September 12, 1998 Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
ANA 2 DET 3
@BOS 2 CHW 6
@CLE 4 KCR 5
SEA 2 OAK 6
@MIN 5 TOR 5
@NYY 3 TEX 8
@TBD 2 ATL 4
FLA 2 CHC 15
MIL 12 CIN 3
ARI 0 HOU 3
STL 2 MON 5
NYM 3 PHI 13
PIT 4 SDP 8
LAD 7 COL 1
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,170

Saturday, September 12, 1998, 3:05
Time of Game: 3:16

Brewers

70-79

Lost 1

4th, 26 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  8   0  2  0   2  0  0   12 16  0
Cubs            0  2  0   0  1  2   4  1  5   15 18  2

W: R Beck (2-2), L: B Wickman (6-9)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cubs

83-66

Won 1

2nd, 13 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   2   3    0   0  .310  .819   14    3   2   
M Loretta SS-1B               5   1   3   0    0   1  .325  .824   23    4   6   
D Nilsson 1B                  5   1   1   3    0   1  .269  .782   20    6   1   3B
  C Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Matheny C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .613         0   0   
J Cirillo 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .328  .860   14    0   1   2B,GDP
J Burnitz RF                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .265  .846   18    2   0   HR,2B
M Grissom CF                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .672   18    1   0   
G Jenkins LF                  3   3   2   1    1   0  .239  .693   16    3   0   HR,GDP
  M Newfield PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .635    2    0   0   
  D Jackson PR-LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .626         0   0   
B Hughes C                    4   3   2   1    1   2  .237  .712   21    5   0   HR
  B Wickman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Roque P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182   14    1   0   2·SH
  B Hamelin PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .726    4    0   0   2B
  R Belliard PR               0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  V de los Santos P           0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Valentin SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .695         0   1   
Totals                       39  12  16  11    3   6              164   25  12

BATTING

2B: B Hamelin (6, off D Stevens); J Cirillo (27, off M Morgan); J Burnitz (26, off M Morgan).

3B: D Nilsson (1, off M Morgan).

HR: G Jenkins (9, off M Morgan; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs); J Burnitz (35, off M Morgan; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); B Hughes (8, off M Morgan; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: R Roque 2 (4, off D Stevens, off M Morgan).

TB: J Burnitz 6; G Jenkins 5; B Hughes 5; J Cirillo 3; D Nilsson 3; M Loretta 3; B Hamelin 2; F Vina 2; M Newfield.

GIDP: G Jenkins (7); J Cirillo (23).

RBI: F Vina 3 (42); D Nilsson 3 (56); J Burnitz 2 (118); G Jenkins (28); J Cirillo (63); B Hughes (27).

2-out RBI: F Vina 3; G Jenkins; B Hughes.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Nilsson-M Loretta-R Roque; M Loretta-F Vina-D Nilsson.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .258  .623   15    1   0   GDP
J Hernandez SS                5   1   2   1    0   2  .263  .812   25    3   4   HR
  R Beck P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Grace 1B                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .319  .889   17    9   0   2B
S Sosa RF                     3   3   2   3    2   0  .313 1.034   28    3   1   HR
G Hill LF                     5   4   4   1    0   0  .315  .904   22    1   0   HR
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .285  .859   13    1   3   HR,SH
M Morandini 2B                4   1   1   2    1   0  .301  .782   17    3   2   GDP
S Servais C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .635    7    5   0   
  T Houston PH-C              2   2   2   3    0   0  .250  .677    4    1   0   HR
M Morgan P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .714 1.571    1    0   0   
  D Stevens P                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    6    0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .862    6    0   0   
  T Mulholland P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522         0   0   
  M Alexander SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .624         0   0   
  O Merced PH                 1   1   1   3    0   0  .280  .755    2    0   0   HR
Totals                       40  15  18  15    4   5              163   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Grace (35, off V de los Santos).

HR: J Hernandez (22, off R Roque; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); O Merced (6, off B Wickman; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); G Hill (18, off V de los Santos; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); G Gaetti (17, off R Roque; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); T Houston (8, off C Fox; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); S Sosa (60, off V de los Santos; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SH: G Gaetti (1, off B Wickman).

TB: G Hill 7; T Houston 5; J Hernandez 5; S Sosa 5; G Gaetti 5; O Merced 4; M Grace 3; M Morandini; D Stevens; M Morgan.

GIDP: M Morandini (12); L Johnson (5).

RBI: T Houston 3 (32); S Sosa 3 (145); O Merced 3 (39); M Morandini 2 (50); G Gaetti 2 (62); G Hill (52); J Hernandez (72).

2-out RBI: J Hernandez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Hernandez-M Morandini-M Grace; J Hernandez-M Grace.

E: J Hernandez (13); S Sosa (9).

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
R Roque                        6     9   5   5    2   3   2   4.12   27   92-58   36· 5·17    9· 8· 5· 0     35    -     0.56  -0.08
V de los Santos                1     3   4   4    1   2   2   3.50    7   32-19   11· 3· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.39  -0.06
C Fox, H (18)                  1     2   1   1    0   0   1   3.96    5   24-15   11· 1· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.29   0.01
B Wickman, BS (7), L (6-9)     0.1   4   5   5    1   0   1   3.74    6   15-8     7· 0· 1    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.65  -0.90
Totals                         8.1  18  15  15    4   5   6          45  163-100  65· 9·26   17·13· 6· 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 Morgan                       3     8   8   5    1   1   3   4.20   18   64-41   29· 3· 9   10· 4· 2· 0     17    -     1.04  -0.53
D Stevens                      3.2   5   4   4    2   3   0   4.62   18   73-44   29· 8· 7    4· 5· 4· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.03
F Heredia                      1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   5.37    4   16-11    4· 1· 6    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.31   0.01
T Mulholland                   0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.58    2    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.31   0.01
R Beck, W (2-2)                0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.04    2    7-5     1· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.00
Totals                         9    16  12   9    3   6   3          44  164-104  65·14·25   18· 9· 8· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 39,170.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Chicago Cubs                         
1. F Vina               2B    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. M Loretta            SS    2. J Hernandez          SS 
3. D Nilsson            1B    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. G Jenkins            LF    7. M Morandini          2B 
8. B Hughes             C     8. S Servais            C  
9. R Roque              P     9. M Morgan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1 12-10 123  2   49%  83% T Houston       B Wickman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sosa Scores; Hill Scores; Morandini to 3B
   t 3   1  2-0  123  3  -25%  34% D Nilsson       M Morgan        Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Hughes Scores; Vina Scores/unER; Loretta Scores
   b 9   1 12-12 1-3  2   17% 100% O Merced        B Wickman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Morandini Scores; Houston Scores
   b 9   0 12-10 1--  2   14%  33% G Hill          B Wickman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sosa to 2B
   t 3   1  2-4  -2-  4  -12%  15% J Burnitz       M Morgan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cirillo Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   54%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   55%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rafael Roque facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      --- 10   51%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   48%  J Burnitz       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  6   46%  M Grissom       Walk
   OO     12-  3   55%  G Jenkins       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rafael Roque facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   59%  S Sosa          Walk
          1--  4   68%  G Hill          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sosa to 3B
   O      1-3  2   64%  G Gaetti        Popfly: SS (Deep 3B); Hill to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23  2   75%  M Morandini     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sosa Scores; Hill Scores
   O      1--  2   73%  S Servais       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  1   75%  M Morgan        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Morandini to 3B
   O      1-3  3   71%  L Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Morgan facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   67%  B Hughes        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   69%  R Roque         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Hughes to 2B
          -2-  2   67%  F Vina          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hughes stays at 2B
          12-  2   60%  M Loretta       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hughes to 3B; Vina to 2B
   RRR    123  3   34%  D Nilsson       Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Hughes Scores; Vina Scores/unER; Loretta Scores
   R      --3  3   28%  J Cirillo       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Nilsson Scores
   RR     -2-  4   15%  J Burnitz       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cirillo Scores
   O      ---  4   16%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   R      ---  2   11%  G Jenkins       Home Run (Fly Ball); Jenkins Scores/unER
   R      ---  1    7%  B Hughes        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hughes Scores/unER
   O      ---  4    7%  R Roque         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  8 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Rafael Roque facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2    6%  J Hernandez     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3    6%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6    6%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  2    5%  G Hill          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Dave Stevens facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Stevens replaces Mike Morgan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3    6%  F Vina          Lineout: LF
          ---  7    5%  M Loretta       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  7    6%  D Nilsson       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--  2    5%  J Cirillo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Loretta to 2B
   O      12-  5    6%  J Burnitz       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Rafael Roque facing 6-7-8
          ---  4    8%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3    4%  M Morandini     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  1    4%  S Servais       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Dave Stevens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2    4%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF
          ---  5    4%  G Jenkins       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7    3%  B Hughes        Walk; Jenkins to 2B
   O      12-  5    4%  R Roque         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Jenkins to 3B; Hughes to 2B
   RR     -23  1    1%  F Vina          Single to CF (Line Drive); Jenkins Scores; Hughes Scores; Vina to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  4    2%  M Loretta       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 10, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-10, Rafael Roque facing 9-1-2
          ---  2    2%  D Stevens       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2    1%  L Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
   R      ---  2    2%  J Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  2    2%  M Grace         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5    2%  S Sosa          Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 10, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Dave Stevens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4    2%  D Nilsson       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2    2%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2    2%  J Burnitz       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 10, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-10, Rafael Roque facing 5-6-7
          ---  7    3%  G Hill          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3    6%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Hill Scores
   O      ---  4    5%  M Morandini     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4    4%  S Servais       Popfly: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4    3%  D Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 10, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 10-5, Dave Stevens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4    4%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6    3%  G Jenkins       Walk
   O      1--  3    4%  B Hughes        Strikeout Swinging
                  Bob Hamelin pinch hits for Rafael Roque batting 9th
   R      1--  4    2%  B Hamelin       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Jenkins Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI
                  Felix Heredia replaces Dave Stevens pitching and batting 9th; Ron Belliard pinch runs for Bob Hamelin batting 9th
   RO     -2-  4    1%  F Vina          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Belliard Scores; Vina out at 2B/RF-SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 12, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-12, Valerio de los Santos facing 1-2-3
                  Valerio de los Santos replaces Ron Belliard pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5    2%  L Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  3    1%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5    2%  M Grace         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Johnson to 3B
   RRR    -23  8    6%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Johnson Scores; Grace Scores
   R      ---  7   10%  G Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3    8%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1    7%  M Morandini     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 12, Cubs 9.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 12-9, Felix Heredia facing 2-3-4
          ---  5    6%  M Loretta       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4    7%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  3    9%  J Cirillo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 12, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 9-12, Chad Fox facing 8-9-1
                  Chad Fox replaces Dave Nilsson pitching and batting 3rd; Mark Loretta moves to 1B; Jose Valentin replaces Valerio de los Santos playing SS batting 9th; Tyler Houston pinch hits for Scott Servais batting 8th
   R      ---  2   17%  T Houston       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Brant Brown pinch hits for Felix Heredia batting 9th
   O      ---  6   13%  B Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   10%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---  8   12%  J Hernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5    8%  M Grace         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 12, Cubs 10.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 12-10, Terry Mulholland facing 5-6-7
                  Terry Mulholland replaces Brant Brown pitching and batting 9th; Tyler Houston moves to C
   O      ---  2    9%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2    9%  M Grissom       Lineout: RF
                  Rod Beck replaces Jose Hernandez pitching and batting 2nd; Manny Alexander replaces Terry Mulholland playing SS batting 9th; Marc Newfield pinch hits for Geoff Jenkins batting 7th
          ---  2    9%  M Newfield      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
                  Darrin Jackson pinch runs for Marc Newfield batting 7th
   O      1--  5   10%  B Hughes        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 12, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 10-12, Bob Wickman facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Wickman replaces Bobby Hughes pitching and batting 8th; Mike Matheny replaces Chad Fox playing C batting 3rd; Darrin Jackson moves to LF
          ---  1   19%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   33%  G Hill          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sosa to 2B
   O      12-  1   30%  G Gaetti        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Sosa to 3B; Hill to 2B
          -23  7   34%  M Morandini     Walk
   RR     123  2   83%  T Houston       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sosa Scores; Hill Scores; Morandini to 3B
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Manny Alexander batting 9th
   RRR    1-3  2  100%  O Merced        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Morandini Scores; Houston Scores
        5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 12, Cubs 15.

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