September 20, 2008 Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
DET 3 KCR 5
CHW 2 NYY 1
BAL 0 OAK 8
SEA 7 TBR 7
MIN 2 LAA 7
@TEX 3 TOR 6
BOS 3 ATL 4
NYM 2 CHC 5
STL 4 CIN 4
MIL 3 ARI 5
@COL 3 PHI 3
@FLA 2 LAD 10
SFG 7 PIT 6
HOU 4 SDP 6
@WSN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 24,440

Saturday, September 20, 2008, 3:55pm
Time of Game: 3:18

Brewers

84-71

Lost 3

2nd, 10 GB

Dale Sveum

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  1    3 10  1
Reds            1  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  X    4  9  1

W: J Cueto (9-13), L: C Sabathia (15-10), S: F Cordero (32)

Reds

72-82

Won 2

5th, 21½ GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Cameron CF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .812   25    5   0   
C Counsell 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .643   16    0   1   HBP
  B Hall PH-3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .691    5    0   0   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .595    3    0   0   
R Braun LF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .886   24    1   0   
P Fielder 1B                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .871   14    7   0   2B
J Hardy SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .828   22    1   2   3B
C Hart RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .274  .781   19    1   0   
R Weeks 2B                    3   1   3   2    1   0  .237  .744   13    1   4   HR,3B
J Kendall C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .652   16    8   0   
C Sabathia P                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .696    7    0   0   
  T Coffey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Nelson PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .946    2    0   0   2B
  E Gagne P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Stetter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M DiFelice P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Gwynn PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .485    5    0   0   
Totals                       37   3  10   3    2   6              171   24   7

BATTING

2B: P Fielder (28, off J Cueto); B Nelson (2, off J Burton).

3B: R Weeks (7, off J Cueto); J Hardy (4, off D Weathers).

HR: R Weeks (13, off F Cordero; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: C Counsell (4, by J Cueto).

TB: R Weeks 8; J Hardy 3; P Fielder 2; B Nelson 2; C Sabathia; J Kendall; C Hart; R Braun.

RBI: R Weeks 2 (42); P Fielder (95).

2-out RBI: R Weeks.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hardy-R Weeks-P Fielder.

E: P Fielder (16).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston CF-RF              4   1   1   0    0   1  .330  .866   20    5   1   
J Keppinger 2B-SS             4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .652   14    3   0   
J Votto 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .288  .844   15    7   0   
A Phillips 3B-2B              3   1   0   0    1   1  .216  .653   17    1   3   GDP
J Bruce RF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .786    4    0   0   HBP
  C Patterson CF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .204  .577    6    1   0   SH
J Cabrera LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .723   18    3   0   
R Hanigan C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .780   18    7   0   
P Janish SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .519   13    0   4   
  M Owings PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .309  .785    3    0   0   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Bray P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Richar PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .369    5    0   0   
  F Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Cueto P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .045  .151    4    0   1   
  A Rosales PH-3B             1   0   1   1    0   0  .217  .511    5    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   9   4    1   6              142   27   9

BATTING

SH: C Patterson (5, off C Sabathia).

HBP: J Bruce (4, by C Sabathia).

TB: J Votto 2; J Keppinger 2; M Owings; R Hanigan; J Hairston; A Rosales; J Cueto.

GIDP: A Phillips (3).

RBI: M Owings 2 (6); A Rosales (2); J Votto (77).

2-out RBI: M Owings 2; A Rosales.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: J Keppinger (7).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Sabathia, L (15-10)          5.2   7   4   1    1   3   0   2.85   27  105-70   46·10·14    9· 7· 6· 0     47    -     1.60  -0.26
T Coffey                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.94    1    7-4     2· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.13   0.03
E Gagne                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.95    3   10-7     3· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.57   0.03
M Stetter                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.28    1    4-3     1· 2· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
M DiFelice                     0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.95    3   16-10    5· 2· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     9   4   1    1   6   0          35  142-94   57·18·19   10· 9· 8· 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 (9-13)              6     6   2   2    0   4   0   4.62   24  102-63   33·14·16   11· 6· 2· 0     56    -     1.13   0.08
J Burton, H (11)               0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.40    4   16-8     4· 1· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.05  -0.02
B Bray, H (8)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.80    1    5-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.07   0.09
D Weathers, H (17)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.22    4   17-11    9· 0· 2    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.20   0.08
F Cordero, S (32)              1     2   1   1    1   2   1   3.29    7   29-17   11· 3· 3    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    4.36   0.08
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   6   1          40  169-101  59·18·24   12·13· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Cueto (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Sabathia (7; J Bruce); J Cueto (13; C Counsell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 24,440.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 2mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Cincinnati Reds                      
1. M Cameron            CF    1. J Hairston           CF 
2. C Counsell           3B    2. J Keppinger          2B 
3. R Braun              LF    3. J Votto              1B 
4. P Fielder            1B    4. A Phillips           3B 
5. J Hardy              SS    5. J Bruce              RF 
6. C Hart               RF    6. J Cabrera            LF 
7. R Weeks              2B    7. R Hanigan            C  
8. J Kendall            C     8. P Janish             SS 
9. C Sabathia           P     9. J Cueto              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-1  123  3   30%  74% M Owings        C Sabathia      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Votto Scores/unER; Phillips Scores/unER; Patterson to 3B
   t 9   2  4-3  123  4   23% 100% P Fielder       F Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   t 4   0  1-0  1--  2  -15%  43% P Fielder       J Cueto         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Braun Scores
   t 4   2  1-1  -2-  3  -13%  39% R Weeks         J Cueto         Triple to LF (Ground Ball); Hart Scores
   t 7   1  4-2  1--  2  -13%  68% B Nelson        J Burton        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Weeks to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  M Cameron       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   54%  C Counsell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  R Braun         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   58%  J Hairston      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  3   64%  J Keppinger     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hairston to 2B
   R      12-  1   72%  J Votto         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hairston Scores; Keppinger to 2B
   O      12-  4   68%  A Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   65%  J Bruce         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Keppinger to 3B; Votto to 2B
   O      -23  8   60%  J Cabrera       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Johnny Cueto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   63%  P Fielder       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   64%  J Hardy         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   66%  C Hart          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   64%  R Hanigan       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   62%  P Janish        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   61%  J Cueto         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Johnny Cueto facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   57%  R Weeks         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   61%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  1   54%  C Sabathia      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Weeks to 3B
   O      1-3  2   61%  M Cameron       Popfly: 3B (Front of Home)
          1-3      60%  C Counsell      Wild Pitch; Sabathia to 2B
   O      -23  3   67%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   65%  J Hairston      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   63%  J Keppinger     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   62%  J Votto         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Johnny Cueto facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   58%  R Braun         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  2   43%  P Fielder       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Braun Scores
   O      -2-  4   48%  J Hardy         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  6   52%  C Hart          Single to CF (Line Drive); Fielder out at Hm/CF-C; Hart to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  3   39%  R Weeks         Triple to LF (Ground Ball); Hart Scores
   O      --3  4   43%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   40%  A Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   43%  J Bruce         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   39%  J Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   36%  R Hanigan       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Johnny Cueto facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   39%  C Sabathia      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   41%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   39%  C Counsell      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   42%  R Braun         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   38%  P Janish        Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  1   42%  J Cueto         Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   38%  J Hairston      Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  4   34%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Johnny Cueto facing 4-5-6
                  Corey Patterson replaces Jay Bruce playing CF batting 5th; Jerry Hairston moves to RF
   O      ---  5   37%  P Fielder       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   39%  J Hardy         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   40%  C Hart          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   46%  J Votto         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  7   55%  A Phillips      Walk; Votto to 2B
          12-  2   67%  C Patterson     Reached on E3 (Bunt to P's Left); Votto to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   O      123  1   56%  J Cabrera       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      123  5   44%  R Hanigan       Strikeout Swinging
                  Micah Owings pinch hits for Paul Janish batting 8th
   RR     123  3   74%  M Owings        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Votto Scores/unER; Phillips Scores/unER; Patterson to 3B
                  Adam Rosales pinch hits for Johnny Cueto batting 9th
   R      1-3  5   84%  A Rosales       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Patterson Scores/unER; Owings to 3B
                  Todd Coffey replaces C.C. Sabathia pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  7   81%  J Hairston      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 4.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Jared Burton facing 7-8-9
                  Jared Burton replaces Micah Owings pitching and batting 8th; Andy Phillips moves to 2B; Adam Rosales moves to 3B; Jeff Keppinger moves to SS
          ---  6   75%  R Weeks         Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Brad Nelson pinch hits for Todd Coffey batting 9th
          1--  2   68%  B Nelson        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Weeks to 3B
   O      -23  4   79%  M Cameron       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  Bill Bray replaces Jared Burton pitching and batting 8th; Bill Hall pinch hits for Craig Counsell batting 2nd
   O      -23  5   89%  B Hall          Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Eric Gagne facing 2-3-4
                  Eric Gagne replaces Brad Nelson pitching and batting 9th; Bill Hall moves to 3B
          ---  2   90%  J Keppinger     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   89%  J Votto         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  4   86%  A Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Weathers facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Weathers replaces Bill Bray pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  6   90%  R Braun         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   92%  P Fielder       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   89%  J Hardy         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      --3  5   94%  C Hart          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mitch Stetter facing 5-6-7
                  Mitch Stetter replaces Eric Gagne pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF
                  Mark DiFelice replaces Mitch Stetter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  J Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   93%  R Hanigan       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Danny Richar pinch hits for Dave Weathers batting 8th
   O      1--  5   92%  D Richar        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Francisco Cordero facing 7-8-9
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Danny Richar pitching and batting 8th
   R      ---  2   83%  R Weeks         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   72%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  Tony Gwynn pinch hits for Mark DiFelice batting 9th
   O      1--  5   82%  T Gwynn         Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  5   92%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Bill Hall batting 2nd
          1--  3   86%  M Lamb          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Kendall to 2B
          12-  6   77%  R Braun         Walk; Kendall to 3B; Lamb to 2B
   O      123  4  100%  P Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Brewers 3, Reds 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation