August 3, 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 11
CLE 4 NYY 14
@OAK 1 SEA 3
BOS 1 CHW 6
@TBD 1 ARI 6
@CHC 5 FLA 11
HOU 3 MIL 6
STL 5 MON 6
SDP 1 LAD 8
@NYM 5 SFG 6
@PHI 1 COL 7
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 38,551

Monday, August 3, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:11

Diamondbacks

42-70

Won 1

5th, 30 GB

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

W: A Telemaco (4-5), L: D Wengert (1-1), S: G Olson (19)

Cubs

63-50

Lost 2

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Fox 1B                      5   1   1   0    0   2  .294  .774   17    6   2   3B
B Gilkey LF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .220  .625   22    3   0   SB
D White CF                    3   2   1   0    2   2  .278  .789   24    2   0   IW
M Williams 3B                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .775    3    1   1   HBP
  T Batista PH-3B             3   1   1   2    0   0  .246  .714   11    0   0   HR
K Garcia RF                   4   1   3   2    0   1  .236  .679   11    1   0   3B,SB
  G Olson P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.500         0   0   
J Bell SS                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .759   16    2   3   
K Stinnett C                  3   0   2   1    1   1  .251  .778   17   10   0   
D Klassen 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .634   11    1   0   GDP
A Telemaco P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .059  .164    9    1   0   
  A Stankiewicz PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .536    5    0   0   
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  B Chouinard P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Dellucci RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .767    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   6  10   6    4  11              149   27   6

BATTING

3B: A Fox (3, off D Wengert); K Garcia (6, off D Wengert).

HR: T Batista (6, off D Wengert; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: D White (3, by M Karchner).

HBP: M Williams (2, by D Wengert).

TB: K Garcia 5; T Batista 4; A Fox 3; K Stinnett 2; M Williams; B Gilkey; D White.

GIDP: D Klassen (4).

RBI: T Batista 2 (18); K Garcia 2 (26); K Stinnett (24); B Gilkey (30).

2-out RBI: T Batista 2; K Garcia 2; K Stinnett.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bell-A Fox.

E: K Stinnett (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Gilkey (7, 2nd base off M Karchner/T Houston); K Garcia (3, 2nd base off T Adams/T Houston).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Brown CF                    5   0   1   0    0   3  .311  .907   24    1   0   
M Morandini 2B                4   1   1   1    1   0  .322  .841   15    0   2   
S Sosa RF                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .310 1.012   14    1   1   
M Grace 1B                    5   1   2   3    0   0  .320  .899   23   11   1   HR,2B
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   1   0    1   3  .245  .863   21    1   0   
J Hernandez 3B                4   1   1   0    1   1  .269  .835   25    1   2   
T Houston C                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .265  .688   12   11   0   SB
M Alexander SS                5   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .653   25    1   5   2B,GDP
D Wengert P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   
  J Blauser PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .652    1    0   0   
  D Stevens PR-P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Johnson PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .179  .447    7    0   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Martinez PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .753    5    0   0   2B
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Karchner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       41   5  15   5    3   9              174   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Grace (26, off A Telemaco); S Martinez (9, off B Chouinard); M Alexander (8, off A Telemaco).

HR: M Grace (12, off A Embree; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: M Grace 6; S Sosa 3; T Houston 2; M Alexander 2; S Martinez 2; M Morandini; J Blauser; B Brown; L Johnson; J Hernandez; H Rodriguez.

GIDP: M Alexander (5).

RBI: M Grace 3 (59); M Morandini (41); L Johnson (6).

2-out RBI: L Johnson.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grace-M Alexander.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Houston (1, 2nd base off B Chouinard/K Stinnett).

PITCHING

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Telemaco, W (4-5)            6     9   1   1    2   5   0   3.65   28  100-66   45·12· 9   10· 5· 6· 0     53    -     1.04   0.23
A Embree                       0     3   3   3    1   0   1   4.93    4   13-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.57  -0.37
B Chouinard, H (5)             1.1   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.72    6   29-18   11· 1· 6    2· 1· 2· 0          1-0    2.47   0.04
G Olson, S (19)                1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   3.55    6   27-21   10· 3· 8    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.45   0.36
Totals                         9    15   5   5    3   9   1          44  169-111  70·16·25   15· 8· 9· 0          2-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wengert, L (1-1)             5     7   5   5    2   5   1   5.49   23   82-52   25· 8·19    6· 2· 7· 0     36    -     0.65  -0.22
D Stevens                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.12    3   11-7     1· 4· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
T Adams                        2     2   1   1    1   2   0   3.66    9   33-16   10· 3· 3    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.81  -0.08
F Heredia                      0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   5.36    2    6-6     2· 3· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.65   0.03
M Karchner                     0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   5.02    3   13-5     3· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.89   0.01
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4  11   1          40  145-86   41·19·26   13· 3· 8· 0           -

A Embree faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Karchner (7; D White).

HBP: D Wengert (2; M Williams).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Rich Rieker, 3B - Sam Holbrook.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 38,551.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Arizona Diamondbacks          Chicago Cubs                         
1. A Fox                1B    1. B Brown              CF 
2. B Gilkey             LF    2. M Morandini          2B 
3. D White              CF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. M Williams           3B    4. M Grace              1B 
5. K Garcia             RF    5. H Rodriguez          LF 
6. J Bell               SS    6. J Hernandez          3B 
7. K Stinnett           C     7. T Houston            C  
8. D Klassen            2B    8. M Alexander          SS 
9. A Telemaco           P     9. D Wengert            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  5-1  12-  5  -20%  63% M Grace         A Embree        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Morandini Scores; Sosa Scores
   t 8   2  4-5  12-  3   13%  86% K Stinnett      T Adams         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Garcia Scores; Bell to 3B
   b 8   1  6-4  -2-  3  -12%  68% M Morandini     B Chouinard     Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores
   b 9   1  6-5  1--  3   11%  90% T Houston       G Olson         Strikeout Looking
   b 8   0  6-4  ---  5  -11%  72% S Martinez      B Chouinard     Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wengert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   59%  A Fox           Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   RO     --3  4   57%  B Gilkey        Groundout: SS-1B; Fox Scores
   O      ---  7   56%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   57%  M Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RO     1--  1   65%  K Garcia        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Williams Scores; Garcia out at 3B/RF-SS-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Amaury Telemaco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   67%  B Brown         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   68%  M Morandini     Lineout: 1B
          ---  2   67%  S Sosa          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
          1--  5   64%  M Grace         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Sosa to 3B
          -23  7   62%  H Rodriguez     Walk
   O      123  2   70%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Wengert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   68%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   70%  K Stinnett      Walk
   O      1--  3   67%  D Klassen       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   66%  A Telemaco      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Amaury Telemaco facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   68%  T Houston       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  1   64%  M Alexander     Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   68%  D Wengert       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   71%  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Wengert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   69%  A Fox           Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   68%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   70%  D White         Walk; White to 2B
          -2-  1   70%  M Williams      Hit By Pitch
   R      12-  2   79%  K Garcia        Single to CF (Line Drive); White Scores; Williams to 3B
   O      1-3  3   76%  J Bell          Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Amaury Telemaco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   78%  M Morandini     Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          ---  3   76%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   79%  M Grace         Lineout: RF
   O      1--  3   81%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Wengert facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   83%  K Stinnett      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  2   79%  D Klassen       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   78%  A Telemaco      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Amaury Telemaco facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   81%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   78%  T Houston       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  2   83%  M Alexander     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Wengert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   82%  A Fox           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   81%  B Gilkey        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   82%  D White         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
                  Tony Batista pinch hits for Matt Williams batting 4th
   RR     1--  3   93%  T Batista       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); White Scores
   O      ---  4   92%  K Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Amaury Telemaco facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Batista moves to 3B; Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Don Wengert batting 9th
          ---  1   90%  J Blauser       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
                  Dave Stevens pinch runs for Jeff Blauser batting 9th
          1--  4   85%  B Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Stevens to 2B
   O      12-  3   88%  M Morandini     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Stevens to 3B
   O      1-3  5   92%  S Sosa          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1-3  1   95%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dave Stevens facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Stevens moves to P
   O      ---  3   95%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  D Klassen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Amaury Telemaco facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   95%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   94%  J Hernandez     Walk
          1--  1   92%  T Houston       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  M Alexander     Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
                  Lance Johnson pinch hits for Dave Stevens batting 9th
   R      12-  7   90%  L Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hernandez Scores; Houston to 3B
   O      1-3  3   94%  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 5-1, Terry Adams facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Adams replaces Lance Johnson pitching and batting 9th; Andy Stankiewicz pinch hits for Amaury Telemaco batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  A Stankiewicz   Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   93%  A Fox           Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   93%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Alan Embree facing 2-3-4
                  Alan Embree replaces Andy Stankiewicz pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   89%  M Morandini     Walk
          1--  2   83%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Morandini to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   63%  M Grace         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Morandini Scores; Sosa Scores
          ---  1   56%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Bobby Chouinard replaces Alan Embree pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   63%  J Hernandez     Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   69%  T Houston       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
          1--      66%  M Alexander     Houston Steals 2B; Houston to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  7   74%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 5-4, Terry Adams facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   72%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   70%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   71%  K Garcia        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      73%  J Bell          Garcia Steals 2B
          -2-  4   73%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  3   86%  K Stinnett      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Garcia Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      1-3  1   83%  D Klassen       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Bobby Chouinard facing 9-1-2
                  Sandy Martinez pinch hits for Terry Adams batting 9th
          ---  5   72%  S Martinez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   80%  B Brown         Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  3   68%  M Morandini     Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores
                  Gregg Olson replaces Karim Garcia pitching and batting 5th; David Dellucci replaces Bobby Chouinard playing RF batting 9th
   O      1--  2   76%  S Sosa          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  8   83%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 6, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 6-5, Felix Heredia facing 9-1-2
                  Felix Heredia replaces Sandy Martinez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   81%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  A Fox           Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Karchner replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   81%  B Gilkey        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      82%  D White         Gilkey Steals 2B
          -2-  4   83%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   79%  T Batista       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 6, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Gregg Olson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   88%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   78%  J Hernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   90%  T Houston       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5  100%  M Alexander     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 6, Cubs 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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