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@BAL		1
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@CAL		1
2
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@DET		1
3
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@MIL		2
10
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@SEA		2
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@TOR		5
10
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@CHC		0
7
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9
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@STL		3
4
Friday, April 17, 1987
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 23,023, Time of Game: 2:46
Expos
0
2-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 3½ GB
 at Cubs
7
4-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
L: Floyd Youmans (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2
Cubs            0  2  0   1  0  4   0  0  X    7 11  0

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Casey Candaele LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .385 .962 0.047 0.65 0.071 -0.024 0.2 2 0
Mitch Webster RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273 .678 0.025 0.92 0.067 -0.042 0.1 4 0
Andres Galarraga 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .715 -0.051 1.15 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 2 0 GDP
   Wallace Johnson PH-1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.034 1.41 0.086 -0.051 0.2 5 0 SB
   Jeff Parrett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tim Wallach 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .797 -0.059 1.20 0.041 -0.100 -0.2 2 5
Jeff Reed C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .481 -0.170 2.06 0.000 -0.170 -1.6 4 0
   Bill Campbell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Luis Rivera SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .250 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.4 0 0
Vance Law 2B-1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .748 -0.038 0.37 0.000 -0.038 -0.9 2 0
Tom Foley SS-2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .385 -0.043 0.42 0.000 -0.043 -0.8 1 2
Herm Winningham CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .552 -0.025 0.35 0.001 -0.027 -0.1 0 0
Floyd Youmans P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .600 -0.011 0.42 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 0
   Andy McGaffigan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Reid Nichols PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .384 -0.024 0.94 0.000 -0.024 -0.2
   John Stefero C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 2 0
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 4 6 .133 .369 -0.319 0.85 0.266 -0.585 -4.7 24 8
TB: T Wallach; M Webster; H Winningham; W Johnson.
GIDP: A Galarraga (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: T Wallach (2); W Johnson (1).
Baserunning
SB: W Johnson (1, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/J Davis).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chico Walker LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .148 .381 -0.037 0.49 0.006 -0.043 -1.1 0 0
Ryne Sandberg 2B 5 1 0 0 0 0 .206 .784 -0.054 0.44 0.002 -0.056 -0.8 2 5
   Manny Trillo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Andre Dawson RF 4 0 1 2 1 0 .194 .664 0.008 0.32 0.031 -0.023 1.4 2 0 2B
   Brian Dayett RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.133 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Keith Moreland 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .531 -0.030 0.36 0.005 -0.036 -0.6 1 0
Leon Durham 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250 .695 0.018 0.40 0.037 -0.019 -0.2 10 0
Jody Davis C 4 3 4 2 0 0 .381 1.149 0.212 0.60 0.212 0.000 2.9 7 0 HR,2B
Dave Martinez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .458 -0.057 0.47 0.000 -0.057 -1.4 4 0
Shawon Dunston SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .411 0.035 0.51 0.059 -0.024 1.3 1 1 2B,SB
Rick Sutcliffe P 4 1 2 3 0 1 .500 1.458 0.087 0.53 0.113 -0.025 1.3 0 1 2B,SB
Team Totals 37 7 11 7 2 6 .297 .820 0.182 0.46 0.465 -0.283 2.8 27 7
2B: A Dawson (1, off B Campbell); S Dunston (2, off B Campbell); J Davis (1, off F Youmans); R Sutcliffe (2, off B Campbell).
HR: J Davis (2, off F Youmans; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: J Davis 8; R Sutcliffe 3; S Dunston 3; A Dawson 2; K Moreland; L Durham.
RBI: R Sutcliffe 3 (3); J Davis 2 (4); A Dawson 2 (6).
2-out RBI: A Dawson 2; R Sutcliffe.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Sandberg-L Durham.
Baserunning
SB: S Dunston (2, 2nd base off F Youmans/J Reed); R Sutcliffe (1, 2nd base off A McGaffigan/J Reed).

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Floyd Youmans, L (0-2) 3.2 5 3 3 2 3 1 6.92 18 40 -0.136 0.76 -1.2
Andy McGaffigan 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 5 1 0 0.033 0.35 0.8
Bill Campbell 2 5 4 2 0 1 0 22.50 13 0 0 -0.080 0.18 -3.0
Jeff Parrett 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 7 5 2 6 1 5.62 39 40 1 0 -0.183 0.85 -2.8

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Sutcliffe, W (2-1) 9 4 0 0 4 6 0 2.75 34 81 0.318 0.85 4.7
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 4 6 0 0.00 34 81 0.318 0.46 4.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Dick Stello.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 23,023.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos         Chicago Cubs
1 Casey Candaele LF 1 Chico Walker LF
2 Mitch Webster RF 2 Ryne Sandberg 2B
3 Andres Galarraga 1B 3 Andre Dawson RF
4 Tim Wallach 3B 4 Keith Moreland 3B
5 Jeff Reed C 5 Leon Durham 1B
6 Vance Law 2B 6 Jody Davis C
7 Tom Foley SS 7 Dave Martinez CF
8 Herm Winningham CF 8 Shawon Dunston SS
9 Floyd Youmans P 9 Rick Sutcliffe P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 0 1-- RR CHC J. Davis F. Youmans 16% 75% Home Run; Durham Scores
t6 0-3 2 123 O MON J. Reed R. Sutcliffe 8% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-2 1 1-3 O MON T. Wallach R. Sutcliffe 8% 73% Flyball: 1B
t4 0-2 1 1-- MON W. Johnson R. Sutcliffe -7% 65% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Candaele to 3B
b4 2-0 2 -2- R CHC R. Sutcliffe F. Youmans 7% 85% Single to RF; Davis Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MON C. Candaele R. Sutcliffe 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- MON M. Webster R. Sutcliffe -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO MON A. Galarraga R. Sutcliffe 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Floyd Youmans facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHC C. Walker F. Youmans -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHC R. Sandberg F. Youmans -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- CHC A. Dawson F. Youmans 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CHC K. Moreland F. Youmans -2% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O MON T. Wallach R. Sutcliffe 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O MON J. Reed R. Sutcliffe 2% 54% Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 2 --- O MON V. Law R. Sutcliffe 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Floyd Youmans facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- CHC L. Durham F. Youmans 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- RR CHC J. Davis F. Youmans 16% 75% Home Run; Durham Scores
b2 2-0 0 --- O CHC D. Martinez F. Youmans -2% 73% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 2-0 1 --- CHC S. Dunston F. Youmans 2% 75% Single to CF
b2 2-0 1 1-- CHC R. Sutcliffe F. Youmans 1% 76% Dunston Steals 2B
b2 2-0 1 -2- O CHC R. Sutcliffe F. Youmans -2% 74% Strikeout
b2 2-0 2 -2- CHC C. Walker F. Youmans 1% 74% Walk
b2 2-0 2 12- O CHC R. Sandberg F. Youmans -3% 71% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O MON T. Foley R. Sutcliffe 3% 74% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-2 1 --- O MON H. Winningham R. Sutcliffe 2% 75% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- O MON F. Youmans R. Sutcliffe 1% 76% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Expos' Floyd Youmans facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- O CHC A. Dawson F. Youmans -2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- O CHC K. Moreland F. Youmans -1% 74% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 2 --- O CHC L. Durham F. Youmans -1% 73% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- MON C. Candaele R. Sutcliffe -4% 68% Walk
t4 0-2 0 1-- O MON M. Webster R. Sutcliffe 4% 73% Flyball: CF
Wallace Johnson pinch hits for Andres Galarraga (1B) batting 3rd
t4 0-2 1 1-- MON W. Johnson R. Sutcliffe -7% 65% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Candaele to 3B
t4 0-2 1 1-3 O MON T. Wallach R. Sutcliffe 8% 73% Flyball: 1B
t4 0-2 2 1-3 MON J. Reed R. Sutcliffe -1% 72% Johnson Steals 2B
t4 0-2 2 -23 O MON J. Reed R. Sutcliffe 7% 79% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Expos' Floyd Youmans facing 6-7-8
Wallace Johnson moves from PH to 1B
b4 2-0 0 --- CHC J. Davis F. Youmans 4% 83% Double to LF
b4 2-0 0 -2- O CHC D. Martinez F. Youmans -3% 80% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-0 1 -2- O CHC S. Dunston F. Youmans -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-0 2 -2- R CHC R. Sutcliffe F. Youmans 7% 85% Single to RF; Davis Scores
Andy McGaffigan replaces Floyd Youmans pitching and batting 9th
b4 3-0 2 1-- CHC C. Walker A. McGaffigan 1% 85% Sutcliffe Steals 2B
b4 3-0 2 -2- O CHC C. Walker A. McGaffigan -2% 84% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 --- O MON V. Law R. Sutcliffe 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-3 1 --- O MON T. Foley R. Sutcliffe 2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- O MON H. Winningham R. Sutcliffe 1% 88% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Expos' Andy McGaffigan facing 2-3-4
b5 3-0 0 --- O CHC R. Sandberg A. McGaffigan -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 3-0 1 --- O CHC A. Dawson A. McGaffigan -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-0 2 --- CHC K. Moreland A. McGaffigan 1% 87% Single to LF
b5 3-0 2 1-- O CHC L. Durham A. McGaffigan -1% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
Reid Nichols pinch hits for Andy McGaffigan (P) batting 9th
t6 0-3 0 --- O MON R. Nichols R. Sutcliffe 2% 89% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-3 1 --- MON C. Candaele R. Sutcliffe -3% 86% Walk
t6 0-3 1 1-- MON M. Webster R. Sutcliffe -4% 82% Single to LF; Candaele to 2B
t6 0-3 1 12- O MON W. Johnson R. Sutcliffe 5% 87% Flyball: CF
t6 0-3 2 12- MON T. Wallach R. Sutcliffe -4% 83% Walk; Candaele to 3B; Webster to 2B
t6 0-3 2 123 O MON J. Reed R. Sutcliffe 8% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Expos' Bill Campbell facing 6-7-8
Bill Campbell replaces Jeff Reed (C) pitching and batting 5th
John Stefero replaces Reid Nichols (PH) playing C batting 9th
b6 3-0 0 --- CHC J. Davis B. Campbell 1% 92% Single to LF
b6 3-0 0 1-- O CHC D. Martinez B. Campbell -1% 91% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 3-0 1 1-- CHC S. Dunston B. Campbell 3% 94% Double to LF; Davis to 3B
b6 3-0 1 -23 RR CHC R. Sutcliffe B. Campbell 4% 98% Double to LF; Davis Scores; Dunston Scores
b6 5-0 1 -2- O CHC C. Walker B. Campbell -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
b6 5-0 2 -2- CHC R. Sandberg B. Campbell 0% 97% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sutcliffe to 3B; Sandberg to 1B
b6 5-0 2 1-3 RR CHC A. Dawson B. Campbell 2% 99% Double to LF; Sutcliffe Scores/unER; Sandberg Scores/unER
b6 7-0 2 -2- O CHC K. Moreland B. Campbell -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-7, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
t7 0-7 0 --- O MON V. Law R. Sutcliffe 0% 99% Flyball: RF
t7 0-7 1 --- O MON T. Foley R. Sutcliffe 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-7 2 --- MON H. Winningham R. Sutcliffe -0% 99% Single to CF
t7 0-7 2 1-- O MON J. Stefero R. Sutcliffe 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Expos' Bill Campbell facing 5-6-7
b7 7-0 0 --- O CHC L. Durham B. Campbell -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 7-0 1 --- CHC J. Davis B. Campbell 0% 100% Single to CF
b7 7-0 1 1-- O CHC D. Martinez B. Campbell -0% 100% Flyball: RF
b7 7-0 2 1-- CHC S. Dunston B. Campbell 0% 100% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Davis to 3B; Dunston to 2B
b7 7-0 2 -23 O CHC R. Sutcliffe B. Campbell -0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-7, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
t8 0-7 0 --- O MON C. Candaele R. Sutcliffe 0% 100% Lineout: 1B
t8 0-7 1 --- O MON M. Webster R. Sutcliffe 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t8 0-7 2 --- O MON W. Johnson R. Sutcliffe 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Expos' Jeff Parrett facing 1-2-3
Jeff Parrett replaces Wallace Johnson (1B) pitching and batting 3rd
Vance Law moves from 2B to 1B
Tom Foley moves from SS to 2B
Luis Rivera replaces Bill Campbell (P) playing SS batting 5th
b8 7-0 0 --- O CHC C. Walker J. Parrett -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 7-0 1 --- O CHC R. Sandberg J. Parrett -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 7-0 2 --- O CHC A. Dawson J. Parrett 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-7, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
Manny Trillo replaces Ryne Sandberg playing 2B batting 2nd
Brian Dayett replaces Andre Dawson playing RF batting 3rd
t9 0-7 0 --- MON T. Wallach R. Sutcliffe -0% 100% Single to CF
t9 0-7 0 1-- O MON L. Rivera R. Sutcliffe 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-7 1 1-- O MON V. Law R. Sutcliffe 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 0-7 2 1-- O MON T. Foley R. Sutcliffe 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 7.

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