April 4, 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
KCR 3 DET 10
@OAK 9
(15) TEX 13
BOS 2 SFG 7
@ATL 1 CHC 9
LAD 4 MON 10
@CIN 2 FLA 6
PIT 2 NYM 10
STL 9 PHI 7
COL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 12,626

Thursday, April 4, 1996, 1:20
Time of Game: 2:53

Dodgers

1-3

Lost 3

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  3   0  0  1   0  0  0    4  8  1
Cubs            0  0  2   7  0  0   0  0  X    9 14  0

W: K Foster (1-0), L: P Astacio (0-1)

Cubs

2-1

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                4   0   1   0    1   2  .235  .513   21    1   3   2·SB
B Butler CF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .294  .662   26    1   0   
M Piazza C                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .563 1.174   14    5   0   
E Karros 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .389  .778   18    8   0   
R Mondesi RF                  4   1   0   1    0   1  .222  .500    9    4   0   
M Blowers 3B                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .214  .675   11    0   0   2B
T Hollandsworth LF            4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .555   19    1   0   
G Gagne SS                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .357 1.295   12    4   5   HR
P Astacio P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   0   
  J Cummings P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Thompson PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Eischen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Fonville PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   8   4    3  10              142   24   9

BATTING

2B: M Blowers (1, off K Foster).

HR: G Gagne (2, off K Foster; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: G Gagne 5; M Blowers 3; M Piazza 2; D DeShields; B Butler.

RBI: M Blowers 2 (2); G Gagne (3); R Mondesi (1).

2-out RBI: M Blowers 2; G Gagne.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 4. G Gagne-E Karros 2; G Gagne-D DeShields-E Karros; M Guthrie-G Gagne-E Karros.

E: D DeShields (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D DeShields 2 (4, 2nd base off K Foster/S Servais 2).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .417 1.000   19    0   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   2   1   2    1   0  .083  .600   20    0   3   HR,2·GDP
M Grace 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.071   14    7   1   2B
S Sosa RF                     4   1   2   3    0   0  .385 1.231    9    2   0   HR
L Gonzalez LF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .091  .182   12    1   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
S Servais C                   4   1   3   0    0   1  .455 1.591   13   12   0   2B
J Hernandez 3B                4   0   2   1    0   1  .333  .833   15    3   2   GDP
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .584   15    1   1   GDP
K Foster P                    2   2   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167   13    0   2   
  L Casian P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Timmons LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   9  14   8    3   5              134   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Grace (1, off P Astacio); S Servais (1, off P Astacio).

HR: R Sandberg (1, off P Astacio; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); S Sosa (2, off J Cummings; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: S Sosa 5; S Servais 4; R Sandberg 4; M Grace 3; J Hernandez 2; B McRae 2; L Gonzalez; K Foster.

GIDP: R Sandberg 2 (2); J Hernandez (1); R Sanchez (1).

RBI: S Sosa 3 (5); R Sandberg 2 (2); M Grace 2 (4); J Hernandez (1).

2-out RBI: S Sosa 3; M Grace 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Astacio, L (0-1)             3.2   8   7   4    2   3   1   9.82   20   74-45   31· 3·11   10· 3· 2· 0     24    -     1.10  -0.30
J Cummings                     1.1   3   2   2    0   2   1  11.57    7   18-14    7· 4· 3    2· 3· 0· 0          3-3    0.55  -0.25
M Guthrie                      2     2   0   0    1   0   0   3.86    8   29-21   17· 0· 4    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
J Eischen                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   10-6     3· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    14   9   6    3   5   2          38  131-86   58· 7·21   19· 8· 3· 0          3-3

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Foster, W (1-0)              5.2   6   4   4    3   5   1   6.35   26   96-62   40· 6·16   11· 6· 1· 0     43    -     1.01  -0.09
L Casian                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    4   10-7     4· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
T Wendell                      2.1   1   0   0    0   4   0   0.00    8   30-21    7· 4·10    4· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.03
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3  10   1          38  136-90   51·11·29   17· 6· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: P Astacio (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 12,626.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 40° F, Overcast, Snow.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Chicago Cubs                         
1. D DeShields          2B    1. B McRae              CF 
2. B Butler             CF    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. M Piazza             C     3. M Grace              1B 
4. E Karros             1B    4. S Sosa               RF 
5. R Mondesi            RF    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. M Blowers            3B    6. S Servais            C  
7. T Hollandsworth      LF    7. J Hernandez          3B 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. R Sanchez            SS 
9. P Astacio            P     9. K Foster             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  1-3  3  -17%  22% M Blowers       K Foster        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Piazza Scores; Mondesi Scores
   b 3   1  3-0  1--  3   17%  41% R Sandberg      P Astacio       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Foster Scores
   b 4   2  3-4  123  1   15%  85% M Grace         J Cummings      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Foster Scores/unER; McRae Scores/unER; Sandberg to 2B
   b 4   0  3-2  1--  3   13%  61% S Servais       P Astacio       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 3B
   b 4   2  3-6  12-  2   11%  96% S Sosa          J Cummings      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sandberg Scores/unER; Grace Scores/Team unER; Sosa Scores/Team unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   47%  D DeShields     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Butler        Foul Bunt Popfly: C
          1--      48%  M Piazza        DeShields Steals 2B
          -2-  4   46%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   51%  E Karros        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   55%  R Mondesi       Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  B McRae         Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  3   51%  R Sandberg      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  8   53%  M Grace         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   50%  S Sosa          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Foster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   52%  M Blowers       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   54%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   53%  G Gagne         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  7   55%  P Astacio       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Astacio facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
          ---  4   55%  S Servais       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   52%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
          1--      53%  R Sanchez       Wild Pitch; Servais to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   46%  D DeShields     Walk
          1--      43%  B Butler        DeShields Steals 2B
          -2-  8   40%  " "             Walk
          12-  1   32%  M Piazza        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); DeShields to 3B; Butler to 2B
   O      123  4   39%  E Karros        Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Butler to 3B; Piazza to 2B; Karros to 1B
   RO     123  3   39%  R Mondesi       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Butler Scores; Piazza to 3B; Mondesi to 1B
   RR     1-3  3   22%  M Blowers       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Piazza Scores; Mondesi Scores
   O      -2-  8   24%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Pedro Astacio facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   28%  K Foster        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   25%  B McRae         Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  3   41%  R Sandberg      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Foster Scores
   O      ---  4   39%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   38%  S Sosa          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Foster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   41%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   42%  P Astacio       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  7   43%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Pedro Astacio facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   48%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   61%  S Servais       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 3B
   R      -23  3   71%  J Hernandez     Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Gonzalez Scores; Servais to 3B
   ROO    1-3  1   64%  R Sanchez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Servais Scores
          ---  6   66%  K Foster        Walk
          1--  2   69%  B McRae         Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Foster to 3B; McRae to 2B
          -23  6   70%  R Sandberg      Walk
                  John Cummings replaces Pedro Astacio pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  1   85%  M Grace         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Foster Scores/unER; McRae Scores/unER; Sandberg to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   96%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sandberg Scores/unER; Grace Scores/Team unER; Sosa Scores/Team unER
   O      ---  3   96%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 9.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-9, Kevin Foster facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   94%  B Butler        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   96%  M Piazza        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  5   97%  E Karros        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Butler to 2B
   O      -2-  1   98%  R Mondesi       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-3, John Cummings facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   97%  S Servais       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   98%  J Hernandez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   97%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   97%  K Foster        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 9.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-9, Kevin Foster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   98%  M Blowers       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   98%  T Hollandsworth Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   R      ---  3   97%  G Gagne         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Larry Casian replaces Kevin Foster pitching and batting 9th; Milt Thompson pinch hits for John Cummings batting 9th; Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Milt Thompson batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-4, Mark Guthrie facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
          --- 12   98%  B McRae         Walk
   O      1--  3   97%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   97%  M Grace         Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
          1--  1   97%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sandberg to 2B
   O      12-  2   97%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 9.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-9, Larry Casian facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   98%  D DeShields     Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   98%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   98%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Turk Wendell replaces Luis Gonzalez pitching and batting 5th; Ozzie Timmons replaces Larry Casian playing LF batting 9th
   O      1--  5   98%  E Karros        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-4, Mark Guthrie facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   99%  S Servais       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  4   98%  J Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   98%  R Sanchez       Lineout: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 9.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-9, Turk Wendell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   98%  M Blowers       Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   99%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B); Blowers to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-4, Joey Eischen facing 9-1-2
                  Joey Eischen replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  O Timmons       Flyball: RF
          ---  1   99%  B McRae         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  5   99%  R Sandberg      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 9.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-9, Turk Wendell facing 9-1-2
                  Chad Fonville pinch hits for Joey Eischen batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  C Fonville      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  D DeShields     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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