April 6, 1998 Montreal Expos at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 2
BOS 1
(11) CHW 5
TEX 4 CLE 6
@OAK 5 SEA 8
NYY 0 CHC 3
MON 2 MIL 8
@FLA 5 HOU 13
COL 4 PIT 4
@NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 12,506

Monday, April 6, 1998, 1:21
Time of Game: 2:13

Expos

0-6

Lost 6

5th, 4 GB

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

W: M Clark (2-0), L: C Perez (0-2), S: R Beck (4)

Cubs

6-1

Won 6

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek SS             4   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .640   15    2   3   SB
F Santangelo 2B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .384   10    2   4   SH
V Guerrero RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .238  .952   21    2   0   
B Fullmer 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .756   13   11   0   
R White CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .238  .619   15    2   0   SB
S Livingstone 3B              4   0   2   0    0   1  .214  .553    9    0   2   CS
R McGuire LF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.238   13    1   0   
C Widger C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181   10    4   0   
C Perez P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    4    0   1   SH
Totals                       31   2   7   2    1   4              110   24  10

BATTING

SH: C Perez (1, off M Clark); F Santangelo (1, off M Clark).

TB: R McGuire 2; S Livingstone 2; V Guerrero; R White; M Grudzielanek.

RBI: R McGuire (1); V Guerrero (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Santangelo-M Grudzielanek.

E: B Fullmer (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R White (1, 2nd base off R Beck/S Servais); M Grudzielanek (1, 2nd base off M Clark/S Servais).

CS: S Livingstone (1, 3rd base by M Clark/S Servais).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  2   1   0   0    0   0  .125  .484    5    0   0   
  J Hernandez CF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522    6    0   0   
M Alexander 2B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .429 1.429   12    1   4   2B
M Grace 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .417 1.105   10   12   3   2B
S Sosa RF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .290  .732   14    5   0   2·SB
K Orie 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .308  .905   24    1   3   
J Blauser SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .318  .833   12    0   3   2B
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .997    7    2   0   
  R Beck P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
S Servais C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .176  .804   13    4   2   IW
M Clark P                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .400   14    1   1   
  M Mieske LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   9   3    2   4              117   27  17

BATTING

2B: M Grace (3, off C Perez); J Blauser (1, off C Perez); M Alexander (1, off C Perez).

IBB: S Servais (1, by C Perez).

TB: M Grace 3; J Blauser 3; M Alexander 2; S Sosa 2; M Clark; H Rodriguez.

RBI: M Grace (2); S Sosa (6); M Clark (1).

2-out RBI: M Clark.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sosa 2 (3, 2nd base off C Perez/C Widger 2).

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
C Perez, L (0-2)               8     9   3   2    2   4   0   3.07   35  110-69   46·12·11   17· 7· 5· 0     56    -     1.37  -0.00
Totals                         8     9   3   2    2   4   0          35  110-69   46·12·11   17· 7· 5· 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
M Clark, W (2-0)               8     6   2   2    1   4   0   1.80   30   92-61   37· 8·17   18· 4· 3· 0     65    -     1.25   0.33
R Beck, S (4)                  1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.80    4   13-9     6· 1· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.42   0.17
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   4   0          34  105-70   43· 9·19   20· 4· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Perez (2; S Servais).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 12,506.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 50° F, Wind 12mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Grudzielanek       SS    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. F Santangelo         2B    2. M Alexander          2B 
3. V Guerrero           RF    3. M Grace              1B 
4. B Fullmer            1B    4. S Sosa               RF 
5. R White              CF    5. K Orie               3B 
6. S Livingstone        3B    6. J Blauser            SS 
7. R McGuire            LF    7. H Rodriguez          LF 
8. C Widger             C     8. S Servais            C  
9. C Perez              P     9. M Clark              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-2  12-  5   17%  74% M Clark         C Perez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Blauser Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
   b 5   1  2-1  -2-  2   15%  59% M Grace         C Perez         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alexander Scores
   t 9   1  3-2  -2-  2   11%  89% S Livingstone   R Beck          Groundout: P-1B
   t 9   2  3-2  -2-  1   11% 100% R McGuire       R Beck          Groundout: 1B-P
   t 4   0  1-1  12-  4  -10%  29% R McGuire       M Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); White Scores; Livingstone to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Clark facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      44%  F Santangelo    Grudzielanek Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   46%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Grudzielanek to 3B
   R      --3  6   40%  V Guerrero      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Grudzielanek Scores
   O      1--  5   43%  B Fullmer       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   45%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   43%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   41%  M Alexander     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   40%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Clark facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   37%  S Livingstone   Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          1--  3   32%  R McGuire       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Livingstone to 2B
   O      12-  6   36%  C Widger        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-      39%  C Perez         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Livingstone to 3B; McGuire to 2B
   O      -23  3   44%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Perez facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   49%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      51%  K Orie          Sosa Steals 2B
          -2-  7   55%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   49%  J Blauser       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  1   46%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Sosa to 3B; Orie to 2B
          -23  4   47%  S Servais       Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   39%  M Clark         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Clark facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   41%  F Santangelo    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   43%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   44%  B Fullmer       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   48%  L Johnson       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  3   44%  M Alexander     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   52%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Johnson to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   54%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Johnson Scores/unER; Grace to 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  K Orie          Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Mark Clark facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Hernandez replaces Lance Johnson playing CF batting 1st
          ---  5   46%  R White         Walk
          1--  1   39%  S Livingstone   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); White to 2B
   R      12-  4   29%  R McGuire       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); White Scores; Livingstone to 2B
   O      12-  3   34%  C Widger        Popfly: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      12-  3   39%  C Perez         Strikeout (missed bunt)
   O      12-  3   43%  M Grudzielanek  Livingstone Caught Stealing 3B (C-1B-3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Perez facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   51%  J Blauser       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   45%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   41%  S Servais       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Blauser to 3B
   O      --3  4   36%  M Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Clark facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   39%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   41%  F Santangelo    Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   42%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   38%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   45%  M Alexander     Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  2   59%  M Grace         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alexander Scores
   OO     -2-  5   50%  S Sosa          Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Clark facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  B Fullmer       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   56%  R White         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   58%  S Livingstone   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Carlos Perez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   54%  K Orie          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   58%  J Blauser       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   63%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Blauser to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  S Servais       Lineout: LF
   R      12-  5   74%  M Clark         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Blauser Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3  2   69%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Clark facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   73%  R McGuire       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   77%  C Widger        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   79%  C Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Carlos Perez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   77%  M Alexander     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   75%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
          ---  6   76%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      77%  K Orie          Sosa Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   74%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Clark facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   80%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   84%  F Santangelo    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Carlos Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   85%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   84%  H Rodriguez     Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   83%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Rod Beck facing 4-5-6
                  Rod Beck replaces Henry Rodriguez pitching and batting 7th; Matt Mieske replaces Mark Clark playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  6   91%  B Fullmer       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   82%  R White         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      77%  S Livingstone   White Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   89%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  1  100%  R McGuire       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 3.

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