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5
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@OAK		10
9		 
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13
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@ATL		7
1
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7
Thursday, April 4, 1996 1:20
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 12,626, Time of Game: 2:53
Dodgers
4
1-3
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 1 GB
 at Cubs
9
2-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Kevin Foster (1-0)
L: Pedro Astacio (0-1)
 
                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

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Delino DeShields 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 .235 .513 21 12 0.092 0.79 0.115 -0.024 0.6 1 3 2·SB
Brett Butler CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .294 .663 23 13 0.009 0.66 0.048 -0.040 0.1 1 0
Mike Piazza C 3 1 2 0 1 0 .563 1.174 11 6 0.087 0.98 0.101 -0.014 0.8 5 0
Eric Karros 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .389 .778 18 12 -0.130 1.18 0.000 -0.130 -1.7 8 0
Raul Mondesi RF 4 1 0 1 0 1 .222 .500 9 7 -0.056 1.23 0.002 -0.058 -1.1 4 0
Mike Blowers 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 .214 .675 11 8 0.146 0.79 0.178 -0.032 1.6 0 0 2B
Todd Hollandsworth LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .556 19 12 -0.052 0.48 0.000 -0.052 -0.9 1 0
Greg Gagne SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .357 1.295 12 11 -0.002 0.41 0.028 -0.030 0.5 4 5 HR
Pedro Astacio P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 9 7 -0.042 0.76 0.000 -0.042 -0.4 0 0
   John Cummings P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Milt Thompson PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Roger Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   Mark Guthrie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Joey Eischen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chad Fonville PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 3 2 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.3
Team Totals 35 4 8 4 3 10 .229 .632 136 90 0.044 0.77 0.472 -0.430 -0.9 24 9
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; M Guthrie-G Gagne-E Karros; G Gagne-D DeShields-E Karros.
E: D DeShields (1).
Baserunning
SB: D DeShields 2 (4, 2nd base off K Foster/S Servais 2).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian McRae CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .417 1.000 19 15 0.036 0.68 0.072 -0.037 1.1 0 0
Ryne Sandberg 2B 4 2 1 2 1 0 .083 .600 20 12 0.101 0.94 0.179 -0.078 0.1 0 3 HR,2·GDP
Mark Grace 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .500 1.071 14 9 0.148 0.98 0.171 -0.023 1.4 7 1 2B
Sammy Sosa RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .385 1.231 9 5 0.066 0.62 0.111 -0.045 2.4 2 0 HR
Luis Gonzalez LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .091 .182 12 10 0.017 0.59 0.047 -0.031 -0.4 1 0
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Scott Servais C 4 1 3 0 0 1 .455 1.591 13 8 0.169 0.71 0.171 -0.002 1.6 12 0 2B
Jose Hernandez 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .333 .833 15 10 0.059 0.82 0.094 -0.035 -0.0 3 2 GDP
Rey Sanchez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .583 12 8 -0.099 0.74 0.000 -0.099 -1.5 1 1 GDP
Kevin Foster P 2 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.167 13 7 0.049 0.48 0.051 -0.002 0.3 0 2
   Larry Casian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ozzie Timmons LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 2 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 35 9 14 8 3 5 .400 1.076 131 86 0.545 0.72 0.896 -0.353 4.7 27 9
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.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pedro Astacio, L (0-1) 3.2 8 7 4 2 3 1 9.82 20 74 45 31 3 11 10 5 2 0 24 -0.303 1.11 -2.6
John Cummings 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 11.57 7 18 14 7 4 3 2 3 0 0 3 3 -0.252 0.55 -3.7
Mark Guthrie 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.86 8 29 21 17 0 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0.010 0.12 1.1
Joey Eischen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 10 6 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 8 14 9 4 3 5 2 4.50 38 131 86 58 7 21 19 11 3 0 24 3 3 -0.544 0.77 -4.7

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kevin Foster, W (1-0) 5.2 6 4 4 3 5 1 6.35 26 96 62 40 6 16 11 7 1 0 43 -0.087 1.02 -0.9
Larry Casian 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.015 0.22 0.4
Turk Wendell 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 8 30 21 7 4 10 4 0 0 0 1 0 0.028 0.20 1.3
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 3 10 1 4.00 38 126 83 47 10 26 17 8 2 0 43 1 0 -0.044 0.72 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: P Astacio (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Dana DeMuth.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 12,626.
Field Condition: Damp.
Start Time Weather: 40° F, Overcast, Snow.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Chicago Cubs
1 Delino DeShields 2B 1 Brian McRae CF
2 Brett Butler CF 2 Ryne Sandberg 2B
3 Mike Piazza C 3 Mark Grace 1B
4 Eric Karros 1B 4 Sammy Sosa RF
5 Raul Mondesi RF 5 Luis Gonzalez LF
6 Mike Blowers 3B 6 Scott Servais C
7 Todd Hollandsworth LF 7 Jose Hernandez 3B
8 Greg Gagne SS 8 Rey Sanchez SS
9 Pedro Astacio P 9 Kevin Foster P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  RR LAD M. Blowers K. Foster -17% 22% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Piazza Scores; Mondesi Scores
b3 0-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHC R. Sandberg P. Astacio 17% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Foster Scores
b4 4-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR CHC M. Grace J. Cummings 15% 85% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Foster Scores/unER; McRae Scores/unER; Sandberg to 2B
b4 2-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC S. Servais P. Astacio 13% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 3B
b4 6-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR CHC S. Sosa J. Cummings 11% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sandberg Scores/unER; Grace Scores/Team unER; Sosa Scores/Team unER

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD D. DeShields K. Foster -3% 47% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O LAD B. Butler K. Foster 3% 50% Foul Bunt Popfly: C
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  LAD M. Piazza K. Foster -1% 48% DeShields Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  LAD M. Piazza K. Foster -2% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 4,(0-2)  O LAD E. Karros K. Foster 4% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O LAD R. Mondesi K. Foster 4% 55% 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, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC B. McRae P. Astacio 3% 58% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CHC R. Sandberg P. Astacio -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC M. Grace P. Astacio 2% 53% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Sosa P. Astacio -3% 50% 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, Cubs' Kevin Foster facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD M. Blowers K. Foster 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O LAD T. Hollandsworth K. Foster 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  LAD G. Gagne K. Foster -1% 53% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O LAD P. Astacio K. Foster 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC L. Gonzalez P. Astacio -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC S. Servais P. Astacio 3% 55% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez P. Astacio -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  CHC R. Sanchez P. Astacio 1% 53% Wild Pitch; Servais to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Sanchez P. Astacio -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  LAD D. DeShields K. Foster -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  LAD B. Butler K. Foster -3% 43% DeShields Steals 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  LAD B. Butler K. Foster -3% 40% Walk
t3 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  LAD M. Piazza K. Foster -8% 32% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); DeShields to 3B; Butler to 2B
t3 0-0 0 123 4,(2-1)  O LAD E. Karros K. Foster 7% 39% Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Butler to 3B; Piazza to 2B; Karros to 1B
t3 0-0 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO LAD R. Mondesi K. Foster -0% 39% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Butler Scores; Piazza to 3B; Mondesi to 1B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  RR LAD M. Blowers K. Foster -17% 22% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Piazza Scores; Mondesi Scores
t3 3-0 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O LAD T. Hollandsworth K. Foster 2% 24% 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, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC K. Foster P. Astacio 4% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b3 0-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC B. McRae P. Astacio -4% 25% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHC R. Sandberg P. Astacio 17% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Foster Scores
b3 2-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Grace P. Astacio -2% 39% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 2-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC S. Sosa P. Astacio -1% 38% 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, Cubs' Kevin Foster facing 8-9-1
t4 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD G. Gagne K. Foster 2% 40% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 3-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD P. Astacio K. Foster 2% 42% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t4 3-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O LAD D. DeShields K. Foster 1% 43% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 5-6-7
b4 2-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC L. Gonzalez P. Astacio 5% 48% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 2-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC S. Servais P. Astacio 13% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 3B
b4 2-3 0 -23 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Hernandez P. Astacio 9% 71% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Gonzalez Scores; Servais to 3B
b4 3-3 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  ROO CHC R. Sanchez P. Astacio -6% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Servais Scores
b4 4-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC K. Foster P. Astacio 1% 66% Walk
b4 4-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC B. McRae P. Astacio 3% 69% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Foster to 3B; McRae to 2B
b4 4-3 2 -23 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Sandberg P. Astacio 1% 70% Walk
John Cummings replaces Pedro Astacio pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR CHC M. Grace J. Cummings 15% 85% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Foster Scores/unER; McRae Scores/unER; Sandberg to 2B
b4 6-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR CHC S. Sosa J. Cummings 11% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sandberg Scores/unER; Grace Scores/Team unER; Sosa Scores/Team unER
b4 9-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez J. Cummings -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
7 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 9.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-9, Cubs' Kevin Foster facing 2-3-4
t5 3-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  LAD B. Butler K. Foster -1% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 3-9 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O LAD M. Piazza K. Foster 1% 96% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t5 3-9 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O LAD E. Karros K. Foster 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Butler to 2B
t5 3-9 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O LAD R. Mondesi K. Foster 1% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 9.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-3, Dodgers' John Cummings facing 6-7-8
b5 9-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Servais J. Cummings -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b5 9-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC J. Hernandez J. Cummings 0% 98% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b5 9-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Sanchez J. Cummings -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b5 9-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC K. Foster J. Cummings -0% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 9.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-9, Cubs' Kevin Foster facing 6-7-8
t6 3-9 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O LAD M. Blowers K. Foster 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD T. Hollandsworth K. Foster 0% 98% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
t6 3-9 2 --- 3,(0-2)  R LAD G. Gagne K. Foster -1% 97% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Larry Casian replaces Kevin Foster pitching and batting 9th
Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Milt Thompson batting 9th
Milt Thompson pinch hits for John Cummings (P) batting 9th
t6 4-9 2 --- O LAD R. Cedeno L. Casian 0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-4, Dodgers' Mark Guthrie facing 1-2-3
Mark Guthrie replaces Roger Cedeno (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 9-4 0 --- 12,(3-2)  CHC B. McRae M. Guthrie 0% 98% Walk
b6 9-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg M. Guthrie -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
b6 9-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Grace M. Guthrie -0% 97% Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
b6 9-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Sosa M. Guthrie 0% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sandberg to 2B
b6 9-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC L. Gonzalez M. Guthrie -1% 97% 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, Cubs' Larry Casian facing 1-2-3
t7 4-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD D. DeShields L. Casian 1% 98% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t7 4-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD B. Butler L. Casian 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-9 2 --- 2,(0-1)  LAD M. Piazza L. Casian -0% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Turk Wendell replaces Luis Gonzalez (LF) pitching and batting 5th
Ozzie Timmons replaces Larry Casian (P) playing LF batting 9th
t7 4-9 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O LAD E. Karros T. Wendell 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-4, Dodgers' Mark Guthrie facing 6-7-8
b7 9-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Servais M. Guthrie 0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b7 9-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO CHC J. Hernandez M. Guthrie -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
b7 9-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Sanchez M. Guthrie -0% 98% 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, Cubs' Turk Wendell facing 5-6-7
t8 4-9 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD R. Mondesi T. Wendell 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD M. Blowers T. Wendell -1% 98% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t8 4-9 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O LAD T. Hollandsworth T. Wendell 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B); Blowers to 2B
t8 4-9 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O LAD G. Gagne T. Wendell 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-4, Dodgers' Joey Eischen facing 9-1-2
Joey Eischen replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 9th
b8 9-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC O. Timmons J. Eischen -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 9-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC B. McRae J. Eischen 0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b8 9-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO CHC R. Sandberg J. Eischen -0% 99% 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, Cubs' Turk Wendell facing 9-1-2
Chad Fonville pinch hits for Joey Eischen (P) batting 9th
t9 4-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD C. Fonville T. Wendell 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD D. DeShields T. Wendell 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-9 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD B. Butler T. Wendell 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 9.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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