May 26, 2006 Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,865

Friday, May 26, 2006, 1:21PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Braves

25-23

Won 2

2nd, 3½ GB

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

W: M Remlinger (2-2), L: R Dempster (0-3), S: K Ray (1)

Cubs

18-29

Lost 4

5th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Giles 2B                    3   2   1   1    2   1  .237  .660   23    1   2   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   1    1   1  .314  .831   23    2   4   
C Jones 3B                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .308  .856   21    1   3   
A Jones CF                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .271  .865   27    3   0   SF
A LaRoche 1B                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .241  .815   19   11   0   
  B Jordan PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .709    4    0   0   
J Francoeur RF                3   0   0   2    1   1  .249  .709   19    0   0   
R Langerhans LF               3   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .697   15    3   0   
  M Diaz PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .385  .997    6    1   0   
T Pratt C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .515    9    4   0   
  P Orr PH                    1   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .514    1    0   0   
  K Ray P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Hudson P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .243    8    0   1   
  W Betemit PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .839    6    0   0   2B
  M McBride P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Paronto P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Pena PH-C                 1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    4    1   0   
Totals                       31   6   5   5    9  10              185   27  10

BATTING

2B: W Betemit (6, off C Zambrano).

SF: A Jones (4, off R Dempster).

TB: W Betemit 2; B Pena; M Giles; P Orr; A Jones.

RBI: J Francoeur 2 (38); A Jones (46); E Renteria (18); M Giles (8).

2-out RBI: M Giles; J Francoeur.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .553   19    1   0   
N Perez 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .195  .461   13    1   1   
T Walker 1B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .761   25    5   0   
M Barrett C                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .295  .886   14   10   0   2B
J Jones RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .277  .789   12    5   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .247  .809   12    1   1   2B
F Bynum LF                    3   1   1   2    0   1  .225  .737   10    2   0   HR,SH
R Cedeno SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .280  .672   13    1   1   IW
C Zambrano P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .048  .096    6    1   1   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Mabry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .183  .502    5    0   0   
  R Dempster P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   5  12   5    1   5              129   27   5

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (9, off T Hudson); J Jones (6, off T Hudson); M Barrett (7, off M McBride).

HR: F Bynum (2, off T Hudson; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: F Bynum (1, off C Paronto).

IBB: R Cedeno (1, by T Hudson).

TB: F Bynum 4; A Ramirez 4; M Barrett 3; J Jones 2; T Walker 2; R Cedeno; N Perez; J Pierre.

RBI: F Bynum 2 (5); A Ramirez (24); J Jones (20); M Barrett (22).

2-out RBI: M Barrett.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: N Perez 2 (4).

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
T Hudson                       6     8   4   4    1   2   1   4.13   27   76-54   33· 8·13   13· 6· 5· 0     41    -     0.96  -0.12
M McBride                      1     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    5   20-15    7· 3· 5    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.44  -0.04
C Paronto                      0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   1.08    3    9-7     6· 1· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.35  -0.02
M Remlinger, W (2-2)           0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.93    2   11-6     3· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.56   0.04
K Ray, S (1)                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.57    3   13-9     4· 3· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.22
Totals                         9    12   5   5    1   5   1          40  129-91   53·17·21   16·10· 8· 0          2-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zambrano                     6.2   2   2   2    6   8   0   3.45   28  124-74   38·13·23    5· 6· 3· 0     64    -     1.10   0.22
B Howry, H (7)                 0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   2.49    3   16-10    7· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.28  -0.11
S Eyre, H (6)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.52    3   12-6     3· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    2.10   0.16
R Dempster, BS (3), L (0-3)    1     2   3   2    2   1   0   3.97    7   32-14    8· 4· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    4.05  -0.70
Totals                         9     5   6   5    9  10   0          41  184-104  56·20·28   10· 8· 4· 0          3-1

B Howry faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Dempster (1).

IBB: T Hudson (3; R Cedeno).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 40,865.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Giles              2B    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. N Perez              2B 
3. C Jones              3B    3. T Walker             1B 
4. A Jones              CF    4. M Barrett            C  
5. A LaRoche            1B    5. J Jones              RF 
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. A Ramirez            3B 
7. R Langerhans         LF    7. F Bynum              LF 
8. T Pratt              C     8. R Cedeno             SS 
9. T Hudson             P     9. C Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-4  123  5   36%  82% A Jones         R Dempster      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Pena Scores; Giles Scores/Adv on E4/unER; Renteria to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   t 9   0  5-3  123  7   21%  64% E Renteria      R Dempster      Walk; Orr Scores; Pena to 3B; Giles to 2B
   t 9   0  5-4  123  6  -18%  46% C Jones         R Dempster      Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   0  1-0  12-  1  -16%  28% J Jones         T Hudson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Walker Scores; Barrett to 3B
   b 6   1  1-2  1--  2  -16%  10% F Bynum         T Hudson        Home Run (Fly Ball); Ramirez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  M Giles         Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   47%  C Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  5   49%  A Jones         Walk; Giles to 2B
          12-  7   52%  A LaRoche       Walk; Giles to 3B; Jones to 2B
   R      123  5   61%  J Francoeur     Walk; Giles Scores; Jones to 3B; LaRoche to 2B
   O      123  7   55%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   57%  J Pierre        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  1   59%  N Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   60%  T Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   58%  T Pratt         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   56%  T Hudson        Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---  1   55%  M Giles         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   58%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  J Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   57%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   61%  F Bynum         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   58%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   57%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Hudson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   58%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   60%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   59%  J Pierre        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   62%  N Perez         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   59%  A LaRoche       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   57%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   56%  R Langerhans    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Hudson facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   52%  T Walker        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   44%  M Barrett       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Walker to 2B
   R      12-  1   28%  J Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Walker Scores; Barrett to 3B
   RO     -23  2   27%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B; Barrett Scores; Jones to 3B
   O      --3  4   33%  F Bynum         Strikeout Looking
          --3  4   32%  R Cedeno        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  1   37%  C Zambrano      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   34%  T Pratt         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   31%  T Hudson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   30%  M Giles         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   32%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   34%  N Perez         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  2   32%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   35%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   31%  E Renteria      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   35%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--  7   30%  A Jones         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  6   34%  A LaRoche       Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  3   27%  J Francoeur     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   29%  J Jones         Lineout: LF
          ---  2   27%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  2   10%  F Bynum         Home Run (Fly Ball); Ramirez Scores
   O      ---  3   11%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   12%  C Zambrano      Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6    9%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4    7%  T Pratt         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Wilson Betemit pinch hits for Tim Hudson batting 9th
          ---  6    9%  W Betemit       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  3   15%  M Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive); Betemit Scores
                  Bobby Howry replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   12%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Macay McBride facing 1-2-3
                  Macay McBride replaces Wilson Betemit pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   13%  J Pierre        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   12%  N Perez         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9   13%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
   R      1--  1    7%  M Barrett       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Perez Scores
   O      -2-  4    8%  J Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Bobby Howry facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   12%  C Jones         Walk
          1--  6   22%  A Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Jones to 3B
                  Scott Eyre replaces Bobby Howry pitching and batting 9th; Brian Jordan pinch hits for Adam LaRoche batting 5th
   O      1-3  1   14%  B Jordan        Lineout: SS
   RO     1-3  5   10%  J Francoeur     Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jones Scores; Francoeur to 1B
                  Matt Diaz pinch hits for Ryan Langerhans batting 7th
   O      1--  6    7%  M Diaz          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Chad Paronto facing 6-7-8
                  Chad Paronto replaces Macay McBride pitching and batting 9th; Brian Jordan moves to 1B; Matt Diaz moves to LF
          ---  5    6%  A Ramirez       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1    6%  F Bynum         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Ramirez to 2B
          -2-  3    5%  R Cedeno        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 3B
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Chad Paronto pitching and batting 9th; John Mabry pinch hits for Scott Eyre batting 9th
   O      1-3  5    7%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  6    8%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
                  Ryan Dempster replaces John Mabry pitching and batting 9th; Pete Orr pinch hits for Todd Pratt batting 8th
          ---  1   16%  P Orr           Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Brayan Pena pinch hits for Mike Remlinger batting 9th
          1--  4   28%  B Pena          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Orr to 2B
          12-      37%  M Giles         Wild Pitch; Orr to 3B; Pena to 2B
          -23  6   43%  " "             Walk
   R      123  7   64%  E Renteria      Walk; Orr Scores; Pena to 3B; Giles to 2B
   O      123  6   46%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   RRO    123  5   82%  A Jones         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Pena Scores; Giles Scores/Adv on E4/unER; Renteria to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      --3  3   78%  B Jordan        Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Ken Ray facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Ray replaces Pete Orr pitching and batting 8th; Brayan Pena moves to C
   O      ---  4   88%  N Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   95%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  M Barrett       Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation