September 4, 2002 Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 21,629

Wednesday, September 4, 2002
Time of Game: 2:36

Brewers

50-90

Lost 3

6th, 28½ GB

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

W: C Zambrano (3-6), L: N Figueroa (1-6), S: A Alfonseca (17)

Cubs

60-80

Won 3

5th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .695   14    2   2   SB,GDP
R Belliard 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .228  .598   25    0   4   
J Rushford RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125   16    1   0   GDP
R Sexson 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .285  .890   16    8   0   2B
J Hernandez SS                4   0   1   0    0   2  .284  .840   16    0   0   
R Thompson LF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .879    9    2   0   GDP
R Machado C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .762    7    8   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
R Christenson CF              3   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .412   12    0   0   
N Figueroa P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .321    7    0   2   
  V de los Santos P           0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  J Fabregas C                0   0   0   0    1   0  .194  .521    8    3   0   
Totals                       28   0   4   0    4   7              130   24   9

BATTING

2B: R Sexson (29, off A Alfonseca).

TB: R Sexson 3; J Hernandez; R Machado.

GIDP: R Thompson (6); J Rushford (1); E Young (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Belliard-E Young-R Sexson.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Young (25, 2nd base off C Zambrano/J Girardi).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hill 2B                     2   0   0   1    2   0  .219  .640   17    3   4   SH,IW
C Patterson CF                5   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .683   18    0   0   
S Sosa RF                     2   1   0   0    2   1  .301 1.041   21    1   0   IW
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .860    8   10   0   2B
  H Choi 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         3   0   
M Alou LF                     4   1   4   1    0   0  .281  .772   14    1   0   SB
M Bellhorn 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   4  .261  .925   28    0   1   
  K Orie 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 2   0   1   0    2   1  .252  .754   17    2   6   2·IW
J Girardi C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .223  .568   18    7   0   SH,GDP
C Zambrano P                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .045  .136   10    0   2   2B
  A Echevarria PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .867    3    0   0   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   2   
Totals                       29   3   8   2    7  11              154   27  15

BATTING

2B: F McGriff (24, off N Figueroa); C Zambrano (1, off N Figueroa).

SH: J Girardi (5, off R King); B Hill (4, off N Figueroa).

IBB: A Gonzalez 2 (6, 2 by N Figueroa); B Hill (4, by R King); S Sosa (13, by N Figueroa).

TB: M Alou 4; F McGriff 3; C Zambrano 2; A Gonzalez.

GIDP: J Girardi (9).

RBI: B Hill (10); M Alou (56).

2-out RBI: B Hill; M Alou.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Zambrano-B Hill-F McGriff; B Hill-A Gonzalez-F McGriff; A Gonzalez-H Choi.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alou (6, 2nd base off N Figueroa/R Machado).

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
N Figueroa, L (1-6)            5.2   6   3   3    5   8   0   5.12   27  114-59   28·12·19    7· 2· 5· 0     48    -     0.88  -0.02
V de los Santos                0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.49    2    7-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    1.34  -0.04
R King                         2     2   0   0    1   3   0   2.70    9   27-18    8· 6· 4    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.19   0.02
Totals                         8     8   3   3    7  11   0          38  148-80   38·18·24   10· 3· 7· 0          3-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zambrano, W (3-6)            8     3   0   0    4   6   0   3.98   28  110-63   36· 7·20   13· 3· 2· 0     78    -     1.00   0.43
A Alfonseca, S (17)            1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.96    4   16-11    4· 3· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     4   0   0    4   7   0          32  126-74   40·10·24   15· 3· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: N Figueroa 2 (5).

IBB: N Figueroa 3 (5; A Gonzalez, S Sosa, A Gonzalez); R King (5; B Hill).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 21,629.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Chicago Cubs                         
1. E Young              2B    1. B Hill               2B 
2. R Belliard           3B    2. C Patterson          CF 
3. J Rushford           RF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. R Sexson             1B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. J Hernandez          SS    5. M Alou               LF 
6. R Thompson           LF    6. M Bellhorn           3B 
7. R Machado            C     7. A Gonzalez           SS 
8. R Christenson        CF    8. J Girardi            C  
9. N Figueroa           P     9. C Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  3-0  12-  1   13%  92% R Thompson      C Zambrano      Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Sexson to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  5   10%  64% M Alou          N Figueroa      Single to LF (Line Drive); Sosa Scores; McGriff to 2B
   b 4   1  0-2  1-3  5   -8%  76% J Girardi       N Figueroa      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 7   0  3-0  1--  4   -7%  79% J Hernandez     C Zambrano      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sexson to 2B
   t 6   1  2-0  1--  2    7%  85% J Rushford      C Zambrano      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  E Young         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   54%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   53%  J Rushford      Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Figueroa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  B Hill          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   51%  C Patterson     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   52%  S Sosa          Walk
          1--  3   55%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Sosa to 3B
   R      1-3  5   64%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Sosa Scores; McGriff to 2B
   O      12-  5   61%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   63%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   65%  R Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   66%  R Machado       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nelson Figueroa facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   63%  J Girardi       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   62%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   64%  R Christenson   Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   66%  N Figueroa      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   65%  E Young         Walk
          1--      64%  R Belliard      Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   67%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nelson Figueroa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   65%  B Hill          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   64%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   63%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   66%  J Rushford      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   68%  R Sexson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   69%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nelson Figueroa facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   75%  F McGriff       Double to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF)
          -2-  3   81%  M Alou          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); McGriff to 3B
   R      1-3      83%  M Bellhorn      Wild Pitch; McGriff Scores; Alou to 2B
          -2-      86%  " "             Wild Pitch; Alou to 3B
   O      --3  6   83%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          --3  4   84%  A Gonzalez      Intentional Walk
   OO     1-3  5   76%  J Girardi       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   79%  R Thompson      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   75%  R Machado       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   79%  R Christenson   Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   82%  N Figueroa      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nelson Figueroa facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   86%  C Zambrano      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   85%  B Hill          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Zambrano to 3B
   O      --3  7   81%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   82%  S Sosa          Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  1   79%  F McGriff       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   82%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   78%  R Belliard      Walk
   OO     1--  2   85%  J Rushford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nelson Figueroa facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   87%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   86%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging, Alou Steals 2B
          -2-  4   87%  A Gonzalez      Intentional Walk
          12-  7   90%  J Girardi       Walk; Alou to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      123  2   86%  C Zambrano      Lineout: LF
                  Valerio de los Santos replaces Nelson Figueroa pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  6   92%  B Hill          Walk; Alou Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Girardi to 2B
   O      123  1   90%  C Patterson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   86%  R Sexson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  4   79%  J Hernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sexson to 2B
   OO     12-  1   92%  R Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Sexson to 3B
   O      --3  3   94%  R Machado       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ray King facing 3-4-5
                  Ray King replaces Robert Machado pitching and batting 7th; Jorge Fabregas replaces Valerio de los Santos playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  5   94%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   94%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   94%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   93%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
                  Hee Seop Choi replaces Fred McGriff playing 1B batting 4th; Kevin Orie replaces Mark Bellhorn playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  5   95%  R Christenson   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   93%  J Fabregas      Walk
   OO     1--  2   97%  E Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ray King facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   98%  A Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   98%  J Girardi       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gonzalez to 2B
                  Angel Echevarria pinch hits for Carlos Zambrano batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   97%  A Echevarria    Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   97%  B Hill          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   97%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Antonio Alfonseca facing 2-3-4
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Angel Echevarria pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  R Belliard      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Rushford      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   99%  R Sexson        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5  100%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation