September 18, 1998 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 5
@ANA 3
(12) NYY 15
@BAL 5 CHW 11
BOS 9 CLE 4
KCR 1 DET 5
MIN 4
(11) TBD 6
TOR 1 TEX 3
OAK 1 ARI 5
ATL 0 CIN 6
@CHC 4 STL 5
@MIL 2 FLA 7
@NYM 6 MON 11
@PHI 4 HOU 5
@PIT 2 COL 4
@SDP 1 SFG 4
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,105

Friday, September 18, 1998, 2:23
Time of Game: 3:13

Reds

71-83

Won 1

5th, 26½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            2  1  0   1  0  1   1  0  0    6 12  3
Cubs            2  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    4  6  0

W: S Parris (6-4), L: D Wengert (1-5), S: G White (7)

Cubs

87-68

Lost 1

2nd, 11 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sanders CF                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .271  .777   19    1   0   HR,2B
B Larkin SS                   5   2   4   2    0   1  .309  .906   17    1   1   HR,2B
S Casey 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .766   24    3   0   
  G White P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    1    1   0   
D Young LF                    5   1   4   2    0   0  .313  .853    6    5   0   2·2B
B Boone 2B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .773   18    2   0   
R Petagine RF-1B              5   0   1   1    0   1  .245  .846   28    2   1   
A Boone 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .263  .697   18    0   3   SB
E Taubensee C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .755   12   10   0   
S Parris P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .138  .276   11    0   1   
  T Tarasco PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .633    3    0   0   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Nunnally RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .711    2    1   0   
Totals                       39   6  12   6    3   7              159   27   6

BATTING

2B: B Larkin (34, off S Trachsel); D Young 2 (47, off D Wengert, off S Trachsel); R Sanders (18, off S Trachsel).

HR: B Larkin (17, off D Wengert; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); R Sanders (14, off S Trachsel; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: B Larkin 8; D Young 6; R Sanders 6; A Boone; R Petagine.

RBI: D Young 2 (82); B Larkin 2 (72); R Petagine (6); R Sanders (59).

2-out RBI: B Larkin 2; R Sanders.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

E: B Boone 2 (9); R Sanders (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Boone (5, 3rd base off S Trachsel/T Houston).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .275  .654   17    4   0   
M Morandini 2B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .298  .777   15    0   4   2B
  G Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .918    5    0   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   1   0   0    0   1  .309 1.029   23    2   0   
M Grace 1B                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .316  .889   16    8   0   2B
H Rodriguez LF                3   0   1   1    0   1  .252  .870   11    2   0   2B
  M Mieske PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .778    7    0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .852   12    1   2   
T Houston C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .255  .685   14    7   0   
  S Servais PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633    1    0   0   
J Hernandez SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .798   14    2   1   
S Trachsel P                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .700    4    1   0   
  C Haney P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Valdes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .444    5    0   0   
  D Wengert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .059         0   0   
  B Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .859    4    0   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Blauser PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .647    4    0   0   
Totals                       36   4   6   3    2   9              152   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Grace (37, off S Parris); H Rodriguez (21, off S Parris); M Morandini (20, off S Parris).

TB: H Rodriguez 2; M Grace 2; M Morandini 2; L Johnson 2; S Trachsel.

RBI: M Grace 2 (89); H Rodriguez (85).

2-out RBI: H Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Parris, W (6-4)              5     5   4   2    1   6   0   3.55   24   93-56   29·10·17    6· 6· 5· 0     50    -     1.24  -0.16
J Hudek, H (6)                 0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.90    4   18-10    5· 0· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.00
G White, S (7)                 3.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.09   10   39-28   17· 5· 6    3· 4· 1· 0          2-0    1.41   0.36
Totals                         9     6   4   2    2   9   0          38  150-94   51·15·28   10·11· 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
S Trachsel                     3.2   7   4   4    2   4   1   4.56   20   85-50   28· 6·16    3· 6· 5· 0     33    -     1.13  -0.27
C Haney                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.88    1    6-3     1· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.02   0.06
D Wengert, L (1-5)             2     2   1   1    1   2   1   5.34    9   28-18   10· 4· 5    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.19  -0.05
T Adams                        0.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   4.33    4   11-8     3· 1· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.25  -0.11
F Heredia                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.18    2    6-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.74   0.04
R Myers                        1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   7.56    6   19-13   10· 1· 2    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.34   0.04
Totals                         9    12   6   6    3   7   2          42  155-97   55·13·30   11·14· 7· 0          3-0

Balks: S Parris (1).

WP: T Adams (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 40,105.

Field Condition: Dry.

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

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Sanders            CF    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. B Larkin             SS    2. M Morandini          2B 
3. S Casey              1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. D Young              LF    4. M Grace              1B 
5. B Boone              2B    5. H Rodriguez          LF 
6. R Petagine           RF    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. A Boone              3B    7. T Houston            C  
8. E Taubensee          C     8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. S Parris             P     9. S Trachsel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  4-4  ---  2   17%  61% B Larkin        D Wengert       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 5   2  4-3  -2-  1  -15%  45% H Rodriguez     S Parris        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Morandini Scores
   b 1   1  2-0  1-3  4  -15%  43% M Grace         S Parris        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores; Sosa Scores/unER
   t 4   2  3-3  1-3  2   13%  63% B Larkin        S Trachsel      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Boone Scores; Sanders to 3B
   b 2   2  3-2  1--  1  -12%  47% M Morandini     S Parris        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Trachsel Scores/No RBI/unER; Morandini to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   56%  R Sanders       Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  7   63%  B Larkin        Single to RF (Line Drive); Sanders to 3B; Larkin to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  6   58%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  1   70%  D Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sanders Scores; Larkin Scores
          -2-  7   71%  B Boone         Walk
   O      12-  7   68%  R Petagine      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      12-  4   65%  A Boone         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Parris facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  L Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   64%  M Morandini     Strikeout Looking
          1--      63%  S Sosa          Balk; Johnson to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Johnson to 3B
   RR     1-3  4   43%  M Grace         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores; Sosa Scores/unER
   O      -2-  8   47%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   46%  G Gaetti        Walk
   O      12-  8   50%  T Houston       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   48%  E Taubensee     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   46%  S Parris        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   57%  R Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   56%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Parris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   58%  J Hernandez     Flyball: LF
          ---  4   55%  S Trachsel      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   58%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF
   R      1--  1   47%  M Morandini     Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Trachsel Scores/No RBI/unER; Morandini to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Trachsel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  S Casey         Flyball: CF
          ---  1   50%  D Young         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   47%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   44%  R Petagine      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Parris facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   40%  M Grace         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   44%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   47%  G Gaetti        Lineout: CF
   O      1--  1   50%  T Houston       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   54%  A Boone         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   52%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-P; Boone to 2B
   O      -2-  5   48%  S Parris        Strikeout Looking
          -2-  8   50%  R Sanders       Walk, Boone Steals 3B
   R      1-3  2   63%  B Larkin        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Boone Scores; Sanders to 3B
                  Chris Haney replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  6   57%  S Casey         Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Parris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   60%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  Pedro Valdes pinch hits for Chris Haney batting 9th
   O      ---  5   62%  P Valdes        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   64%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Wengert facing 4-5-6
                  Don Wengert replaces Pedro Valdes pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   70%  D Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   69%  B Boone         Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 3B
   O      --3  2   62%  R Petagine      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          --3  7   64%  A Boone         Walk
   O      1-3  3   58%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Parris facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   49%  M Morandini     Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   55%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   61%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  1   45%  H Rodriguez     Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Morandini Scores
   O      -2-  1   50%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Don Wengert facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Tarasco pinch hits for Steve Parris batting 9th
   O      ---  3   47%  T Tarasco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      44%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF
   R      ---  2   61%  B Larkin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   60%  S Casey         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, John Hudek facing 7-8-9
                  John Hudek replaces Tony Tarasco pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   54%  T Houston       Walk
   O      1--  2   60%  J Hernandez     Bunt Popfly: P (P's Right)
                  Brant Brown pinch hits for Don Wengert batting 9th
   O      1--  4   65%  B Brown         Strikeout Looking
          1--  7   60%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Houston to 3B
                  Gabe White replaces Sean Casey pitching and batting 3rd; Roberto Petagine moves to 1B; Jon Nunnally replaces John Hudek playing RF batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   69%  M Morandini     Popfly: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Terry Adams facing 4-5-6
                  Terry Adams replaces Brant Brown pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   73%  D Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   69%  B Boone         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          1--      71%  R Petagine      Wild Pitch; Young to 2B
   R      -2-  5   83%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young Scores; Petagine to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  3   80%  A Boone         Strikeout Looking
                  Felix Heredia replaces Terry Adams pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   78%  E Taubensee     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Gabe White facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   82%  S Sosa          Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  2   84%  M Grace         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Matt Mieske pinch hits for Henry Rodriguez batting 5th
   O      ---  7   86%  M Mieske        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Felix Heredia facing 9-1-2
                  Matt Mieske moves to LF
   O      ---  2   85%  J Nunnally      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Rodney Myers replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   84%  R Sanders       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   84%  B Larkin        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   83%  G White         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Gabe White facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   87%  G Gaetti        Popfly: C (Short 3B Line)
                  Scott Servais pinch hits for Tyler Houston batting 7th
   O      ---  1   90%  S Servais       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   92%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Rodney Myers facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Servais moves to C
   O      ---  1   91%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  B Boone         Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   90%  R Petagine      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Gabe White facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Rodney Myers batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  J Blauser       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   98%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Mickey Morandini batting 2nd
   O      ---  5  100%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation