April 12, 2000 Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 26,838

Wednesday, April 12, 2000, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Braves

4-4

Lost 2

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   1  1  0   2  0  0    4  6  1
Cubs            4  0  0   0  4  0   1  2  X   11 12  3

W: K Farnsworth (1-1), L: T Mulholland (0-2)

Cubs

4-6

Won 2

5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q Veras 2B                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .160  .436   14    1   2   SB,HBP
R Sanders RF                  5   1   1   0    0   3  .229  .527   21    1   0   
C Jones 3B                    5   2   3   4    0   1  .344 1.120   15    0   0   2·HR,SB
A Galarraga 1B                4   0   0   0    1   0  .280 1.200   19    7   1   
B Bonilla LF                  5   0   0   0    0   4  .273  .895   22    0   0   
J Lopez C                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .360  .887   12   14   0   
A Jones CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .706   14    0   0   
W Weiss SS                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .662   10    1   1   
  J Burkett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Lockhart PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750         0   0   
  T Hubbard PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .633    7    0   0   
  K McGlinchy P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Mulholland P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   1   SH
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Furcal PH-SS              1   0   0   0    1   0  .400 1.004   10    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   6   4    4  10              149   24   5

BATTING

HR: C Jones 2 (3, 2 off K Farnsworth; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: T Mulholland (2, off K Farnsworth).

HBP: Q Veras (1, by K Farnsworth).

TB: C Jones 9; J Lopez; R Sanders; A Jones.

RBI: C Jones 4 (7).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: B Bonilla (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: Q Veras (1, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/J Girardi); C Jones (2, 3rd base off K Farnsworth/J Girardi).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   3   3   1    0   1  .333  .799   19    3   1   2B
R Gutierrez SS                3   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.055   12    1   2   HR,2·SH
S Sosa RF                     3   2   1   0    2   1  .184  .687   24    3   0   IW
M Grace 1B                    2   0   0   1    2   1  .250  .982   18    7   1   SF,IW
G Hill LF                     4   2   3   3    0   1  .571 2.054   13    2   0   HR
  F Heredia P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
S Andrews 3B                  4   2   2   4    0   1  .286 1.148   15    0   2   2·HR
D Buford CF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .231  .635   18    1   0   
J Girardi C                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .214  .583   10   10   0   2B
K Farnsworth P                3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    0   0   
  T Brock LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .533    6    0   0   
Totals                       34  11  12  10    4  14              153   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Girardi (1, off K McGlinchy); E Young (4, off T Mulholland).

HR: G Hill (2, off T Mulholland; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); R Gutierrez (1, off J Burkett; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); S Andrews 2 (5, 2 off T Mulholland; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: M Grace (1, off T Mulholland).

SH: R Gutierrez 2 (5, 2 off T Mulholland).

IBB: M Grace (2, by K McGlinchy); S Sosa (3, by T Mulholland).

TB: S Andrews 8; G Hill 6; R Gutierrez 5; E Young 4; J Girardi 2; S Sosa.

RBI: S Andrews 4 (12); G Hill 3 (4); R Gutierrez (5); E Young (4); M Grace (6).

2-out RBI: S Andrews 4; G Hill 3; E Young.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: K Farnsworth (1); E Young (2); S Andrews (5).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Mulholland, L (0-2)          4.2   7   8   8    3   5   3  12.96   24   90-51   28· 8·15    9· 3· 1· 3     20    -     0.68  -0.38
G McMichael                    0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    4-3     0· 0· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
J Burkett                      2     2   1   1    0   5   1  10.38    8   31-23    7· 3·13    1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.06  -0.01
K McGlinchy                    1     3   2   1    1   3   0   3.38    8   28-16   11· 1· 4    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    12  11  10    4  14   4          41  153-93   46·12·35   11· 3· 5· 4           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Farnsworth, W (1-1)          7     6   4   4    3   7   2   7.47   34  112-76   38·16·22   11· 7· 3· 2     53    -     0.90   0.09
F Heredia                      2     0   0   0    1   3   0   1.29    7   36-19    7· 6· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   4    4  10   2          41  148-95   45·22·28   13· 8· 3· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K McGlinchy (1; M Grace); T Mulholland (1; S Sosa).

HBP: K Farnsworth (2; Q Veras).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Travis Katzenmeier, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 26,838.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 47° F, Wind 15mph in from Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. Q Veras              2B    1. E Young              2B 
2. R Sanders            RF    2. R Gutierrez          SS 
3. C Jones              3B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. M Grace              1B 
5. B Bonilla            LF    5. G Hill               LF 
6. J Lopez              C     6. S Andrews            3B 
7. A Jones              CF    7. D Buford             CF 
8. W Weiss              SS    8. J Girardi            C  
9. T Mulholland         P     9. K Farnsworth         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  3   20%  84% S Andrews       T Mulholland    Home Run (LF-CF); Sosa Scores; Hill Scores
   b 5   2  2-4  12-  4   15%  95% G Hill          T Mulholland    Home Run; Young Scores; Sosa Scores
   t 4   2  4-1  123  2    8%  86% T Mulholland    K Farnsworth    Lineout: 2B
   t 5   1  4-1  -2-  2   -7%  74% C Jones         K Farnsworth    Single to CF (Line Drive); Veras Scores
   t 4   0  4-0  ---  4   -6%  81% C Jones         K Farnsworth    Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Farnsworth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  Q Veras         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   54%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   61%  E Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   59%  R Gutierrez     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Young to 3B
          --3  7   61%  S Sosa          Walk
   RO     1-3  3   62%  M Grace         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Young Scores
          1--  2   64%  G Hill          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sosa to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   84%  S Andrews       Home Run (LF-CF); Sosa Scores; Hill Scores
   O      ---  6   84%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Kyle Farnsworth facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   81%  A Galarraga     Walk
   O      1--  3   83%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   86%  J Lopez         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   87%  A Jones         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Terry Mulholland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   86%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  K Farnsworth    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   85%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Kyle Farnsworth facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   82%  W Weiss         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   84%  T Mulholland    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Weiss to 2B
   O      -2-  1   87%  Q Veras         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   89%  R Sanders       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Terry Mulholland facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   88%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   89%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  5   90%  M Grace         Walk; Sosa to 2B
   O      12-  3   89%  G Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  6   87%  S Andrews       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Kyle Farnsworth facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   81%  C Jones         Home Run
   O      ---  4   83%  A Galarraga     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   85%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   83%  J Lopez         Walk
          1--  6   81%  A Jones         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lopez to 2B
          12-  5   78%  W Weiss         Walk; Lopez to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      123  2   86%  T Mulholland    Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Terry Mulholland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   84%  D Buford        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   84%  J Girardi       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   83%  K Farnsworth    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Kyle Farnsworth facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   79%  Q Veras         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   83%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      81%  C Jones         Veras Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   74%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Veras Scores
          1--  1   69%  A Galarraga     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B
   O      12-  6   75%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging, Jones Steals 3B
   O      1-3  3   81%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   83%  E Young         Single to 3B (Bunt)
   O      1--  4   82%  R Gutierrez     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Young to 2B
          -2-  4   83%  S Sosa          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   80%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-  4   95%  G Hill          Home Run; Young Scores; Sosa Scores
   R      ---  2   97%  S Andrews       Home Run
                  Greg McMichael replaces Terry Mulholland pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 8.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-8, Kyle Farnsworth facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   96%  A Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  1   97%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Jones to 2B
                  Rafael Furcal pinch hits for Greg McMichael batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   98%  R Furcal        Groundout: SS-1B; Jones to 3B
   O      --3  2   98%  Q Veras         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, John Burkett facing 8-9-1
                  John Burkett replaces Walt Weiss pitching and batting 8th; Rafael Furcal moves to SS
   O      ---  4   98%  J Girardi       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   98%  K Farnsworth    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   98%  E Young         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 8.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-8, Kyle Farnsworth facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   97%  R Sanders       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  1   94%  C Jones         Home Run (LF-CF); Sanders Scores
   O      ---  2   95%  A Galarraga     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   96%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   96%  J Lopez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  1   97%  A Jones         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-4, John Burkett facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  4   98%  R Gutierrez     Home Run
   O      ---  6   98%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   98%  G Hill          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   98%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 9.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Felix Heredia facing 8-9-1
                  Felix Heredia replaces Glenallen Hill pitching and batting 5th; Tarrik Brock replaces Kyle Farnsworth playing LF batting 9th; Keith Lockhart pinch hits for John Burkett batting 8th; Trenidad Hubbard pinch hits for Keith Lockhart batting 8th
   O      ---  7   99%  T Hubbard       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   98%  R Furcal        Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  Q Veras         Groundout: 3B-1B; Furcal to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-4, Kevin McGlinchy facing 7-8-9
                  Kevin McGlinchy replaces Trenidad Hubbard pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  6   99%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1  100%  J Girardi       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   99%  T Brock         Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  4  100%  E Young         Single to RF (Line Drive); Girardi Scores
          1--  1  100%  R Gutierrez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Young to 3B
   R      1-3  1  100%  S Sosa          Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Young Scores/unER/No RBI; Gutierrez to 3B; Sosa to 2B
          -23  4  100%  M Grace         Intentional Walk
   O      123  5  100%  F Heredia       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 11.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-11, Felix Heredia facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  100%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation