April 15, 2000 Florida Marlins at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 14
OAK 2 ANA 3
@CHW 1 TEX 6
@CLE 4 TBD 7
@DET 0 BAL 6
@MIN 4 NYY 7
KCR 1 SEA 17
@TOR 6 CHC 4
FLA 2 CIN 5
@LAD 4 MIL 6
ATL 3 PIT 2
NYM 0 SDP 5
HOU 3 ARI 7
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 37,976

Saturday, April 15, 2000, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Marlins

6-6

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: S Downs (1-0), L: R Dempster (1-2), S: R Aguilera (3)

Cubs

6-7

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .976   12    1   1   2B,CS
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .152  .481   15    3   5   SH
M Smith LF                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .273  .702    7    1   0   
P Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .311  .859   15    0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .289  .844   15    0   0   
K Millar 1B                   2   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.045   13    8   0   HR
  V Darensbourg P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  A Almanza P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Bones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Bautista RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .844   23    0   0   
M Redmond C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .749    7    9   0   
R Dempster P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   3   
  D Lee 1B                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .385 1.221    6    1   1   
Totals                       29   2   4   2    2   8              118   24  10

BATTING

2B: L Castillo (4, off S Downs).

HR: K Millar (2, off S Downs; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: A Gonzalez (2, off S Downs).

TB: K Millar 4; L Castillo 3; M Lowell.

RBI: M Smith (2); K Millar (8).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: R Dempster (1); L Castillo (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Castillo (5, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Downs).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .315  .734   12    1   1   
R Gutierrez SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .357  .971    6    2   3   
S Sosa RF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .224  .808   20    5   0   2B
M Grace 1B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .238  .882   13    8   1   SF
G Hill LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .364 1.326   13    2   0   
  T Brock LF                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .700    7    0   0   SB
S Andrews 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   3  .244  .970   21    0   2   
D Buford CF                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .224  .615   21    1   0   
J Girardi C                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .206  .543    9    8   0   
S Downs P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   3   
  R Brown PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .929         0   0   
  J Nieves PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .733    1    0   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Aguilera P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   4   6   2    3   9              130   27  10

BATTING

2B: S Sosa (3, off B Looper).

SF: M Grace (2, off R Dempster).

TB: S Sosa 3; J Girardi; E Young; J Nieves; R Gutierrez.

RBI: J Nieves (2); M Grace (9).

2-out RBI: J Nieves.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Brock (1, 2nd base off R Bones/M Redmond).

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
R Dempster, L (1-2)            6.2   4   4   2    1   9   0   3.79   26   93-66   39· 9·18   11· 3· 2· 0     62    -     0.76  -0.03
V Darensbourg                  0     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.64  -0.09
B Looper                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.69    3   13-9     9· 0· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.44   0.02
A Almanza                      0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.08    2    9-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.43   0.01
R Bones                        0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2   11-5     3· 2· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.66   0.02
Totals                         8     6   4   2    3   9   0          34  127-85   54·12·19   16· 3· 3· 0          7-1

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 Downs, W (1-0)               7     4   2   2    1   6   1   3.38   25   92-62   37· 6·19    6· 8· 3· 1     66    -     1.01   0.26
M Guthrie, H (2)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.13    4   15-10    4· 2· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.53   0.08
R Aguilera, S (3)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.23    3    8-6     4· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   8   1          32  115-78   45· 9·24    9· 8· 4· 1           -

V Darensbourg faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

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

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 37,976.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Chicago Cubs                         
1. L Castillo           2B    1. E Young              2B 
2. A Gonzalez           SS    2. R Gutierrez          SS 
3. M Smith              LF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. P Wilson             CF    4. M Grace              1B 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. G Hill               LF 
6. K Millar             1B    6. S Andrews            3B 
7. D Bautista           RF    7. D Buford             CF 
8. M Redmond            C     8. J Girardi            C  
9. R Dempster           P     9. S Downs              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  3-1  ---  5  -11%  63% K Millar        S Downs         Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 7   2  2-3  1-3  1    9%  88% J Nieves        V Darensbourg   Single (Ground Ball); Buford Scores; Girardi to 2B
   b 1   0  1-0  1--  1    9%  58% R Gutierrez     R Dempster      Single to LF (Line Drive); Young to 3B
   b 1   0  1-0  123  1    6%  68% M Grace         R Dempster      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Young Scores; Gutierrez Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER; Sosa to 3B
   b 1   1  1-2  --3  2    6%  74% G Hill          R Dempster      Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sosa Scores/No RBI/unER; Hill to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Downs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   44%  L Castillo      Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   46%  A Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Castillo to 3B
   RO     --3  2   44%  M Smith         Groundout: SS-1B; Castillo Scores
   O      ---  2   45%  P Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   49%  E Young         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   58%  R Gutierrez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Young to 3B
          1-3  2   62%  S Sosa          Single (Ground Ball); Young stays at 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
   RRO    123  1   68%  M Grace         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Young Scores; Gutierrez Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER; Sosa to 3B
   R      --3  2   74%  G Hill          Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sosa Scores/No RBI/unER; Hill to 2B
   O      -2-  5   72%  S Andrews       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   69%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Downs facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   65%  M Lowell        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   69%  K Millar        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   72%  D Bautista      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  1   74%  M Redmond       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   73%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   71%  S Downs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   71%  E Young         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Downs facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   73%  R Dempster      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   70%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      75%  A Gonzalez      Castillo Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  4   76%  " "             Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   74%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   73%  S Sosa          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   72%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Downs facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   75%  M Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   77%  P Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   78%  M Lowell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   76%  G Hill          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   75%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   74%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Downs facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  5   63%  K Millar        Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      --- 12   67%  D Bautista      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   69%  M Redmond       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  R Dempster      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   68%  J Girardi       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   67%  S Downs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   65%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-3, Scott Downs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   69%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   72%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   74%  M Smith         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   71%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   70%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   69%  M Grace         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-3, Scott Downs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   73%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   76%  M Lowell        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   74%  K Millar        Walk
   O      1--  7   78%  D Bautista      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   76%  G Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   75%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   76%  D Buford        Walk
          1--  1   78%  J Girardi       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Buford to 3B
                  Vic Darensbourg replaces Kevin Millar pitching and batting 6th; Derrek Lee replaces Ryan Dempster playing 1B batting 9th; Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Scott Downs batting 9th; Jose Nieves pinch hits for Roosevelt Brown batting 9th
   R      1-3  1   88%  J Nieves        Single (Ground Ball); Buford Scores; Girardi to 2B
                  Braden Looper replaces Vic Darensbourg pitching and batting 6th
   O      12-  3   86%  E Young         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-4, Mark Guthrie facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Jose Nieves pitching and batting 9th; Tarrik Brock replaces Glenallen Hill playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   90%  M Redmond       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   85%  D Lee           Walk
   O      1--  4   89%  L Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B; Lee to 2B
   O      -2-  2   94%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Braden Looper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   93%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  9   94%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Armando Almanza replaces Braden Looper pitching and batting 6th
   O      -2-  2   93%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sosa to 3B
          --3  7   94%  T Brock         Walk
                  Ricky Bones replaces Armando Almanza pitching and batting 6th
          1-3      94%  S Andrews       Brock Steals 2B
          -23  5   94%  " "             Walk
   O      123  6   92%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-4, Rick Aguilera facing 3-4-5
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  M Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  P Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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