August 25, 2002 Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 5
@BAL 2 ANA 8
@BOS 3 CHW 8
TBD 3 SEA 12
@CLE 4 OAK 10
@DET 7 KCR 4
MIN 2 TEX 6
@NYY 2 ARI 7
CHC 0 NYM 7
@COL 4 HOU 1
CIN 0 ATL 7
@LAD 5 PIT 3
@MIL 2 FLA 7
@SDP 6 SFG 8
MON 4 PHI 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 47,304

Sunday, August 25, 2002
Time of Game: 2:51

Cubs

54-74

Lost 1

5th, 17 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
Diamondbacks    0  0  0   2  0  0   0  5  X    7  7  0

W: R Johnson (19-4), L: C Zambrano (2-5)

Diamondbacks

83-47

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bellhorn 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   3  .257  .909   18    8   0   
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .717   14    1   2   
A Echevarria RF               3   0   2   0    1   0  .278  .748   10    1   0   2B
M Alou LF                     4   0   2   0    0   2  .264  .726   15    1   0   
C Stynes 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .681   18    1   4   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .246  .736   15    4   3   3B
C Hermansen CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .205  .650   13    2   0   
J Girardi C                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .235  .587   15    6   1   
C Zambrano P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    7    0   1   
  C Patterson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .720    4    0   0   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
Totals                       33   0   6   0    2  16              129   24  12

BATTING

2B: A Echevarria (2, off R Johnson).

3B: A Gonzalez (5, off R Johnson).

TB: A Gonzalez 4; A Echevarria 3; M Alou 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Zambrano-A Gonzalez-M Bellhorn; C Stynes-A Gonzalez-M Bellhorn.

PB: J Girardi (6).

E: C Hermansen (3).

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q McCracken RF                2   0   0   1    2   0  .322  .870   17    1   0   CS,SF
S Finley CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .854   26    3   0   2B,SB
J Spivey 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .318  .908   11    1   1   2B
L Gonzalez LF                 2   2   1   0    2   1  .291  .920   25    2   0   
E Durazo 1B                   2   1   1   1    2   0  .278 1.035   17    4   0   3B
M Williams 3B                 3   1   2   2    1   0  .257  .741   12    0   1   
A Cintron SS                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .265  .756   15    0   1   IW
C Moeller C                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .228  .619   16   16   0   2·GDP
R Johnson P                   4   0   1   2    0   2  .111  .284   15    0   0   
Totals                       28   7   7   6    9   5              154   27   3

BATTING

2B: S Finley (16, off C Zambrano); J Spivey (30, off J Borowski).

3B: E Durazo (1, off C Zambrano).

SF: Q McCracken (3, off J Cruz).

IBB: A Cintron (2, by J Cruz).

TB: E Durazo 3; S Finley 2; J Spivey 2; M Williams 2; L Gonzalez; R Johnson.

GIDP: C Moeller 2 (4).

RBI: M Williams 2 (17); R Johnson 2 (4); Q McCracken (34); E Durazo (44).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Finley (14, 2nd base off C Zambrano/J Girardi).

CS: Q McCracken (4, 2nd base by C Zambrano/J Girardi).

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, L (2-5)            6     4   2   2    6   4   0   3.95   25   98-51   29· 9·13    9· 2· 4· 0     54    -     0.93   0.05
J Borowski                     1     1   1   1    0   1   0   2.53    5   15-10    5· 2· 3    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.46   0.01
J Fassero                      0     0   2   2    2   0   0   6.18    2    9-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.38  -0.02
J Cruz                         1     2   2   2    1   0   0   4.35    6   26-14    8· 3· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          3-3    0.12  -0.02
Totals                         8     7   7   7    9   5   0          38  148-76   43·14·19   13· 4· 7· 0          4-3

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Johnson, W (19-4)            9     6   0   0    2  16   0   2.44   35  129-89   33·29·27    7· 6· 4· 0     89    -     1.11   0.51
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2  16   0          35  129-89   33·29·27    7· 6· 4· 0           -

J Borowski faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
J Fassero faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Cruz (4; A Cintron).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Matt Hollowell, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 47,304.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. M Bellhorn           1B    1. Q McCracken          RF 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. S Finley             CF 
3. A Echevarria         RF    3. J Spivey             2B 
4. M Alou               LF    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. C Stynes             2B    5. E Durazo             1B 
6. A Gonzalez           SS    6. M Williams           3B 
7. C Hermansen          CF    7. A Cintron            SS 
8. J Girardi            C     8. C Moeller            C  
9. C Zambrano           P     9. R Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  0-0  1--  4   17%  77% E Durazo        C Zambrano      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Gonzalez Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  5   -9%  50% C Moeller       C Zambrano      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   2  0-0  123  4    9%  56% C Hermansen     R Johnson       Popfly: 2B
   t 6   0  2-0  1--  2   -8%  64% M Alou          R Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive); Echevarria to 2B
   t 6   0  2-0  12-  5    8%  71% C Stynes        R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   52%  A Echevarria    Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  5   55%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  Q McCracken     Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   52%  J Spivey        Flyball: CF
          1--      53%  L Gonzalez      Finley Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  C Stynes        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   54%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  C Hermansen     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  E Durazo        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   55%  M Williams      Walk
          1--  4   59%  A Cintron       Walk; Williams to 2B
   OO     12-  5   50%  C Moeller       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   53%  J Girardi       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   54%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  Q McCracken     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   54%  S Finley        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   50%  J Spivey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   53%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  A Echevarria    Walk
          1--  4   46%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Echevarria to 2B
   O      12-  5   51%  C Stynes        Flyball: LF
          12-  4   47%  A Gonzalez      Single (Ground Ball); Echevarria to 3B; Alou to 2B
   O      123  4   56%  C Hermansen     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   60%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  4   77%  E Durazo        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Gonzalez Scores
   R      --3  2   80%  M Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Durazo Scores
   O      1--  2   78%  A Cintron       Lineout: 2B
   OO     1--  2   74%  C Moeller       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   77%  J Girardi       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   79%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   78%  M Bellhorn      Walk
   O      1--  2   81%  B Mueller       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   79%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   81%  Q McCracken     Walk
   O      1--      78%  S Finley        McCracken Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   77%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Johnson facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   72%  A Echevarria    Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   64%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Echevarria to 2B
   O      12-  5   71%  C Stynes        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   77%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF; Echevarria to 3B
   O      1-3  4   84%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   83%  J Spivey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   84%  L Gonzalez      Walk
          1--  6   86%  E Durazo        Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  3   84%  M Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Gonzalez to 3B
   O      1-3  4   81%  A Cintron       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   84%  J Girardi       Strikeout Looking
                  Corey Patterson pinch hits for Carlos Zambrano batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   88%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Borowski facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Borowski replaces Corey Patterson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   91%  C Moeller       Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Moeller to 2B
   O      -2-  3   88%  R Johnson       Fielder's Choice P; Moeller out at 3B/P-3B; Johnson to 1B
   O      1--  2   87%  Q McCracken     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   85%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Johnson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   89%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  A Echevarria    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   94%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Borowski facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   95%  J Spivey        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Joe Borowski pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  5   96%  L Gonzalez      Walk
          12-  4   98%  E Durazo        Walk; Spivey to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
                  Juan Cruz replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  3   99%  M Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Spivey Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Durazo to 2B
   R      123     100%  A Cintron       Passed Ball; Gonzalez Scores; Durazo to 3B; Williams to 2B
          -23  4  100%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123  6   99%  C Moeller       Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Williams to 3B; Cintron to 2B
   RR     123  4  100%  R Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Williams Scores; Cintron Scores; Moeller to 3B
   RO     1-3  4  100%  Q McCracken     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Moeller Scores
   O      1--  5  100%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 7.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Randy Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6  100%  C Stynes        Lineout: LF
          ---  2  100%  A Gonzalez      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      --3  3  100%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3  100%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ARI200208250

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation