May 20, 1999 Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 6
@BAL 4 NYY 3
@BOS 1 KCR 7
OAK 1 TOR 7
DET 0 CHC 6
@ATL 5
(12) COL 8
ARI 4 FLA 4
PIT 3
(14) HOU 4
@LAD 3
(10) NYM 11
MIL 10 NYM 10
MIL 1 STL 6
@SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 38,588

Thursday, May 20, 1999, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 3:55

Cubs

21-17

Won 4

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    6 10  2
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  3   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 10  1

W: D Serafini (1-0), L: K McGlinchy (2-1)

Braves

25-15

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .265  .679   17    3   1   SF
M Morandini 2B                5   1   1   0    0   1  .261  .685   13    5   4   
  D Serafini P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
S Sosa RF                     6   1   1   1    0   2  .273  .933   18    6   0   HR
M Grace 1B                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .343  .984   12   13   1   HR,2B
H Rodriguez LF                3   0   1   2    1   0  .356  .978   22    1   0   
  B Porter PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  S Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455         0   0   
  J Blauser 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .745    0    1   2   
T Houston 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .377 1.063   12    0   0   
  G Gaetti PH-3B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .543    8    0   0   
J Hernandez SS                5   0   1   0    0   3  .277  .814   19    1   8   
B Santiago C                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .225  .711    9    5   0   
S Trachsel P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .333    8    1   1   SH
  R Myers P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .750 1.750    4    0   0   
  C Goodwin LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .425    5    0   0   SH
Totals                       44   6  10   6    1  11              147   36  18

BATTING

2B: M Grace (7, off G Maddux).

HR: M Grace (7, off G Maddux; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs); S Sosa (13, off G Maddux; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: L Johnson (1, off K McGlinchy).

SH: S Trachsel (5, off G Maddux); C Goodwin (1, off K McGlinchy).

TB: M Grace 6; S Sosa 4; B Santiago 2; L Johnson 2; M Morandini; J Hernandez; H Rodriguez.

RBI: M Grace 2 (24); H Rodriguez 2 (19); S Sosa (30); L Johnson (10).

2-out RBI: H Rodriguez 2; M Grace 2; S Sosa.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 5. J Hernandez-M Morandini-M Grace 3; L Johnson-M Morandini; J Hernandez-J Blauser-M Grace.

E: H Rodriguez (2); J Blauser (2).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Weiss SS                    5   0   1   1    1   1  .259  .693   23    1   4   2B
B Boone 2B                    6   1   2   0    0   1  .294  .832   16    1   1   GDP
C Jones 3B                    4   1   1   0    2   0  .270  .867   15    1   2   
B Jordan RF                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .301  .953   15    1   0   2B
R Klesko 1B                   4   0   2   1    1   0  .278  .822   20   11   1   2B
A Jones CF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .908   16    4   0   GDP
E Perez C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .579    7    6   1   GDP
  K Lockhart PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .527    5    0   0   
  J Rocker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Seanez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Guillen PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .400    0    0   0   
  K McGlinchy P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Williams LF                 5   2   2   1    0   0  .274  .787   19    5   0   HR,GDP
G Maddux P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .896    6    1   3   SH
  O Nixon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .490    3    0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lopez PH-C                2   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .842    7    5   0   
Totals                       41   5  10   5    6   4              152   36  12

BATTING

2B: W Weiss (6, off S Trachsel); B Jordan (10, off S Trachsel); R Klesko (4, off S Trachsel).

HR: G Williams (3, off S Sanders; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: G Maddux (3, off S Trachsel).

TB: G Williams 5; R Klesko 3; B Jordan 3; B Boone 2; W Weiss 2; C Jones.

GIDP: B Boone (4); G Williams (3); E Perez (4); A Jones (4).

RBI: B Jordan 2 (37); W Weiss (15); G Williams (14); R Klesko (17).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: K McGlinchy (1).

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
S Trachsel                     5     6   4   4    4   1   0   4.77   23   96-55   39· 4·12    7· 6· 5· 0     36    -     1.04  -0.22
R Myers, H (7)                 2.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   5.40    8   25-13    8· 0· 5    3· 2· 1· 0          1-0    2.57   0.25
F Heredia, H (3)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.45    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.44   0.09
S Sanders, BS (1)              2     2   1   1    0   3   1   5.14    8   25-14    9· 3· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          1-0    2.44  -0.09
D Serafini, W (1-0)            2.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.85    8    0-0     8· 0· 0    5· 2· 1· 0          1-0    2.85   0.44
Totals                        12    10   5   5    6   4   1          48  149-83   65· 7·21   17·12· 9· 0          4-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Maddux                       7     9   5   5    0   4   2   5.02   30  114-75   55· 7·13   13· 6· 7· 0     43    -     0.65  -0.15
M Remlinger                    1     0   0   0    1   2   0   1.62    4   19-10    3· 6· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.14   0.06
R Springer                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-6     4· 1· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
J Rocker                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.76    3    0-0     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
R Seanez                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.45    3    0-0     2· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
K McGlinchy, L (2-1)           1     1   1   0    0   2   0   0.90    5    0-0     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.13  -0.28
Totals                        12    10   6   5    1  11   2          48  144-91   68·14·15   17·11· 8· 0           -

S Trachsel faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Remlinger (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Rieker, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 3:55.

Attendance: 38,588.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 2mph in from Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Atlanta Braves                       
1. L Johnson            CF    1. W Weiss              SS 
2. M Morandini          2B    2. B Boone              2B 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. C Jones              3B 
4. M Grace              1B    4. B Jordan             RF 
5. H Rodriguez          LF    5. R Klesko             1B 
6. T Houston            3B    6. A Jones              CF 
7. J Hernandez          SS    7. E Perez              C  
8. B Santiago           C     8. G Williams           LF 
9. S Trachsel           P     9. G Maddux             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  5-4  ---  5  -46%  41% G Williams      S Sanders       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t12   0  5-5  1--      23%  81% C Goodwin       K McGlinchy     Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Santiago to 3B; Goodwin to 2B
   b 6   0  5-1  12-  5  -16%  64% B Jordan        S Trachsel      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Boone Scores; Jones Scores
   b 6   1  5-4  12-  1   15%  68% G Williams      R Myers         Double Play: Flyball: CF; Klesko out at 3B/CF-2B
   b 6   0  5-3  -2-  3  -15%  49% R Klesko        S Trachsel      Double to CF (Line Drive); Jordan Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  L Johnson       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  8   46%  M Morandini     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   R      ---  4   56%  S Sosa          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      ---  3   65%  M Grace         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  5   64%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   66%  W Weiss         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   68%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   67%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--  2   69%  B Jordan        Foul Popfly: 1B (Short RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   67%  T Houston       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   66%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  R Klesko        E7 on Foul Ball (Deep LF Foul)
          ---  5   61%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   65%  A Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   OO     1--  2   70%  E Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   68%  S Trachsel      Groundout: C-1B
          ---  3   70%  L Johnson       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to P's Left)
          1--  2   73%  M Morandini     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  3   70%  S Sosa          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      12-  6   79%  M Grace         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Johnson Scores; Morandini to 3B
   RR     -23  3   89%  H Rodriguez     Single to CF (Pop Fly); Morandini Scores; Grace Scores
   O      1--  6   88%  T Houston       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   85%  G Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   87%  G Maddux        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Williams to 2B
   R      -2-  1   81%  W Weiss         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Williams Scores
   O      -2-  5   84%  B Boone         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  1   87%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   88%  J Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   90%  B Santiago      Single to RF (Line Drive); Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-  1   90%  S Trachsel      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Hernandez to 3B; Santiago to 2B
   O      -23  3   87%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -23  1   84%  M Morandini     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   87%  B Jordan        Lineout: P
          ---  6   84%  R Klesko        Walk
   OO     1--  1   89%  A Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   88%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   87%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   83%  E Perez         Walk
   O      1--  6   86%  G Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   89%  G Maddux        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Williams to 2B
   O      -2-  7   91%  W Weiss         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   90%  T Houston       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   90%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   89%  B Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   86%  B Boone         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  7   80%  C Jones         Walk; Boone to 2B
   RR     12-  5   64%  B Jordan        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Boone Scores; Jones Scores
   R      -2-  3   49%  R Klesko        Double to CF (Line Drive); Jordan Scores
                  Rodney Myers replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  5   44%  A Jones         Walk
   O      12-  1   53%  E Perez         Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   OO     12-  1   68%  G Williams      Double Play: Flyball: CF; Klesko out at 3B/CF-2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   66%  R Myers         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  6   68%  L Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   65%  M Morandini     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  7   62%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Rodney Myers facing 9-1-2
                  Otis Nixon pinch hits for Greg Maddux batting 9th
   O      ---  3   67%  O Nixon         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   62%  W Weiss         Walk
   OO     1--  3   73%  B Boone         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mike Remlinger facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Otis Nixon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   71%  M Grace         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   74%  H Rodriguez     Walk
                  Gary Gaetti pinch hits for Tyler Houston batting 6th; Bo Porter pinch runs for Henry Rodriguez batting 5th
          1--      76%  G Gaetti        Wild Pitch; Porter to 2B
   O      -2-  5   72%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7   68%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Rodney Myers facing 3-4-5
                  Gary Gaetti moves to 3B; Bo Porter moves to LF
          ---  2   58%  C Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   62%  B Jordan        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Jones to 2B
                  Felix Heredia replaces Bo Porter pitching and batting 5th; Curtis Goodwin replaces Rodney Myers playing LF batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   71%  R Klesko        Groundout: P-1B; Jones to 3B
                  Scott Sanders replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 5th
   O      --3  6   83%  A Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Russ Springer facing 8-9-1
                  Russ Springer replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   81%  B Santiago      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   79%  C Goodwin       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   78%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Scott Sanders facing 7-8-9
                  Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Eddie Perez batting 7th
   O      ---  5   88%  K Lockhart      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  5   41%  G Williams      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
                  Javy Lopez pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
   O      ---  7   46%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  W Weiss         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 5.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, John Rocker facing 2-3-4
                  John Rocker replaces Keith Lockhart pitching and batting 7th; Javy Lopez moves to C
   O      ---      44%  M Morandini     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      35%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Scott Sanders facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      41%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      46%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  B Jordan        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Dan Serafini replaces Mickey Morandini pitching and batting 2nd; Jeff Blauser replaces Scott Sanders playing 2B batting 5th
   O      1--      50%  R Klesko        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 5.

Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Rudy Seanez facing 5-6-7
                  Rudy Seanez replaces John Rocker pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---      44%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---      35%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Dan Serafini facing 6-7-8
          ---      28%  A Jones         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
                  Ozzie Guillen pinch hits for Rudy Seanez batting 7th
   O      1--      36%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   OO     1--      50%  G Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 5.

Top of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Kevin McGlinchy facing 8-9-1
                  Kevin McGlinchy replaces Ozzie Guillen pitching and batting 7th
          ---      58%  B Santiago      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      81%  C Goodwin       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Santiago to 3B; Goodwin to 2B
   RO     -23      87%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Santiago Scores/unER; Goodwin to 3B
   O      --3      82%  D Serafini      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3      78%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 12th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Dan Serafini facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  J Lopez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  W Weiss         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      89%  B Boone         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--     100%  C Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Braves 5.

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