October 1, 2008 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 1 at Wrigley Field Play by Play and Box Score

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2008 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 1
2008 postseason: WS: PHI-TBR / ALCS: TBR-BOS / NLCS: PHI-LAD / Div. Series: BOS-LAA / TBR-CHW / LAD-CHC / PHI-MIL

Game 1
LAD  7
@CHC  2
Game 2
LAD 10
@CHC  3
Game 3
LAD  3
CHC  1

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 42,099

Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 6:30pm
Time of Game: 3:10

Dodgers

Joe Torre

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

W: D Lowe (1-0), L: R Dempster (0-1)

Cubs

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   3   1   0   0    2   2  .000  .400   29    2   3   
R Martin C                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .250 1.400   25    7   0   HR
M Ramirez LF                  4   2   2   1    1   1  .500 1.850   23    0   0   HR,GDP
A Ethier RF                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .400   22    2   0   
J Loney 1B                    5   1   1   4    0   1  .200 1.000   20   11   0   HR
M Kemp CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   15    2   0   2B
B DeWitt 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.250   16    3   3   2B
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Maddux P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Blake 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500   15    0   2   
D Lowe P                      1   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .667   16    0   0   
  C Wade P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Kent PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   GDP
  A Berroa 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       33   7   8   7    8   7              184   27   9

BATTING

2B: B DeWitt (1, off J Samardzija); M Kemp (1, off R Dempster).

HR: M Ramirez (1, off S Marshall; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Martin (1, off J Marquis; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Loney (1, off R Dempster; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).

TB: M Ramirez 5; R Martin 4; J Loney 4; B DeWitt 3; M Kemp 2; C Blake.

GIDP: M Ramirez (1); J Kent (1).

RBI: J Loney 4 (4); C Blake (1); M Ramirez (1); R Martin (1).

2-out RBI: J Loney 4.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Furcal-J Loney; R Furcal-B DeWitt-J Loney.

E: C Blake (1).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   17    4   0   
K Fukudome RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   19    3   0   
D Lee 1B                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   22    8   1   GDP
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .750   13    0   1   2B,GDP
G Soto C                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   17    6   1   
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   16    2   0   
M DeRosa 2B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.750   15    3   3   HR
R Theriot SS                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000   14    1   2   
R Dempster P                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    4    0   0   
  S Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Fontenot PH               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    0   0   
  J Samardzija P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Marquis P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   9   2    2   7              142   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (1, off D Lowe).

HR: M DeRosa (1, off D Lowe; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

TB: M DeRosa 5; R Theriot 2; A Ramirez 2; D Lee; M Fontenot; J Edmonds; R Dempster.

GIDP: D Lee (1); A Ramirez (1).

RBI: M DeRosa 2 (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Theriot-M DeRosa-D Lee; M DeRosa-D Lee-R Theriot.

E: J Edmonds (1).

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
D Lowe, W (1-0)                6     7   2   2    1   6   1   3.00   25   94-57   26·10·21   11· 4· 3· 0     55    -     0.92   0.11
C Wade, H (1)                  1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   17-12    7· 1· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.08   0.06
J Broxton                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   17-10    7· 2· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
G Maddux                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   13-10    6· 0· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2   7   1          37  141-89   46·13·30   15· 8· 5· 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
R Dempster, L (0-1)            4.2   4   4   4    7   2   1   7.71   24  109-57   33·10·14    4· 9· 2· 0     35    -     1.28  -0.27
S Marshall                     2.1   1   1   1    1   4   1   3.86    9   38-22   10· 6· 6    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.61   0.01
J Samardzija                   1     2   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    4   19-11    6· 2· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.23  -0.03
J Marquis                      1     1   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    4   18-10    4· 2· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         9     8   7   7    8   7   3          41  184-100  53·20·27    8·15· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 42,099.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 6mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Furcal             SS    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. R Martin             C     2. K Fukudome           RF 
3. M Ramirez            LF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. A Ethier             RF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. J Loney              1B    5. G Soto               C  
6. M Kemp               CF    6. J Edmonds            CF 
7. B DeWitt             2B    7. M DeRosa             2B 
8. C Blake              3B    8. R Theriot            SS 
9. D Lowe               P     9. R Dempster           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-0  123  5   43%  72% J Loney         R Dempster      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Furcal Scores; Ramirez Scores; Ethier Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  1--  2  -18%  27% M DeRosa        D Lowe          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Edmonds Scores
   b 6   0  4-2  ---  3   -9%  65% A Ramirez       D Lowe          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 3   2  2-0  123  6   -8%  24% A Ethier        R Dempster      Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   0  2-4  ---  4    8%  89% M Ramirez       S Marshall      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  R Martin        Walk
   OO     1--  2   45%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   49%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  6   48%  D Lee           Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   54%  A Ethier        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  J Loney         Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   47%  M Kemp          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  4   45%  B DeWitt        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  G Soto          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   45%  J Edmonds       Single to SS (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   RR     1--  2   27%  M DeRosa        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Edmonds Scores
   O      ---  5   28%  R Theriot       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   27%  R Dempster      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   29%  A Soriano       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   27%  C Blake         Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
          ---  7   29%  D Lowe          Walk
          1--  6   33%  R Furcal        Walk; Lowe to 2B
   O      12-  7   28%  R Martin        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          12-  3   32%  M Ramirez       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Lowe to 3B; Furcal to 2B
   O      123  6   24%  A Ethier        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   25%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  6   24%  D Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2   27%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   25%  J Loney         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  3   23%  M Kemp          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   24%  B DeWitt        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   22%  C Blake         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   23%  G Soto          Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   24%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   23%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   22%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  3   25%  R Dempster      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Ryan Dempster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   22%  D Lowe          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   25%  R Furcal        Walk
   O      1--  5   22%  R Martin        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          1--  7   24%  M Ramirez       Walk; Furcal to 2B
          12-  5   29%  A Ethier        Walk; Furcal to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   RRRR   123  5   72%  J Loney         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Furcal Scores; Ramirez Scores; Ethier Scores
          ---  2   74%  M Kemp          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Sean Marshall replaces Ryan Dempster pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   71%  B DeWitt        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   74%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   70%  K Fukudome      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  5   78%  D Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Sean Marshall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   76%  C Blake         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  4   78%  D Lowe          Walk
   O      1--  6   76%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   74%  R Martin        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   65%  A Ramirez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  5   71%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   76%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B; Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3  2   81%  M DeRosa        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Sean Marshall facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   89%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   88%  A Ethier        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   87%  J Loney         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   87%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Cory Wade facing 8-9-1
                  Cory Wade replaces Derek Lowe pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   90%  R Theriot       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Sean Marshall batting 9th
          ---  2   87%  M Fontenot      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   90%  A Soriano       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   93%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jeff Samardzija facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Samardzija replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   96%  B DeWitt        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); DeWitt to 3B/Adv on E8
   R      --3  6   97%  C Blake         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeWitt Scores
                  Jeff Kent pinch hits for Cory Wade batting 9th
   OO     1--  3   96%  J Kent          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
   O      ---  6   95%  R Furcal        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Jonathan Broxton facing 3-4-5
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Blake DeWitt pitching and batting 7th; Angel Berroa replaces Jeff Kent playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  D Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  5   97%  G Soto          Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Marquis replaces Jeff Samardzija pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  3   99%  R Martin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   99%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  A Ethier        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   99%  J Loney         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
                  Greg Maddux replaces Jonathan Broxton pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  7  100%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   99%  R Theriot       Single to 1B (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Jason Marquis batting 9th
          1--      99%  D Ward          Defensive Indifference; Theriot to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Theriot to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  A Soriano       Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Cubs 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation