April 20, 2002 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 12
DET 5 MIN 6
CLE 2 TOR 5
@NYY 4
(10) OAK 8
ANA 7 SEA 3
TEX 2
(11) BAL 6
@TBD 3 ARI 9
COL 8 ATL 3
FLA 1 CIN 6
@CHC 1 SFG 13
@HOU 9 LAD 4
SDP 1 MIL 5
STL 3 MON 7
NYM 5 PIT 6
PHI 5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 36,476

Saturday, April 20, 2002
Time of Game: 2:54

Reds

9-8

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: E Dessens (1-3), L: K Wood (2-1)

Cubs

6-10

Lost 1

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Larkin SS                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .206  .524   13    0   1   
  T Dawkins SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .368    4    1   1   
W Guerrero 2B                 3   1   1   0    2   0  .350  .908   16    5   2   CS
S Casey 1B                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .308  .714   16    3   0   GDP
A Dunn LF                     4   1   0   0    1   3  .236  .673   26    2   0   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Boone 3B                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .267  .798   25    1   1   
J Encarnacion RF              2   0   1   4    1   0  .294  .848   20    4   0   2B,SH
R Taylor CF                   4   0   1   2    0   2  .207  .568   18    3   0   
J LaRue C                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .294  .701   11    7   1   IW
E Dessens P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286   13    0   1   SH
  G White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Clark LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .388         1   0   
Totals                       33   6   9   6    6   9              162   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Encarnacion (4, off K Wood).

SH: J Encarnacion (1, off K Wood); E Dessens (2, off D Osborne).

IBB: J LaRue (2, by K Wood).

TB: S Casey 2; J Encarnacion 2; A Boone 2; R Taylor; J LaRue; W Guerrero; B Larkin.

GIDP: S Casey (1).

RBI: J Encarnacion 4 (15); R Taylor 2 (2).

2-out RBI: J Encarnacion 4; R Taylor 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Dawkins-W Guerrero-S Casey.

E: S Casey (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: W Guerrero (1, 2nd base by K Wood/R Machado).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                3   0   2   0    1   0  .273  .758   16    1   2   
C Patterson CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .834   17    3   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .300 1.125   16    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .679   10    9   0   
  D Osborne P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Lewis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .513    3    0   0   
R Brown LF                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .231  .722   11    0   0   HR,CS
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   4  .317  .830   24    3   4   
C Stynes 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .894   12    0   0   GDP
R Machado C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .921    5   10   2   
K Wood P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    5    0   0   
  C Zambrano P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  M Bellhorn 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .806    2    1   0   
Totals                       32   1   7   1    1   7              125   27  10

BATTING

HR: R Brown (2, off S Sullivan; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: R Brown 6; D DeShields 2; F McGriff; R Machado.

GIDP: C Stynes (2).

RBI: R Brown (3).

2-out RBI: R Brown.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D DeShields-A Gonzalez-F McGriff.

E: R Brown (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Brown (1, 2nd base by E Dessens/J LaRue).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Dessens, W (1-3)             7.1   6   0   0    1   4   0   1.88   27   99-67   45· 6·16    6·11· 5· 0     69    -     0.60   0.23
G White                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    7-4     1· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.17   0.01
S Sullivan                     1     1   1   1    0   2   1   0.73    4   17-15   10· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   7   1          33  123-86   56·10·20    6·13· 5· 1          1-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Wood, L (2-1)                4.2   6   6   3    6   6   0   2.38   25  104-62   38· 9·15    7· 2· 4· 0     34    -     0.96  -0.28
C Zambrano                     2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.69    8   31-21   12· 4· 5    6· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.09   0.01
D Osborne                      2     2   0   0    0   2   0   6.75    8   26-18    9· 4· 5    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   3    6   9   0          41  161-101  59·17·25   15· 6· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Wood (1; J LaRue).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 36,476.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 47° F, Wind 15mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. B Larkin             SS    1. D DeShields          2B 
2. W Guerrero           2B    2. C Patterson          CF 
3. S Casey              1B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. A Dunn               LF    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. A Boone              3B    5. R Brown              LF 
6. J Encarnacion        RF    6. A Gonzalez           SS 
7. R Taylor             CF    7. C Stynes             3B 
8. J LaRue              C     8. R Machado            C  
9. E Dessens            P     9. K Wood               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  123  2   24%  77% J Encarnacion   K Wood          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Larkin Scores/unER; Guerrero Scores/unER; Casey Scores/unER; Encarnacion to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 1   1  0-0  123  6   -7%  52% A Boone         K Wood          Strikeout Looking
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3    7%  66% S Casey         K Wood          Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Larkin to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  123  4   -7%  60% A Dunn          K Wood          Flyball: CF
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  1    6%  59% W Guerrero      K Wood          Single to P (Bunt); Larkin to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   54%  B Larkin        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   59%  W Guerrero      Single to P (Bunt); Larkin to 2B
          12-  3   66%  S Casey         Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Larkin to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
   O      123  4   60%  A Dunn          Flyball: CF
   O      123  6   52%  A Boone         Strikeout Looking
   RRR    123  2   77%  J Encarnacion   Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Larkin Scores/unER; Guerrero Scores/unER; Casey Scores/unER; Encarnacion to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3  4   74%  R Taylor        Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   71%  D DeShields     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   74%  C Patterson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   77%  S Sosa          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   79%  F McGriff       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kerry Wood facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   77%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   76%  E Dessens       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   76%  B Larkin        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Elmer Dessens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   78%  R Brown         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   79%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   80%  C Stynes        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kerry Wood facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   82%  W Guerrero      Walk
   OO     1--  7   78%  S Casey         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   77%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Elmer Dessens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   80%  R Machado       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   81%  K Wood          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   80%  D DeShields     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   82%  C Patterson     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kerry Wood facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   84%  A Boone         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  1   83%  J Encarnacion   Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Boone to 2B
   O      -2-  6   81%  R Taylor        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   82%  J LaRue         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   79%  E Dessens       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Elmer Dessens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   82%  S Sosa          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   83%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  4   82%  R Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   84%  A Gonzalez      Brown Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   83%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   85%  W Guerrero      Walk
   O      1--      82%  S Casey         Guerrero Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  2   83%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   84%  A Dunn          Walk; Casey to 2B
          12-  7   86%  A Boone         Walk; Casey to 3B; Dunn to 2B
   R      123 11   91%  J Encarnacion   Walk; Casey Scores; Dunn to 3B; Boone to 2B
   RR     123  3   97%  R Taylor        Single (Ground Ball); Dunn Scores; Boone Scores; Encarnacion to 2B
                  Carlos Zambrano replaces Kerry Wood pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   96%  J LaRue         Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   97%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  C Stynes        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   98%  R Machado       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   97%  E Dessens       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  B Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  W Guerrero      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Elmer Dessens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   98%  C Zambrano      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   97%  D DeShields     Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  C Patterson     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   99%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   98%  S Casey         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   98%  A Boone         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  6   98%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Elmer Dessens facing 4-5-6
                  Travis Dawkins replaces Barry Larkin playing SS batting 1st
          ---  1   97%  F McGriff       Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   95%  R Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive); McGriff to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  2   99%  C Stynes        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Donovan Osborne facing 7-8-9
                  Donovan Osborne replaces Fred McGriff pitching and batting 4th; Mark Bellhorn replaces Carlos Zambrano playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  R Taylor        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   99%  J LaRue         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  E Dessens       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; LaRue to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  T Dawkins       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Elmer Dessens facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   98%  R Machado       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   99%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: RF
                  Gabe White replaces Elmer Dessens pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2  100%  D DeShields     Popfly: SS
   O      1--  5  100%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Donovan Osborne facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1  100%  W Guerrero      Popfly: SS
          ---  1  100%  S Casey         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  5  100%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6  100%  A Boone         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Scott Sullivan facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Adam Dunn pitching and batting 4th; Brady Clark replaces Gabe White playing LF batting 9th
          ---     100%  S Sosa          E3 on Foul Ball
   O      ---  2  100%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  Darren Lewis pinch hits for Donovan Osborne batting 4th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Lewis         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2  100%  R Brown         Home Run
   O      --- 10  100%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation