May 5, 2008 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
@DET 3 LAA 4
@KCR 0 OAK 2
BAL 1
(10) SEA 7
TEX 3 TOR 1
CHW 0 PHI 11
@ARI 4 CIN 5
CHC 3 STL 6
@COL 5 LAD 5
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 20,289

Monday, May 5, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:40

Cubs

18-14

Lost 2

2nd, 2½ GB

Lou Piniella

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

W: J Cueto (2-3), L: R Dempster (4-1), S: F Cordero (5)

Reds

13-20

Won 1

5th, 8 GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .177  .549   25    0   0   
R Theriot SS                  4   1   2   1    1   1  .322  .818   27    2   0   2B
D Lee 1B                      5   0   1   1    0   0  .333 1.009   22    6   0   
K Fukudome RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .331  .899   12    2   0   
G Soto C                      3   1   3   1    1   0  .352 1.115   20    8   1   HR,2B
M DeRosa 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .259  .779   20    0   3   SB,HBP
M Fontenot 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .291  .844   17    1   1   
F Pie CF                      3   0   1   0    1   1  .231  .613   17    3   0   
R Dempster P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    4    1   1   GDP
  R Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .671    6    0   0   
  S Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .607    5    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   9   3    4  10              175   24   6

BATTING

2B: R Theriot (7, off J Cueto); G Soto (13, off D Weathers).

HR: G Soto (6, off J Cueto; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: M DeRosa (4, by J Cueto).

TB: G Soto 7; R Theriot 3; D Lee; F Pie; A Soriano; M Fontenot.

GIDP: R Dempster (1).

RBI: R Theriot (9); G Soto (24); D Lee (24).

2-out RBI: D Lee; R Theriot.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: M DeRosa (4); M Fontenot (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M DeRosa (2, 2nd base off J Cueto/P Bako).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel CF-LF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .323  .742   13    1   0   SB
K Griffey RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .229  .686   17    4   0   
B Phillips 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .803   19    2   1   
J Votto 1B                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .281  .816   11    5   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              3   1   0   1    1   0  .268  .887   10    0   2   
A Dunn LF                     4   1   1   2    0   2  .222  .785   23    2   0   HR
  F Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Keppinger SS                3   0   1   2    0   1  .299  .745   11    1   2   
P Bako C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .313  .920    9   10   1   2B
J Cueto P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .077    6    0   2   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hairston PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .777    1    0   0   SH
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Patterson CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .696         1   0   
Totals                       31   5   6   5    1   9              120   27   8

BATTING

2B: P Bako (5, off S Marshall).

HR: A Dunn (5, off R Dempster; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: J Hairston (2, off S Marshall).

TB: A Dunn 4; P Bako 2; K Griffey; J Keppinger; R Freel; B Phillips.

RBI: A Dunn 2 (15); J Keppinger 2 (16); E Encarnacion (16).

2-out RBI: J Keppinger 2; A Dunn 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Cueto-J Keppinger-B Phillips.

E: P Bako (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Freel (4, 2nd base off C Fox/G Soto).

PITCHING

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 (4-1)            6     4   5   0    1   7   1   2.72   25   83-56   26·10·20    9· 7· 1· 0     60    -     0.76  -0.22
S Marshall                     0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    4   10-6     4· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.66   0.00
C Fox                          0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0  10.80    1    8-5     3· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.95   0.03
K Wood                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    3   13-9     3· 1· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     6   5   0    1   9   1          33  114-76   36·14·26   12· 9· 2· 0          2-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Cueto, W (2-3)               6     6   3   3    2   8   1   5.27   26  108-62   34· 7·21    5· 5· 5· 0     54    -     0.88   0.09
M Lincoln, H (4)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.68    3   12-9     5· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.97   0.07
D Weathers, H (2)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.32    4   22-13    4· 6· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.16   0.08
F Cordero, S (5)               1     2   0   0    2   0   0   2.08    6   31-16   12· 1· 3    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    4.11   0.08
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4  10   1          39  173-100  55·15·30    8· 6·10· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Cueto (2; M DeRosa).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 20,289.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds                      
1. A Soriano            LF    1. R Freel              CF 
2. R Theriot            SS    2. K Griffey            RF 
3. D Lee                1B    3. B Phillips           2B 
4. K Fukudome           RF    4. J Votto              1B 
5. G Soto               C     5. E Encarnacion        3B 
6. M DeRosa             3B    6. A Dunn               LF 
7. M Fontenot           2B    7. J Keppinger          SS 
8. F Pie                CF    8. P Bako               C  
9. R Dempster           P     9. J Cueto              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-3  123  2   16%  88% R Theriot       F Cordero       Baserunner Out Advancing; Fontenot out at Hm/C-P; Pie to 3B; Soriano to 2B
   t 9   2  5-3  123  4   15% 100% D Lee           F Cordero       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   b 1   2  0-1  123  4   14%  80% J Keppinger     R Dempster      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Phillips Scores/unER; Votto Scores/unER; Encarnacion to 2B
   b 3   2  1-3  1--  4   13%  88% A Dunn          R Dempster      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Encarnacion Scores/unER; Dunn Scores/unER
   t 9   0  5-3  1--  5  -12%  72% F Pie           F Cordero       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Fontenot to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  R Theriot       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   55%  D Lee           Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  R Freel         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   55%  K Griffey       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  2   58%  B Phillips      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Griffey to 2B
          12-  3   64%  J Votto         Reached on E4/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Griffey to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   R      123  6   73%  E Encarnacion   Walk; Griffey Scores/unER; Phillips to 3B; Votto to 2B
   O      123  8   66%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
   RR     123  4   80%  J Keppinger     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Phillips Scores/unER; Votto Scores/unER; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      12-  3   78%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Johnny Cueto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   80%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  3   72%  G Soto          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  3   69%  M DeRosa        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  7   71%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Looking, DeRosa Steals 2B; DeRosa to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  5   75%  F Pie           Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ryan Dempster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   73%  J Cueto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   72%  R Freel         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   71%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Johnny Cueto facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   73%  R Dempster      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   75%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   74%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   76%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ryan Dempster facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   75%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  J Votto         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  1   74%  E Encarnacion   Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Short LF); Encarnacion to 1B
   RR     1--  4   88%  A Dunn          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Encarnacion Scores/unER; Dunn Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   87%  J Keppinger     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 5.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Johnny Cueto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   89%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   87%  G Soto          Walk
   O      1--  6   89%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   91%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   90%  P Bako          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   90%  J Cueto         Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   89%  R Freel         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 5.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Johnny Cueto facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   86%  F Pie           Walk
   OO     1--  2   92%  R Dempster      Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B
          ---  7   91%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  6   85%  R Theriot       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Soriano Scores
   R      -2-  3   78%  D Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Theriot Scores
   O      1--  1   81%  K Fukudome      Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   80%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   78%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   78%  J Votto         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Johnny Cueto facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   72%  G Soto          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   77%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   81%  M Fontenot      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   84%  F Pie           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   83%  E Encarnacion   Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   82%  A Dunn          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   81%  J Keppinger     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Lincoln facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Johnny Cueto pitching and batting 9th; Reed Johnson pinch hits for Ryan Dempster batting 9th
   O      ---  6   85%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   87%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   89%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Sean Marshall facing 8-9-1
                  Sean Marshall replaces Reed Johnson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   92%  P Bako          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Mike Lincoln batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   91%  J Hairston      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Bako to 3B
          --3  1   92%  R Freel         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1-3  3   89%  K Griffey       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Chad Fox replaces Sean Marshall pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      89%  B Phillips      Freel Steals 2B
   O      -23  8   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Dave Weathers facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Weathers replaces Jerry Hairston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   90%  D Lee           Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   92%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   89%  G Soto          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   94%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Kerry Wood facing 4-5-6
                  Kerry Wood replaces Chad Fox pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  J Votto         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   93%  E Encarnacion   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7   92%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Francisco Cordero facing 7-8-9
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Adam Dunn pitching and batting 6th; Ryan Freel moves to LF; Corey Patterson replaces Dave Weathers playing CF batting 9th
          ---  3   85%  M Fontenot      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  5   72%  F Pie           Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Fontenot to 2B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Kerry Wood batting 9th
   O      12-  5   83%  D Ward          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          12-  7   72%  A Soriano       Walk; Fontenot to 3B; Pie to 2B
   O      123      88%  R Theriot       Baserunner Out Advancing; Fontenot out at Hm/C-P; Pie to 3B; Soriano to 2B
          -23  7   85%  " "             Walk
   O      123  4  100%  D Lee           Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation