April 27, 1988 Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
SEA 4 CAL 4
@DET 3 MIN 7
BAL 6 KCR 3
@NYY 1
(11) MIL 4
@TEX 3 OAK 5
@TOR 3 NYM 5
@ATL 2 HOU 3
PHI 2
(10) LAD 4
CHC 0 MON 1
CIN 0 STL 2
@SDP 1 SFG 6
PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 29,462

Wednesday, April 27, 1988, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:42

Cubs

8-11

Lost 1

4th, 6 GB

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

W: D Sutton (1-2), L: J Moyer (1-2), S: A Pena (2)

Dodgers

12-5

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Martinez CF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .275  .727   16    2   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .587   13    3   3   SB
A Dawson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .872   10    0   0   
R Palmeiro LF                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .328  .894   15    4   0   
L Durham 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .234  .819   23   10   2   
J Davis C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .296  .916   12    4   0   CS
V Law 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .737   15    0   1   
S Dunston SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .792   15    1   1   
J Moyer P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .393    6    0   3   
  D Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Mumphrey PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .481    6    0   0   
  L Lancaster P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       32   0   6   0    3   6              131   24  12

BATTING

TB: R Palmeiro 2; J Davis; R Sandberg; D Martinez; J Moyer.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Moyer (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sandberg (3, 2nd base off D Sutton/R Dempsey).

CS: J Davis (2, 2nd base by D Sutton/R Dempsey).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .532   13    3   1   2·SB
A Griffin SS                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .186  .533   10    1   6   
K Gibson LF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .259  .727   15    2   0   
P Guerrero 3B                 4   0   3   1    0   1  .371  .920   12    1   1   
  J Hamilton PR-3B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Marshall 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .634   15    9   0   
M Hatcher RF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .357  .857    6    1   0   
  F Stubbs PH-RF              0   0   0   0    1   0  .400 1.667    7    1   0   CS
M Devereaux CF                4   1   1   1    0   0  .100  .200   20    3   0   
R Dempsey C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .417 1.200   24    6   1   
D Sutton P                    2   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   0   SH
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   4   9   4    2   4              131   27  10

BATTING

SH: D Sutton (3, off J Moyer).

TB: P Guerrero 3; K Gibson 2; R Dempsey; M Hatcher; M Devereaux; S Sax.

RBI: P Guerrero (15); K Gibson (8); M Devereaux (1); D Sutton (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sax 2 (3, 2nd base off J Moyer/J Davis, 3rd base off J Moyer/J Davis).

CS: F Stubbs (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by L Lancaster).

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 Moyer, L (1-2)               4     8   4   3    1   3   0   5.09   22   69-45   25·11· 9    8· 4· 6· 0     34    -     0.81  -0.22
D Hall                         2     0   0   0    0   1   0   8.53    6   25-16   10· 1· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.31   0.03
L Lancaster                    2     1   0   0    1   0   0   7.90    7   25-16   13· 0· 3    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         8     9   4   3    2   4   0          35  119-77   48·12·17   13· 9· 7· 0          2-0

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
D Sutton, W (1-2)              6     4   0   0    3   3   0   2.86   24   93-50   29· 3·18    9· 6· 3· 0     64    -     1.03   0.20
A Pena, S (2)                  3     2   0   0    0   3   0   0.00   11   32-28   15· 4· 8    6· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.73   0.12
Totals                         9     6   0   0    3   6   0          35  125-78   44· 7·26   15· 8· 3· 0          2-0

J Moyer faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
D Sutton faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Moyer 2 (2).

IBB: None.

PO: L Lancaster (2; F Stubbs, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 29,462.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. D Martinez           CF    1. S Sax                2B 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. A Griffin            SS 
3. A Dawson             RF    3. K Gibson             LF 
4. R Palmeiro           LF    4. P Guerrero           3B 
5. L Durham             1B    5. M Marshall           1B 
6. J Davis              C     6. M Hatcher            RF 
7. V Law                3B    7. M Devereaux          CF 
8. S Dunston            SS    8. R Dempsey            C  
9. J Moyer              P     9. D Sutton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  1-0  1--  4    6%  64% V Law           D Sutton        Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 4   1  0-1  --3  4    6%  81% M Devereaux     J Moyer         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Hatcher Scores
   b 4   1  0-1  1--  1    5%  75% M Devereaux     J Moyer         Wild Pitch; Hatcher to 3B
   t 4   0  1-0  ---  4   -5%  59% R Palmeiro      D Sutton        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   t 7   0  4-0  1--  4   -5%  89% J Davis         D Sutton        Single to LF (Line Drive); Durham to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  D Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   52%  A Dawson        Flyball: LF
          1--      51%  R Palmeiro      Sandberg Steals 2B
          -2-  5   50%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  7   54%  L Durham        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamie Moyer facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  S Sax           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  A Griffin       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      57%  K Gibson        Sax Steals 2B
          -2-      60%  " "             Sax Steals 3B
   RO     --3  5   63%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Sax Scores
          ---  4   64%  P Guerrero      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   62%  M Marshall      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   58%  J Davis         Walk
   O      1--      64%  V Law           Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   66%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   67%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jamie Moyer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   65%  M Hatcher       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   64%  M Devereaux     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   65%  R Dempsey       Walk
   O      1--  2   63%  D Sutton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   58%  J Moyer         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   62%  D Martinez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   64%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-1B; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   68%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jamie Moyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   66%  S Sax           Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   65%  A Griffin       Popfly: 1B
          ---  1   66%  K Gibson        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   64%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   59%  R Palmeiro      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   61%  L Durham        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      -2-  1   66%  J Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   70%  V Law           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jamie Moyer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   68%  M Marshall      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   70%  M Hatcher       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      75%  M Devereaux     Wild Pitch; Hatcher to 3B
   R      --3  4   81%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball); Hatcher Scores
          1--      82%  R Dempsey       Wild Pitch; Devereaux to 2B
          -2-  3   85%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Devereaux to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   88%  D Sutton        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Devereaux Scores; Dempsey to 2B
   O      -2-  2   86%  S Sax           Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   88%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   90%  J Moyer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   90%  D Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jamie Moyer facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   92%  A Griffin       Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B)
          1--  1   95%  K Gibson        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Griffin to 3B
   R      1-3  3   96%  P Guerrero      Single to LF (Line Drive); Griffin Scores/unER; Gibson to 2B
                  Drew Hall replaces Jamie Moyer pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   95%  M Marshall      Lineout: CF
   O      12-  1   94%  M Hatcher       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   94%  M Devereaux     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   95%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   96%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Drew Hall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   96%  R Dempsey       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   96%  D Sutton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   93%  L Durham        Walk
          1--  4   89%  J Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive); Durham to 2B
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Don Sutton pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   93%  V Law           Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Davis to 2B
   O      12-  3   95%  S Dunston       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Davis to 3B; Law to 2B
                  Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Drew Hall batting 9th
   O      -23  6   98%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Les Lancaster facing 2-3-4
                  Les Lancaster replaces Jerry Mumphrey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   97%  K Gibson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   98%  P Guerrero      Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
                  Jeff Hamilton pinch runs for Pedro Guerrero batting 4th
   O      1--  1   97%  M Marshall      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Alejandro Pena facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Hamilton moves to 3B
   O      ---  3   98%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   97%  R Sandberg      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   98%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF
          1--  2   97%  R Palmeiro      Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Sandberg to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  L Durham        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Les Lancaster facing 6-7-8
                  Franklin Stubbs pinch hits for Mickey Hatcher batting 6th
          ---  7   99%  F Stubbs        Walk
   O      1--      99%  M Devereaux     Stubbs Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   99%  R Dempsey       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Alejandro Pena facing 6-7-8
                  Franklin Stubbs moves to RF
   O      ---  1  100%  J Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  V Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  S Dunston       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation