September 1, 2002 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 37,739

Sunday, September 1, 2002
Time of Game: 2:43

Cardinals

76-60

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J Cruz (2-10), L: C Finley (9-15), S: A Alfonseca (16)

Cubs

57-79

Won 1

5th, 19 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .666   14    2   1   
E Renteria SS                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .302  .784   15    0   1   
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .977   14    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .961    7    7   0   GDP
S Rolen 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .263  .837   13    0   4   
J Drew RF                     2   1   1   2    1   0  .266  .804   17    2   0   HR,HBP
  K Robinson PR-LF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .667         0   0   
E Marrero LF-RF               4   1   1   1    0   2  .256  .755   18    1   0   HR
M Matheny C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .602   14   12   0   
  M Cairo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .681    4    0   0   
C Finley P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .087  .217   10    0   1   SH
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  I Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   7   3    2   5              131   24   8

BATTING

HR: E Marrero (13, off A Benes; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Drew (15, off A Benes; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SH: C Finley (5, off A Benes).

HBP: J Drew (7, by J Cruz).

TB: E Marrero 4; J Drew 4; M Matheny; S Rolen; A Pujols; J Edmonds; F Vina.

GIDP: A Pujols (17).

RBI: J Drew 2 (48); E Marrero (53).

2-out RBI: J Drew 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Rolen-F Vina-A Pujols.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hill 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .629   14    1   2   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  B Mueller 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .731         0   0   
C Hermansen CF-LF             4   0   1   0    0   2  .207  .645   19    3   0   
A Echevarria RF               3   1   1   1    1   1  .320  .853   16    4   0   HR
F McGriff 1B                  2   1   0   0    2   2  .270  .851   21    8   0   
  C Patterson PR-CF           0   1   0   0    0   0  .258  .693         0   0   
C Stynes 3B-2B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .701   12    0   2   SH
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   3   1    0   0  .246  .729   17    0   4   SB
R Brown LF                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .200  .580   27    2   0   GDP
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
J Girardi C                   3   0   1   2    0   1  .226  .570    8    6   0   2B
A Benes P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .200    8    0   1   
  M Bellhorn PH-2B-1B         1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .922    4    3   0   
Totals                       28   5   6   4    5  12              146   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Girardi (9, off C Finley).

HR: A Echevarria (3, off C Finley; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: C Stynes (5, off R White).

TB: A Echevarria 4; A Gonzalez 3; J Girardi 2; C Hermansen.

GIDP: R Brown (1).

RBI: J Girardi 2 (12); A Echevarria (17); A Gonzalez (51).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Gonzalez-B Hill-F McGriff.

E: C Hermansen (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Gonzalez (5, 2nd base off C Finley/M Matheny).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Finley, L (9-15)             7     5   5   5    5  12   1   4.15   31  131-80   40·20·20    7· 4· 2· 1     54    -     1.32  -0.32
R White                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.29    3   11-8     6· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.95  -0.17
Totals                         8     6   5   5    5  12   1          34  142-88   46·21·21    9· 5· 2· 1          1-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Benes                        7     7   4   1    1   4   2   0.73   29  100-66   43·10·13    5·11· 6· 2     56    -     0.96  -0.21
J Cruz, W (2-10)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.15    5   20-10    7· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.00   0.05
A Alfonseca, S (16)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.03    3   11-7     4· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     7   4   1    2   5   2          37  131-83   54·13·16   10·11· 6· 2           -

C Finley faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Finley (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Cruz (8; J Drew).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 37,739.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs                         
1. F Vina               2B    1. B Hill               2B 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. C Hermansen          CF 
3. J Edmonds            CF    3. A Echevarria         RF 
4. A Pujols             1B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. C Stynes             3B 
6. J Drew               RF    6. A Gonzalez           SS 
7. E Marrero            LF    7. R Brown              LF 
8. M Matheny            C     8. J Girardi            C  
9. C Finley             P     9. A Benes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  4-3  ---  3   31%  61% A Echevarria    C Finley        Home Run (LF-CF)
   t 4   2  2-1  1--  6  -25%  41% J Drew          A Benes         Home Run (LF-CF); Rolen Scores/unER; Drew Scores/unER
   b 8   1  4-4  -2-  5   22%  87% A Gonzalez      R White         Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Patterson Scores
   t 7   0  3-3  ---  5  -20%  30% E Marrero       A Benes         Home Run
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  2   18%  77% J Girardi       C Finley        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gonzalez Scores; Brown Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   54%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  B Hill          Flyball: RF
          ---  4   55%  C Hermansen     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  4   52%  A Echevarria    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   50%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   54%  S Rolen         Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
          ---  7   53%  J Drew          Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  C Stynes        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   55%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   59%  R Brown         Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
   RR     12-  2   77%  J Girardi       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gonzalez Scores; Brown Scores
   O      -2-  4   74%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   72%  B Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Alan Benes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   74%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   76%  C Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   77%  F Vina          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chuck Finley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   76%  C Hermansen     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   77%  A Echevarria    Walk
   O      1--  5   75%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   74%  C Stynes        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Alan Benes facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   67%  E Renteria      Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Renteria to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive); Renteria to 3B
   ROO    1-3  2   68%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Renteria Scores/unER
          ---  4   66%  S Rolen         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   RR     1--  6   41%  J Drew          Home Run (LF-CF); Rolen Scores/unER; Drew Scores/unER
   O      ---  2   42%  E Marrero       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   39%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   37%  R Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   36%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Alan Benes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   38%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   40%  C Finley        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   38%  F Vina          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   41%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   37%  A Benes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   35%  B Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   33%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Alan Benes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   36%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   33%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   36%  S Rolen         Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  1   39%  J Drew          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   35%  A Echevarria    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   39%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      1--  6   34%  C Stynes        Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   39%  A Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); McGriff to 3B
          1-3      41%  R Brown         Gonzalez Steals 2B
   R      -23  8   58%  " "             Walk; McGriff Scores/Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      1-3  2   50%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Alan Benes facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  5   30%  E Marrero       Home Run
          ---  1   26%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   28%  C Finley        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Matheny to 2B
   O      -2-  4   31%  F Vina          Flyball: RF; Matheny to 3B
   O      --3  3   35%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Bellhorn pinch hits for Alan Benes batting 9th
   O      ---  4   31%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   27%  B Hill          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  8   25%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Juan Cruz facing 3-4-5
                  Juan Cruz replaces Bobby Hill pitching and batting 1st; Mark Bellhorn moves to 2B
   O      ---  3   27%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   29%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   27%  S Rolen         Walk
          1--  3   26%  J Drew          Hit By Pitch; Rolen to 2B
                  Kerry Robinson pinch runs for J.D. Drew batting 6th
   O      12-  7   30%  E Marrero       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
                  Kerry Robinson moves to LF; Eli Marrero moves to RF
   R      ---  3   61%  A Echevarria    Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  6   67%  F McGriff       Walk
                  Rick White replaces Chuck Finley pitching and batting 9th; Corey Patterson pinch runs for Fred McGriff batting 4th
   O      1--  2   65%  C Stynes        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Patterson to 2B
   R      -2-  5   87%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Patterson Scores
   OO     1--  4   84%  R Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Antonio Alfonseca facing 8-9-1
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Roosevelt Brown pitching and batting 7th; Mark Bellhorn moves to 1B; Chris Stynes moves to 2B; Bill Mueller replaces Juan Cruz playing 3B batting 1st; Chad Hermansen moves to LF; Corey Patterson moves to CF; Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Mike Matheny batting 8th
   O      ---  4   91%  M Cairo         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Ivan Cruz pinch hits for Rick White batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  I Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  100%  F Vina          Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation