September 11, 1998 Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
ANA 3 BOS 6
DET 2 CHW 3
@CLE 2 SEA 6
@KCR 3 KCR 8
SEA 5 OAK 3
@MIN 2 TOR 5
@NYY 4 TBD 3
TEX 2 ATL 8
FLA 2 MIL 13
@CHC 11 CIN 13
ARI 1 HOU 8
STL 2 MON 5
NYM 1 PIT 6
@PHI 1 SDP 1
LAD 0 COL 7
@SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 37,410

Friday, September 11, 1998, 2:20
Time of Game: 3:41

Brewers

70-78

Won 1

4th, 25 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  6   3  1  3   0  0  0   13 15  2
Cubs            2  1  0   2  4  0   0  1  1   11 15  1

W: E Plunk (4-3), L: D Wengert (1-4), S: B Wickman (23)

Cubs

82-66

Lost 1

2nd, 13 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   3   3   1    0   0  .310  .820   12    2   3   2·2B,HBP
M Loretta 1B                  5   1   2   1    0   2  .321  .820   21   12   0   2B,SH
D Nilsson C                   5   2   2   2    1   0  .270  .782   34    4   0   2B
J Cirillo 3B                  5   2   2   1    1   0  .328  .859   22    0   0   2B
J Burnitz RF                  5   1   1   3    0   1  .264  .838   22    3   0   HR
M Grissom CF                  4   2   2   1    1   1  .268  .676   22    4   0   
J Valentin SS                 4   0   1   1    1   2  .213  .695   18    1   6   
G Jenkins LF                  5   0   1   1    0   3  .234  .669   28    1   0   2B
B Pulsipher P                 3   1   1   0    0   2  .214  .428   13    0   2   
  E Plunk P                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    6    0   0   
  M Newfield PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .628    2    0   0   
  M Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wickman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       42  13  15  11    5  11              200   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Loretta (26, off D Wengert); F Vina 2 (34, off R Myers, off T Adams); D Nilsson (14, off D Stevens); J Cirillo (26, off D Wengert); G Jenkins (12, off R Myers).

HR: J Burnitz (34, off D Wengert; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: M Loretta (4, off M Karchner).

HBP: F Vina (25, by D Wengert).

TB: F Vina 5; J Burnitz 4; J Cirillo 3; D Nilsson 3; M Loretta 3; G Jenkins 2; M Grissom 2; B Pulsipher; J Valentin.

RBI: J Burnitz 3 (116); D Nilsson 2 (53); M Loretta (47); M Grissom (57); J Cirillo (62); G Jenkins (27); F Vina (39); J Valentin (43).

2-out RBI: G Jenkins; D Nilsson; J Valentin; M Grissom; F Vina.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Valentin-F Vina-M Loretta.

E: D Nilsson (9); M Myers (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: M Grissom (1st base by T Adams).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   2   1   1    0   0  .263  .631   21    2   0   SH
J Hernandez SS                5   1   1   1    0   0  .261  .806   13    1   2   3B
  M Karchner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Grace 1B                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .318  .888   14    8   0   
S Sosa RF                     5   1   2   2    0   1  .311 1.026   20    2   0   HR,SB
G Hill LF                     4   2   2   0    1   0  .308  .886   21    1   0   2B
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   2   2    1   0  .283  .850   24    0   4   HR
M Alexander 2B-SS             4   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .624   24    1   1   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .736    3    0   0   GDP
S Servais C                   2   3   2   0    1   0  .223  .641   17    9   0   2·2B
  B Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .865    5    0   0   
  T Houston C                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .243  .652   11    2   0   
D Wengert P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .059    1    0   0   SH
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Maxwell PH                1   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.666    1    0   0   HR
  D Stevens P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Blauser PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .223  .651    5    0   0   3B
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Mulholland P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522         0   0   
  M Mieske PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .780    4    0   0   
  M Morandini 2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .783    3    0   0   
Totals                       40  11  15  11    3   4              187   27   7

BATTING

2B: G Hill (25, off B Pulsipher); S Servais 2 (15, 2 off B Pulsipher).

3B: J Hernandez (7, off B Pulsipher); J Blauser (3, off B Pulsipher).

HR: J Maxwell (1, off B Pulsipher; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); G Gaetti (16, off B Pulsipher; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); S Sosa (59, off B Pulsipher; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

SH: L Johnson (1, off B Pulsipher); D Wengert (1, off B Pulsipher).

TB: S Sosa 5; G Gaetti 5; J Maxwell 4; S Servais 4; J Hernandez 3; G Hill 3; J Blauser 3; M Grace 2; T Houston; L Johnson.

GIDP: O Merced (5).

RBI: G Gaetti 2 (60); S Sosa 2 (142); J Maxwell 2 (2); L Johnson (17); M Grace (81); T Houston (29); J Hernandez (71); J Blauser (26).

2-out RBI: J Blauser; T Houston; M Grace.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

E: T Adams (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sosa (17, 2nd base off B Pulsipher/D Nilsson).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Pulsipher                    4.2  11   9   9    2   1   3   5.40   27   98-63   43· 5·15    9·11· 4· 0      5    -     0.75  -0.51
E Plunk, W (4-3)               2.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   4.39    8   36-27   16· 7· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.81   0.13
M Myers                        0.2   1   1   0    0   0   0   2.79    4   15-11    5· 0· 6    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.61  -0.01
B Wickman, S (23)              1.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.19    6   33-20   13· 4· 3    5· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.62   0.07
Totals                         9    15  11  10    3   4   3          45  182-121  77·16·28   18·14· 6· 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 (1-4)             2.1   4   5   5    2   1   1   5.40   14   49-32   24· 0· 8    2· 5· 3· 0     28    -     1.00  -0.38
R Myers                        1     4   4   4    1   3   0   8.40    8   31-17   10· 3· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.68  -0.15
F Heredia                      0.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   5.50    4   14-10    2· 4· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          2-2    0.60  -0.05
D Stevens                      1     2   1   1    1   0   0   4.05    6   23-13    7· 1· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.41  -0.03
T Adams                        0.2   2   3   3    1   2   0   4.25    6   29-18    9· 6· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.43  -0.25
T Mulholland                   2.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   2.60    7   31-24   14· 3· 7    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.20   0.03
M Karchner                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.22    4   10-8     5· 0· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
Totals                         9    15  13  13    5  11   1          49  187-122  71·17·35   13·11· 8· 0          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: T Adams 3 (3); T Mulholland (2).

IBB: None.

PO: T Adams (0; M Grissom, 1st base).

HBP: D Wengert (3; F Vina).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 3:41.

Attendance: 37,410.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 17mph in unknown direction, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Chicago Cubs                         
1. F Vina               2B    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. M Loretta            1B    2. J Hernandez          SS 
3. D Nilsson            C     3. M Grace              1B 
4. J Cirillo            3B    4. S Sosa               RF 
5. J Burnitz            RF    5. G Hill               LF 
6. M Grissom            CF    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. J Valentin           SS    7. M Alexander          2B 
8. G Jenkins            LF    8. S Servais            C  
9. B Pulsipher          P     9. D Wengert            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  3-2  -23  1   20%  69% J Burnitz       D Wengert       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Nilsson Scores; Cirillo Scores
   b 9   0 13-10 12-  3   17%  98% O Merced        B Wickman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Hill to 3B
   t 3   1  3-1  12-  1   16%  49% J Cirillo       D Wengert       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Loretta Scores; Nilsson to 3B
   b 5   2 10-8  1--  5  -14%  60% J Blauser       B Pulsipher     Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Servais Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3  -14%  28% J Hernandez     B Pulsipher     Triple to RF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wengert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  F Vina          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   50%  M Loretta       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   47%  D Nilsson       Popfly: SS
   O      1--  3   45%  J Cirillo       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Pulsipher facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   42%  L Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  3   28%  J Hernandez     Triple to RF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores
   O      --3  2   32%  M Grace         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   R      --3  6   27%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Line Drive); Hernandez Scores
   O      1--  4   29%  G Hill          Flyball: LF
          1--      28%  G Gaetti        Sosa Steals 2B; Sosa to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  6   27%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  9   30%  M Alexander     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Wengert facing 5-6-7
   O      --- 14   28%  J Burnitz       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   26%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   28%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      1--  1   25%  G Jenkins       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Pulsipher facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   21%  S Servais       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   22%  D Wengert       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Servais to 3B
   RO     --3  4   20%  L Johnson       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Servais Scores
   O      ---  3   21%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Wengert facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   19%  B Pulsipher     Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   21%  F Vina          Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  1   31%  M Loretta       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Vina Scores
          -2-  5   33%  D Nilsson       Walk
   R      12-  1   49%  J Cirillo       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Loretta Scores; Nilsson to 3B
   RRR    -23  1   69%  J Burnitz       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Nilsson Scores; Cirillo Scores
                  Rodney Myers replaces Don Wengert pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   71%  M Grissom       Walk
   O      1--  3   69%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   R      1--  2   78%  G Jenkins       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Grissom Scores
   O      -2-  6   76%  B Pulsipher     Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Bill Pulsipher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   78%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   80%  S Sosa          Lineout: RF
          ---  1   78%  G Hill          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   81%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 1B unassisted (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rodney Myers facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  F Vina          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   82%  M Loretta       Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  6   87%  D Nilsson       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Vina Scores
          1--  6   89%  J Cirillo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nilsson to 2B
                  Felix Heredia replaces Rodney Myers pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   87%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1   92%  M Grissom       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Nilsson Scores; Cirillo to 3B
   R      1-3  4   95%  J Valentin      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cirillo Scores; Grissom to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 9, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Bill Pulsipher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   95%  M Alexander     Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  6   93%  S Servais       Double to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Jason Maxwell pinch hits for Felix Heredia batting 9th
   RR     -2-  1   87%  J Maxwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Servais Scores
   O      ---  1   89%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   89%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 9, Cubs 5.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Dave Stevens facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Stevens replaces Jason Maxwell pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   91%  B Pulsipher     Single to P (Bunt to P's Left)
   O      1--  2   89%  F Vina          Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--  5   88%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF
   R      1--  6   93%  D Nilsson       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Pulsipher Scores
          -2-  7   93%  J Cirillo       Walk
   O      12-  1   92%  J Burnitz       Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 10, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-10, Bill Pulsipher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   94%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
   R      ---  2   89%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  2   87%  G Hill          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  6   74%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hill Scores
   O      ---  5   76%  M Alexander     Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   74%  S Servais       Walk
                  Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Dave Stevens batting 9th
   R      1--  5   60%  J Blauser       Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Servais Scores
                  Eric Plunk replaces Bill Pulsipher pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  4   66%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 10, Cubs 9.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 10-9, Terry Adams facing 6-7-8
                  Terry Adams replaces Jeff Blauser pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   70%  M Grissom       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   66%  J Valentin      Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
          1--      68%  G Jenkins       Grissom Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Grissom to 2B
          -2-      71%  " "             Wild Pitch; Grissom to 3B
   O      --3  7   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  6   66%  E Plunk         Walk
   R      1-3  3   78%  F Vina          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Grissom Scores; Plunk to 3B
   R      -23      85%  M Loretta       Wild Pitch; Plunk Scores; Vina to 3B
   R      --3  5   91%  " "             Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Vina Scores; Loretta to 1B
                  Terry Mulholland replaces Terry Adams pitching and batting 9th
          1--      91%  D Nilsson       Wild Pitch; Loretta to 2B
   O      -2-  4   90%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 13, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 9-13, Eric Plunk facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   92%  J Hernandez     Lineout: SS
          ---  4   90%  M Grace         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   92%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   94%  G Hill          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 13, Cubs 9.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 13-9, Terry Mulholland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   93%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   93%  J Burnitz       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      --- 10   93%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 13, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 9-13, Eric Plunk facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   94%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   96%  M Alexander     Strikeout Swinging
                  Brant Brown pinch hits for Scott Servais batting 8th
   O      ---  5   96%  B Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 13, Cubs 9.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 13-9, Terry Mulholland facing 7-8-9
                  Tyler Houston replaces Brant Brown playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  3   96%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   96%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Looking
                  Marc Newfield pinch hits for Eric Plunk batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  M Newfield      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 13, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 9-13, Mike Myers facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Myers replaces Marc Newfield pitching and batting 9th; Matt Mieske pinch hits for Terry Mulholland batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  M Mieske        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   95%  L Johnson       Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 2B)
   O      1--  4   97%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Johnson to 2B
   R      -2-  2   94%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores/unER
                  Bob Wickman replaces Mike Myers pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  7   96%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 13, Cubs 10.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 13-10, Matt Karchner facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Karchner replaces Jose Hernandez pitching and batting 2nd; Mickey Morandini replaces Matt Mieske playing 2B batting 9th; Manny Alexander moves to SS
          ---  2   97%  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   97%  M Loretta       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Vina to 2B
   O      -2-  6   96%  D Nilsson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Vina to 3B
   O      --3  1   96%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 13, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 10-13, Bob Wickman facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   91%  G Hill          Walk
          1--  3   81%  G Gaetti        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Hill to 2B
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Manny Alexander batting 7th
   OO     12-  3   98%  O Merced        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Hill to 3B
   R      --3 11   95%  T Houston       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hill Scores
   O      1--  3  100%  M Morandini     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 13, Cubs 11.

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