May 6, 2008 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 21,153

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:30

Cubs

19-14

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

Lou Piniella

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

W: C Zambrano (5-1), L: A Harang (1-5), S: K Wood (5)

Reds

13-21

Lost 1

6th, 9 GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .190  .575   16    4   0   2B
R Theriot SS                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .325  .818   15    0   1   SB
D Lee 1B                      3   1   0   0    1   1  .326  .991   18    7   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .278  .943   25    0   1   
K Fukudome RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .322  .878   16    2   0   SH
G Soto C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .349 1.093   10    5   1   
R Cedeno 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .373 1.007   11    4   3   
F Pie CF                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .606   15    4   0   
C Zambrano P                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .696   18    1   1   
  R Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .664    7    0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    2   7              151   27   7

BATTING

2B: A Soriano (3, off J Affeldt).

SH: K Fukudome (1, off A Harang).

TB: A Soriano 3; R Theriot 2; G Soto; C Zambrano; F Pie; R Cedeno; A Ramirez.

RBI: R Cedeno 2 (18); A Ramirez (23).

2-out RBI: R Cedeno 2; A Ramirez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Soto-R Cedeno; R Theriot-R Cedeno-D Lee.

E: R Cedeno (3); D Lee (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Theriot (8, 2nd base off A Harang/P Bako).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .309  .719   12    2   0   
K Griffey RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .238  .691   15    5   0   CS
B Phillips 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .778   11    1   2   
J Votto 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .283  .818   16    6   3   
E Encarnacion 3B              4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .858   21    0   3   GDP
A Dunn LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .216  .769   14    2   0   
J Keppinger SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .728   18    2   1   
P Bako C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .888   13    7   0   
A Harang P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .529    6    1   1   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  S Hatteberg PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .445    5    0   0   
  J Affeldt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    3   5              131   27  10

BATTING

TB: K Griffey 2; A Harang; J Votto.

GIDP: E Encarnacion (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Griffey (1, 2nd base by C Zambrano/G Soto).

PO: J Votto (2nd base by C Zambrano).

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
C Zambrano, W (5-1)            8     3   0   0    3   3   0   1.80   29  113-69   46· 4·19    9·11· 3· 0     76    -     1.06   0.44
K Wood, S (5)                  1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.24    4   13-10    5· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.81   0.04
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   5   0          33  126-79   51· 7·21   10·12· 3· 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
A Harang, L (1-5)              7     7   3   3    2   6   0   3.09   30  114-79   53· 9·17    9· 6· 7· 0     55    -     0.83  -0.04
J Burton                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.02    4   13-8     5· 2· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
J Affeldt                      0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.29    3   15-8     6· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.00
M Lincoln                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.60    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.24   0.01
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   7   0          38  147-98   66·11·21   13· 8· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: C Zambrano (2; J Votto, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 21,153.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, 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. A Ramirez            3B    4. J Votto              1B 
5. K Fukudome           RF    5. E Encarnacion        3B 
6. G Soto               C     6. A Dunn               LF 
7. R Cedeno             2B    7. J Keppinger          SS 
8. F Pie                CF    8. P Bako               C  
9. C Zambrano           P     9. A Harang             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  -23  2   17%  80% R Cedeno        A Harang        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lee Scores; Ramirez Scores; Cedeno to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 6   1  3-0  12-  4   11%  89% E Encarnacion   C Zambrano      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  6    9%  57% A Ramirez       A Harang        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Theriot Scores
   t 4   1  0-1  -23  3   -8%  63% G Soto          A Harang        Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   0  3-0  1--  1   -8%  71% B Phillips      C Zambrano      Reached on E4 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Griffey to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  3   47%  D Lee           Flyball: RF
          1--      48%  A Ramirez       Theriot Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   57%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Theriot Scores
   O      1--  2   55%  K Fukudome      Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   57%  R Freel         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   55%  K Griffey       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   OO     1--  7   60%  B Phillips      Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Griffey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Aaron Harang facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   58%  G Soto          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   57%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   56%  F Pie           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  9   51%  J Votto         Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          1--  6   51%  A Dunn          Walk; Votto to 2B
   O      12-      59%  J Keppinger     Votto Picked off 2B (P-2B)
   O      1--  8   61%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Aaron Harang facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   59%  C Zambrano      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   57%  A Soriano       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   56%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   59%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   61%  A Harang        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  6   59%  R Freel         Walk
   O      1--  6   62%  K Griffey       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Aaron Harang facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   66%  D Lee           Walk
          1--  8   71%  A Ramirez       Walk; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  1   71%  K Fukudome      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line); Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -23  3   63%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  2   80%  R Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lee Scores; Ramirez Scores; Cedeno to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  5   78%  F Pie           Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   81%  B Phillips      Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  3   82%  J Votto         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  9   81%  E Encarnacion   Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   83%  A Dunn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Aaron Harang facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   85%  C Zambrano      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   83%  A Soriano       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          1--  3   85%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Zambrano to 2B
   O      12-  4   83%  D Lee           Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Zambrano to 3B
   O      1-3  6   81%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   83%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   85%  P Bako          Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
          ---  2   84%  A Harang        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   86%  R Freel         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Aaron Harang facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   85%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   84%  G Soto          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   83%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   79%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   71%  B Phillips      Reached on E4 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Griffey to 2B
   O      12-  3   78%  J Votto         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   OO     12-  4   89%  E Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Aaron Harang facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   91%  F Pie           Single to P (Bunt to Weak 2B)
   O      1--  8   89%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   91%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pie to 2B
   O      12-  1   89%  R Theriot       Lineout: RF; Pie to 3B
   O      1-3  5   87%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   90%  A Dunn          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   92%  J Keppinger     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   93%  P Bako          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jared Burton facing 4-5-6
                  Jared Burton replaces Aaron Harang pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   92%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   91%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   92%  G Soto          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   91%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Jared Burton batting 9th
   O      ---  5   94%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  1   96%  R Freel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jeremy Affeldt facing 8-9-1
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Scott Hatteberg pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   96%  F Pie           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Reed Johnson pinch hits for Carlos Zambrano batting 9th
   O      ---  7   96%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   96%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Jeremy Affeldt pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   96%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Kerry Wood facing 3-4-5
                  Kerry Wood replaces Reed Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  B Phillips      Flyball: CF
          ---  1   95%  J Votto         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  7   98%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
          1--      98%  A Dunn          Defensive Indifference; Votto to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation