September 28, 1998 San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CHC 5
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,556

Monday, September 28, 1998, 7:10
Time of Game: 3:41

Giants

89-74

Lost 2

2nd, 9½ GB

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

W: S Trachsel (15-8), L: M Gardner (13-6), S: R Beck (51)

Cubs

90-73

Won 1

2nd, 12½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Javier CF                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .290  .759   18    3   0   
R Aurilia SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .726   13    1   5   
  S Dunston PH-SS             1   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .656    5    0   0   
  E Burks PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .861   10    0   0   
  R Sanchez PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .686         0   0   
B Bonds LF                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .303 1.047   20    3   0   SF
J Kent 2B                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .297  .914   16    3   4   HBP
J Carter RF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .765   28    2   0   
J Snow 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .248  .755    8    7   3   3B
C Hayes 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .770   18    1   0   
  J Mesa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Johnson C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .706   10    2   0   
  B Mayne PH-C                2   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .719    2    1   0   
M Gardner P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .164  .406   10    0   1   
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  J Johnstone P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Rios PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .571 2.129    8    0   0   
  R Ortiz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .733         1   0   
  A Morman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Mueller 3B                1   1   1   0    0   0  .294  .778    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    7   6              169   24  13

BATTING

3B: J Snow (1, off K Tapani).

SF: B Bonds (6, off T Mulholland).

HBP: J Kent (9, by S Trachsel).

TB: J Snow 3; B Mayne 2; S Dunston; S Javier; B Mueller.

RBI: J Kent (128); B Bonds (122); S Javier (49).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Aurilia-J Kent-J Snow 2; J Snow-M Gardner-R Aurilia-J Snow.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .687   12    1   0   
M Morandini 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .765   18    3   1   
S Sosa RF                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .308 1.024   15    5   0   GDP
M Grace 1B                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .309  .872   13    9   0   2B
H Rodriguez LF                2   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .864   10    1   0   
  M Mieske PH-LF              1   0   1   2    0   0  .299  .775    2    0   0   
  M Karchner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Tapani P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .405    2    0   0   
  T Mulholland P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .780         0   0   
  R Beck P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .281  .851   23    1   2   HR,2·GDP
T Houston C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .686   11    6   0   
J Hernandez SS                2   0   1   0    1   1  .254  .782   15    0   3   SB
S Trachsel P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .697    5    0   1   SH
  O Merced LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .749   17    1   0   
Totals                       30   5  10   4    2   3              143   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Grace (39, off J Mesa).

HR: G Gaetti (19, off M Gardner; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: S Trachsel (9, off M Gardner).

TB: G Gaetti 4; M Grace 3; S Sosa 2; M Morandini; M Mieske; L Johnson; J Hernandez; H Rodriguez.

GIDP: G Gaetti 2 (12); S Sosa (20).

RBI: G Gaetti 2 (70); M Mieske 2 (12).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Hernandez (4, 2nd base off R Ortiz/B Mayne).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Gardner, L (13-6)            5.1   6   4   4    1   2   1   4.33   21   73-46   21· 6·19    6· 8· 4· 0     41    -     0.92  -0.03
R Rodriguez                    0     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.70    2    7-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.25  -0.08
J Johnstone                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.07    1    4-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.39   0.02
R Ortiz                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.99    3   18-11    7· 2· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.00
A Morman                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.28    2    8-6     3· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.14   0.01
J Mesa                         0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.57    4   18-12    9· 1· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   5   5    2   3   1          33  128-81   43·11·27   11·11· 6· 0          5-2

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, W (15-8)           6.1   1   0   0    6   6   0   4.46   27  121-66   39· 7·20    4· 6· 4· 0     71    -     1.05   0.32
M Karchner, H (10)             0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.15    2    9-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.29   0.00
F Heredia, H (17)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.06    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.15   0.06
K Tapani                       1     3   2   2    0   0   0   4.85    6   13-10    7· 0· 3    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.01
T Mulholland                   0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   2.89    3   14-9     6· 1· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          2-2    1.84  -0.05
R Beck, S (51)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.02    2    9-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.78   0.09
Totals                         9     6   3   3    7   6   0          41  169-97   61· 8·28   12· 9· 6· 0          9-3

R Rodriguez faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
K Tapani faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Mesa (10).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Trachsel (8; J Kent).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:41.

Attendance: 39,556.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 15mph in from Rightfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Chicago Cubs                         
1. S Javier             CF    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. R Aurilia            SS    2. M Morandini          2B 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. J Kent               2B    4. M Grace              1B 
5. J Carter             RF    5. H Rodriguez          LF 
6. J Snow               1B    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. C Hayes              3B    7. T Houston            C  
8. B Johnson            C     8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. M Gardner            P     9. S Trachsel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  0-0  1--  3   20%  81% G Gaetti        M Gardner       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rodriguez Scores
   t 4   2  0-0  123  5    9%  56% B Johnson       S Trachsel      Strikeout Looking
   t 9   0  5-1  12- 10   -8%  85% E Burks         T Mulholland    Walk; Mueller to 3B; Javier to 2B
   b 6   1  0-2  123  2    7%  96% M Mieske        R Rodriguez     Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Johnson Scores; Sosa Scores; Grace to 3B
   t 9   0  5-1  123  3    6%  91% B Bonds         T Mulholland    Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Mueller Scores; Javier to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  S Javier        Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   54%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   55%  M Morandini     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   50%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  J Kent          Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   54%  J Carter        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   53%  J Snow          Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  C Hayes         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   59%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   55%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  1   50%  G Gaetti        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  B Johnson       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   54%  M Gardner       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  S Javier        Walk
   O      1--  5   56%  R Aurilia       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  T Houston       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   56%  J Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--  1   54%  S Trachsel      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hernandez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   50%  J Kent          Hit By Pitch
          1--  7   46%  J Carter        Walk; Kent to 2B
   O      12-  2   49%  J Snow          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kent to 3B; Carter to 2B
          -23  6   47%  C Hayes         Walk
   O      123  5   56%  B Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   53%  M Morandini     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   51%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  M Grace         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  M Gardner       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   50%  S Javier        Walk
   O      1--  5   54%  R Aurilia       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   57%  B Bonds         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   61%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   81%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rodriguez Scores
   O      ---  1   80%  T Houston       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   78%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   78%  S Trachsel      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   81%  J Kent          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  6   83%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   84%  J Snow          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   86%  L Johnson       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   84%  M Morandini     Flyball: LF
          1--  2   88%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Johnson to 3B
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Mark Gardner pitching and batting 9th
          1-3  5   90%  M Grace         Walk; Sosa to 2B
                  Matt Mieske pinch hits for Henry Rodriguez batting 5th
   RR     123  2   96%  M Mieske        Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Johnson Scores; Sosa Scores; Grace to 3B
                  John Johnstone replaces Rich Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1-3  4   94%  G Gaetti        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
                  Matt Mieske moves to LF
   O      ---  4   96%  C Hayes         Lineout: 2B
                  Brent Mayne pinch hits for Brian Johnson batting 8th
          ---  1   94%  B Mayne         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Armando Rios pinch hits for John Johnstone batting 9th
          1--  8   91%  A Rios          Walk; Mayne to 2B
                  Matt Karchner replaces Matt Mieske pitching and batting 5th; Orlando Merced replaces Steve Trachsel playing LF batting 9th
   O      12-  4   94%  S Javier        Foul Popfly: LF (Short LF Foul)
                  Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Rich Aurilia batting 2nd
          12-  5   91%  S Dunston       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Mayne to 3B; Rios to 2B
                  Felix Heredia replaces Matt Karchner pitching and batting 5th
   O      123  3   97%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Russ Ortiz facing 7-8-9
                  Russ Ortiz replaces Armando Rios pitching and batting 9th; Brent Mayne moves to C; Shawon Dunston moves to SS
   O      ---  5   97%  T Houston       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   97%  J Hernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      97%  O Merced        Hernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  9   97%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Hernandez to 3B
                  Alvin Morman replaces Russ Ortiz pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  2   96%  L Johnson       Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Tapani facing 4-5-6
                  Kevin Tapani replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  1   98%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   98%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   98%  J Snow          Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  2   99%  C Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Alvin Morman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   99%  M Morandini     Strikeout Swinging
                  Jose Mesa replaces Charlie Hayes pitching and batting 7th; Bill Mueller replaces Alvin Morman playing 3B batting 9th
          ---  7   99%  S Sosa          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
          1--  1   99%  M Grace         Double to RF (Line Drive); Sosa to 3B
   O      -23  2   99%  K Tapani        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   R      -23      99%  G Gaetti        Wild Pitch; Sosa Scores; Grace to 3B
   O      --3  8   99%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Kevin Tapani facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   99%  B Mayne         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  3   96%  B Mueller       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mayne to 3B
                  Terry Mulholland replaces Kevin Tapani pitching and batting 5th
   R      1-3  1   93%  S Javier        Single to LF (Line Drive); Mayne Scores; Mueller to 2B
                  Ellis Burks pinch hits for Shawon Dunston batting 2nd
          12- 10   85%  E Burks         Walk; Mueller to 3B; Javier to 2B
                  Rey Sanchez pinch runs for Ellis Burks batting 2nd
   RO     123  3   91%  B Bonds         Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Mueller Scores; Javier to 3B
                  Rod Beck replaces Terry Mulholland pitching and batting 5th
   RO     1-3  4   96%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Javier Scores
   O      1--  5  100%  J Carter        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation