April 14, 1985 Montreal Expos at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 5
@BAL 3 CHW 11
@BOS 6 NYY 2
@CLE 1 DET 5
@KCR 1 OAK 8
CAL 1 SEA 5
MIN 1 MIL 8
@TEX 1 ATL 3
SDP 1 CHC 4
MON 2 HOU 5
PHI 3 SFG 8
@LAD 4 NYM 4
CIN 0 STL 10
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 31,512

Sunday, April 14, 1985
Time of Game: 2:29

Expos

2-3

Lost 2

3rd, 3 GB

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

W: R Sutcliffe (2-0), L: D Palmer (0-1)

Cubs

4-1

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .440    0    1   0   
R Johnson CF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   0   
A Dawson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .450    0    2   0   
D Driessen 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .278 1.017    0   10   1   
H Brooks SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .278  .744    0    2   4   
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .421 1.105    0    0   4   
U Washington 2B               3   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   1   CS
S Nicosia C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
  M Dilone PH                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  M Fitzgerald C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .558         2   0   
D Palmer P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  T Francona PH               1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  B Roberge P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   4   2    2   7                    24  12

BATTING

TB: T Francona; U Washington; H Brooks; A Dawson.

RBI: T Francona (1); T Wallach (3).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: H Brooks (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: U Washington (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Sutcliffe).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Dernier CF                  4   1   0   0    0   2  .200  .488    0    0   0   SB
R Sandberg 2B                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .050  .195    0    2   5   
G Matthews LF                 2   1   1   2    1   0  .400 1.393    0    1   0   HR
  B Dayett LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
L Durham 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .627    0   10   0   
K Moreland RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .800    0    1   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .690    0    1   2   
J Davis C                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .833    0    9   0   HR
S Dunston SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .470    0    3   2   
R Sutcliffe P                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .167    0    0   2   
Totals                       27   4   2   3    2   7                    27  11

BATTING

HR: G Matthews (2, off D Palmer; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); J Davis (2, off D Palmer; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: G Matthews 4; J Davis 4.

RBI: G Matthews 2 (5); J Davis (3).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: K Moreland (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Dernier (3, 2nd base off D Palmer/S Nicosia).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Palmer, L (0-1)              7     2   4   3    2   5   2   3.86   26     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 2     62    -     0.72  -0.12
B Roberge                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     2   4   3    2   7   2          29     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1· 2           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sutcliffe, W (2-0)           9     4   2   1    2   7   0   1.08   33     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 4     78    -     1.13   0.39
Totals                         9     4   2   1    2   7   0          33     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Palmer (1); R Sutcliffe (1).

IBB: None.

PO: R Sutcliffe (1; U Washington, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Dave Pallone.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 31,512.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Chicago Cubs                         
1. T Raines             LF    1. B Dernier            CF 
2. R Johnson            CF    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. A Dawson             RF    3. G Matthews           LF 
4. D Driessen           1B    4. L Durham             1B 
5. H Brooks             SS    5. K Moreland           RF 
6. T Wallach            3B    6. R Cey                3B 
7. U Washington         2B    7. J Davis              C  
8. S Nicosia            C     8. S Dunston            SS 
9. D Palmer             P     9. R Sutcliffe          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-2  1--      16%  91% G Matthews      D Palmer        Home Run; Sandberg Scores
   b 2   1  1-1  ---      11%  64% J Davis         D Palmer        Home Run
   t 2   0  1-0  1--     -10%  47% H Brooks        R Sutcliffe     Single; Driessen to 3B
   t 2   1  1-1  1-3       8%  51% S Nicosia       R Sutcliffe     Washington Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-2B-1B)
   t 9   0  4-2  ---      -7%  85% A Dawson        R Sutcliffe     Single

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Raines        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Dernier       Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Dernier to 1B
   O      1--      55%  R Sandberg      Flyball: LF
          1--      57%  G Matthews      Dernier Steals 2B
          -2-      58%  " "             Walk
   RO     12-      63%  L Durham        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Dernier Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)/No RBI/unER; Durham to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  K Moreland      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
          ---      57%  D Driessen      Walk
          1--      47%  H Brooks        Single; Driessen to 3B
   RO     1-3      50%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Driessen Scores
          1--      48%  U Washington    Wild Pitch; Wallach to 2B
          -2-      43%  " "             Single; Wallach to 3B
   O      1-3      51%  S Nicosia       Washington Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-2B-1B)
   O      --3      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, David Palmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  R Cey           Flyball: 2B
   R      ---      64%  J Davis         Home Run
   O      ---      62%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  R Sutcliffe     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  D Palmer        Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      67%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  B Dernier       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  R Sandberg      Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  A Dawson        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      67%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  H Brooks        Walk
   O      1--      69%  T Wallach       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, David Palmer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      67%  L Durham        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      65%  K Moreland      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  S Nicosia       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      71%  D Palmer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, David Palmer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  J Davis         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      67%  S Dunston       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  R Sutcliffe     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  T Raines        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      73%  R Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  B Dernier       Strikeout
          ---      74%  R Sandberg      Walk
   RR     1--      91%  G Matthews      Home Run; Sandberg Scores
   O      ---      90%  L Durham        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      90%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  D Driessen      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      94%  H Brooks        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  T Wallach       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, David Palmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  R Cey           Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  J Davis         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      93%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Miguel Dilone pinch hits for Steve Nicosia batting 8th
          ---      91%  M Dilone        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Dilone to 3B
                  Terry Francona pinch hits for David Palmer batting 9th
   R      --3      86%  T Francona      Single; Dilone Scores/unER
   O      1--      91%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Raines to 1B
   O      1--      94%  R Johnson       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bert Roberge facing 9-1-2
                  Bert Roberge replaces Terry Francona pitching and batting 9th; Mike Fitzgerald replaces Miguel Dilone playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      93%  R Sutcliffe     Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  B Dernier       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  R Sandberg      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Dayett replaces Gary Matthews playing LF batting 3rd
          ---      85%  A Dawson        Single
   O      1--      92%  D Driessen      Flyball: SS
   O      1--      96%  H Brooks        Groundout: P-1B; Dawson to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  T Wallach       Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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