May 7, 2008 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 13
@CHW 1 DET 10
BOS 9 KCR 9
LAA 4 CLE 3
@NYY 0 OAK 6
BAL 5
(10) TEX 2
@SEA 0 TOR 6
TBR 2 PHI 5
@ARI 4 ATL 5
SDP 2 CIN 9
CHC 0 COL 4
STL 3 FLA 6
MIL 2 HOU 4
WSN 3 NYM 12
@LAD 1 PIT 3
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 28,418

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 12:35pm
Time of Game: 2:58

Cubs

19-15

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

Lou Piniella

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Reds            0  5  0   0  2  2   0  0  X    9 15  0

W: E Volquez (5-1), L: J Lieber (2-2)

Reds

14-21

Won 1

6th, 8 GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson LF                  5   0   0   0    0   3  .257  .633   17    0   0   
R Theriot SS                  1   0   1   0    1   0  .331  .831    7    0   2   
  S Marshall P                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    0   0   
  S Gallagher P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
  D Ward PH-1B                1   0   1   0    1   0  .136  .685   12    2   0   
D Lee 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .979   14    3   2   GDP
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Soriano PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .568    3    0   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .936    9    1   0   
  M DeRosa 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .772    3    0   1   
K Fukudome RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .867   12    1   0   
G Soto C                      1   0   0   0    2   1  .345 1.092   14    5   0   
  H Blanco PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .350  .785    4    1   0   
R Cedeno 2B-SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .345  .938   20    2   2   
F Pie CF                      4   0   0   0    0   3  .217  .567   16    4   0   
J Lieber P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Fontenot PH-2B            1   0   0   0    3   1  .286  .858   24    3   2   
Totals                       32   0   6   0    7  11              158   24   9

BATTING

TB: D Lee; K Fukudome; A Ramirez; R Theriot; D Ward; S Marshall.

GIDP: D Lee (4).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                5   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .681   24    2   0   
J Hairston SS                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .345  .884   31    1   2   HR
K Griffey RF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .700   17    1   0   
B Phillips 2B                 4   2   2   1    0   0  .276  .808   15    2   1   HR
  R Freel 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .709    4    1   0   
J Votto 1B                    4   3   3   4    1   0  .302  .945   14    6   1   3·HR,SB
A Dunn LF                     3   1   1   1    2   2  .219  .805   27    1   0   HR
E Encarnacion 3B              4   0   1   0    1   0  .258  .852   15    1   2   
P Bako C                      4   1   2   1    0   1  .310  .927   13   10   0   HR
  J Valentin C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .499         1   0   
E Volquez P                   2   1   1   0    0   1  .133  .266   11    1   2   SH
  S Hatteberg PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .434    3    0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Affeldt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38   9  15   9    4   6              174   27   8

BATTING

HR: J Hairston (1, off J Lieber; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); B Phillips (6, off S Marshall; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); A Dunn (6, off J Lieber; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); P Bako (4, off J Lieber; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); J Votto 3 (7, off J Lieber, off S Marshall, off S Gallagher; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: E Volquez (3, off S Gallagher).

TB: J Votto 12; J Hairston 5; P Bako 5; B Phillips 5; A Dunn 4; K Griffey 2; E Encarnacion; C Patterson; E Volquez.

RBI: J Votto 4 (18); J Hairston 2 (5); A Dunn (16); P Bako (12); B Phillips (16).

2-out RBI: J Votto 2; J Hairston 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Votto.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Votto (1, 2nd base off S Marshall/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
J Lieber, L (2-2)              2     7   5   5    0   2   4   3.80   13   49-37   23· 4·10    4· 6· 1· 0     24    -     0.62  -0.30
S Marshall                     2     2   2   2    3   2   2   4.15   11   48-26   14· 7· 5    1· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.23  -0.01
S Gallagher                    2     4   2   2    1   1   1   4.50   11   41-25   13· 4· 8    5· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.04  -0.00
B Howry                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   6.61    5   25-16   14· 0· 2    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
M Wuertz                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    3    9-6     2· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15   9   9    4   6   7          43  172-110  66·17·27   14·17· 2· 0          1-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Volquez, W (5-1)             7     4   0   0    6  10   0   1.06   30  118-75   37·15·23   10· 4· 0· 0     73    -     0.52   0.19
D Weathers                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    4   20-12   10· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Affeldt                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.07    5   20-11    3· 4· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   0   0    7  11   0          39  158-98   50·19·29   15· 5· 1· 0           -

S Marshall faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 28,418.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 21mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds                      
1. R Johnson            LF    1. C Patterson          CF 
2. R Theriot            SS    2. J Hairston           SS 
3. D Lee                1B    3. K Griffey            RF 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. B Phillips           2B 
5. K Fukudome           RF    5. J Votto              1B 
6. G Soto               C     6. A Dunn               LF 
7. R Cedeno             2B    7. E Encarnacion        3B 
8. F Pie                CF    8. P Bako               C  
9. J Lieber             P     9. E Volquez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  3   10%  66% J Votto         J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 2   2  0-3  1--  5   10%  91% J Hairston      J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Volquez Scores
   b 2   0  0-1  ---  2    9%  75% A Dunn          J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 2   1  0-2  ---  1    8%  81% P Bako          J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  4    5%  55% D Lee           E Volquez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Edinson Volquez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   50%  R Theriot       Walk
   OO     1--  4   55%  D Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   55%  J Hairston      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   52%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Edinson Volquez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   54%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  5   53%  G Soto          Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   66%  J Votto         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      ---  2   75%  A Dunn          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   73%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B
   R      ---  1   81%  P Bako          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  4   82%  E Volquez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   81%  C Patterson     Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  5   91%  J Hairston      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Volquez Scores
          ---  5   91%  K Griffey       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   90%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 5.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Edinson Volquez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   92%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Jon Lieber batting 9th
          ---  6   90%  M Fontenot      Walk
   O      1--  4   92%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   91%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fontenot to 2B
   O      12-  2   93%  D Lee           Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Sean Marshall facing 5-6-7
                  Sean Marshall replaces Ryan Theriot pitching and batting 2nd; Mike Fontenot moves to 2B; Ronny Cedeno moves to SS
          ---  4   94%  J Votto         Walk
          1--      95%  A Dunn          Votto Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   94%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   94%  E Encarnacion   Walk
   O      12-  2   93%  P Bako          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      12-  4   92%  E Volquez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 5.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Edinson Volquez facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   90%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   92%  K Fukudome      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   89%  G Soto          Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  5   92%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   95%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Sean Marshall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   94%  C Patterson     Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
   O      ---  8   94%  J Hairston      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   93%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 5.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Edinson Volquez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   95%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   95%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   95%  S Marshall      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   94%  D Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball); Marshall to 2B
   O      12-  5   96%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Sean Marshall facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   98%  B Phillips      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   R      ---  3   99%  J Votto         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  7   99%  A Dunn          Walk
                  Sean Gallagher replaces Sean Marshall pitching and batting 2nd
   O      1--  1   99%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: P
          1--  7   99%  P Bako          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Dunn to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  E Volquez       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Short 1B Line); Dunn to 3B; Bako to 2B
   O      -23  4   98%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 7.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Edinson Volquez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   99%  K Fukudome      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  R Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-0, Sean Gallagher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   99%  J Hairston      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   99%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   99%  B Phillips      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   RR     1--  2  100%  J Votto         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Phillips Scores
          ---  6  100%  A Dunn          Walk
          1--  3  100%  E Encarnacion   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Dunn to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 9.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Edinson Volquez facing 8-9-1
                  Ryan Freel replaces Brandon Phillips playing 2B batting 4th
   O      ---  4  100%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  M Fontenot      Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Sean Gallagher batting 2nd
          1--  8  100%  D Ward          Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-0, Bobby Howry facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Howry replaces Derrek Lee pitching and batting 3rd; Daryle Ward moves to 1B; Mark DeRosa replaces Aramis Ramirez playing 3B batting 4th; Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Edinson Volquez batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  7  100%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  8  100%  J Hairston      Popfly: 2B
          1--  3  100%  K Griffey       Single to SS (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Patterson to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  R Freel         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 9.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Dave Weathers facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Weathers replaces Scott Hatteberg pitching and batting 9th; Javier Valentin replaces Paul Bako playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  3  100%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  5  100%  K Fukudome      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
                  Henry Blanco pinch hits for Geovany Soto batting 6th
   O      1--  4  100%  H Blanco        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  8  100%  R Cedeno        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-0, Michael Wuertz facing 5-6-7
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Bobby Howry pitching and batting 3rd; Henry Blanco moves to C
   O      ---  2  100%  J Votto         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5  100%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 9.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Jeremy Affeldt facing 8-9-1
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Dave Weathers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  F Pie           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6  100%  M Fontenot      Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4  100%  D Ward          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Fontenot to 2B
                  Alfonso Soriano pinch hits for Michael Wuertz batting 3rd
   O      12-  3  100%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Ward to 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation