September 16, 2008 Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,738

Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 3:02

Brewers

83-68

Lost 5

2nd, 9 GB

Dale Sveum

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

W: R Dempster (16-6), L: C Sabathia (15-9), S: K Wood (31)

Cubs

91-58

Won 5

1st

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Cameron CF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .244  .833   20    0   0   GDP
R Durham 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .288  .810   24    3   3   2·2B
R Braun LF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .290  .898   18    1   0   
P Fielder 1B                  5   2   3   3    0   1  .268  .862   22   12   0   2·HR,2B
J Hardy SS                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .278  .817   20    0   7   
C Hart RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .786   14    2   0   
C Counsell 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .236  .659   23    0   3   
J Kendall C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .658   13    6   0   
C Sabathia P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .682    8    0   0   SH
  C Villanueva P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .301         0   0   
  B Shouse P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .604    5    0   0   
  A Escobar PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
Totals                       37   4  11   4    2  13              167   24  13

BATTING

2B: P Fielder (24, off R Dempster); R Durham 2 (32, off K Wood, off R Dempster).

HR: P Fielder 2 (32, off R Dempster, off C Marmol; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SH: C Sabathia (2, off R Dempster).

TB: P Fielder 10; R Durham 4; C Counsell 2; J Hardy; J Kendall; M Lamb; R Braun.

GIDP: M Cameron (4).

RBI: P Fielder 3 (90); R Durham (44).

2-out RBI: R Durham.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .291  .912   14    2   0   HR,2B
R Theriot SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .306  .746   15    0   2   
D Lee 1B                      4   1   2   1    0   1  .295  .829   13    5   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .283  .876   16    1   1   2·2B
G Soto C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .865   16   13   0   
M DeRosa RF-2B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .849   14    1   0   HBP
R Johnson CF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .299  .778   14    1   0   
  F Pie CF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .595         0   0   
R Cedeno 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .695    9    1   0   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .711         0   0   
  H Blanco PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .724    2    0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Dempster P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .172  .407    5    0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N Cotts P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Fukudome RF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .738    6    3   0   
Totals                       35   5  11   5    0   6              124   27   3

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez 2 (41, off C Villanueva, off C Sabathia); D Lee (38, off C Sabathia); A Soriano (26, off C Sabathia).

HR: A Soriano (29, off C Sabathia; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: M DeRosa (9, by C Villanueva).

TB: A Soriano 6; A Ramirez 5; D Lee 3; H Blanco; R Theriot; R Johnson; R Dempster.

RBI: A Ramirez 2 (107); D Lee (87); H Blanco (12); A Soriano (72).

2-out RBI: H Blanco.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Ramirez-D Lee.

E: R Dempster (1).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Sabathia, L (15-9)           7     9   4   4    0   5   1   2.88   30   99-70   43·15·12   12·11· 2· 0     48    -     0.73  -0.13
C Villanueva                   0.2   1   1   1    0   1   0   4.19    4   20-12    8· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.85   0.00
B Shouse                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.84    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    0.86  -0.06
Totals                         8    11   5   5    0   6   1          36  124-85   53·16·16   14·12· 3· 0          2-1

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 (16-6)           6     7   2   2    1   9   1   3.02   26  114-79   39·18·22    8· 5· 3· 0     58    -     1.13   0.14
B Howry, H (15)                0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.43    2    5-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.50  -0.00
N Cotts, H (8)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.90    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.28   0.06
C Marmol, H (28)               1.1   1   1   1    0   2   1   2.70    5   17-13    6· 1· 6    0· 3· 0· 0          1-0    1.59   0.05
K Wood, S (31)                 1     3   1   1    0   2   0   3.54    6   26-21   12· 5· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.66   0.08
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2  13   2          40  167-117  60·24·33   10·12· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Villanueva (3; M DeRosa).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Ed Hickox.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 40,738.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 4mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Cameron            CF    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. R Durham             2B    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. R Braun              LF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. P Fielder            1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. J Hardy              SS    5. G Soto               C  
6. C Hart               RF    6. M DeRosa             RF 
7. C Counsell           3B    7. R Johnson            CF 
8. J Kendall            C     8. R Cedeno             2B 
9. C Sabathia           P     9. R Dempster           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  5-4  1-3  9   17% 100% P Fielder       K Wood          Strikeout Looking
   t 5   1  3-0  123  3   16%  88% M Cameron       R Dempster      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 6   1  3-0  -2-  3  -15%  70% P Fielder       R Dempster      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Durham Scores
   t 8   0  4-2  ---  1  -12%  74% P Fielder       C Marmol        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 7   1  2-3  ---  2   11%  87% A Soriano       C Sabathia      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  M Cameron       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   54%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   53%  R Braun         Walk
          1--  4   49%  P Fielder       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Braun to 3B
   O      -23  6   55%  J Hardy         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   61%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   59%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B; Soriano to 3B
   R      --3  1   66%  D Lee           Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Soriano Scores
   O      -2-  4   63%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Lee to 3B
   O      --3  2   60%  G Soto          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Dempster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   63%  C Hart          Strikeout Swinging
   O      --- 10   64%  C Counsell      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   66%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   64%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   66%  R Johnson       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   63%  R Cedeno        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  3   65%  R Dempster      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3  1   61%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Dempster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   64%  C Sabathia      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   66%  M Cameron       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   67%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 2-3-4
          --- 10   70%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--  2   78%  D Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Theriot to 3B
   RR     1-3  4   87%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Theriot Scores; Lee Scores
   O      -2-  5   86%  G Soto          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3  5   83%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   81%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ryan Dempster facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   83%  R Braun         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   85%  P Fielder       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   86%  J Hardy         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   85%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   84%  R Dempster      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   83%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ryan Dempster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   86%  C Hart          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   83%  C Counsell      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   79%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Counsell to 2B
          12-  2   72%  C Sabathia      Reached on E1 (Bunt to Front of Home); Counsell to 3B; Kendall to 2B
   OO     123  3   88%  M Cameron       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   87%  R Theriot       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   87%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   87%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   86%  G Soto          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   80%  R Durham        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   85%  R Braun         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  3   70%  P Fielder       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Durham Scores
          ---  3   65%  J Hardy         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   70%  C Hart          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  3   67%  C Counsell      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hardy to 2B
   O      12-  2   74%  J Kendall       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   72%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   70%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   69%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Bobby Howry facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Howry replaces Ryan Dempster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   73%  C Sabathia      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   69%  M Cameron       Walk
                  Neal Cotts replaces Bobby Howry pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   74%  R Durham        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 8th; Mark DeRosa moves to 2B; Kosuke Fukudome replaces Neal Cotts playing RF batting 9th
   O      1--  3   79%  R Braun         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   77%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   87%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   87%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   86%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Carlos Marmol facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   74%  P Fielder       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   80%  J Hardy         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   84%  C Hart          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   87%  C Counsell      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Carlos Villanueva facing 4-5-6
                  Carlos Villanueva replaces C.C. Sabathia pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   90%  A Ramirez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   90%  G Soto          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Ramirez to 3B
          --3  2   91%  M DeRosa        Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3  8   87%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  Brian Shouse replaces Carlos Villanueva pitching and batting 9th; Henry Blanco pinch hits for Daryle Ward batting 8th; Daryle Ward pinch hits for Carlos Marmol batting 8th
   R      1-3  2   94%  H Blanco        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  3   92%  K Fukudome      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Kerry Wood facing 8-9-1
                  Kerry Wood replaces Henry Blanco pitching and batting 8th; Felix Pie replaces Reed Johnson playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---  5   96%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Brian Shouse batting 9th
          ---  5   91%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Alcides Escobar pinch runs for Mike Lamb batting 9th
   O      1--  3   96%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  1   89%  R Durham        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Escobar Scores
          -2-  3   83%  R Braun         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Durham to 3B
   O      1-3  9  100%  P Fielder       Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Cubs 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation