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MIL  6
@CAL  5

DET  3
CLE  1

NYY  7
BAL  1

OAK 12
MIN  3

SEA 11
KCR 10

TEX  4
CHW  1

BOS 13
@TOR  2

SFG  7
@ATL  4

CHC  5
MON  4

(11)
MON  9
@CHC  1

CIN  7
SDP  2

LAD  6
@HOU  0

NYM  6
PHI  4

PIT  5
@STL  1

Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 23,030

Tuesday, September 20, 1988, 6:59
Time of Game: 3:09
Expos
9
75-76
Won 1
3rd, 18 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  1  0   0  1  2   3  0  2    9 16  2
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  0
W: R Johnson (2-0), L: C Schiraldi (8-13)
Cubs
1
71-80
Lost 1
5th, 22 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   2   2   0    0   2  .231  .577   18    2   0   SB
T Jones LF                    5   2   3   4    0   0  .294  .720   17    0   0   HR,2B,CS
  R Hudler LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .718         0   0   
D Martinez RF                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .252  .662   23    3   0   3B
A Galarraga 1B                5   0   2   1    0   2  .302  .894   24    7   0   2B
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .700   28    0   4   HBP
T Foley 2B                    3   2   3   0    1   0  .267  .703   11    3   1   
  J Paredes PR-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .187  .524    1    0   0   
M Fitzgerald C                3   1   2   2    2   0  .272  .737   18   11   0   HR
J Huson SS                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .389  .894   20    1   2   GDP
R Johnson P                   4   1   1   0    0   3  .200  .400   14    0   0   
Totals                       40   9  16   9    3   9              174   27   7
BATTING
2B: T Jones (5, off M Capel); A Galarraga (41, off M Capel).
3B: D Martinez (5, off C Schiraldi).
HR: T Jones (3, off C Schiraldi; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF); M Fitzgerald (4, off C Schiraldi; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
HBP: T Wallach (3, by M Capel).
TB: T Jones 7; M Fitzgerald 5; D Martinez 4; A Galarraga 3; T Foley 3; O Nixon 2; J Huson; R Johnson.
GIDP: J Huson (1).
RBI: T Jones 4 (21); M Fitzgerald 2 (20); J Huson (3); D Martinez (43); A Galarraga (88).
2-out RBI: M Fitzgerald 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
FIELDING
E: R Johnson (1); J Huson (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: O Nixon (41, 2nd base off C Schiraldi/R Wrona).
CS: T Jones (6, 2nd base by C Schiraldi/R Wrona).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Roomes LF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .231  .462   17    1   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .266  .751   14    1   2   SB
M Webster RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .674   18    5   1   
D Jackson CF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .257  .727   14    1   0   2B,SB
D Meier 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500   16    1   0   
M Trillo 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .577   18    5   1   
R Wrona C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    9   1   
A Salazar SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .607   14    3   3   
C Schiraldi P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .109  .250    6    0   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Dascenzo PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .717    2    0   0   
  M Capel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .641    2    0   0   
Totals                       35   1   6   1    1  11              134   27   8
BATTING
2B: D Jackson (10, off R Johnson).
TB: D Jackson 3; R Sandberg; D Meier; R Roomes; A Salazar.
RBI: D Meier (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Sandberg-A Salazar-M Trillo.
BASERUNNING
SB: R Sandberg (22, 3rd base off R Johnson/M Fitzgerald); D Jackson (4, 2nd base off R Johnson/M Fitzgerald).

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
R Johnson, W (2-0)             9     6   1   1    1  11   0   1.93   36  130-85   48·18·19   12· 8· 4· 0     81    -     0.95   0.32
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1  11   0          36  130-85   48·18·19   12· 8· 4· 0           -  
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 Schiraldi, L (8-13)          6    12   7   7    2   7   2   4.54   29  120-77   41·18·18    7· 7· 5· 1     25    -     0.88  -0.18
F DiPino                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.16    3   12-7     4· 2· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
M Capel                        2     4   2   2    1   2   0   4.91   12   34-22   11· 5· 6    1· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    16   9   9    3   9   2          44  166-106  56·25·25   10·12· 8· 1           -  
C Schiraldi faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Johnson (1); M Capel (5).
IBB: None.
HBP: M Capel (3; T Wallach).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 3:09.
Attendance: 23,030.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Chicago Cubs                         
1. O Nixon              CF    1. R Roomes             LF 
2. T Jones              LF    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. D Martinez           RF    3. M Webster            RF 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. D Jackson            CF 
5. T Wallach            3B    5. D Meier              3B 
6. T Foley              2B    6. M Trillo             1B 
7. M Fitzgerald         C     7. R Wrona              C  
8. J Huson              SS    8. A Salazar            SS 
9. R Johnson            P     9. C Schiraldi          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-2  1--  1   14%  92% M Fitzgerald    C Schiraldi     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Foley Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  12-  1   13%  68% J Huson         C Schiraldi     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Foley Scores; Fitzgerald to 3B
   b 4   1  1-0  -23  6   11%  57% D Meier         R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   b 4   2  1-0  123  5   10%  65% R Wrona         R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   t 5   1  0-1  -2-  8   10%  77% T Jones         C Schiraldi     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Nixon Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Calvin Schiraldi facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   46%  T Jones         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   49%  D Martinez      Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      --3  5   45%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   48%  R Roomes        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   49%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  M Webster       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Calvin Schiraldi facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   48%  T Wallach       Flyball: RF
          ---  1   50%  T Foley         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   54%  M Fitzgerald    Single to RF (Line Drive); Foley to 2B
   R      12-  1   68%  J Huson         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Foley Scores; Fitzgerald to 3B
   O      1-3  3   61%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   57%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   59%  D Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   61%  D Meier         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   62%  M Trillo        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Calvin Schiraldi facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   60%  T Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   59%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   58%  A Galarraga     Single to RF (Line Drive); Galarraga out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   60%  R Wrona         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   57%  A Salazar       Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Salazar to 1B
   O      1--  3   61%  C Schiraldi     Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  8   63%  R Roomes        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Calvin Schiraldi facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   61%  T Wallach       Flyball: LF
          ---  1   64%  T Foley         Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   67%  M Fitzgerald    Walk; Foley to 2B
   OO     12-  8   59%  J Huson         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Johnson facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   54%  R Sandberg      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   58%  M Webster       Flyball: 2B
          1--  5   53%  D Jackson       Single to LF (Line Drive); Sandberg to 2B
          12-      46%  D Meier         Sandberg Steals 3B; Jackson Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   57%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -23  5   55%  M Trillo        Walk
   O      123  5   65%  R Wrona         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Calvin Schiraldi facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   63%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   65%  O Nixon         Single to 1B/Bunt
          1--      67%  T Jones         Nixon Steals 2B
   R      -2-  8   77%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Nixon Scores
   O      1--  1   75%  D Martinez      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   73%  A Galarraga     Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Johnson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   68%  A Salazar       Single to C (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
   O      1--  3   73%  C Schiraldi     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   67%  R Roomes        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Salazar to 2B
   O      12-  4   74%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   80%  M Webster       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Calvin Schiraldi facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   78%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   77%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   78%  T Foley         Walk
   RR     1--  1   92%  M Fitzgerald    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Foley Scores
   O      ---  3   92%  J Huson         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   94%  D Jackson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   95%  D Meier         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   95%  M Trillo        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-0, Calvin Schiraldi facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   96%  R Johnson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  6   97%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Johnson to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   99%  T Jones         Home Run; Johnson Scores; Nixon Scores
                  Frank DiPino replaces Calvin Schiraldi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   99%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  T Wallach       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Randy Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   99%  R Wrona         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  8  100%  A Salazar       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Doug Dascenzo pinch hits for Frank DiPino batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mike Capel facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Capel replaces Doug Dascenzo pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3  100%  T Foley         Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Johnny Paredes pinch runs for Tom Foley batting 6th
          1--  5  100%  M Fitzgerald    Walk; Paredes to 2B
          12-     100%  J Huson         Wild Pitch; Paredes to 3B; Fitzgerald to 2B
   O      -23  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4  100%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  2  100%  O Nixon         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
                  Johnny Paredes moves to 2B
   O      ---  3  100%  R Roomes        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8  100%  M Webster       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 0.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mike Capel facing 2-3-4
          ---  2  100%  T Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  3  100%  D Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Jones Scores
   R      1--  3  100%  A Galarraga     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Martinez Scores
          -2-  5  100%  T Wallach       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  1  100%  J Paredes       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-  1  100%  M Fitzgerald    Flyball: CF
   O      12-  1  100%  J Huson         Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 9, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
                  Rex Hudler replaces Tracy Jones playing LF batting 2nd
          ---  3  100%  D Jackson       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   R      -2-  3  100%  D Meier         Single to RF (Line Drive); Jackson Scores
          1--     100%  M Trillo        Wild Pitch; Meier to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1  100%  R Wrona         Flyball: RF
          -2-  2  100%  A Salazar       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Meier to 3B; Salazar to 1B
                  Jody Davis pinch hits for Mike Capel batting 9th
   O      1-3  2  100%  J Davis         Flyball: RF
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 9, Cubs 1.

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