July 31, 1999 New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 8
@ANA 0 BOS 6
NYY 5 CLE 13
CHW 10 OAK 5
TBD 1 SEA 5
BAL 2 KCR 12
@TEX 8 TOR 7
DET 6 ATL 8
PHI 6 CHC 17
NYM 10 SFG 11
@CIN 1 ARI 4
@LAD 2 MON 4
@MIL 2 PIT 4
FLA 2 HOU 8
@SDP 5 STL 6
COL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,431

Saturday, July 31, 1999, 3:05PM
Time of Game: 3:34

Mets

62-43

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  3  2   1  3  0   0  1  0   10 18  0
Cubs            7  2  0   0  2  4   0  2  X   17 14  0

W: D Serafini (3-2), L: J Isringhausen (1-3)

Cubs

48-53

Won 1

6th, 14 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .940   18    1   0   
  T Pratt PH-C                1   1   1   0    0   0  .295  .777    6    2   0   
E Alfonzo 2B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .323  .894   18    0   4   
J Olerud 1B                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .306  .934   20   11   2   SF
M Piazza C                    5   2   2   0    0   1  .315  .924   24    5   0   GDP
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
R Ventura 3B                  5   2   4   6    0   0  .296  .912   14    0   2   2·HR,2B
B Agbayani RF-LF              5   2   2   0    0   2  .297  .937   20    0   0   
R Cedeno CF-RF                5   1   3   0    0   1  .313  .824   18    1   0   3B
R Ordonez SS                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .258  .623   11    0   3   GDP
O Dotel P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .273    6    0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            2   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .250   11    2   0   
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  M Mora PH-CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .297    4    0   0   
Totals                       42  10  18   9    0   6              170   24  11

BATTING

2B: R Ventura (25, off J Lieber).

3B: R Cedeno (4, off J Lieber).

HR: R Ventura 2 (22, 2 off J Lieber; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

SF: J Olerud (6, off F Heredia).

TB: R Ventura 11; R Cedeno 5; J Olerud 2; M Piazza 2; B Agbayani 2; E Alfonzo 2; R Henderson; R Ordonez; T Pratt.

GIDP: R Ordonez (10); M Piazza (17).

RBI: R Ventura 6 (84); R Ordonez 2 (36); J Olerud (61).

2-out RBI: R Ventura 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Isringhausen.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Goodwin CF                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .239  .584   21    1   0   SB
M Morandini 2B                3   3   1   1    2   0  .266  .701   29    4   6   2B,SB
S Sosa RF                     5   3   3   4    0   1  .307 1.038   41    3   0   2·HR,SB
M Grace 1B                    4   3   2   0    1   0  .321  .892   20    5   1   2B
H Rodriguez LF                4   2   1   0    1   2  .331 1.000   21    4   0   
J Hernandez SS                4   3   3   5    1   0  .272  .807   19    1   2   HR
J Reed C                      4   1   2   2    1   1  .255  .734   23    7   0   2·2B
G Gaetti 3B                   5   1   2   5    0   0  .202  .637   14    1   1   HR
J Lieber P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .121  .383    5    1   0   
  D Serafini P                0   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .377    5    0   0   
  R Aguilera P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  T Adams P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
Totals                       37  17  14  17    8   7              206   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Reed 2 (8, 2 off J Isringhausen); M Grace (26, off D Cook); M Morandini (16, off O Dotel).

HR: J Hernandez (15, off G McMichael; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); G Gaetti (8, off O Dotel; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); S Sosa 2 (40, off O Dotel, off D Cook; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: S Sosa 9; J Hernandez 6; G Gaetti 5; J Reed 4; M Grace 3; M Morandini 2; H Rodriguez.

RBI: G Gaetti 5 (34); J Hernandez 5 (43); S Sosa 4 (93); J Reed 2 (18); M Morandini (30).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 8 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Hernandez-M Morandini-M Grace; M Morandini-M Grace.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Goodwin (2, 2nd base off O Dotel/M Piazza); S Sosa (6, 2nd base off J Isringhausen/M Piazza); M Morandini (6, 2nd base off J Isringhausen/M Piazza).

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 Dotel                        2     4   9   9    5   3   2   6.34   15   76-37   18· 8·11    3· 3· 1· 0     10    -     0.84  -0.46
J Isringhausen, L (1-3)        3     5   5   5    3   0   0   6.41   16   65-38   28· 4· 6   10· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.82  -0.27
G McMichael                    2     1   1   1    0   2   1   4.82    7   21-14    7· 4· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          2-2    0.17  -0.03
D Cook                         1     4   2   2    0   2   1   3.12    7   33-22   11· 2· 9    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    14  17  17    8   7   4          45  195-111  64·18·29   19· 7· 4· 0          2-2

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lieber                       4.1  12   9   9    0   4   2   3.88   24   99-67   44· 6·17    8· 5· 7· 0      7    -     0.69  -0.28
D Serafini, W (3-2)            1     3   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    6   23-15    7· 2· 6    2· 2· 2· 0          1-1    2.06  -0.07
R Aguilera, H (3)              1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.81    5   14-9     5· 1· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.55   0.08
F Heredia                      0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.66    4   17-9     5· 2· 2    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.00
T Adams                        1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.24    4   17-11    4· 5· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.05   0.01
Totals                         9    18  10  10    0   6   2          43  170-111  65·16·30   15·11·11· 0          3-1

J Isringhausen faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Mark Wegner.

Time of Game: 3:34.

Attendance: 39,431.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 11mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Henderson          LF    1. C Goodwin            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. B Agbayani           RF    6. J Hernandez          SS 
7. R Cedeno             CF    7. J Reed               C  
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. G Gaetti             3B 
9. O Dotel              P     9. J Lieber             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  9-8  12-  6  -17%  41% R Ordonez       D Serafini      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Agbayani Scores; Cedeno to 3B
   t 5   1  9-6  1--  1  -16%  67% R Ventura       J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Olerud Scores
   b 5   1  9-9  1-3  3   13%  79% J Reed          J Isringhausen  Double to LF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores; Hernandez to 3B
   b 1   1  0-3  123  6   10%  95% G Gaetti        O Dotel         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; Hernandez Scores; Reed Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  6    9%  69% M Morandini     O Dotel         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Goodwin Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  R Henderson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   54%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  C Goodwin       Walk
          1--      61%  M Morandini     Goodwin Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   69%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Goodwin Scores
   O      -2-  8   66%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   67%  M Grace         Walk
          12-  5   72%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive); Morandini to 3B; Grace to 2B
   R      123  6   79%  J Hernandez     Walk; Morandini Scores; Grace to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   R      123  5   85%  J Reed          Walk; Grace Scores; Rodriguez to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   RRRR   123  6   95%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; Hernandez Scores; Reed Scores
   O      ---  4   95%  J Lieber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  C Goodwin       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  7 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 7.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   94%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1   89%  R Ventura       Home Run (Fly Ball); Piazza Scores
          ---  3   86%  B Agbayani      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   81%  R Cedeno        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Agbayani to 3B
   ROO    1-3  1   87%  R Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Agbayani Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  6   87%  O Dotel         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-3, Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   89%  M Morandini     Walk
   RR     1--  7   94%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Morandini Scores
   O      ---  3   94%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   94%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   94%  J Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 9.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 3-9, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   94%  R Henderson     Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  4   95%  E Alfonzo       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   95%  J Olerud        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  8   94%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Line Drive); Olerud to 2B
   RR     12-  5   87%  R Ventura       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Olerud Scores; Piazza Scores
   O      -2-  7   89%  B Agbayani      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-5, Jason Isringhausen facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   91%  J Reed          Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   91%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Reed to 3B
   OO     --3  1   87%  J Lieber        Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P unassisted (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 9.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-9, Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   81%  R Cedeno        Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   RO     --3  3   83%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Cedeno Scores
   O      ---  7   85%  J Isringhausen  Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  9   83%  R Henderson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   86%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-6, Jason Isringhausen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   84%  C Goodwin       Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   84%  M Morandini     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   83%  S Sosa          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 9.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-9, Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   79%  J Olerud        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   83%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  1   67%  R Ventura       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Olerud Scores
          ---  4   63%  B Agbayani      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Dan Serafini replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th
          1--  3   58%  R Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive); Agbayani to 2B
   R      12-  6   41%  R Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Agbayani Scores; Cedeno to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  J Isringhausen  Fielder's Choice 3B; Cedeno out at Hm/3B-C; Ordonez to 3B
   O      1-3  3   57%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 9-9, Jason Isringhausen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   54%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  6   57%  H Rodriguez     Walk
          1--  2   65%  J Hernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Rodriguez to 3B
   R      1-3  3   79%  J Reed          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores; Hernandez to 3B
   RO     -23  3   80%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B; Hernandez Scores; Reed to 3B
          --3  5   81%  D Serafini      Walk
   O      1-3  3   77%  C Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 11.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 9-11, Dan Serafini facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   72%  E Alfonzo       Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  2   77%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Dan Serafini pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  4   84%  M Piazza        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 11-9, Jason Isringhausen facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   86%  M Morandini     Walk
          1--      88%  S Sosa          Morandini Steals 2B
   R      -2-  8   92%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Morandini Scores
          1--      93%  M Grace         Sosa Steals 2B
          -2-  3   95%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Sosa to 3B
                  Greg McMichael replaces Jason Isringhausen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  3   93%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    1-3  2   98%  J Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sosa Scores; Grace Scores
   O      ---  5   98%  J Reed          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   98%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 15.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 9-15, Rick Aguilera facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   97%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  B Agbayani      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  2   99%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   99%  R Ordonez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 15.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 15-9, Greg McMichael facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   99%  R Aguilera      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   99%  C Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  M Morandini     Popfly: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 15.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 9-15, Felix Heredia facing 9-1-2
                  Felix Heredia replaces Rick Aguilera pitching and batting 9th; Melvin Mora pinch hits for Greg McMichael batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  M Mora          Flyball: CF
                  Todd Pratt pinch hits for Rickey Henderson batting 1st
          ---  6   99%  T Pratt         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   98%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pratt to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   99%  J Olerud        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Pratt Scores
                  Terry Adams replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   99%  M Piazza        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Cubs 15.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 15-10, Dennis Cook facing 3-4-5
                  Dennis Cook replaces Mike Piazza pitching and batting 4th; Todd Pratt moves to C; Benny Agbayani moves to LF; Melvin Mora moves to CF; Roger Cedeno moves to RF
   R      ---  8  100%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  5  100%  M Grace         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2  100%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B-P; Grace to 3B
   R      --3  7  100%  J Hernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Grace Scores
   O      1--  5  100%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1  100%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  T Adams         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 10, Cubs 17.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 10-17, Terry Adams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2  100%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  B Agbayani      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Cubs 17.

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