July 10, 2003 Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 7
KCR 1 CLE 3
NYY 2
(10) DET 1
CHW 0 OAK 5
TBD 2 BAL 4
@SEA 1 TEX 9
MIN 4 BOS 7
@TOR 1 SDP 14
@ARI 2 ATL 13
@CHC 3 COL 11
SFG 3 HOU 11
CIN 2 PIT 5
@MIL 4 PHI 7
@NYM 2 LAD 9
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 38,756

Thursday, July 10, 2003, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 2:53

Braves

59-31

Won 7

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  1  0   0  1  3   0  5  2   13 13  1
Cubs            0  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  1

W: G Maddux (7-8), L: S Estes (6-8)

Cubs

46-45

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   2   1   1    1   2  .284  .824   28    3   3   HR
M Giles 2B                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .292  .836   18    3   3   
G Sheffield RF                3   1   0   0    1   0  .332 1.036   13    1   0   SB,GDP
  D Bragg RF                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .159  .374    2    0   0   
C Jones LF                    3   1   0   1    1   0  .289  .897   15    0   0   SF
A Jones CF                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .281  .881   16    2   0   
J Franco 1B                   5   3   3   1    0   1  .315  .828   22    8   0   2B
V Castilla 3B                 4   2   4   4    0   0  .258  .747   12    0   1   HR,2·2B,SF
H Blanco C                    3   2   1   3    1   1  .178  .494   15   10   1   HR,SF
G Maddux P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .132  .316    8    0   2   
  K Gryboski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Franco PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .325  .815    9    0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Fick PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .838    6    0   0   
  T Hodges P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37  13  13  12    6   8              164   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Franco (8, off S Estes); V Castilla 2 (15, off S Estes, off A Alfonseca).

HR: H Blanco (1, off A Alfonseca; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); R Furcal (12, off S Estes; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); V Castilla (14, off S Estes; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: H Blanco (1, off D Veres); C Jones (5, off A Alfonseca); V Castilla (2, off K Farnsworth).

TB: V Castilla 9; J Franco 4; R Furcal 4; H Blanco 4; D Bragg; M Giles; G Maddux; A Jones.

GIDP: G Sheffield (8).

RBI: V Castilla 4 (42); H Blanco 3 (9); M Giles (37); C Jones (56); J Franco (18); D Bragg (4); R Furcal (34).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

E: M Giles (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sheffield (12, 3rd base off S Estes/P Bako).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .263  .631   20    2   0   2B,SB,CS
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .744   20    2   5   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .296  .935    7    0   0   
M Alou LF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .850    9    1   0   
  T O'Leary PH-LF             1   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .613    1    0   0   
H Choi 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .848   20   13   0   HBP
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   1   1    0   3  .245  .726   18    1   6   HR
J Hernandez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .658   15    0   3   
P Bako C                      4   1   0   0    0   3  .190  .521   17    8   0   
S Estes P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .438    4    0   1   SH
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .168  .452    5    0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Hubbard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    0  10              139   27  15

BATTING

2B: T Goodwin (4, off K Gryboski).

HR: A Gonzalez (12, off G Maddux; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: S Estes (6, off G Maddux).

HBP: H Choi (4, by G Maddux).

TB: A Gonzalez 4; T Goodwin 4; S Sosa 2; M Grudzielanek; T O'Leary; M Alou.

RBI: A Gonzalez (34); S Sosa (46); T Goodwin (8).

2-out RBI: A Gonzalez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hernandez-M Grudzielanek-H Choi.

E: A Gonzalez (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Goodwin (18, 2nd base off G Maddux/H Blanco).

CS: T Goodwin (4, 2nd base by G Maddux/H Blanco).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Maddux, W (7-8)              6     6   3   2    0   7   1   4.63   25   83-57   26·15·16   10· 4· 3· 0     57    -     1.16  -0.00
K Gryboski, H (6)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.85    4   19-13    7· 1· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.87   0.06
R Hernandez                    1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    5   17-12    6· 1· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
T Hodges                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.53    3   17-12    6· 3· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9   3   2    0  10   1          37  136-94   45·20·29   15· 7· 4· 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
S Estes, L (6-8)               5.1   6   6   6    3   5   2   5.74   25   81-44   25· 3·16   12· 1· 4· 0     34    -     1.22  -0.39
D Veres                        1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.22    6   29-17   10· 2· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          2-1    0.67   0.02
K Farnsworth                   0.1   2   5   3    2   0   0   2.74    6   23-12    8· 2· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.26  -0.06
A Alfonseca                    1.2   4   2   2    0   2   1   6.27    9   29-19   11· 4· 4    3· 3· 1· 0          3-3    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         9    13  13  11    6   8   3          46  162-92   54·11·27   19· 7· 6· 0          5-4

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: G Maddux (5; H Choi).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Doug Eddings.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 38,756.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 14mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Furcal             SS    1. T Goodwin            CF 
2. M Giles              2B    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. C Jones              LF    4. M Alou               LF 
5. A Jones              CF    5. H Choi               1B 
6. J Franco             1B    6. A Gonzalez           SS 
7. V Castilla           3B    7. J Hernandez          3B 
8. H Blanco             C     8. P Bako               C  
9. G Maddux             P     9. S Estes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  3-2  ---  2   14%  50% V Castilla      S Estes         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 6   1  3-3  1-3  4   13%  73% J Franco        S Estes         Single to RF (Line Drive); Sheffield Scores; Jones to 3B
   b 2   2  2-0  ---  5  -10%  60% A Gonzalez      G Maddux        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 3   1  2-1  -2-  5  -10%  44% T Goodwin       G Maddux        Single to RF (Line Drive); Bako Scores/unER
   t 6   1  3-4  1-3  4   10%  83% V Castilla      S Estes         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jones Scores; Franco to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  5   60%  R Furcal        Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  4   58%  M Giles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   56%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   55%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   57%  T Goodwin       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   59%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   60%  S Sosa          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shawn Estes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   58%  A Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   62%  J Franco        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      -2-  2   71%  V Castilla      Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Franco Scores
   O      -2-  3   68%  H Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   66%  G Maddux        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   68%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   70%  H Choi          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   60%  A Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   61%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   59%  R Furcal        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  M Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   56%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   52%  P Bako          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bako to 1B
   O      1--  1   54%  S Estes         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bako to 2B
   R      -2-  5   44%  T Goodwin       Single to RF (Line Drive); Bako Scores/unER
          1--      42%  M Grudzielanek  Goodwin Steals 2B
          -2-  2   37%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball); Goodwin to 3B
   R      1-3  2   30%  S Sosa          Single to RF (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  3   32%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B; Grudzielanek to 3B; Sosa to 2B
          -23  7   31%  H Choi          Hit By Pitch
   O      123  4   38%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Shawn Estes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   35%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   33%  A Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   31%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   34%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   35%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   36%  S Estes         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Shawn Estes facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   50%  V Castilla      Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   55%  H Blanco        Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  G Maddux        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Maddux to 1B
   O      1--  6   46%  R Furcal        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   43%  M Giles         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   39%  T Goodwin       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--      46%  M Grudzielanek  Goodwin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   48%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  S Sosa          Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Shawn Estes facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   55%  G Sheffield     Walk
          1--  5   63%  C Jones         Walk; Sheffield to 2B
   O      12-  6   55%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          12-      60%  J Franco        Sheffield Steals 3B
   R      1-3  4   73%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Sheffield Scores; Jones to 3B
   R      1-3  4   83%  V Castilla      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jones Scores; Franco to 3B
                  Dave Veres replaces Shawn Estes pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3  2   85%  H Blanco        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Franco Scores
          1--  2   86%  G Maddux        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Castilla to 2B
   O      12-  7   83%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   79%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   82%  H Choi          Groundout: 2B-1B; Alou to 2B
   O      -2-  4   86%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   89%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dave Veres facing 2-3-4
          ---  9   91%  M Giles         Walk
   OO     1--  3   87%  G Sheffield     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  6   87%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Kevin Gryboski facing 8-9-1
                  Kevin Gryboski replaces Greg Maddux pitching and batting 9th; Darren Bragg replaces Gary Sheffield playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   90%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Dave Veres batting 9th
   O      ---  5   92%  L Harris        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   90%  T Goodwin       Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  7   93%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Kyle Farnsworth facing 5-6-7
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   94%  A Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   96%  J Franco        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   97%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores; Franco to 2B
   R      -2-  5   98%  H Blanco        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Franco Scores/No RBI
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Kevin Gryboski batting 9th
          1--  9   98%  M Franco        Walk; Blanco to 2B
          12-  5   99%  R Furcal        Walk; Blanco to 3B; Franco to 2B
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  1   99%  M Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive); Blanco Scores/unER; Franco to 3B; Furcal to 2B
   R      123  2  100%  D Bragg         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Franco Scores; Furcal to 3B; Giles to 2B
   RO     123  1  100%  C Jones         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Furcal Scores/unER; Giles to 3B
   O      1-3  6  100%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 11, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-11, Roberto Hernandez facing 3-4-5
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Matt Franco pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Moises Alou batting 4th
          1--  1   99%  T O'Leary       Single to LF (Line Drive); Sosa to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  H Choi          Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5  100%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4  100%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 11, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 11-3, Antonio Alfonseca facing 6-7-8
                  Troy O'Leary moves to LF
   O      ---  6  100%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  100%  V Castilla      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  1  100%  H Blanco        Home Run (Fly Ball); Castilla Scores
                  Robert Fick pinch hits for Roberto Hernandez batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  R Fick          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  R Furcal        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 13, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-13, Trey Hodges facing 8-9-1
                  Trey Hodges replaces Robert Fick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  Trenidad Hubbard pinch hits for Antonio Alfonseca batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  T Hubbard       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  7  100%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 13, Cubs 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation