August 23, 2004 Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 38,925

Monday, August 23, 2004, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:49

Brewers

55-68

Lost 6

6th, 26½ GB

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

W: C Zambrano (12-7), L: B Sheets (9-10)

Cubs

68-56

Won 2

2nd, 14 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik CF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .687   20    3   0   
B Hall 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .255  .681   18    1   3   SB
L Overbay 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .897   14    7   0   
R Branyan 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .263 1.022   23    1   2   
G Jenkins LF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .247  .742   15    4   0   2B
B Clark RF                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .267  .740   23    2   0   SB
C Counsell SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .255  .685   18    1   2   
C Moeller C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .583   14    5   0   
B Sheets P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .064  .184    4    0   1   
  B Grieve PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .258  .778    4    0   0   2B
  M Wise P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Bennett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Magruder PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .824    6    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   3    4  10              159   24   8

BATTING

2B: B Grieve (14, off C Zambrano); G Jenkins (27, off C Zambrano).

TB: G Jenkins 3; B Grieve 2; C Counsell 2; B Clark.

RBI: B Grieve 2 (29); B Clark (30).

2-out RBI: B Grieve 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Clark (10, 2nd base off C Zambrano/M Barrett); B Hall (10, 2nd base off C Zambrano/M Barrett).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                4   0   1   0    1   2  .287  .810   20    1   0   
D Lee 1B                      5   2   2   0    0   1  .296  .909   15    9   0   2B
T Walker 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .849   17    2   3   
M Alou LF                     5   3   3   2    0   1  .276  .862   27    3   0   2·2B
S Sosa RF                     2   1   1   1    1   0  .257  .881   19    0   0   2B,HBP
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .314  .933   13    1   1   2B,SF
M Barrett C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .295  .839   20   10   0   
R Martinez SS                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .665   13    1   5   
C Zambrano P                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .224  .461    7    0   1   
  K Mercker P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  R Dempster P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   8  13   7    2   5              152   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (30, off B Sheets); S Sosa (17, off B Sheets); D Lee (35, off B Sheets); M Alou 2 (24, off M Wise, off B Sheets).

SF: A Ramirez (6, off B Sheets).

HBP: S Sosa (2, by M Wise).

TB: M Alou 5; D Lee 3; R Martinez 2; A Ramirez 2; S Sosa 2; M Barrett; T Walker; C Zambrano; C Patterson.

RBI: M Alou 2 (75); A Ramirez 2 (81); R Martinez (29); M Barrett (55); S Sosa (60).

2-out RBI: M Barrett; A Ramirez; M Alou; R Martinez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

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
B Sheets, L (9-10)             6    10   6   6    1   5   0   3.10   29  108-72   43·11·18   11· 6· 6· 0     32    -     0.65  -0.19
M Wise                         0.2   2   2   2    0   0   0   4.50    5   24-16   10· 2· 4    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.03
J Bennett                      1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.55    6   16-7     6· 0· 1    2· 3· 0· 0          2-1    0.09  -0.01
Totals                         8    13   8   8    2   5   0          40  148-95   59·13·23   13·10· 9· 0          2-1

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 (12-7)           6.2   4   3   3    3   9   0   2.88   27  115-73   37·16·20    7· 5· 3· 0     60    -     0.85   0.22
K Mercker, H (12)              1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.11    4   17-11    5· 4· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.38   0.04
R Dempster                     1     2   0   0    1   0   0   1.50    6   25-18    8· 1· 9    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.30   0.01
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4  10   0          37  157-102  50·21·31   12· 6· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Sheets (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Wise (1; S Sosa).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Mark Wegner.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 38,925.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 9mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Chicago Cubs                         
1. S Podsednik          CF    1. C Patterson          CF 
2. B Hall               2B    2. D Lee                1B 
3. L Overbay            1B    3. T Walker             2B 
4. R Branyan            3B    4. M Alou               LF 
5. G Jenkins            LF    5. S Sosa               RF 
6. B Clark              RF    6. A Ramirez            3B 
7. C Counsell           SS    7. M Barrett            C  
8. C Moeller            C     8. R Martinez           SS 
9. B Sheets             P     9. C Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  2   10%  74% A Ramirez       B Sheets        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Alou Scores; Sosa to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  --3  7    9%  63% M Alou          B Sheets        Double to RF (Line Drive); Lee Scores
   t 5   0  2-0  -2-  5    5%  73% C Counsell      C Zambrano      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   t 7   2  6-1  -23  4   -5%  91% B Grieve        C Zambrano      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Clark Scores; Counsell Scores
   b 5   1  0-2  123  4    5%  92% M Alou          B Sheets        Wild Pitch; Zambrano Scores; Lee to 3B; Walker to 2B

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      ---  3   52%  S Podsednik     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  B Hall          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  L Overbay       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben Sheets facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  C Patterson     Lineout: SS
          ---  5   57%  D Lee           Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   54%  T Walker        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Lee to 3B
   R      --3  7   63%  M Alou          Double to RF (Line Drive); Lee Scores
          -2-  6   64%  S Sosa          Walk
   R      12-  2   74%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Alou Scores; Sosa to 3B
   O      -23  5   69%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   72%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   73%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   72%  B Clark         Walk
   O      1--  1   74%  C Counsell      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ben Sheets facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   73%  R Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   72%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   72%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   71%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   73%  C Moeller       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   75%  B Sheets        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   76%  S Podsednik     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ben Sheets facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   75%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   73%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   72%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
          ---  8   68%  B Hall          Walk
   O      1--  4   72%  L Overbay       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--      71%  R Branyan       Hall Steals 2B
   O      -2-  9   75%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   78%  G Jenkins       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ben Sheets facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   77%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  8   75%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   75%  R Martinez      Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   70%  B Clark         Walk
          1--      67%  C Counsell      Clark Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   73%  " "             Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      -2-  1   77%  C Moeller       Groundout: P-1B; Clark to 3B
   O      --3  3   81%  B Sheets        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ben Sheets facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   83%  C Zambrano      Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--  4   81%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   83%  D Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive); Zambrano to 2B
          12-  3   87%  T Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Zambrano to 3B; Lee to 2B
   R      123      92%  M Alou          Wild Pitch; Zambrano Scores; Lee to 3B; Walker to 2B
   R      -23  6   95%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Lee Scores; Walker to 3B
   R      1-3  5   97%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Walker Scores; Alou to 3B
   RO     -23  3   98%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Alou Scores; Sosa to 3B
   O      --3  4   97%  M Barrett       Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 6.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-6, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   98%  S Podsednik     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   98%  B Hall          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ben Sheets facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   99%  R Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  C Zambrano      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Zambrano to 1B
   O      1--  4   98%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   98%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-6, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   99%  R Branyan       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   98%  G Jenkins       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   R      -2-  6   97%  B Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jenkins Scores
          1--  6   95%  C Counsell      Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 2B
   O      12-  6   96%  C Moeller       Groundout: 2B-1B; Clark to 3B; Counsell to 2B
                  Ben Grieve pinch hits for Ben Sheets batting 9th
   RR     -23  4   91%  B Grieve        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Clark Scores; Counsell Scores
                  Kent Mercker replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   94%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Matt Wise facing 3-4-5
                  Matt Wise replaces Ben Grieve pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   93%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
          ---  4   94%  M Alou          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  4   95%  S Sosa          Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  7   94%  A Ramirez       Lineout: LF
   R      12-  3   97%  M Barrett       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Alou Scores; Sosa to 3B
                  Jeff Bennett replaces Matt Wise pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  5   98%  R Martinez      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Sosa Scores; Barrett to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  K Mercker       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 8.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-8, Kent Mercker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   99%  B Hall          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  L Overbay       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   99%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jeff Bennett facing 1-2-3
          ---  4  100%  C Patterson     Walk
   O      1--  2   99%  D Lee           Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   99%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   99%  M Alou          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-8, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
                  Ryan Dempster replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  G Jenkins       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   99%  B Clark         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Clark to 1B
          1--  5   99%  C Counsell      Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  C Moeller       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  Chris Magruder pinch hits for Jeff Bennett batting 9th
          12-  6   99%  C Magruder      Walk; Clark to 3B; Counsell to 2B
   O      123  3  100%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation