September 17, 2008 Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
MIN 4 KCR 5
SEA 2 NYY 5
CHW 1 OAK 3
LAA 2 TBR 10
BOS 3 DET 17
@TEX 4 TOR 8
BAL 7 ARI 7
SFG 6 PHI 6
@ATL 1 MIL 6
@CHC 2 CIN 3
STL 0 COL 1
SDP 0 FLA 14
HOU 2 PIT 15
LAD 8 NYM 9
@WSN 7

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,200

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 3:00

Brewers

84-68

Won 1

2nd, 8 GB

Dale Sveum

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         3  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    6 10  0
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  6  0

W: M DiFelice (1-0), L: J Marquis (10-9)

Cubs

91-59

Lost 1

1st

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Cameron CF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .243  .828   29    2   0   SB
R Durham 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .288  .809   24    5   5   
R Braun LF                    3   2   0   0    1   0  .288  .895   14    3   0   HBP
P Fielder 1B                  4   1   3   3    1   0  .272  .872    9    7   1   2·2B
J Hardy SS                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .281  .822   19    0   4   2B
C Hart RF                     5   0   1   2    0   1  .274  .783   15    1   0   
C Counsell 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .651   20    0   3   HBP
J Kendall C                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .249  .659   13    8   0   SB,SH
B Sheets P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .075  .205    2    0   0   
  M DiFelice P                0   0   0   0    0   0                1    1   0   SH
  T Coffey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Nelson PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .733   12    0   0   
  C Villanueva P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .301         0   0   
  M Stetter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .602    7    0   0   
  E Gagne P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Mota P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   6    5   5              165   27  13

BATTING

2B: P Fielder 2 (26, 2 off J Marquis); J Hardy (29, off A Guzman).

SH: J Kendall (4, off K Hart); M DiFelice (2, off J Marquis).

HBP: C Counsell (3, by K Hart); R Braun (5, by A Guzman).

TB: P Fielder 5; J Hardy 4; J Kendall; C Hart; M Cameron; R Durham.

RBI: P Fielder 3 (93); C Hart 2 (85); J Hardy (71).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Cameron (17, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto); J Kendall (8, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .289  .907   12    1   1   
M Fontenot 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .288  .888   19    5   2   
D Lee 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .295  .827   25    6   2   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .285  .886   14    2   2   HR
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .816   11    1   0   
M DeRosa RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .846    8    3   0   
G Soto C                      3   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .865   21    7   0   
R Theriot SS                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .304  .741   19    0   4   
J Marquis P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .541    4    2   0   SH
  A Guzman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Hart P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .417  .834         0   0   
  M Hoffpauir PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .803    3    0   0   
  R Wells P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .703    6    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   8              142   27  11

BATTING

HR: A Ramirez (25, off B Sheets; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: J Marquis (4, off T Coffey).

TB: A Ramirez 5; D Lee; G Soto; M DeRosa; J Edmonds.

RBI: R Theriot (38); A Ramirez (108).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Soriano-G Soto.

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
B Sheets                       2     1   1   1    0   2   1   2.98    7   24-17   11· 1· 5    2· 2· 1· 0     52    -     0.68   0.01
M DiFelice, W (1-0)            2     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.06    8   32-20    9· 3· 8    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.99   0.12
T Coffey, H (1)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.24    4   17-10    4· 2· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.62   0.07
C Villanueva, H (11)           0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.17    3   16-9     4· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.01   0.04
M Stetter, H (4)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.33    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.24   0.04
E Gagne                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.25    3    8-6     3· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.30   0.02
G Mota                         1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.02    5   20-12    6· 3· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
S Torres                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.76    5   20-15   12· 2· 1    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.01
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   8   1          36  140-91   50·12·29   17· 6· 2· 0          1-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Marquis, L (10-9)            5.1   6   3   3    5   3   0   4.39   27   99-62   38· 7·17    8· 5· 6· 0     42    -     0.86  -0.13
A Guzman                       0.2   3   3   3    0   1   0   7.36    6   23-14    9· 2· 3    0· 1· 3· 0          2-0    0.97  -0.07
K Hart                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.59    3   10-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.21   0.01
S Marshall                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.70    4   14-11   10· 1· 0    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
R Wells                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-8     4· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    5   5   0          43  156-101  66·12·23   12· 9·10· 0          3-0

A Guzman faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Marquis (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: A Guzman (1; R Braun); K Hart (3; C Counsell).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 41,200.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 8mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  123  1   14%  80% P Fielder       J Marquis       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cameron Scores; Durham Scores; Braun Scores
   b 2   0  3-0  ---  1   -9%  66% A Ramirez       B Sheets        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  7    7%  66% R Braun         J Marquis       Walk; Cameron to 3B; Durham to 2B
   b 4   2  3-1  1-3  4    6%  75% M DeRosa        M DiFelice      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   t 7   0  1-3  1--  1    6%  90% P Fielder       A Guzman        Single to CF (Line Drive); Braun to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  M Cameron       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--      56%  R Durham        Cameron Steals 2B
          -2-  5   59%  " "             Walk
          12-  7   66%  R Braun         Walk; Cameron to 3B; Durham to 2B
   RRR    123  1   80%  P Fielder       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cameron Scores; Durham Scores; Braun Scores
   O      -2-  3   77%  J Hardy         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  4   75%  C Hart          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   73%  C Counsell      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Ben Sheets facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   75%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   77%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   78%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   76%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   75%  B Sheets        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   74%  M Cameron       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Ben Sheets facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   66%  A Ramirez       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   68%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   70%  M DeRosa        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   71%  G Soto          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   69%  R Durham        Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  1   68%  R Braun         Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   69%  P Fielder       Walk
          1--  4   70%  J Hardy         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Fielder to 2B
   O      12-  3   67%  C Hart          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark DiFelice facing 8-9-1
                  Mark DiFelice replaces Ben Sheets pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   70%  R Theriot       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   71%  J Marquis       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   73%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   71%  C Counsell      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   73%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   71%  M DiFelice      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Short 1B Line); Kendall to 2B
   O      -2-  3   69%  M Cameron       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark DiFelice facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   72%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   74%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   72%  A Ramirez       Walk
          1--  4   69%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ramirez to 3B
   O      1-3  4   75%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   73%  R Durham        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   72%  R Braun         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1   74%  P Fielder       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  3   75%  J Hardy         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Fielder to 3B
   O      1-3  2   71%  C Hart          Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Coffey facing 7-8-9
                  Todd Coffey replaces Mark DiFelice pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   66%  G Soto          Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  R Theriot       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   73%  J Marquis       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Short 3B Line); Theriot to 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   76%  C Counsell      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  6   78%  J Kendall       Walk
                  Brad Nelson pinch hits for Todd Coffey batting 9th
          1--      82%  B Nelson        Kendall Steals 2B; Kendall to 3B/Wild Pitch
          --3  7   83%  " "             Walk
                  Angel Guzman replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   78%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  7   74%  R Durham        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Carlos Villanueva facing 2-3-4
                  Carlos Villanueva replaces Brad Nelson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   77%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   80%  D Lee           Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  6   78%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
                  Mitch Stetter replaces Carlos Villanueva pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   81%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Angel Guzman facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   84%  R Braun         Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   90%  P Fielder       Single to CF (Line Drive); Braun to 3B
   R      1-3  4   95%  J Hardy         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Braun Scores; Fielder to 3B
   RR     -23  4   97%  C Hart          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Fielder Scores; Hardy Scores
                  Kevin Hart replaces Angel Guzman pitching and batting 9th
          1--  2   98%  C Counsell      Hit By Pitch; Hart to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  J Kendall       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Hart to 3B; Counsell to 2B
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Mitch Stetter batting 9th
   OO     -23  7   96%  M Lamb          Fly Ball Double Play: LF (LF-CF); Hart out at Hm/LF-C
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Eric Gagne facing 6-7-8
                  Eric Gagne replaces Mike Lamb pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  M DeRosa        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   98%  G Soto          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   98%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Sean Marshall facing 1-2-3
                  Sean Marshall replaces Kevin Hart pitching and batting 9th
   O      --- 10   98%  M Cameron       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   98%  R Durham        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   98%  R Braun         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   98%  P Fielder       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Guillermo Mota facing 9-1-2
                  Guillermo Mota replaces Eric Gagne pitching and batting 9th; Micah Hoffpauir pinch hits for Sean Marshall batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  M Hoffpauir     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  A Soriano       Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  M Fontenot      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          1--  6   98%  D Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Soriano to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Randy Wells facing 5-6-7
                  Randy Wells replaces Micah Hoffpauir pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  J Hardy         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  C Hart          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   99%  C Counsell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Salomon Torres facing 5-6-7
                  Salomon Torres replaces Guillermo Mota pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   99%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   98%  G Soto          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeRosa to 3B
   RO     1-3 10   99%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); DeRosa Scores
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Randy Wells batting 9th
          1--      99%  D Ward          Defensive Indifference; Theriot to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation