October 8, 2003 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2 at Wrigley Field Box Score and Play by Play

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2003 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2
2003 postseason: WS: FLA-NYY / ALCS: NYY-BOS / NLCS: FLA-CHC / Div. Series: NYY-MIN / BOS-OAK / FLA-SFG / CHC-ATL

Game 1
FLA  9
@CHC  8
(11) Game 2
CHC 12
FLA  3
Game 3
CHC  5
@FLA  4
(11) Game 4
CHC  8
@FLA  3
Game 5
FLA  4
CHC  0
Game 6
FLA  8
@CHC  3
Game 7
FLA  9
@CHC  6

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,562

Wednesday, October 8, 2003, 7:15PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Marlins

Jack McKeon

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Marlins         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  0    3  9  1
Cubs            2  3  3   0  3  1   0  0  X   12 16  1

W: M Prior (1-0), L: B Penny (0-1)

Cubs

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .482   16    1   0   
L Castillo 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .375 1.000   15    3   2   
  C Pavano P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Tejera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
I Rodriguez C                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .375 1.194   10    3   0   
  M Redmond C                 0   1   0   0    1   0                9    2   0   
D Lee 1B                      4   1   2   1    0   0  .222  .856    9    8   1   HR
M Cabrera 3B-SS               4   1   2   1    0   1  .400 1.400   22    0   1   HR
J Encarnacion RF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.111   17    5   0   2B,GDP
J Conine LF                   3   0   3   0    1   0  .571 1.556   16    1   0   2B
A Gonzalez SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   3   
  M Lowell PH-3B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666    5    1   1   
B Penny P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  N Bump P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Banks PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  R Helling P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Mordecai PH-2B            2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   2    3   5              138   24  10

BATTING

2B: J Conine (1, off M Prior); J Encarnacion (1, off M Prior).

HR: M Cabrera (2, off M Prior; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); D Lee (1, off M Prior; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: D Lee 5; M Cabrera 5; J Conine 4; J Encarnacion 2; I Rodriguez.

GIDP: J Encarnacion (1).

RBI: D Lee (1); M Cabrera (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: J Conine (1).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   4   2    0   0  .556 1.267   16    2   0   SB
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   1   2   1    0   1  .400 1.100   14    4   8   2B
S Sosa RF                     3   2   1   2    2   1  .250 1.400   23    1   0   HR,IW
  T Goodwin RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .722   13    1   1   
  T O'Leary PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .222 1.078   18    0   2   HR
R Simon 1B                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .444 1.111   11    9   0   2B
  E Karros PH-1B              1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    4    1   1   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   3   2   3    0   0  .556 2.223   25    2   2   2·HR
  R Martinez PH-SS            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
P Bako C                      4   3   2   1    1   2  .286  .804   26    6   0   2B
M Prior P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    0   0   2·SH
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       38  12  16  12    4   4              167   27  14

BATTING

2B: R Simon (2, off R Helling); P Bako (1, off N Bump); M Grudzielanek (1, off R Helling).

HR: A Gonzalez 2 (3, 2 off R Helling; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); A Ramirez (1, off B Penny; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); S Sosa (2, off B Penny; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: M Prior 2 (2, off B Penny, off R Helling).

IBB: S Sosa (1, by R Helling).

TB: A Gonzalez 8; R Simon 4; K Lofton 4; A Ramirez 4; S Sosa 4; P Bako 3; M Grudzielanek 3; E Karros.

RBI: A Gonzalez 3 (6); S Sosa 2 (4); K Lofton 2 (2); R Simon 2 (2); P Bako (1); A Ramirez (1); M Grudzielanek (2).

2-out RBI: R Simon 2; S Sosa 2; K Lofton.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Alou-M Grudzielanek-R Simon; M Grudzielanek-A Gonzalez-R Simon.

E: R Simon (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Lofton (1, 2nd base off B Penny/I Rodriguez).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
B Penny, L (0-1)            2     7   7   7    2   0   2  31.50   15   54-33     2-3     12    - 
N Bump                      1     2   1   1    0   1   0   9.00    5   24-16     2-0          1-1
R Helling                   3     5   4   3    2   1   2   9.00   16   64-38     4-3          0-0
C Pavano                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   13-9      1-1          0-0
M Tejera                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   12-8      1-1          0-0
Totals                      8    16  12  11    4   4   4          44  167-104   10-8          1-1

Chicago Cubs               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
M Prior, W (1-0)            7     8   3   2    2   5   2   2.57   31  115-82     8-8     54    - 
D Veres                     1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   19-13     1-2          2-1
M Guthrie                   0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    2    4-3      2-0          0-0
Totals                      9     9   3   2    3   5   2          38  138-98    11-10         2-1

B Penny faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.
M Prior faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: N Bump (1); R Helling (1).

IBB: R Helling (1; S Sosa).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Mike Everitt.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 39,562.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 4mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Pierre             CF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. L Castillo           2B    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. I Rodriguez          C     3. S Sosa               RF 
4. D Lee                1B    4. M Alou               LF 
5. M Cabrera            3B    5. A Ramirez            3B 
6. J Encarnacion        RF    6. R Simon              1B 
7. J Conine             LF    7. A Gonzalez           SS 
8. A Gonzalez           SS    8. P Bako               C  
9. B Penny              P     9. M Prior              P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6  L Castillo      Walk
   O      1--  5  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2  D Lee           Single to RF; Castillo to 2B
   O      12-  7  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Penny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  K Lofton        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2  M Grudzielanek  Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  4  S Sosa          Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  6  M Alou          Flyball: RF; Grudzielanek to 3B
          1-3  5  A Ramirez       Walk; Sosa to 2B
   RR     123  1  R Simon         Single to LF; Grudzielanek Scores; Sosa Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  6  A Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
          ---  4  J Encarnacion   Double to RF
          -2-  1  J Conine        Single to LF; Encarnacion to 3B
   O      1-3  3  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4  B Penny         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3  J Pierre        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brad Penny facing 8-9-1
          ---  4  P Bako          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  M Prior         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Bako to 2B
   R      -2-  3  K Lofton        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Bako Scores
          1--     M Grudzielanek  Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Lofton to 3B
   RR     --3  3  S Sosa          Home Run (CF); Lofton Scores
   O      ---  3  M Alou          Lineout: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 5.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-5, Mark Prior facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2  L Castillo      Popfly: SS
          ---  1  I Rodriguez     Single to RF
   O      1--  2  D Lee           Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  6  M Cabrera       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brad Penny facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  7  A Ramirez       Home Run (LF)
          ---  1  R Simon         Single to RF
                  Nate Bump replaces Brad Penny pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  8  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  4  P Bako          Double to CF; Gonzalez Scores
   O      -2-  5  M Prior         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bako to 3B
   R      --3  3  K Lofton        Single to LF; Bako Scores
          1--     M Grudzielanek  Wild Pitch; Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  4  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 8.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-8, Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  J Encarnacion   Foul Flyball: C
          ---  4  J Conine        Double to RF
   O      -2-  2  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Brian Banks pinch hits for Nate Bump batting 9th
   O      -2-  4  B Banks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rick Helling facing 3-4-5
                  Rick Helling replaces Brian Banks pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 8.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-8, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rick Helling facing 6-7-8
          ---  3  R Simon         Double to LF
          -2-     A Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Simon to 3B
   RR     --3  6  " "             Home Run (LF); Simon Scores
          ---     P Bako          E7 on Foul Ball
          ---  9  " "             Walk
   O      1--  2  M Prior         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bako to 2B
          -2-  4  K Lofton        Single to RF; Bako to 3B
   R      1-3  2  M Grudzielanek  Double to LF; Bako Scores/unER; Lofton to 3B
          -23  4  S Sosa          Intentional Walk
   O      123  2  M Alou          Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Grudzielanek to 3B; Sosa to 2B
   O      123  2  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 11.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-11, Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3  D Lee           Home Run (LF)
   R      ---  7  M Cabrera       Home Run (CF)
   O      ---  4  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  J Conine        Single to CF
                  Mike Lowell pinch hits for Alex Gonzalez batting 8th
   OO     1--  2  M Lowell        Double Play: Flyball: LF-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 11-2, Rick Helling facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Lowell moves to 3B; Miguel Cabrera moves to SS
   O      ---  6  R Simon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  5  A Gonzalez      Home Run (CF)
   O      ---  4  P Bako          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  M Prior         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 12.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-12, Mark Prior facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Rick Helling batting 9th
   O      ---  1  M Mordecai      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  L Castillo      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 12-2, Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
                  Carl Pavano replaces Luis Castillo pitching and batting 2nd; Mike Redmond replaces Ivan Rodriguez playing C batting 3rd; Mike Mordecai moves to 2B
          ---  2  K Lofton        Single to CF
   O      1--  3  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  6  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Moises Alou batting 4th
   O      -2-  2  T O'Leary       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 12.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-12, Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
                  Troy O'Leary moves to LF
          ---  9  M Redmond       Walk
          1--  2  D Lee           Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Redmond to 2B
                  Dave Veres replaces Mark Prior pitching and batting 9th
          12-  2  M Cabrera       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Redmond to 3B; Lee to 2B
   ROO    123  5  J Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Redmond Scores/No RBI/unER; Lee to 3B
          --3  6  J Conine        Walk
   O      1-3  3  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marlins 3, Cubs 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 12-3, Michael Tejera facing 5-6-7
                  Michael Tejera replaces Carl Pavano pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  2  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Eric Karros pinch hits for Randall Simon batting 6th
          ---  4  E Karros        Single to RF
                  Ramon Martinez pinch hits for Alex Gonzalez batting 7th
   O      1--  1  R Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Cubs 12.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 3-12, Dave Veres facing 9-1-2
                  Eric Karros moves to 1B; Ramon Martinez moves to SS; Tom Goodwin replaces Sammy Sosa playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  3  M Mordecai      Flyball: CF
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Dave Veres pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Michael Tejera batting 2nd
   O      ---  2  L Harris        Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Cubs 12.

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