April 14, 1999 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 11
KCR 4 DET 7
MIN 1 NYY 14
BAL 7 OAK 6
ANA 5 TEX 9
@SEA 6 TOR 7
TBD 6
(11) ARI 6
LAD 2 CHC 5
CIN 4 MON 15
MIL 1 NYM 4
FLA 1 ATL 10
@PHI 4 STL 9
@PIT 5 HOU 6
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 23,788

Wednesday, April 14, 1999, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 2:06

Reds

3-5

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

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

W: J Lieber (2-0), L: P Harnisch (1-1), S: R Beck (2)

Cubs

3-5

Won 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Cameron CF                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .292 1.060   16    1   0   CS
B Larkin SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .226  .810   14    3   4   GDP
S Casey 1B                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .517 1.514   11    9   1   2B
  C Stynes PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
  D Graves P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Vaughn LF                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .219  .663   11    2   0   SF
D Young RF                    3   0   0   1    0   2  .290  .679   12    1   0   SF
E Taubensee C                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .611   19    3   1   
A Boone 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   2  .167  .648   13    0   1   HR
P Reese 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .682    9    2   7   
  M Tucker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    4    0   0   
P Harnisch P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    1   2   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .667 2.667    2    0   0   2B
  H Morris 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500         2   0   
Totals                       32   4   9   3    1  10              118   24  16

BATTING

2B: S Casey (4, off J Lieber); M Sweeney (1, off J Lieber).

HR: A Boone (1, off R Beck; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: G Vaughn (1, off J Lieber); D Young (1, off J Lieber).

TB: A Boone 5; S Casey 4; M Sweeney 2; M Cameron 2; B Larkin.

GIDP: B Larkin (1).

RBI: A Boone (1); D Young (2); G Vaughn (4).

2-out RBI: A Boone.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Larkin-H Morris; P Reese-B Larkin-S Casey.

E: A Boone (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Cameron (1, 2nd base by J Lieber/B Santiago).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .514   18    2   0   
M Morandini 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .571   17    2   5   
S Sosa RF                     3   2   2   0    1   1  .179  .736   14    1   0   2·2B
M Grace 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .321  .893    8    8   1   GDP
G Hill LF                     3   2   2   3    0   0  .556 1.857   11    1   0   2·HR,GDP
  C Goodwin LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Hernandez SS                2   1   1   0    1   0  .214  .674   10    2   4   CS
B Santiago C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .627   12   10   1   
G Gaetti 3B                   2   0   0   1    0   1  .111  .218   10    0   1   SF
J Lieber P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   SH
  R Beck P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       26   5   6   5    3   3              106   27  12

BATTING

2B: S Sosa 2 (3, 2 off P Harnisch).

HR: G Hill 2 (4, 2 off P Harnisch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SF: G Gaetti (1, off P Harnisch).

SH: J Lieber (1, off P Harnisch).

TB: G Hill 8; S Sosa 4; J Hernandez; M Grace.

GIDP: G Hill (1); M Grace (1).

RBI: G Hill 3 (10); M Grace (3); G Gaetti (2).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Morandini-J Hernandez-M Grace.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Hernandez (1, 2nd base by S Sullivan/E Taubensee).

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
P Harnisch, L (1-1)            5.1   6   5   4    2   2   2   2.51   24   75-49   31· 4·14   11· 5· 4· 0     38    -     0.84  -0.22
S Sullivan                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.00    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.31   0.02
D Reyes                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    3   13-9     4· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
D Graves                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   6.75    3   13-8     6· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         8     6   5   4    3   3   2          31  105-68   43· 5·20   16· 5· 4· 0          1-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lieber, W (2-0)              8     8   3   3    1   9   0   2.25   31   97-71   38·17·16   14· 4· 3· 0     62    -     0.95   0.25
R Beck, S (2)                  1     1   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    4   20-15   11· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.15   0.08
Totals                         9     9   4   4    1  10   1          35  117-86   49·19·18   16· 5· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Bill Hohn.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 23,788.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 50° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Cameron            CF    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. B Larkin             SS    2. M Morandini          2B 
3. S Casey              1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. G Vaughn             LF    4. M Grace              1B 
5. D Young              RF    5. G Hill               LF 
6. E Taubensee          C     6. J Hernandez          SS 
7. A Boone              3B    7. B Santiago           C  
8. P Reese              2B    8. G Gaetti             3B 
9. P Harnisch           P     9. J Lieber             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-3  -2-  4   14%  90% G Hill          P Harnisch      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sosa Scores
   t 8   0  5-2  1-3  4   14%  92% B Larkin        J Lieber        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Sweeney Scores/No RBI
   t 4   0  3-0  1--  4  -11%  66% S Casey         J Lieber        Double to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right); Larkin to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  5   10%  65% G Hill          P Harnisch      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 8   0  5-2  -2-  5   -9%  78% M Cameron       J Lieber        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sweeney to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   53%  S Casey         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   55%  G Vaughn        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  L Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  5   57%  M Morandini     Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  3   53%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   50%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  D Young         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   54%  E Taubensee     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   55%  A Boone         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   65%  G Hill          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   69%  J Hernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   76%  B Santiago      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hernandez to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   74%  G Gaetti        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hernandez Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   73%  J Lieber        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Santiago to 2B
   O      -2-  4   71%  L Johnson       Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   73%  P Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   75%  P Harnisch      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   74%  M Cameron       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   76%  B Larkin        Cameron Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pete Harnisch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   74%  M Morandini     Flyball: LF
          ---  2   77%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  1   84%  M Grace         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sosa Scores
   OO     1--  2   81%  G Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Jon Lieber facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   77%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   66%  S Casey         Double to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right); Larkin to 3B
   RO     -23  2   68%  G Vaughn        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Larkin Scores; Casey to 3B
   RO     --3  1   67%  D Young         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Casey Scores
          ---  5   65%  E Taubensee     Walk
   O      1--  3   68%  A Boone         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pete Harnisch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   66%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  B Santiago      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   63%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   67%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   69%  P Harnisch      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   71%  M Cameron       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pete Harnisch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   68%  J Lieber        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   67%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  M Morandini     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Jon Lieber facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   69%  B Larkin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   72%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1   74%  G Vaughn        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pete Harnisch facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   80%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   76%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
   RR     -2-  4   90%  G Hill          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sosa Scores
          ---  4   91%  J Hernandez     Walk
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Pete Harnisch pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      89%  B Santiago      Hernandez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   89%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   91%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  3   92%  A Boone         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   94%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dennys Reyes facing 8-9-1
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Scott Sullivan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   93%  J Lieber        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  7   92%  L Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Jon Lieber facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Dennys Reyes batting 9th
          ---  2   87%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   78%  M Cameron       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sweeney to 3B
   ROO    1-3  4   92%  B Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Sweeney Scores/No RBI
          ---  1   90%  S Casey         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Chris Stynes pinch runs for Sean Casey batting 3rd
   O      1--  4   94%  G Vaughn        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Danny Graves facing 2-3-4
                  Danny Graves replaces Chris Stynes pitching and batting 3rd; Hal Morris replaces Mark Sweeney playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  M Morandini     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   94%  S Sosa          Walk
   OO     1--  1   92%  M Grace         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Rod Beck facing 5-6-7
                  Rod Beck replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th; Curtis Goodwin replaces Glenallen Hill playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  5   96%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   99%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  2   96%  A Boone         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Michael Tucker pinch hits for Pokey Reese batting 8th
   O      ---  4  100%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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