May 25, 1999 Florida Marlins at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 4
BAL 1 CLE 3
CHW 1 TOR 5
@DET 3 SEA 15
@MIN 5 BOS 5
@NYY 2 OAK 5
KCR 3 TEX 7
@TBD 2 ARI 4
SDP 0 FLA 6
@CHC 3 CIN 3
LAD 2 HOU 2
COL 1
(12) ATL 5
@MIL 2 MON 4
@PHI 2
(11) NYM 8
@PIT 3 SFG 17
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 35,141

Tuesday, May 25, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:07

Marlins

15-31

Won 2

5th, 12½ GB

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

W: B Meadows (4-4), L: S Trachsel (2-5)

Cubs

23-20

Lost 2

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .289  .703   12    5   5   2·2B,SB,SH
A Gonzalez SS                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .764   20    2   3   
C Floyd LF                    3   0   1   1    2   1  .270  .776   27    2   0   IW
K Millar 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .389 1.278   16    7   1   
  D Lee 1B                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .566    5    1   0   
M Kotsay RF                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .244  .669   13    3   1   HR
P Wilson CF                   4   2   2   3    0   1  .246  .839   10    2   0   2·HR
J Fabregas C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .599   17    3   1   
D Berg 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .744   14    1   3   
B Meadows P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .477    5    1   0   
  B Edmondson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .571 1.428         0   0   
  V Darensbourg P             0   0   0   0    1   0                6    0   0   
  M Mantei P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   6   8   6    5   6              145   27  14

BATTING

2B: L Castillo 2 (8, 2 off S Trachsel).

HR: M Kotsay (3, off S Trachsel; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); P Wilson 2 (10, off R Myers, off S Trachsel; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: L Castillo (4, off D Serafini).

IBB: C Floyd (2, by S Sanders).

TB: P Wilson 8; M Kotsay 5; L Castillo 4; C Floyd; D Berg.

RBI: P Wilson 3 (18); M Kotsay 2 (13); C Floyd (18).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Berg-L Castillo-K Millar; A Gonzalez-L Castillo-K Millar; L Castillo-A Gonzalez-K Millar.

E: P Wilson (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Castillo (10, 2nd base off S Trachsel/B Santiago).

PO: L Castillo (2nd base by S Trachsel).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .267  .691   20    3   0   3B
M Morandini 2B                3   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .698   19    3   1   SF
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .945   15    4   0   GDP
M Grace 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .907   17    6   0   
H Rodriguez LF                2   1   1   0    2   1  .339  .994   18    2   0   
T Houston 3B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .388 1.088   12    2   0   GDP
  J Blauser PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .904    7    0   0   
J Hernandez SS                4   1   3   1    0   0  .285  .821   18    1   6   
B Santiago C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .218  .674   16    6   1   
S Trachsel P                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .372    5    0   0   SH
  G Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .432 1.321    4    0   0   GDP
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .750 1.750         0   0   
  D Serafini P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455         0   0   
  R Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    4    0   0   
Totals                       30   3   8   3    4   3              155   27   8

BATTING

3B: L Johnson (4, off B Edmondson).

SF: M Morandini (1, off B Edmondson).

SH: S Trachsel (6, off B Meadows).

TB: J Hernandez 3; L Johnson 3; M Morandini; B Santiago; T Houston; H Rodriguez.

GIDP: S Sosa (2); G Hill (2); T Houston (4).

RBI: J Hernandez (19); M Morandini (12); L Johnson (11).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Santiago (3).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Meadows, W (4-4)             6     6   2   2    4   0   0   4.70   25   96-52   35· 7·10   11· 7· 3· 0     48    -     1.21  -0.01
B Edmondson, H (3)             1.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   3.86    5   34-23   17· 2· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.88   0.26
V Darensbourg, H (7)           0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.39    2    9-6     2· 1· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.69   0.04
M Mantei                       0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   1.96    4   16-13    7· 5· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.63   0.02
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   3   0          36  155-94   61·15·18   14· 8· 7· 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, L (2-5)            7     6   4   4    3   5   2   4.81   30  108-70   48· 7·14    6·12· 4· 0     51    -     0.78  -0.11
R Myers                        1     2   2   2    1   0   1   5.95    6   19-12    8· 0· 4    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.10
D Serafini                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.73    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.24   0.00
S Sanders                      0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.00    3   10-6     3· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.28   0.01
Totals                         9     8   6   6    5   6   3          40  138-89   60· 9·19   10·15· 4· 0          2-0

B Meadows faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
R Myers faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Sanders (1; C Floyd).

PO: S Trachsel (1; L Castillo, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Sam Holbrook.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 35,141.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 18mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Chicago Cubs                         
1. L Castillo           2B    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. A Gonzalez           SS    2. M Morandini          2B 
3. C Floyd              LF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. K Millar             1B    4. M Grace              1B 
5. M Kotsay             RF    5. H Rodriguez          LF 
6. P Wilson             CF    6. T Houston            3B 
7. J Fabregas           C     7. J Hernandez          SS 
8. D Berg               3B    8. B Santiago           C  
9. B Meadows            P     9. S Trachsel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  4-2  1-3  4   20%  86% G Hill          B Edmondson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   0  1-2  1--  1   16%  86% M Kotsay        S Trachsel      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Millar Scores
   b 7   0  4-1  12-  5  -13%  60% J Hernandez     B Meadows       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Rodriguez Scores; Houston to 2B
   t 4   1  1-1  ---  2   12%  60% P Wilson        S Trachsel      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 3   0  1-0  1--  1  -10%  41% B Santiago      B Meadows       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hernandez to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  L Castillo      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          -2-      59%  A Gonzalez      Castillo Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Castillo to 3B
   O      --3  6   54%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  3   60%  C Floyd         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Castillo Scores
   O      1--  5   58%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-1B; Floyd to 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  M Kotsay        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   57%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   59%  M Morandini     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   60%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   58%  P Wilson        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  9   56%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   57%  D Berg          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   55%  B Meadows       Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Meadows facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   58%  M Grace         Flyball: LF
          ---  5   55%  H Rodriguez     Walk
   OO     1--  4   61%  T Houston       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   59%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   57%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   58%  C Floyd         Walk
   O      1--  4   56%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
          ---  9   52%  J Hernandez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  1   41%  B Santiago      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hernandez to 3B
   O      1-3  1   46%  S Trachsel      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Santiago to 2B
   RO     -23  3   46%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B; Hernandez Scores; Santiago to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  M Morandini     Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  M Kotsay        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   60%  P Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   58%  J Fabregas      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   57%  D Berg          Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Meadows facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   60%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   62%  M Grace         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   60%  H Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  1   63%  T Houston       Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez out at 3B/RF-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Trachsel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   61%  B Meadows       Flyball: RF
          ---  1   65%  L Castillo      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   62%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-  2   58%  C Floyd         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   61%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   64%  B Santiago      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   62%  S Trachsel      Walk
   O      1--  2   65%  L Johnson       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   69%  K Millar        Walk
   RR     1--  1   86%  M Kotsay        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Millar Scores
   O      ---  3   85%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   84%  J Fabregas      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   83%  D Berg          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Brian Meadows facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   78%  M Morandini     Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  2   88%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   89%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Trachsel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   88%  B Meadows       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   89%  L Castillo      Walk
   O      1--  3   88%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
          1--      88%  C Floyd         Castillo Steals 2B
   O      -2- 10   87%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Brian Meadows facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   81%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  7   73%  T Houston       Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   R      12-  5   60%  J Hernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Rodriguez Scores; Houston to 2B
                  Brian Edmondson replaces Brian Meadows pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  9   66%  B Santiago      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Houston to 3B
                  Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Steve Trachsel batting 9th
   OO     1-3  4   86%  G Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rodney Myers facing 4-5-6
                  Rodney Myers replaces Glenallen Hill pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   84%  K Millar        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   86%  M Kotsay        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   RR     1--  3   96%  P Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball); Kotsay Scores
   O      ---  2   95%  J Fabregas      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   95%  D Berg          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Brian Edmondson facing 1-2-3
                  Derrek Lee replaces Kevin Millar playing 1B batting 4th
          ---  9   91%  L Johnson       Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   RO     --3  6   94%  M Morandini     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores
   O      ---  6   95%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Vic Darensbourg replaces Brian Edmondson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  M Grace         Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rodney Myers facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   97%  V Darensbourg   Walk
                  Dan Serafini replaces Rodney Myers pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  1   97%  L Castillo      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Darensbourg to 2B
                  Scott Sanders replaces Dan Serafini pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   96%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B; Darensbourg to 3B
          --3  4   96%  C Floyd         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  5   95%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 6, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Vic Darensbourg facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   98%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  Matt Mantei replaces Vic Darensbourg pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Tyler Houston batting 6th
          ---  7   95%  J Blauser       Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Blauser to 2B
          -2-  2   88%  J Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Blauser to 3B
   O      1-3  3   94%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging, Defensive Indifference; Hernandez to 2B
                  Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Scott Sanders batting 9th
   O      -23  4  100%  R Brown         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marlins 6, Cubs 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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