July 22, 2003 Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 12
TEX 6 BOS 7
DET 4 CHW 5
CLE 2 OAK 10
@KCR 0 SEA 10
@MIN 8 ANA 3
@TBD 1 ATL 8
CHC 4 MIL 6
@CIN 4 FLA 9
MON 1 LAD 5
COL 2 NYM 7
@PHI 5 HOU 2
@PIT 0 SDP 3
STL 2 SFG 3
ARI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 39,226

Tuesday, July 22, 2003, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Cubs

50-49

Lost 1

3rd, 4½ GB

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

W: G Maddux (9-8), L: S Mitre (0-1)

Braves

66-33

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .684   10    1   0   2B
  T Hubbard PR-CF             1   1   0   0    1   0  .267  .722    6    3   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   1    0   0  .306  .759   19    1   2   2B,GDP
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   1    0   2  .314  .992   23    0   0   
M Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .845   14    1   0   
E Karros 1B                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .338  .924   10   11   1   
L Harris 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .181  .483   11    0   3   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .744   17    1   4   
P Bako C                      4   0   1   2    0   0  .190  .526   14    6   0   2B
S Mitre P                     1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   1   
  M Guthrie P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Choi PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .805    3    0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T O'Leary PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .600    6    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   8   4    1   5              137   24  11

BATTING

2B: P Bako (6, off K Gryboski); M Grudzielanek (28, off G Maddux); T Goodwin (6, off G Maddux).

TB: E Karros 3; P Bako 2; M Grudzielanek 2; T Goodwin 2; S Mitre; L Harris.

GIDP: M Grudzielanek (11).

RBI: P Bako 2 (10); S Sosa (58); M Grudzielanek (21).

2-out RBI: P Bako 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-A Gonzalez-E Karros.

E: M Alou (5).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .800   17    1   3   2B
M Giles 2B                    4   3   3   0    0   0  .293  .839   17    0   2   2B
  M DeRosa 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .655    5    0   2   
G Sheffield RF                3   1   1   0    2   0  .327 1.020   23    3   0   
  D Bragg PR-RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .470         0   0   
C Jones LF                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .292  .888   17    3   0   2B,GDP
A Jones CF                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .293  .914    8    2   0   2B
R Fick 1B                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .300  .847   15   13   0   
V Castilla 3B                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .276  .788   16    0   3   HR
H Blanco C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .208  .554   19    5   0   IW
G Maddux P                    1   0   0   1    0   0  .122  .290    8    0   2   SF,SH
  K Gryboski P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   1   
Totals                       33   8  12   8    5   6              149   27  13

BATTING

2B: A Jones (17, off S Mitre); R Furcal (20, off M Remlinger); M Giles (30, off S Mitre); C Jones (16, off S Mitre).

HR: V Castilla (16, off S Mitre; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SF: G Maddux (1, off S Mitre).

SH: G Maddux (4, off M Guthrie).

IBB: H Blanco (2, by S Mitre).

TB: V Castilla 4; M Giles 4; C Jones 3; A Jones 3; R Furcal 2; R Fick; G Sheffield; H Blanco.

GIDP: C Jones (6).

RBI: V Castilla 2 (54); A Jones 2 (71); C Jones 2 (60); G Maddux (2); R Fick (54).

2-out RBI: C Jones; A Jones.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M DeRosa-R Furcal-R Fick.

E: R Fick (8); R Furcal (23); C Jones (4).

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 Mitre, L (0-1)               3.2  10   8   8    3   0   1  19.64   23   70-40   27· 4· 9   12· 7· 1· 0      6    -     0.73  -0.46
M Guthrie                      1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.22    5   21-11    6· 1· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.12   0.01
A Alfonseca                    1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.31    4   19-10    5· 4· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
M Remlinger                    2     1   0   0    1   5   0   4.40    8   39-25    9· 7· 9    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    12   8   8    5   6   1          40  149-86   47·16·23   17· 9· 3· 0          1-0

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, W (9-8)              7     5   2   2    0   2   0   4.36   27  101-65   46· 6·13   12·11· 2· 0     61    -     0.63   0.05
K Gryboski                     2     3   2   1    1   3   0   4.41    9   33-21   11· 3· 7    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   3    1   5   0          36  134-86   57· 9·20   15·11· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Mitre (1; H Blanco).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Scott Nelson, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Laz Diaz.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 39,226.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Atlanta Braves                       
1. T Goodwin            CF    1. R Furcal             SS 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. M Giles              2B 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. G Sheffield          RF 
4. M Alou               LF    4. C Jones              LF 
5. E Karros             1B    5. A Jones              CF 
6. L Harris             3B    6. R Fick               1B 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. V Castilla           3B 
8. P Bako               C     8. H Blanco             C  
9. S Mitre              P     9. G Maddux             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-1  1--  5   13%  82% V Castilla      S Mitre         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Fick Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  1   10%  63% C Jones         S Mitre         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Giles Scores
   t 3   1  3-0  -23  6  -10%  62% M Grudzielanek  G Maddux        Double to 2B (Pop Fly); Mitre Scores; Hubbard to 3B
   t 3   1  3-0  1--  4   -8%  71% T Goodwin       G Maddux        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Mitre to 3B
   b 3   0  2-3  1--  3    8%  78% G Sheffield     S Mitre         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Giles to 3B/Adv on E7

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      ---  6   52%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      54%  S Sosa          E3 on Foul Ball
   O      ---  5   55%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Sergio Mitre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  R Furcal        Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  5   55%  M Giles         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   53%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B; Giles to 2B
   R      -2-  1   63%  C Jones         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Giles Scores
   O      -2-  1   60%  A Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   63%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   60%  E Karros        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   62%  L Harris        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Karros to 2B
   O      -2-  2   66%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sergio Mitre facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   69%  R Fick          Walk
   RR     1--  5   82%  V Castilla      Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Fick Scores
   O      ---  3   81%  H Blanco        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   80%  G Maddux        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   79%  R Furcal        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   81%  P Bako          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   79%  S Mitre         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   71%  T Goodwin       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Mitre to 3B
                  Trenidad Hubbard pinch runs for Tom Goodwin batting 1st
   R      -23  6   62%  M Grudzielanek  Double to 2B (Pop Fly); Mitre Scores; Hubbard to 3B
   RO     -23  6   63%  S Sosa          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hubbard Scores; Grudzielanek to 3B
   O      --3  6   67%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sergio Mitre facing 2-3-4
                  Trenidad Hubbard moves to CF
          ---  3   70%  M Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   78%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Giles to 3B/Adv on E7
   R      1-3  4   82%  C Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Giles Scores; Sheffield to 2B
   R      12-  1   88%  A Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Sheffield Scores; Jones to 2B
   R      12-  2   92%  R Fick          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Jones Scores; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  2   92%  V Castilla      Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Jones to 3B; Fick to 2B
          -23  4   92%  H Blanco        Intentional Walk
   RO     123  4   93%  G Maddux        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Jones Scores; Fick to 3B
   O      1-3  3   92%  R Furcal        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 7.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   93%  E Karros        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   92%  L Harris        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   93%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B; Harris to 2B
   O      -2-  2   95%  P Bako          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-2, Sergio Mitre facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   96%  M Giles         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
          -2-  5   96%  G Sheffield     Walk
   OO     12-  1   94%  C Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Giles to 3B
   R      --3  2   97%  A Jones         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF); Giles Scores
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Sergio Mitre pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   96%  R Fick          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 8.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   97%  M Guthrie       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  T Hubbard       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   98%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mark Guthrie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   97%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   98%  H Blanco        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  G Maddux        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Blanco to 2B
   O      -2-  4   97%  R Furcal        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 8.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   98%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
          ---  3   98%  E Karros        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   99%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Antonio Alfonseca facing 2-3-4
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  M Giles         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   98%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 8.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   99%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  6   99%  P Bako          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  Hee Seop Choi pinch hits for Antonio Alfonseca batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  H Choi          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mike Remlinger facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Hee Seop Choi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  R Fick          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   99%  V Castilla      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   99%  H Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 8.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Kevin Gryboski facing 1-2-3
                  Kevin Gryboski replaces Greg Maddux pitching and batting 9th; Mark DeRosa replaces Marcus Giles playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---  4   98%  T Hubbard       Walk
   OO     1--  5  100%  M Grudzielanek  Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mike Remlinger facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  100%  K Gryboski      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5  100%  R Furcal        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5  100%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          -2-  5  100%  G Sheffield     Walk
                  Darren Bragg pinch runs for Gary Sheffield batting 3rd
   O      12-  6  100%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 8.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Kevin Gryboski facing 4-5-6
                  Darren Bragg moves to RF
   O      ---  3  100%  M Alou          Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---  2  100%  E Karros        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   99%  L Harris        Single to LF (Line Drive); Karros to 3B/Adv on E7; Harris to 2B
   O      -23  7  100%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  1  100%  P Bako          Double to CF (Line Drive); Karros Scores; Harris Scores/unER
                  Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Mike Remlinger batting 9th
   O      -2-  6  100%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
        2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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