August 23, 2001 Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
@ANA 6 CHW 7
@KCR 6 TOR 6
@MIN 2 CLE 9
@OAK 7 SEA 5
DET 1 BAL 7
@TBD 4 NYY 5
@TEX 2 ATL 3
SDP 2 MIL 8
@CHC 1 CIN 12
STL 2 LAD 6
@FLA 2 SFG 10
@MON 5 COL 10
@NYM 0 HOU 2
@PHI 1
(11) PIT 5
ARI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 35,064

Thursday, August 23, 2001, 1:25PM
Time of Game: 3:16

Brewers

56-70

Won 1

4th, 16½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         5  0  1   0  1  1   0  0  0    8 15  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  0

W: M Suzuki (5-9), L: J Tavarez (8-9)

Cubs

70-57

Lost 1

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Collier CF                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .273  .792   12    2   0   2B
M Loretta 2B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .291  .703   20    2   7   2B
J Burnitz RF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .254  .871   19    1   0   
R Sexson 1B                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .255  .824   20   10   1   2B
M Sweeney LF                  5   1   2   3    0   0  .267  .845   23    1   0   
J Hernandez SS                4   1   2   0    0   0  .251  .736   14    1   1   2B
L Lopez 3B                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .236  .640   16    1   0   HR
  C Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Buddie P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Leskanic P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
H Blanco C                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .204  .596   16    8   0   
J Haynes P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .157  .385    4    0   1   SH
  M Suzuki P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091    1    0   2   GDP
  R King P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  M Coolbaugh 3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .139  .503    2    1   0   
Totals                       39   8  15   8    1   4              153   27  12

BATTING

2B: L Collier (3, off D Weathers); M Loretta (11, off D Weathers); J Hernandez (20, off J Tavarez); R Sexson (19, off J Tavarez).

HR: L Lopez (2, off T Van Poppel; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: J Haynes (5, off T Van Poppel).

TB: L Lopez 5; J Hernandez 3; R Sexson 3; L Collier 3; M Loretta 3; M Sweeney 2; H Blanco 2; J Burnitz.

GIDP: M Suzuki (1).

RBI: M Sweeney 3 (9); L Lopez 2 (10); H Blanco (23); M Loretta (20); R Sexson (86).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Loretta-R Sexson-J Hernandez.

E: M Loretta (8).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .716   10    3   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  R Mahay P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Ojeda PH-SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .505    9    1   0   
C Patterson CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .218  .668   12    1   0   HBP
S Sosa RF                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .321 1.172   28    3   0   IW
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .876   22    9   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  T Gordon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Mueller PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .857    2    0   0   
M Tucker LF                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .245  .717   15    3   0   
R Gutierrez SS                2   0   1   0    1   0  .288  .759   11    1   4   
  M Stairs 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .788    3    1   0   
T Hundley C                   2   0   1   0    2   1  .176  .555   20    4   0   2B
R Coomer 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .272  .731   16    1   2   GDP
J Tavarez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .307         0   0   
  T Van Poppel P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572    1    0   3   
  D DeShields PH-2B           2   1   1   1    1   0  .220  .671   16    0   2   HR
Totals                       32   1   5   1    7   7              165   27  12

BATTING

2B: T Hundley (7, off M Suzuki).

HR: D DeShields (5, off M Suzuki; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

IBB: S Sosa (29, by M Suzuki).

HBP: C Patterson (3, by M Suzuki).

TB: D DeShields 4; T Hundley 2; M Tucker; R Gutierrez; S Sosa.

GIDP: R Coomer (21).

RBI: D DeShields (33).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Van Poppel-R Gutierrez-E Young; R Coomer-F McGriff.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Haynes                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.46    3   11-9     5· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0     54    -     0.43   0.03
M Suzuki, W (5-9)              3.2   3   1   1    3   2   1   5.71   18   61-36   22· 6· 8    5· 4· 2· 1          0-0    0.47   0.05
R King                         2     0   0   0    3   2   0   4.12    8   42-21    7· 6· 8    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.31   0.03
C Fox                          0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.89    2   12-6     2· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.00
M Buddie                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.55    5   16-9     6· 2· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.00
C Leskanic                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.68    4   15-10    3· 3· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     5   1   1    7   7   1          40  157-91   45·21·25   13· 7· 4· 1          3-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Tavarez, L (8-9)             0.1   7   5   5    0   0   0   4.32    8   21-13    9· 2· 2    1· 0· 7· 0     17    -     1.13  -0.39
T Van Poppel                   4.2   4   2   2    1   1   1   2.98   18   76-47   28· 6·13    8· 4· 3· 1          2-0    0.29   0.02
D Weathers                     1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.82    5   22-13    7· 2· 4    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.01
R Mahay                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-8     4· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
J Fassero                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.56    3    9-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
T Gordon                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.15    4   14-11    5· 3· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    15   8   8    1   4   1          41  153-99   58·14·27   15· 6·14· 1          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: M Suzuki (14).

IBB: M Suzuki (3; S Sosa).

HBP: M Suzuki (6; C Patterson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 35,064.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Chicago Cubs                         
1. L Collier            CF    1. E Young              2B 
2. M Loretta            2B    2. C Patterson          CF 
3. J Burnitz            RF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. R Sexson             1B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. M Sweeney            LF    5. M Tucker             LF 
6. J Hernandez          SS    6. R Gutierrez          SS 
7. L Lopez              3B    7. T Hundley            C  
8. H Blanco             C     8. R Coomer             3B 
9. J Haynes             P     9. J Tavarez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  5   14%  68% R Sexson        J Tavarez       Double to LF (Line Drive); Loretta Scores; Burnitz to 3B
   t 1   1  0-1  -23  1    9%  77% M Sweeney       J Tavarez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Burnitz Scores; Sexson Scores
   t 1   1  0-3  1--  2    5%  82% J Hernandez     J Tavarez       Double to RF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 3B
   t 1   1  0-3  -23  3    4%  86% L Lopez         J Tavarez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores; Hernandez to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  2    4%  54% J Burnitz       J Tavarez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Loretta to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  L Collier       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   54%  J Burnitz       Single to CF (Line Drive); Loretta to 2B
   R      12-  5   68%  R Sexson        Double to LF (Line Drive); Loretta Scores; Burnitz to 3B
   RR     -23  1   77%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive); Burnitz Scores; Sexson Scores
          1--  2   82%  J Hernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 3B
   R      -23  3   86%  L Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores; Hernandez to 3B
   R      1-3  3   89%  H Blanco        Single to LF (Line Drive); Hernandez Scores; Lopez to 2B
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   89%  J Haynes        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lopez to 3B; Blanco to 2B
          -23  5   89%  L Collier       Walk
   O      123  3   87%  M Loretta       Lineout: CF
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Jimmy Haynes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   88%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   89%  C Patterson     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   90%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Todd Van Poppel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   89%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   88%  R Sexson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   88%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Mac Suzuki facing 4-5-6
                  Mac Suzuki replaces Jimmy Haynes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   89%  F McGriff       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   90%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   91%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Todd Van Poppel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   90%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  3   94%  L Lopez         Home Run
          ---  5   94%  H Blanco        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   93%  M Suzuki        Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Mac Suzuki facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   91%  T Hundley       Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  8   88%  R Coomer        Walk
   O      12-  1   91%  T Van Poppel    Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Coomer to 2B
   O      12-  3   93%  E Young         Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  2   95%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Todd Van Poppel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   95%  L Collier       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   95%  M Loretta       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   95%  J Burnitz       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Mac Suzuki facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   96%  S Sosa          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   96%  M Tucker        Walk
          1--  4   95%  R Gutierrez     Single to RF (Line Drive); Tucker to 2B
   O      12-  5   96%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Todd Van Poppel facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   97%  R Sexson        Single (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  7   98%  M Sweeney       Single (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sexson Scores
   O      1--  5   98%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   98%  L Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   98%  H Blanco        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 7, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Mac Suzuki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   98%  R Coomer        Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
                  Delino DeShields pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel batting 9th
   R      ---  4   97%  D DeShields     Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   97%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   97%  C Patterson     Hit By Pitch
          1--      97%  S Sosa          Wild Pitch; Patterson to 2B
          -2-  4   96%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Ray King replaces Mac Suzuki pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   98%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 7, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dave Weathers facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Weathers replaces Eric Young pitching and batting 1st; Delino DeShields moves to 2B
   O      ---  6   97%  R King          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   98%  L Collier       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      -2-  6   99%  M Loretta       Double to RF (Line Drive); Collier Scores
   O      -2-  1   99%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 2B-1B; Loretta to 3B
   O      --3  6   98%  R Sexson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Ray King facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  R Gutierrez     Walk
          1--  5   97%  T Hundley       Walk; Gutierrez to 2B
   OO     12-  4   99%  R Coomer        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Ron Mahay facing 5-6-7
                  Ron Mahay replaces Dave Weathers pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---  3   99%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF
          ---  4   99%  J Hernandez     Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   99%  L Lopez         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Ray King facing 9-1-2
          --- 10   98%  D DeShields     Walk
                  Augie Ojeda pinch hits for Ron Mahay batting 1st
   O      1--  5   99%  A Ojeda         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  4   99%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
                  Chad Fox replaces Luis Lopez pitching and batting 7th; Mike Coolbaugh replaces Ray King playing 3B batting 9th
          1--  6   99%  S Sosa          Single (Ground Ball); DeShields to 3B
          1-3      99%  F McGriff       Defensive Indifference; Sosa to 2B
   O      -23  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jeff Fassero facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Fred McGriff pitching and batting 4th; Matt Stairs replaces Ricky Gutierrez playing 1B batting 6th; Augie Ojeda moves to SS
   O      ---  6  100%  H Blanco        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  M Coolbaugh     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  L Collier       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Mike Buddie facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Buddie replaces Chad Fox pitching and batting 7th
          ---  3   99%  M Tucker        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  M Stairs        Flyball: RF
          1--  6   99%  T Hundley       Walk; Tucker to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  R Coomer        Popfly: 3B
   O      12-  2  100%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
                  Tom Gordon replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 4th
          ---  3  100%  M Loretta       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  R Sexson        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4  100%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Curt Leskanic facing 1-2-3
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Mike Buddie pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  4  100%  A Ojeda         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  S Sosa          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
                  Bill Mueller pinch hits for Tom Gordon batting 4th
   O      1--  2  100%  B Mueller       Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 8, Cubs 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation