April 19, 1996 San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
DET 3 CLE 9
BOS 4 MIL 8
@KCR 2 MIN 7
NYY 1 CHW 4
@OAK 3 TOR 10
@SEA 4 TEX 26
BAL 7 ATL 7
SDP 1 CHC 10
SFG 6 FLA 5
LAD 0 HOU 13
CIN 5 MON 2
PIT 1 COL 5
@NYM 3 STL 1
@PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 17,662

Friday, April 19, 1996, 2:20
Time of Game: 2:41

Giants

8-8

Lost 3

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  0   3  0  1   0  1  0    6 10  1
Cubs            0  1  3   0  0  6   0  0  X   10 15  0

W: K Foster (3-0), L: A Watson (1-2)

Cubs

10-6

Won 4

1st

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Benard CF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .333  .812   16    2   0   
S Scarsone 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   3  .229  .601   16    4   2   
B Bonds LF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .276 1.011   21    2   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   3   3   1    0   0  .371  .988    7    1   3   HR,2B
  D Creek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Carreon 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .255  .944   15   10   0   HR,2B
M Hall RF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .167  .381   17    0   0   
S Decker C                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .172  .476   20    4   0   HR
R Aurilia SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .077   17    1   4   
A Watson P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  S Bourgeois P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    3    0   0   
  B Mueller 3B                1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    5    0   0   
Totals                       37   6  10   6    2   6              141   24   9

BATTING

2B: M Williams (6, off K Foster); M Carreon (3, off R Myers).

HR: M Williams (2, off K Foster; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); S Decker (1, off K Foster; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); M Carreon (4, off K Foster; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: M Williams 7; M Carreon 6; S Decker 5; M Hall; B Bonds; B Mueller.

RBI: M Hall 2 (4); S Decker 2 (2); M Williams (13); M Carreon (12).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Williams-M Carreon; R Aurilia-M Carreon; R Aurilia-S Scarsone-M Carreon.

PB: S Decker (1).

E: M Williams (4).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    5   2   4   4    0   0  .324  .839   19    3   0   HR,2·2B,SB
R Sandberg 2B                 4   2   2   3    1   0  .200  .764   26    3   2   2·HR
M Grace 1B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .353  .892   12    6   1   HR
S Sosa RF                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .271  .830   21    3   0   HR,GDP
O Timmons LF                  4   2   1   1    1   0  .188  .653   14    2   0   HR
L Gomez 3B                    2   1   1   0    1   1  .393 1.166   21    1   0   HBP
  R Sanchez SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .615         0   1   
B Dorsett C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .245    7    6   0   GDP
J Hernandez SS-3B             4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .607   24    1   0   
K Foster P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .476    5    1   0   
  T Haney PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.167    4    0   0   
  R Myers P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37  10  15  10    3   4              157   27   4

BATTING

2B: B McRae 2 (6, 2 off A Watson).

HR: M Grace (1, off S Bourgeois; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Sandberg 2 (4, 2 off A Watson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); O Timmons (1, off A Watson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); B McRae (1, off A Watson; 6th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); S Sosa (5, off A Watson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

HBP: L Gomez (2, by S Bourgeois).

TB: B McRae 9; R Sandberg 8; M Grace 6; S Sosa 5; O Timmons 4; L Gomez; J Hernandez; T Haney.

GIDP: B Dorsett (1); S Sosa (3).

RBI: B McRae 4 (12); R Sandberg 3 (11); M Grace (12); O Timmons (1); S Sosa (12).

2-out RBI: B McRae 4; R Sandberg; S Sosa; M Grace.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: B McRae (9, 2nd base off A Watson/S Decker).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Watson, L (1-2)              5.2  11   9   4    2   3   5   3.71   29  113-71   49· 8·14    8· 9· 7· 0     22    -     1.41  -0.66
S Bourgeois                    1.1   3   1   1    0   0   1   5.00    7   20-13    9· 2· 2    2· 0· 4· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.02
D Creek                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.04    5   15-9     6· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8    15  10   5    3   4   6          41  148-93   64·11·18   11·10·12· 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
K Foster, W (3-0)              6     7   5   5    1   4   3   6.86   26   91-60   42· 7·11    6·11· 4· 0     41    -     0.84  -0.22
R Myers                        2     2   1   1    1   2   0   2.35    9   38-23   13· 4· 6    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.50   0.03
T Adams                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.96    4   12-7     5· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.02
Totals                         9    10   6   6    2   6   3          39  141-90   60·11·19   11·14· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: A Watson 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Bourgeois (1; L Gomez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 17,662.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 15mph out to Centerfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Benard             CF    1. B McRae              CF 
2. S Scarsone           2B    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. M Grace              1B 
4. M Williams           3B    4. S Sosa               RF 
5. M Carreon            1B    5. O Timmons            LF 
6. M Hall               RF    6. L Gomez              3B 
7. S Decker             C     7. B Dorsett            C  
8. R Aurilia            SS    8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. A Watson             P     9. K Foster             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  5-4  123  3   45%  89% B McRae         A Watson        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Timmons Scores/unER; Gomez Scores/unER; Haney Scores/unER; McRae Scores/unER
   t 4   1  4-2  1--  6  -19%  53% S Decker        K Foster        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hall Scores
   t 6   0  4-4  ---  1  -15%  35% M Williams      K Foster        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 3   1  1-1  --3  3   14%  74% R Sandberg      A Watson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McRae Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3  2  -11%  50% S Sosa          A Watson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  M Benard        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   54%  S Scarsone      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   53%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  2   55%  M Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Allen Watson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   61%  B McRae         Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   57%  R Sandberg      Foul Popfly: 1B
          -2-  1   61%  M Grace         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); McRae to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   50%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Foster facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   40%  M Carreon       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   42%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
   O      --- 10   44%  S Decker        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   45%  R Aurilia       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Allen Watson facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   55%  O Timmons       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  1   59%  L Gomez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   51%  B Dorsett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  8   50%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Foster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  A Watson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   54%  M Benard        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   53%  S Scarsone      Walk
   O      1--  5   56%  B Bonds         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Allen Watson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  K Foster        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   58%  B McRae         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-      61%  R Sandberg      Wild Pitch; McRae to 3B
   RR     --3  3   74%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McRae Scores
   O      ---  3   73%  M Grace         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   R      ---  3   81%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   82%  O Timmons       Walk
   O      1--  6   81%  L Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Kevin Foster facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   75%  M Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  8   79%  M Carreon       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   R      -2-  2   72%  M Hall          Single to CF (Line Drive); Williams Scores
   RR     1--  6   53%  S Decker        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hall Scores
   O      ---  4   55%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 2B unassisted
   O      ---  1   56%  A Watson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Allen Watson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  B Dorsett       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   51%  J Hernandez     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   50%  K Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 4.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  M Benard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  S Scarsone      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   57%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Allen Watson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   61%  B McRae         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--      65%  R Sandberg      McRae Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   59%  " "             Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   55%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B; McRae to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 4.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Kevin Foster facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   35%  M Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   37%  M Carreon       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   39%  M Hall          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   38%  S Decker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   40%  R Aurilia       Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Allen Watson facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   47%  O Timmons       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      51%  L Gomez         Wild Pitch; Timmons to 2B
          -2-  8   56%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   47%  B Dorsett       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      12-  7   39%  J Hernandez     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Todd Haney pinch hits for Kevin Foster batting 9th
          12-  4   44%  T Haney         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Timmons to 3B; Gomez to 2B
   RRRR   123  3   89%  B McRae         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Timmons Scores/unER; Gomez Scores/unER; Haney Scores/unER; McRae Scores/unER
   R      ---  4   94%  R Sandberg      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Sandberg Scores/unER
                  Steve Bourgeois replaces Allen Watson pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  3   97%  M Grace         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Grace Scores/Team unER
          ---  4   97%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   97%  O Timmons       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cubs 10.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-10, Rodney Myers facing 9-1-2
                  Rodney Myers replaces Todd Haney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  S Bourgeois     Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
          ---  4   96%  M Benard        Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  S Scarsone      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   98%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-5, Steve Bourgeois facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   99%  L Gomez         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  1   98%  B Dorsett       Line Drive Double Play: 3B; Gomez out at 1B/3B-1B
          ---  3   98%  J Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   98%  R Myers         Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cubs 10.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-10, Rodney Myers facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Hernandez moves to 3B; Rey Sanchez replaces Leo Gomez playing SS batting 6th
          ---  2   97%  M Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   93%  M Carreon       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Williams to 3B
   RO     -23  6   95%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Williams Scores; Carreon to 3B
   O      --3  1   97%  S Decker        Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   O      --3  9   99%  R Aurilia       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-6, Doug Creek facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Creek replaces Matt Williams pitching and batting 4th; Bill Mueller replaces Steve Bourgeois playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  B McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   99%  R Sandberg      Walk
          1--  1   99%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive); Sandberg to 2B
          12-      99%  S Sosa          Passed Ball; Sandberg to 3B; Grace to 2B
   O      -23  5   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  2   98%  O Timmons       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Cubs 10.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 6-10, Terry Adams facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Adams replaces Rodney Myers pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   97%  B Mueller       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   98%  M Benard        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  S Scarsone      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Benard to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  B Bonds         Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Cubs 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation