April 25, 1993 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 2
BOS 1 KCR 3
BAL 2 TEX 6
@MIL 1 DET 16
@MIN 5 CLE 6
@OAK 0 NYY 10
@SEA 9 TOR 1
CHW 0 CHC 2
CIN 1 FLA 11
@COL 1 SFG 4
@MON 1 SDP 9
@NYM 8 PHI 5
LAD 2 PIT 7
HOU 2 STL 7
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 30,879

Sunday, April 25, 1993, 1:22
Time of Game: 2:24

Reds

6-12

Lost 1

6th, 4½ GB

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

W: P Assenmacher (1-0), L: T Belcher (1-2)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cubs

9-8

Won 1

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .538   20    3   5   CS
C Espy LF                     1   1   0   0    3   1  .273  .652   24    2   0   
B Larkin SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .767   12    1   1   3B,GDP
R Milligan 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .350  .880   20    9   2   
C Sabo 3B                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .239  .765    8    1   0   2B,HBP
R Sanders RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .598   10    3   0   HBP
J Oliver C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .679   14    2   0   
C Hernandez CF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .118  .285   14    3   0   
T Belcher P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    1   2   SH
Totals                       30   1   3   1    4   4              129   25  10

BATTING

2B: C Sabo (5, off F Castillo).

3B: B Larkin (1, off F Castillo).

SH: T Belcher (2, off F Castillo).

HBP: R Sanders (1, by F Castillo); C Sabo (2, by F Castillo).

TB: B Larkin 3; C Sabo 2; C Hernandez.

GIDP: B Larkin (4).

RBI: C Sabo (13).

2-out RBI: C Sabo.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Roberts (3, 2nd base by F Castillo/R Wilkins).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Smith CF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .409 1.207   19    2   0   
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .614   14    0   2   
M Grace 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .930   14   10   0   
D May LF                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .319  .928    8    4   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .805   11    2   0   
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .213  .628   13    1   1   3B
  E Yelding PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
R Wilkins C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .065  .236   17    4   1   IW
J Vizcaino 2B                 4   0   4   1    0   0  .339  .816    9    4   3   
F Castillo P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    6    0   4   SH
  B Scanlan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Wilson PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .662    1    0   0   SH
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
Totals                       31   2   8   2    2   2              112   27  12

BATTING

3B: S Buechele (1, off T Belcher).

SH: F Castillo (1, off T Belcher); W Wilson (1, off T Belcher).

IBB: R Wilkins (2, by T Belcher).

TB: J Vizcaino 4; S Buechele 4; D Smith; D May.

RBI: J Vizcaino (11); S Buechele (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sanchez-J Vizcaino-M Grace.

E: J Vizcaino 2 (2); S Sosa (2).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Belcher, L (1-2)             8.1   8   2   2    2   2   0   4.26   35  112-68   47· 5·16   14·11· 6· 0     59    -     2.01  -0.17
Totals                         8.1   8   2   2    2   2   0          35  112-68   47· 5·16   14·11· 6· 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
F Castillo                     7.1   3   1   0    4   2   0   3.57   32  108-64   42· 4·18   12·10· 2· 0     68    -     1.06   0.18
B Scanlan                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.63    2    9-6     2· 1· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    1.97   0.12
P Assenmacher, W (1-0)         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.52    3   11-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9     3   1   0    4   4   0          37  128-77   48· 6·23   13·11· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Belcher (1; R Wilkins).

HBP: F Castillo 2 (2; R Sanders, C Sabo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 30,879.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 50° F, Wind 14mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. B Roberts            2B    1. D Smith              CF 
2. C Espy               LF    2. R Sanchez            SS 
3. B Larkin             SS    3. M Grace              1B 
4. R Milligan           1B    4. D May                LF 
5. C Sabo               3B    5. S Sosa               RF 
6. R Sanders            RF    6. S Buechele           3B 
7. J Oliver             C     7. R Wilkins            C  
8. C Hernandez          CF    8. J Vizcaino           2B 
9. T Belcher            P     9. F Castillo           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  1-0  1--  2   62%  83% S Buechele      T Belcher       Triple to LF (Line Drive); May Scores
   b 9   1  1-1  1-3  1   18% 100% J Vizcaino      T Belcher       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Yelding Scores; Wilkins to 2B
   b 9   0  1-0  ---  3   13%  33% D May           T Belcher       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   b 9   0  1-0  1--  4  -12%  21% S Sosa          T Belcher       Flyball: CF
   b 8   2  1-0  12-  3  -12%  16% M Grace         T Belcher       Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  B Roberts       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--      52%  C Espy          Roberts Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  5   50%  " "             Walk
          1--  2   46%  B Larkin        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Espy to 2B; Larkin to 1B
   O      12-  7   51%  R Milligan      Flyball: CF
   R      12-  3   39%  C Sabo          Double to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Espy Scores/unER; Larkin to 3B
   O      -23  1   44%  R Sanders       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   42%  D Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   40%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  3   39%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Castillo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   41%  J Oliver        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   43%  C Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  4   42%  T Belcher       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Belcher to 1B
          1--  5   40%  B Roberts       Walk; Belcher to 2B
          12-  6   37%  C Espy          Walk; Belcher to 3B; Roberts to 2B
   O      123  5   44%  B Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   41%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   40%  S Sosa          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   38%  S Buechele      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Castillo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   41%  R Milligan      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   42%  C Sabo          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  2   41%  R Sanders       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   43%  J Oliver        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   41%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   44%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   41%  F Castillo      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Vizcaino to 2B
          -2-  4   43%  D Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Vizcaino to 3B
   O      1-3  1   37%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Castillo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   40%  C Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   41%  T Belcher       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   42%  B Roberts       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Belcher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   39%  M Grace         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   37%  D May           Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   36%  S Sosa          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Castillo facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   32%  C Espy          Walk
   OO     1--  2   40%  B Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   41%  R Milligan      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Belcher facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   38%  S Buechele      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   35%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   37%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   34%  F Castillo      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Castillo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   36%  C Sabo          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   38%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   39%  J Oliver        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   35%  D Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   32%  R Sanchez       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   30%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Castillo facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   27%  C Hernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   28%  T Belcher       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Hernandez to 2B
   O      -2-  7   32%  B Roberts       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-  6   36%  C Espy          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   31%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   27%  S Sosa          Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  5   30%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   25%  R Wilkins       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Castillo facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   15%  B Larkin        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  6   19%  R Milligan      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          --3  1   18%  C Sabo          Hit By Pitch
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Frank Castillo pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  6   25%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  3   30%  J Oliver        Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Belcher facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   40%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Willie Wilson pinch hits for Bob Scanlan batting 9th
   O      1--  1   36%  W Wilson        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Vizcaino to 2B
          -2-  7   40%  D Smith         Walk
   O      12-  3   28%  R Sanchez       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      12-  3   16%  M Grace         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Assenmacher facing 8-9-1
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Willie Wilson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   18%  C Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   19%  T Belcher       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   20%  B Roberts       Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   33%  D May           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   21%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF
   R      1--  2   83%  S Buechele      Triple to LF (Line Drive); May Scores
                  Eric Yelding pinch runs for Steve Buechele batting 6th
          --3  4   82%  R Wilkins       Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  1  100%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Yelding Scores; Wilkins to 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation