April 25, 1999 New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 11
@BAL 10 BOS 3
CLE 2 DET 9
@CHW 4 TEX 9
@MIN 5 NYY 4
TOR 3
(11) SEA 6
@TBD 4 CHC 8
NYM 4 CIN 7
HOU 6 ATL 5
@FLA 1 STL 6
@LAD 4 PHI 8
@MON 6 MIL 4
@PIT 2 ARI 5
@SDP 3
(11) SFG 7
COL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,265

Sunday, April 25, 1999, 1:23PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Mets

11-8

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  1    4 11  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  6  0   2  0  X    8  8  0

W: R Myers (1-0), L: O Hershiser (1-2)

Cubs

7-9

Won 2

5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                5   1   1   1    0   0  .306 1.069   27    3   0   HR
E Alfonzo 2B                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .267  .795   18    1   4   HR
J Olerud 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   2  .333 1.081   22    7   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Lopez PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .389  .950    3    0   0   2B
M Piazza C                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .385 1.061   18    7   1   
R Ventura 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .278  .787   19    0   3   HR
M Kinkade RF                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .636    5    1   0   
  R Cedeno PH-RF              2   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .733    6    2   0   
B McRae CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .574   15    0   0   
R Ordonez SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .568    9    2   3   
O Hershiser P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    5    0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Bonilla PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .157  .581    2    0   0   
  R Beltran P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Franco 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .414    3    1   0   
Totals                       38   4  11   4    3   3              152   24  11

BATTING

2B: L Lopez (2, off R Barker).

HR: E Alfonzo (2, off B Woodall; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); R Ventura (3, off B Woodall; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); R Henderson (3, off B Woodall; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: E Alfonzo 5; R Ventura 4; R Henderson 4; R Ordonez 2; L Lopez 2; B McRae; R Cedeno; M Kinkade; M Piazza.

RBI: R Ventura (15); M Piazza (9); E Alfonzo (7); R Henderson (5).

2-out RBI: R Henderson; M Piazza.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. E Alfonzo-R Ordonez-J Olerud; R Ventura-M Piazza-M Franco; R Ordonez-E Alfonzo-J Olerud.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   1   2   2    1   1  .258  .716   18    8   0   2B
M Morandini 2B                3   1   0   0    1   1  .241  .774   21    3   2   HBP,GDP
S Sosa RF                     5   1   2   3    0   1  .286  .941   23    2   0   2·2B
M Grace 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .273  .818   16    5   0   
H Rodriguez LF                1   0   0   0    2   0  .391 1.027   14    2   0   IW
  G Hill PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .444 1.389    5    0   0   
  C Goodwin LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         1   0   
B Santiago C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .822   13    4   0   2·GDP
T Houston 3B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .318  .863   15    1   0   3B
  R Barker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Hernandez SS                3   1   0   0    1   1  .214  .708   17    0   3   
B Woodall P                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.250    5    1   0   
  R Myers P                   1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   0   
  J Blauser PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .658    4    0   0   
  M Karchner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Gaetti 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .406    5    0   0   
Totals                       29   8   8   7    9   6              157   27   5

BATTING

2B: L Johnson (2, off O Hershiser); S Sosa 2 (6, off R Beltran, off T Wendell).

3B: T Houston (1, off A Benitez).

IBB: H Rodriguez (1, by T Wendell).

HBP: M Morandini (3, by O Hershiser).

TB: S Sosa 4; T Houston 4; L Johnson 3; M Grace; R Myers.

GIDP: B Santiago 2 (5); M Morandini (2).

RBI: S Sosa 3 (10); L Johnson 2 (4); T Houston 2 (5).

2-out RBI: T Houston 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hershiser, L (1-2)           4     4   5   5    5   2   0   5.21   20   69-33   23· 3· 7    6· 4· 2· 0     31    -     1.40  -0.22
T Wendell                      1     1   1   1    2   0   0   1.64    6   25-11    6· 3· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          3-3    1.42  -0.20
R Beltran                      1     1   2   2    1   1   0   5.40    5   23-15    5· 4· 6    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.26  -0.00
A Benitez                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   17-9     5· 4· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    0.35  -0.02
J Manzanillo                   1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.22    4   19-11    6· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8     8   8   8    9   6   0          39  153-79   45·17·17   11· 8· 4· 0          5-5

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Woodall                      4.2   5   3   3    2   2   3   6.92   21   75-44   27· 3·14    5· 8· 4· 0     42    -     0.64  -0.09
R Myers, W (1-0)               1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   7.94    6   20-12   10· 0· 2    2· 0· 4· 0          2-0    1.06   0.08
M Karchner, H (1)              1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.70    7   34-21   15· 2· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.47   0.06
R Barker                       1.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   6.75    7   23-13    9· 1· 3    1· 3· 3· 0          1-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         9    11   4   4    3   3   3          41  152-90   61· 6·23    9·14·12· 0          3-0

O Hershiser faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.
R Beltran faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: O Hershiser (1); T Wendell (2).

IBB: T Wendell (3; H Rodriguez).

HBP: O Hershiser (2; M Morandini).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 39,265.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Henderson          LF    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. E Alfonzo            2B    2. M Morandini          2B 
3. J Olerud             1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. M Piazza             C     4. M Grace              1B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. H Rodriguez          LF 
6. M Kinkade            RF    6. B Santiago           C  
7. B McRae              CF    7. T Houston            3B 
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. O Hershiser          P     9. B Woodall            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  3-0  123  3   21%  63% L Johnson       O Hershiser     Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Houston Scores; Hernandez Scores; Myers to 3B
   b 5   0  3-2  123  5   19%  85% S Sosa          T Wendell       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Myers Scores; Johnson Scores; Morandini Scores
   t 4   1  0-1  ---  3  -11%  30% R Ventura       B Woodall       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   b 5   0  3-0  12-  1   10%  41% R Myers         O Hershiser     Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Houston to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  2  -10%  43% E Alfonzo       B Woodall       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Woodall facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF
   R      ---  2   43%  E Alfonzo       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   44%  J Olerud        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   45%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   49%  L Johnson       Walk
   OO     1--  4   41%  M Morandini     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   40%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Woodall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   42%  R Ventura       Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
          ---  2   40%  M Kinkade       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   43%  B McRae         Lineout: CF
   O      1--  1   45%  R Ordonez       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   49%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  1   45%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  3   39%  B Santiago      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Woodall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   41%  O Hershiser     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   43%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   42%  E Alfonzo       Walk
   O      1--  5   44%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   41%  T Houston       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   39%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF
          ---  5   41%  B Woodall       Walk
   O      1--  2   38%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Woodall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   40%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  3   30%  R Ventura       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   31%  M Kinkade       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   32%  B McRae         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Orel Hershiser facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   36%  M Morandini     Walk
   O      1--  4   32%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   28%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      29%  H Rodriguez     Wild Pitch; Morandini to 2B
          -2-  6   31%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   25%  B Santiago      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brad Woodall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   27%  R Ordonez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   29%  O Hershiser     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   R      ---  6   19%  R Henderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  7   19%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          1--  4   17%  J Olerud        Walk; Alfonzo to 2B
                  Rodney Myers replaces Brad Woodall pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   20%  M Piazza        Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   24%  T Houston       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   32%  J Hernandez     Walk; Houston to 2B
          12-  1   41%  R Myers         Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Houston to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   RR     123  3   63%  L Johnson       Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Houston Scores; Hernandez Scores; Myers to 3B
          -23  4   66%  M Morandini     Hit By Pitch
                  Turk Wendell replaces Orel Hershiser pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    123  5   85%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Myers Scores; Johnson Scores; Morandini Scores
   O      -2-  3   84%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Sosa to 3B
          --3  4   85%  H Rodriguez     Intentional Walk
          1-3  6   87%  B Santiago      Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      123  3   82%  T Houston       Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   R      123      88%  J Hernandez     Wild Pitch; Sosa Scores/No RBI; Rodriguez to 3B; Santiago to 2B
   O      -23  4   86%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 6.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Rodney Myers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   88%  R Ventura       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Mike Kinkade batting 6th
          ---  2   85%  R Cedeno        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   89%  B McRae         Lineout: CF
          1--  5   86%  R Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cedeno to 3B
                  Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Turk Wendell batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   91%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rigo Beltran facing 9-1-2
                  Rigo Beltran replaces Bobby Bonilla pitching and batting 9th; Roger Cedeno moves to RF; Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Rodney Myers batting 9th
   O      ---  4   90%  J Blauser       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   89%  L Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   89%  M Morandini     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Matt Karchner facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Karchner replaces Jeff Blauser pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   91%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   93%  E Alfonzo       Foul Popfly: C
          ---  7   92%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1--  5   94%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rigo Beltran facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   96%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   96%  M Grace         Walk
                  Armando Benitez replaces John Olerud pitching and batting 3rd; Matt Franco replaces Rigo Beltran playing 1B batting 9th; Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Henry Rodriguez batting 5th
          12-  5   98%  G Hill          Walk; Sosa to 3B; Grace to 2B
   OO     123  3   94%  B Santiago      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B; Grace to 3B; Hill to 2B
   RR     -23  4   98%  T Houston       Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Grace Scores; Hill Scores
   O      --3  5   98%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 8.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-8, Matt Karchner facing 5-6-7
                  Curtis Goodwin replaces Glenallen Hill playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  5   99%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  B McRae         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
                  Richie Barker replaces Tyler Houston pitching and batting 7th; Gary Gaetti replaces Matt Karchner playing 3B batting 9th
          1--  1   98%  R Ordonez       Single to CF (Line Drive); McRae to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  M Franco        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-3, Josias Manzanillo facing 9-1-2
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Armando Benitez pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---  5   99%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   99%  M Morandini     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   99%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-8, Richie Barker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7  100%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  E Alfonzo       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  Luis Lopez pinch hits for Josias Manzanillo batting 3rd
          ---  3  100%  L Lopez         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  2  100%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lopez Scores
   O      1--  5  100%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation