soto Scores
                  Ryan Madson replaces J.C. Romero pitching and batting 9th; Daryle Ward pinch hits for Ryan Theriot batting 9th
          1--  3   84%  D Ward          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Blanco to 2B
                  Mike Fontenot pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 9th
   O      12-  4   92%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Neal Cotts facing 1-2-3
                  Neal Cotts replaces Henry Blanco pitching and batting 8th; Mike Fontenot moves to 2B; Mark DeRosa moves to SS
   O      ---  3   91%  J Rollins       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   92%  C Utley         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  4   93%  P Burrell       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Utley to 2B
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch runs for Pat Burrell batting 3rd
   O      12-  4   92%  R Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   90%  S Victorino     Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Brad Lidge facing 2-3-4
                  Brad Lidge replaces Ryan Madson pitching and batting 9th; Eric Bruntlett moves to LF
   O      ---  3   95%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   98%  D Lee           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4  100%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation