April 7, 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 6
CHW 5 CLE 8
TOR 3 BOS 3
@KCR 1 BAL 4
@MIN 2 OAK 7
DET 6 SEA 3
MIL 1 TEX 7
NYY 2 TEX 4
NYY 1 ATL 13
STL 3 CHC 5
LAD 4 SFG 14
@FLA 7 SDP 17
@HOU 2 MON 9
COL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 19,002

Sunday, April 7, 1996, 1:20
Time of Game: 3:12

Dodgers

2-5

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

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

W: D Jones (1-0), L: A Osuna (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cubs

4-2

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                5   1   3   0    0   1  .276  .743   20    2   2   3B
  P Astacio P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Eischen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Butler CF                   4   1   0   1    0   1  .200  .442   14    0   0   SF
M Piazza C                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .400  .838   19    8   1   
E Karros 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .290  .580   13    8   2   
R Mondesi RF                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .310  .816   11    3   0   HR,CS
M Blowers 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .136  .527   15    0   1   
T Hollandsworth LF            2   0   0   0    2   1  .167  .508   24    2   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Fonville 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
G Gagne SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .318 1.171   15    2   1   
I Valdez P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    1   0   
  M Thompson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Cedeno PH-LF              0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143    5    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   4    5   6              148   26   7

BATTING

3B: D DeShields (1, off L Casian).

HR: R Mondesi (1, off F Castillo; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: B Butler (1, off L Casian).

TB: R Mondesi 6; D DeShields 5; E Karros 2.

RBI: R Mondesi 2 (3); E Karros (3); B Butler (1).

2-out RBI: E Karros.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D DeShields-E Karros.

E: G Gagne 2 (4); M Blowers (1); M Piazza (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Mondesi (1, 2nd base by T Wendell/S Servais).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   0   2   2    1   0  .385  .890   26    1   0   SB,IW
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   0   0    2   2  .208  .742   23    3   4   
M Grace 1B                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .423  .983    9   14   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .296  .815   19    1   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .417   13    0   0   SB
  D Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Servais C                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .389 1.228   21    6   1   
J Hernandez 3B                3   2   1   0    1   1  .316  .796   28    2   5   
R Sanchez SS                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .261  .652    6    0   3   SH
F Castillo P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   3   
  B Kieschnick PH             1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    1    0   0   
  K Foster PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Casian P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Bullett PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    1    0   0   
  M Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Timmons LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    3    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   8   4    4   9              155   27  16

BATTING

SH: R Sanchez (1, off A Osuna).

IBB: B McRae (1, by A Osuna).

TB: S Servais 2; B McRae 2; L Gonzalez; B Kieschnick; J Hernandez; M Grace.

RBI: B McRae 2 (4); B Kieschnick (1); M Grace (7).

2-out RBI: B McRae 2; B Kieschnick; M Grace.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: B McRae (4, 2nd base off I Valdez/M Piazza); L Gonzalez (1, 2nd base off I Valdez/M Piazza).

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
I Valdez                       7     7   4   2    1   8   0   2.57   29  107-68   43· 6·19    9· 4· 7· 0     58    -     1.47  -0.10
M Guthrie                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.82   0.05
A Osuna, L (0-1)               1.1   0   1   1    2   1   0   6.75    7   30-16   12· 0· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.45   0.09
P Astacio                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   9.82    1    6-2     0· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.44  -0.05
J Eischen                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          3-1    6.39  -0.34
Totals                         8.2   8   5   3    4   9   0          39  148-89   57· 7·25   12· 6· 8· 0          5-1

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                     5     5   3   3    1   2   1   8.00   21   76-45   29· 3·13   11· 4· 3· 0     46    -     0.80  -0.08
T Wendell                      1     1   0   0    3   1   0   0.00    6   30-12    5· 3· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.37   0.06
L Casian                       0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   6.00    2    8-4     4· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.01  -0.11
T Adams                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    8-5     3· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.02
M Perez                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    4   10-7     4· 3· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.47   0.11
B Patterson                    0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   10-5     3· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.97   0.08
D Jones, W (1-0)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.40   0.07
Totals                         9     8   4   4    5   6   1          39  144-80   49·10·21   18· 5· 5· 0          1-0

P Astacio faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: A Osuna (1).

WP: T Wendell (1).

IBB: A Osuna (1; B McRae).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Rich Rieker, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 19,002.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Wind 15mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

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. I Valdez             P     9. F Castillo           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-4  123  1   34% 100% M Grace         J Eischen       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Hernandez Scores; McRae to 3B; Sandberg to 2B
   b 7   2  4-3  --3  5   20%  54% B McRae         I Valdez        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sanchez Scores/unER
   t 4   0  0-1  1--  3  -15%  19% R Mondesi       F Castillo      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Karros Scores
   b 5   2  3-1  1-3  5   11%  41% B McRae         I Valdez        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Hernandez Scores; Kieschnick to 2B
   t 7   0  2-3  ---  5  -11%  21% D DeShields     L Casian        Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  D DeShields     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   52%  M Piazza        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Butler to 2B
   R      -2-  3   43%  E Karros        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Butler Scores
   O      1--  2   45%  R Mondesi       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   43%  B McRae         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  5   45%  R Sandberg      Walk
   OO     1--  2   40%  M Grace         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Castillo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   42%  M Blowers       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   40%  T Hollandsworth Walk
   O      1--  3   42%  G Gagne         Groundout: 3B-1B; Hollandsworth to 2B
   O      -2-  3   45%  I Valdez        Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Ismael Valdez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   42%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   45%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      49%  S Servais       Gonzalez Steals 2B; Gonzalez to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  6   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  7   39%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   41%  D DeShields     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   43%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   44%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Ismael Valdez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   41%  R Sanchez       Popfly: RF (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   39%  F Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   38%  B McRae         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Castillo facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   34%  E Karros        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   RR     1--  3   19%  R Mondesi       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Karros Scores
   O      ---  7   21%  M Blowers       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   22%  T Hollandsworth Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   22%  G Gagne         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Ismael Valdez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   20%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   18%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   17%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Castillo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   18%  I Valdez        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   17%  D DeShields     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   18%  B Butler        Groundout: P-2B-1B; DeShields to 2B
   O      -2-  6   20%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Ismael Valdez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   17%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   20%  S Servais       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--  3   25%  J Hernandez     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Servais to 2B
   O      12-  1   19%  R Sanchez       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  Brooks Kieschnick pinch hits for Frank Castillo batting 9th
   R      12-  1   30%  B Kieschnick    Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Servais Scores; Hernandez to 3B
   R      1-3  5   41%  B McRae         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Hernandez Scores; Kieschnick to 2B
                  Kevin Foster pinch runs for Brooks Kieschnick batting 9th
   O      12-  3   35%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Turk Wendell facing 4-5-6
                  Turk Wendell replaces Kevin Foster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   37%  E Karros        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   34%  R Mondesi       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      39%  M Blowers       Mondesi Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  4   38%  " "             Walk
          1--      36%  T Hollandsworth Wild Pitch; Blowers to 2B
          -2-  7   35%  " "             Walk
          12-  7   32%  G Gagne         Walk; Blowers to 3B; Hollandsworth to 2B
   O      123  5   40%  I Valdez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Ismael Valdez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   36%  M Grace         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  7   33%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   31%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Larry Casian facing 1-2-3
                  Larry Casian replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   21%  D DeShields     Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   RO     --3  3   21%  B Butler        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); DeShields Scores
                  Terry Adams replaces Larry Casian pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   22%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   23%  E Karros        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Ismael Valdez facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   30%  S Servais       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  9   23%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   30%  R Sanchez       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Servais to 2B
                  Scott Bullett pinch hits for Terry Adams batting 9th
   RO     12-  1   35%  S Bullett       Lineout: SS (SS-2B); Servais Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER; Sanchez to 3B
   R      --3  5   54%  B McRae         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sanchez Scores/unER
          1--      56%  R Sandberg      McRae Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Perez facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Perez replaces Scott Bullett pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   43%  R Mondesi       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   46%  M Blowers       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mondesi to 2B
   O      -2-  7   53%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   61%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Mark Guthrie facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Todd Hollandsworth pitching and batting 7th; Milt Thompson replaces Ismael Valdez playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  4   56%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Antonio Osuna replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  1   53%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF
          ---  6   55%  L Gonzalez      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      58%  S Servais       Balk; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Patterson facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Patterson replaces Mike Perez pitching and batting 9th; Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Milt Thompson batting 9th
          ---  5   42%  R Cedeno        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  D DeShields     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   58%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Doug Jones replaces Luis Gonzalez pitching and batting 5th; Ozzie Timmons replaces Bob Patterson playing LF batting 9th
   O      1--  2   64%  M Piazza        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Antonio Osuna facing 7-8-9
                  Roger Cedeno moves to LF
          ---  9   72%  J Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--  1   70%  R Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Hernandez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   61%  O Timmons       Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   62%  B McRae         Intentional Walk
                  Pedro Astacio replaces Delino DeShields pitching and batting 1st; Chad Fonville replaces Antonio Osuna playing 2B batting 7th
          12-  6   66%  R Sandberg      Walk; Hernandez to 3B; McRae to 2B
                  Joey Eischen replaces Pedro Astacio pitching and batting 1st
   R      123  1  100%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Hernandez Scores; McRae to 3B; Sandberg to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation