October 2, 2008 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 2 at Wrigley Field Play by Play and Box Score

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2008 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 2
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: 42,136

Thursday, October 2, 2008, 9:30pm
Time of Game: 3:10

Dodgers

Joe Torre

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  5  0   0  1  0   1  2  1   10 12  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    3  8  4

W: C Billingsley (1-0), L: C Zambrano (0-1)

Cubs

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   6   2   3   2    0   0  .333  .788   15    0   4   
R Martin C                    5   0   1   3    0   3  .222  .967   22    9   0   2B
M Ramirez LF                  4   2   2   2    1   2  .500 1.850   15    1   0   HR
  T Saito P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Ethier RF                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .167  .667   27    2   0   
J Loney 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .700   16    9   0   
M Kemp CF                     5   0   1   1    0   2  .222  .666   21    1   0   2B,GDP
B DeWitt 2B                   4   1   0   1    0   0  .250  .625    9    3   2   
  C Wade P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Pierre PH-LF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
C Blake 3B                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .375  .819   19    0   6   HBP
C Billingsley P               3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    0   0   
  A Berroa 2B                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    2   1   SH
Totals                       41  10  12  10    3   9              161   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Kemp (2, off N Cotts); R Martin (1, off C Zambrano).

HR: M Ramirez (2, off C Zambrano; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SH: A Berroa (1, off C Marmol).

HBP: C Blake (1, by C Zambrano).

TB: M Ramirez 5; R Furcal 3; M Kemp 2; C Blake 2; R Martin 2; J Loney; A Ethier; A Berroa.

GIDP: M Kemp (1).

RBI: R Martin 3 (4); M Ramirez 2 (3); R Furcal 2 (2); B DeWitt (1); C Blake (2); M Kemp (1).

2-out RBI: R Martin 3; M Kemp; R Furcal; C Blake; M Ramirez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Furcal-B DeWitt-J Loney.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .222   14    1   0   
R Theriot SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500   12    2   2   
D Lee 1B                      4   1   2   0    0   1  .429 1.071   19    4   1   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .625   14    1   1   
M DeRosa 2B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.625   23    4   2   2·2B,GDP
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .715   12    3   0   2B
  F Pie PH                    0   0   0   0    1   0                5    0   0   
G Soto C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .393   12    9   0   
K Fukudome RF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   18    3   0   
C Zambrano P                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500   12    0   2   
  N Cotts P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Fontenot PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    3    0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2   9              151   27   8

BATTING

2B: M DeRosa 2 (2, off C Billingsley, off T Saito); J Edmonds (1, off C Billingsley); D Lee (1, off T Saito).

TB: M DeRosa 4; D Lee 3; J Edmonds 2; G Soto; A Soriano; A Ramirez.

GIDP: M DeRosa (1).

RBI: M DeRosa 2 (4); J Edmonds (1).

2-out RBI: J Edmonds.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee.

E: M DeRosa (1); A Ramirez (1); R Theriot (1); D Lee (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
C Billingsley, W (1-0)         6.2   5   1   1    1   7   0   1.35   25   96-62   32·17·13    9· 5· 3· 0     66    -     0.53   0.17
C Wade                         1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   15-12    5· 2· 5    4· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.12   0.01
T Saito                        0     3   2   2    0   0   0    inf    3   13-8     5· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
J Broxton                      1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   21-10    3· 0· 7    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   9   0          36  145-92   45·19·28   14· 7· 4· 0          3-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zambrano, L (0-1)            6.1   6   7   3    2   7   1   4.26   30  108-66   36· 8·22   10· 7· 3· 0     46    -     0.67  -0.31
N Cotts                        0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   16-9     6· 0· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.12  -0.01
C Marmol                       1     3   2   2    0   2   0  18.00    6   17-12    6· 0· 6    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.01
K Wood                         1     2   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    6   20-14   11· 1· 2    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12  10   5    3   9   1          46  161-101  59· 9·33   17·12· 4· 0          1-1

T Saito faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Billingsley (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Zambrano (1; C Blake).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 42,136.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-2  123  5   17%  88% R Martin        C Zambrano      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); DeWitt Scores/unER; Blake Scores/unER; Furcal Scores/unER
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  1    9%  63% J Loney         C Zambrano      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Ethier to 3B
   t 2   2  0-1  123  3    9%  71% R Furcal        C Zambrano      Single to 2B (Bunt); Loney Scores/unER; DeWitt to 3B; Blake to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3  2    7%  64% B DeWitt        C Zambrano      Reached on E4/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Ethier Scores; Loney to 2B
   t 2   1  0-1  123  3   -7%  62% C Billingsley   C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  R Furcal        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   46%  R Martin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   45%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Billingsley facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      39%  R Theriot       Wild Pitch; Soriano to 2B
   O      -2-  4   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   47%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   50%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  A Ethier        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   63%  J Loney         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Ethier to 3B
   O      1-3  5   57%  M Kemp          Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  2   64%  B DeWitt        Reached on E4/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Ethier Scores; Loney to 2B
          12-  2   69%  C Blake         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Loney to 3B; DeWitt to 2B
   O      123  3   62%  C Billingsley   Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  3   71%  R Furcal        Single to 2B (Bunt); Loney Scores/unER; DeWitt to 3B; Blake to 2B
   RRR    123  5   88%  R Martin        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); DeWitt Scores/unER; Blake Scores/unER; Furcal Scores/unER
   O      -2-  4   87%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Chad Billingsley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   89%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   90%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   90%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   90%  A Ethier        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   89%  J Loney         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   89%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Chad Billingsley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   90%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   89%  C Zambrano      Walk
   O      1--  3   91%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   92%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   91%  B DeWitt        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   91%  C Blake         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   91%  C Billingsley   Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  1   92%  R Furcal        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Billingsley to 2B
   O      12-  5   90%  R Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Chad Billingsley facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   88%  D Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   90%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   OO     1--  5   93%  M DeRosa        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   96%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          ---  6   97%  A Ethier        Walk
   O      1--  3   96%  J Loney         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   OO     1--  1   95%  M Kemp          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Chad Billingsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   96%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   97%  G Soto          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   97%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   97%  B DeWitt        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   97%  C Blake         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   97%  C Billingsley   Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
   O      1--  2   97%  R Furcal        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Chad Billingsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   97%  C Zambrano      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   98%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   98%  R Martin        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   98%  M Ramirez       Walk
                  Neal Cotts replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
          1--  5   98%  A Ethier        Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  5   98%  J Loney         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Ramirez to 3B
   R      1-3  5   99%  M Kemp          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ramirez Scores; Loney to 3B
   O      -23  1   99%  B DeWitt        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Chad Billingsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   99%  M DeRosa        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  3   99%  J Edmonds       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); DeRosa Scores
          -2-  1   98%  G Soto          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Edmonds to 3B
                  Cory Wade replaces Blake DeWitt pitching and batting 7th; Angel Berroa replaces Chad Billingsley playing 2B batting 9th
   O      1-3  3   99%  K Fukudome      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Carlos Marmol facing 8-9-1
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Neal Cotts pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  C Blake         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   99%  A Berroa        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 2B-1B); Blake to 2B
   R      -2-  2  100%  R Furcal        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Blake Scores; Furcal to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  4  100%  R Martin        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  1  100%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Furcal Scores
   O      1--  6  100%  A Ethier        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 9, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-9, Cory Wade facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Carlos Marmol batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3  100%  R Theriot       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 9-1, Kerry Wood facing 5-6-7
                  Kerry Wood replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  J Loney         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7  100%  M Kemp          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Juan Pierre pinch hits for Cory Wade batting 7th
          ---  1  100%  J Pierre        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Pierre to 2B
   R      -2-  5  100%  C Blake         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pierre Scores/unER
          1--  2  100%  A Berroa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Blake to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  R Furcal        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-10, Takashi Saito facing 3-4-5
                  Takashi Saito replaces Manny Ramirez pitching and batting 3rd; Juan Pierre moves to LF
          ---  4  100%  D Lee           Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  3  100%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lee to 3B
          1-3     100%  M DeRosa        Defensive Indifference; Ramirez to 2B
   RR     -23  6  100%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores; Ramirez Scores
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Takashi Saito pitching and batting 3rd; Felix Pie pinch hits for Jim Edmonds batting 6th
          -2-  5   99%  F Pie           Walk
   O      12-  4  100%  G Soto          Lineout: 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Kerry Wood batting 9th
   O      12-  7  100%  D Ward          Strikeout Looking
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Cubs 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation