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CHW  5
MIN  3

TOR 15
@DET 11

KCR  7
CAL  6

MIL  4
SEA  2

BOS  3
@NYY  1

OAK  2
@TEX  0

ATL  5
CIN  3

CHC  5
NYM  2

MON  7
@PHI  4

SDP  7
HOU  5

PIT  3
@STL  2

(13)
Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 34,971

Thursday, August 6, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:38
Mets
2
51-56
Lost 3
4th, 8½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2  6  1
Cubs            2  0  0   0  1  1   1  0  X    5 10  0
W: G Maddux (14-9), L: W Whitehurst (1-7)
Cubs
5
52-55
Won 1
3rd, 7½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Donnels 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   3  .071  .459   21    2   2   
D Magadan 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .735    9    0   2   
D Boston LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .693   11    1   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .251  .728   18   14   1   HR
C Walker CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .256  .669   13    3   0   SB
D Gallagher RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .601   18    1   0   
T Hundley C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .206  .613   21    2   1   2B
D Schofield SS                2   0   0   0    1   0  .205  .591   12    0   8   
W Whitehurst P                2   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .607    5    1   0   CS
  T Filer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Sasser PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .583    2    0   0   
  L Guetterman P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    2   8              130   24  15
BATTING
2B: T Hundley (11, off G Maddux).
HR: E Murray (11, off G Maddux; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: E Murray 4; W Whitehurst 2; T Hundley 2; C Walker; D Boston.
RBI: E Murray (66); W Whitehurst (3).
2-out RBI: W Whitehurst.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
FIELDING
PB: T Hundley (5).
E: D Magadan (11).
BASERUNNING
SB: C Walker (8, 2nd base off G Maddux/R Wilkins).
CS: W Whitehurst (1, 2nd base by G Maddux/R Wilkins).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sosa CF                     0   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .710    7    0   0   
  D Dascenzo PR-CF            4   2   3   0    0   0  .258  .631   11    1   0   3B,2B,CS
R Sandberg 2B                 5   2   2   0    0   1  .297  .842   20    0   4   3B
M Grace 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .854   15   13   1   
K Daniels LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .694   13    0   0   
  D Smith PR-RF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .261  .680         0   0   
D May RF-LF                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .263  .663   11    1   0   2B
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   1    1   0  .263  .736   22    0   1   
R Wilkins C                   1   0   0   0    3   0  .296  .782   19    8   1   
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .229  .580    8    3   5   2B
G Maddux P                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .141  .388   12    1   2   
Totals                       34   5  10   4    5   2              138   27  14
BATTING
2B: R Sanchez (9, off L Guetterman); D May (6, off W Whitehurst); D Dascenzo (7, off W Whitehurst).
3B: R Sandberg (7, off W Whitehurst); D Dascenzo (3, off T Filer).
TB: D Dascenzo 6; R Sandberg 4; D May 3; R Sanchez 2; K Daniels 2.
RBI: D May 2 (22); S Buechele (48); R Sanchez (15).
2-out RBI: D May; R Sanchez.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Wilkins-R Sanchez.
BASERUNNING
CS: D Dascenzo (3, 2nd base by W Whitehurst/T Hundley).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Whitehurst, L (1-7)          4.2   7   3   3    4   1   0   3.19   25   83-45   33· 3· 9   10· 3· 7· 0     35    -     1.03  -0.20
T Filer                        1.1   1   1   0    0   1   0   2.14    5   16-11    7· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          3-0    0.69  -0.01
L Guetterman                   1     2   1   1    1   0   0   6.31    6   22-15   12· 0· 3    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.36  -0.02
J Innis                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    3   11-6     4· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    10   5   4    5   2   0          39  132-77   56· 4·17   18· 5· 9· 0          3-0 
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Maddux, W (14-9)             9     6   2   2    2   8   1   2.26   34  129-75   45·11·19   16· 5· 3· 0     73    -     1.00   0.27
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   8   1          34  129-75   45·11·19   16· 5· 3· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: L Guetterman (4).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Wally Bell.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 34,971.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 74° F, Wind 9mph in from Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Donnels            2B    1. S Sosa               CF 
2. D Magadan            3B    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. D Boston             LF    3. M Grace              1B 
4. E Murray             1B    4. K Daniels            LF 
5. C Walker             CF    5. D May                RF 
6. D Gallagher          RF    6. S Buechele           3B 
7. T Hundley            C     7. R Wilkins            C  
8. D Schofield          SS    8. R Sanchez            SS 
9. W Whitehurst         P     9. G Maddux             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-0  12-  2  -12%  66% W Whitehurst    G Maddux        Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Walker Scores; Schofield to 2B
   b 5   2  1-2  --3  1   11%  82% D May           W Whitehurst    Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 1B Foul); Sandberg Scores
   t 5   2  2-1  123  1   11%  72% D Magadan       G Maddux        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   b 5   0  1-2  ---  2    9%  81% R Sandberg      W Whitehurst    Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   b 1   1  0-0  123  1    9%  74% D May           W Whitehurst    Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Dascenzo Scores; Sandberg to 3B; Daniels to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  C Donnels       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  D Magadan       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   52%  D Boston        Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   55%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Whitehurst facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   58%  S Sosa          Walk
                  Doug Dascenzo pinch runs for Sammy Sosa batting 1st
          1--  2   64%  R Sandberg      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Dascenzo to 2B
   O      12-  2   58%  M Grace         Lineout: CF
          12-  2   65%  K Daniels       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Dascenzo to 3B; Sandberg to 2B
   R      123  1   74%  D May           Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Dascenzo Scores; Sandberg to 3B; Daniels to 2B
   RO     123  5   76%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Sandberg Scores; Daniels to 3B; May to 2B
          -23  4   76%  R Wilkins       Walk
   O      123  2   72%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sanchez to 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Dascenzo moves to CF
   O      ---  1   74%  C Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  D Gallagher     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   76%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wally Whitehurst facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   75%  G Maddux        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   78%  D Dascenzo      Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   75%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   73%  M Grace         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   76%  D Schofield     Flyball: RF
          ---  3   73%  W Whitehurst    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  6   78%  C Donnels       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Whitehurst Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wally Whitehurst facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   77%  K Daniels       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   76%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   77%  S Buechele      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Buechele to 1B
   O      1--  5   75%  R Wilkins       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   78%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  D Boston        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   80%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wally Whitehurst facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   79%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   78%  G Maddux        Popfly: CF
          ---  1   79%  D Dascenzo      Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  2   77%  R Sandberg      Dascenzo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   72%  C Walker        Single (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   O      1--  5   77%  D Gallagher     Strikeout Swinging
          1--      75%  T Hundley       Walker Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   79%  " "             Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          -2-  5   78%  D Schofield     Walk
   R      12-  2   66%  W Whitehurst    Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Walker Scores; Schofield to 2B
          12-  6   61%  C Donnels       Walk; Schofield to 3B; Whitehurst to 2B
   O      123  1   72%  D Magadan       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wally Whitehurst facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   81%  R Sandberg      Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  2   77%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B; Sandberg stays at 3B
   O      --3  1   71%  K Daniels       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Sandberg stays at 3B
   R      --3  1   82%  D May           Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 1B Foul); Sandberg Scores
          -2-  4   83%  S Buechele      Walk
          12-  5   84%  R Wilkins       Walk; May to 3B; Buechele to 2B
                  Tom Filer replaces Wally Whitehurst pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  1   80%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   83%  D Boston        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   85%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   86%  C Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Filer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   85%  G Maddux        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   89%  D Dascenzo      Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      --3      92%  R Sandberg      Passed Ball; Dascenzo Scores/unER
   O      ---  5   91%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   91%  M Grace         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   93%  D Gallagher     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   90%  T Hundley       Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   93%  D Schofield     Groundout: SS-1B; Hundley to 3B
                  Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Tom Filer batting 9th
   O      --3  2   95%  M Sasser        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lee Guetterman facing 4-5-6
                  Lee Guetterman replaces Mackey Sasser pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   96%  K Daniels       Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
                  Dwight Smith pinch runs for Kal Daniels batting 4th
   O      1--  3   96%  D May           Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Smith to 2B
          -2-      96%  S Buechele      Wild Pitch; Smith to 3B
   O      --3  5   95%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Smith stays at 3B
          --3  5   95%  R Wilkins       Walk
   R      1-3  1   98%  R Sanchez       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Smith Scores; Wilkins to 3B
   O      -23  1   97%  G Maddux        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
                  Derrick May moves to LF; Dwight Smith moves to RF
   O      ---  5   98%  C Donnels       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   99%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  D Boston        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jeff Innis facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Innis replaces Lee Guetterman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  R Sandberg      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   97%  E Murray        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Murray Scores
   O      ---  5   99%  C Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  D Gallagher     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6  100%  T Hundley       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 5.

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