April 28, 1997 Montreal Expos at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 14
TEX 8 NYY 6
SEA 5 ATL 14
LAD 0 CHC 5
MON 2 NYM 15
@CIN 2 FLA 12
SDP 9 COL 7
@HOU 6
(10) PIT 9
@PHI 4
(12) STL 5
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 18,755

Monday, April 28, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:31

Expos

11-11

Lost 2

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: T Mulholland (1-3), L: D Hermanson (1-1), S: M Rojas (2)

Cubs

5-18

Won 1

5th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek SS             4   1   3   0    0   0  .312  .767    8    0   1   2B
  A Stankiewicz PR-SS         0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .654         0   1   
M Lansing 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .547   13    1   3   
R White CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .795   16    1   0   
D Segui 1B                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .346  .993   11   13   1   2B
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .315  .926   12    2   0   
F Santangelo RF               3   0   1   1    0   1  .302  .981   14    1   0   SF
S Andrews 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .651   10    0   3   
C Widger C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .724    8    5   0   
D Hermanson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666         0   0   
  S Torres P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   3   
  M Valdes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         1   0   
  S Obando PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .487    4    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   2    0   7              103   24  12

BATTING

2B: D Segui (8, off T Mulholland); M Grudzielanek (12, off T Mulholland).

SF: F Santangelo (1, off T Mulholland).

TB: M Grudzielanek 4; D Segui 4; F Santangelo; H Rodriguez.

RBI: H Rodriguez (15); F Santangelo (8).

2-out RBI: H Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: C Widger (4); M Grudzielanek (6).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .161  .528   18    7   0   2B
S Dunston SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .219  .579   13    0   0   SB,SH
  R Sanchez SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .687         0   0   
M Grace 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .300  .906   16    5   1   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   1    0   2  .205  .623   29    3   1   
B Kieschnick LF               2   1   1   0    1   0  .270  .735    9    0   0   
  D Glanville PR-LF           1   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .692    3    0   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .197  .613   24    3   1   SB
T Houston C                   3   0   1   3    0   0  .241  .557   16    7   0   SF
K Orie 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .254  .746   14    2   3   2B
T Mulholland P                3   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166   10    0   2   
  D Clark PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .158  .620    4    0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   5   8   4    5   5              156   27   8

BATTING

2B: K Orie (8, off D Veres); B McRae (5, off S Torres).

SF: T Houston (1, off S Torres).

SH: S Dunston (1, off S Torres).

TB: B McRae 3; K Orie 2; D Glanville; R Sandberg; S Dunston; T Houston; B Kieschnick.

RBI: T Houston 3 (7); S Sosa (12).

2-out RBI: T Houston 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Dunston (6, 3rd base off D Hermanson/C Widger); R Sandberg (1, 2nd base off S Torres/C Widger).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Hermanson, L (1-1)           0.2   2   3   3    4   0   0   4.40    8   33-12    6· 2· 4    1· 0· 3· 0     32    -     1.46  -0.30
S Torres                       4     3   2   1    0   2   0  13.50   16   60-35   22· 6· 7    6· 3· 5· 0          3-0    0.56  -0.00
M Valdes                       2.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   8.49    9   34-22   12· 3· 7    5· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.27   0.05
D Veres                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.18    5   17-8     4· 2· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         8     8   5   4    5   5   0          38  144-77   44·13·20   13· 4·11· 0          4-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Mulholland, W (1-3)          8     6   2   2    0   5   0   3.22   29   82-59   36· 8·15    7·11· 6· 0     67    -     0.79   0.22
M Rojas, S (2)                 1     2   0   0    0   2   0   5.40    5   21-16    7· 6· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.80   0.04
Totals                         9     8   2   2    0   7   0          34  103-75   43·14·18    8·11· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Torres 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 18,755.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 10mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Grudzielanek       SS    1. B McRae              CF 
2. M Lansing            2B    2. S Dunston            SS 
3. R White              CF    3. M Grace              1B 
4. D Segui              1B    4. S Sosa               RF 
5. H Rodriguez          LF    5. B Kieschnick         LF 
6. F Santangelo         RF    6. R Sandberg           2B 
7. S Andrews            3B    7. T Houston            C  
8. C Widger             C     8. K Orie               3B 
9. D Hermanson          P     9. T Mulholland         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-1  123  2   16%  73% T Houston       D Hermanson     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores; Kieschnick Scores; Sandberg to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  1   -6%  45% H Rodriguez     T Mulholland    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grudzielanek Scores; Segui to 2B; Rodriguez out at 2B/RF-1B-2B
   b 1   2  1-3  123  1   -5%  70% T Mulholland    S Torres        Flyball: CF
   t 4   0  5-1  ---  2   -4%  83% D Segui         T Mulholland    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 2   0  1-3  ---  5    4%  79% B McRae         S Torres        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Lansing       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   53%  R White         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  3   51%  D Segui         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Grudzielanek to 2B
   RO     12-  1   45%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grudzielanek Scores; Segui to 2B; Rodriguez out at 2B/RF-1B-2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Dustin Hermanson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   43%  B McRae         Lineout: 1B
          ---  3   45%  S Dunston       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   49%  M Grace         Walk; Dunston to 2B
          12-      52%  S Sosa          Dunston Steals 3B
   RO     1-3  6   53%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Dunston Scores; Grace to 2B
          -2-  5   54%  B Kieschnick    Walk
          12-  5   57%  R Sandberg      Walk; Grace to 3B; Kieschnick to 2B
   RR     123  2   73%  T Houston       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores; Kieschnick Scores; Sandberg to 2B
          12-  5   75%  K Orie          Walk; Sandberg to 3B; Houston to 2B
                  Salomon Torres replaces Dustin Hermanson pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  1   70%  T Mulholland    Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Terry Mulholland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   72%  F Santangelo    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   74%  S Andrews       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   75%  C Widger        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Salomon Torres facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   79%  B McRae         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   78%  S Dunston       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); McRae to 3B
   R      --3      81%  M Grace         Wild Pitch; McRae Scores
   O      ---  5   80%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   79%  S Sosa          Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Terry Mulholland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   81%  S Torres        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   78%  M Grudzielanek  Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   81%  M Lansing       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   84%  R White         Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Salomon Torres facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   83%  B Kieschnick    Flyball: LF
          ---  5   84%  R Sandberg      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      86%  T Houston       Sandberg Steals 2B; Sandberg to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     --3  6   88%  " "             Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sandberg Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   87%  K Orie          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Terry Mulholland facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   83%  D Segui         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   85%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Segui to 3B
   RO     --3  1   85%  F Santangelo    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Segui Scores
   O      ---  1   86%  S Andrews       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Salomon Torres facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   85%  T Mulholland    Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  4   84%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   85%  S Dunston       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Dunston to 1B
   O      1--  1   83%  M Grace         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Terry Mulholland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   86%  C Widger        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   87%  S Torres        Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   88%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Salomon Torres facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   87%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   88%  B Kieschnick    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
                  Doug Glanville pinch runs for Brooks Kieschnick batting 5th
          1--      89%  R Sandberg      Wild Pitch; Glanville to 2B
   O      -2-  6   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Marc Valdes replaces Salomon Torres pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   86%  T Houston       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Terry Mulholland facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Glanville moves to LF
   O      ---  2   88%  M Lansing       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5   90%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   91%  D Segui         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Marc Valdes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   90%  K Orie          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   90%  T Mulholland    Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   90%  B McRae         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   89%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Terry Mulholland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   92%  H Rodriguez     Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   93%  F Santangelo    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   94%  S Andrews       Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Marc Valdes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   93%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   93%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   93%  D Glanville     Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  5   93%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Terry Mulholland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   95%  C Widger        Strikeout Looking
                  Sherman Obando pinch hits for Marc Valdes batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  S Obando        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   95%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Andy Stankiewicz pinch runs for Mark Grudzielanek batting 1st
   O      1--  2   97%  M Lansing       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave Veres facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Veres replaces Sherman Obando pitching and batting 9th; Andy Stankiewicz moves to SS
   O      ---  2   97%  T Houston       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   97%  K Orie          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Terry Mulholland batting 9th
          -2-  4   98%  D Clark         Walk
   O      12-  5   97%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   96%  S Dunston       Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Mel Rojas facing 3-4-5
                  Mel Rojas replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th; Rey Sanchez replaces Shawon Dunston playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  7   99%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   96%  D Segui         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   99%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   96%  F Santangelo    Single to RF (Line Drive); Segui to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 5.

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