May 29, 2006 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 4
MIN 3
(11) CHW 11
@CLE 0 NYY 4
@DET 0 KCR 6
@OAK 4 TEX 2
SEA 0 TOR 7
BOS 6 LAD 12
@ATL 5 CHC 7
CIN 3 FLA 5
SFG 1 NYM 8
ARI 7 PHI 11
WSN 2 PIT 14
MIL 3 COL 5
@SDP 0 STL 3
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,072

Monday, May 29, 2006, 1:23PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Reds

28-23

Lost 1

2nd, 5 GB

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

W: K Wood (1-1), L: E Ramirez (2-4), S: R Dempster (9)

Cubs

19-31

Won 1

5th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez SS                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .295  .784   23    1   2   
A Dunn LF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .230  .939   15    3   0   HR
K Griffey CF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .248  .772   18    2   0   
R Aurilia 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .811   10    1   1   2B,GDP
S Hatteberg 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .291  .844   18   11   1   
A Kearns RF                   3   0   0   1    0   3  .293  .891   14    0   0   SF
B Phillips 2B                 1   1   1   0    1   0  .309  .800    8    0   3   
  R Freel 2B                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .706    7    2   1   2B
J LaRue C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .197  .662   19    3   1   
E Ramirez P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .364    5    1   2   
  Q McCracken PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .565    4    0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Shackelford P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .652    2    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    3   9              143   24  12

BATTING

2B: R Aurilia (6, off S Eyre); R Freel (8, off R Dempster).

HR: A Dunn (17, off S Eyre; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: A Kearns (3, off K Wood).

TB: A Dunn 4; R Aurilia 3; R Freel 2; K Griffey 2; F Lopez; B Phillips.

GIDP: R Aurilia (2).

RBI: A Dunn (32); A Kearns (31); F Lopez (19).

2-out RBI: F Lopez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: F Lopez (11).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .234  .570   18    0   0   3B,SH
T Womack 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .367  .908   21    2   7   2B
M Barrett C                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .285  .844   11    8   1   
T Walker 1B                   4   2   3   3    0   0  .309  .802   15   12   0   HR
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .238  .774   11    3   2   2B
J Jones RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .766   12    0   0   
  R Dempster P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Murton LF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .286  .771   11    2   0   HR
R Cedeno SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .288  .689   10    0   2   
K Wood P                      2   0   2   1    0   0  .600 1.400    4    0   0   2B
  F Bynum PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .699    4    0   0   
  D Aardsma P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hairston RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .503    5    0   0   
Totals                       37   7  13   7    0   3              122   27  12

BATTING

2B: T Womack (3, off E Ramirez); A Ramirez (10, off E Ramirez); K Wood (1, off E Ramirez).

3B: J Pierre (3, off B Shackelford).

HR: T Walker (3, off K Mercker; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); M Murton (4, off E Ramirez; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: J Pierre (6, off E Ramirez).

TB: T Walker 6; M Murton 5; K Wood 3; T Womack 3; J Pierre 3; R Cedeno 2; A Ramirez 2.

RBI: T Walker 3 (25); M Murton (20); J Pierre (4); K Wood (2); A Ramirez (25).

2-out RBI: T Walker; A Ramirez; J Pierre.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Ramirez-T Womack-T Walker.

PB: M Barrett (6).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Ramirez, L (2-4)             6     9   4   4    0   3   1   4.11   28   89-69   45· 7·17   15· 7· 3· 0     41    -     0.95  -0.14
K Mercker                      1     2   2   2    0   0   1   7.45    5   14-8     5· 1· 2    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.38  -0.08
R White                        0.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   6.64    3    7-5     3· 1· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.14   0.00
B Shackelford                  0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   7.71    2   10-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.17  -0.01
Totals                         8    13   7   7    0   3   2          38  120-88   57· 9·22   19·11· 5· 0          1-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Wood, W (1-1)                6     5   2   1    1   4   0   4.50   23   85-56   32· 7·17   13· 2· 3· 0     59    -     1.23   0.17
D Aardsma, H (1)               1     0   0   0    1   2   0   9.00    4   17-11    5· 3· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.02   0.08
S Eyre                         0.2   2   1   1    1   0   1   1.71    5   17-9     7· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.51  -0.03
R Dempster, S (9)              1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   3.75    5   21-13    4· 2· 7    0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.68   0.06
Totals                         9     8   3   2    3   9   1          37  140-89   48·12·29   16· 4· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: R White (1); K Wood (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 40,072.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 12mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. F Lopez              SS    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. A Dunn               LF    2. T Womack             2B 
3. K Griffey            CF    3. M Barrett            C  
4. R Aurilia            3B    4. T Walker             1B 
5. S Hatteberg          1B    5. A Ramirez            3B 
6. A Kearns             RF    6. J Jones              RF 
7. B Phillips           2B    7. M Murton             LF 
8. J LaRue              C     8. R Cedeno             SS 
9. E Ramirez            P     9. K Wood               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  3-2  1--  4   12%  72% R Aurilia       K Wood          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 6   0  2-3  ---  3   10%  84% M Murton        E Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   b 1   2  0-1  1--  3    9%  71% A Ramirez       E Ramirez       Double to 2B (Pop Fly to RF Line); Walker Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  6    9%  62% T Walker        E Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Womack Scores
   b 7   1  2-4  1--  5    8%  96% T Walker        K Mercker       Home Run (Fly Ball); Barrett Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   55%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Elizardo Ramirez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  J Pierre        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   57%  T Womack        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   53%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  6   62%  T Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Womack Scores
   R      1--  3   71%  A Ramirez       Double to 2B (Pop Fly to RF Line); Walker Scores
   O      -2-  4   69%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Kerry Wood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   71%  R Aurilia       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   73%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   74%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Elizardo Ramirez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   72%  M Murton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   71%  R Cedeno        Lineout: SS
          ---  3   73%  K Wood          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   70%  J Pierre        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Kerry Wood facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   66%  B Phillips      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      64%  J LaRue         Passed Ball; Phillips to 2B
   O      -2-  4   69%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-  1   72%  E Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B; Phillips to 3B
   R      --3  8   64%  F Lopez         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Phillips Scores/unER
   O      1--  5   66%  A Dunn          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Elizardo Ramirez facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   70%  T Womack        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Womack to 1B
   O      1--  3   68%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B; Womack to 2B
   O      -2-  2   65%  T Walker        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Womack to 3B
   O      --3  4   62%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Kerry Wood facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   57%  K Griffey       Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   50%  R Aurilia       Single to 3B/Bunt; Griffey to 2B
          12-      45%  S Hatteberg     Wild Pitch; Griffey to 3B; Aurilia to 2B
   O      -23  2   51%  " "             Lineout: 2B (Short RF)
   RO     -23  1   52%  A Kearns        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Griffey Scores
          -2-  5   51%  B Phillips      Walk
   O      12-  2   56%  J LaRue         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Phillips to 2B; LaRue to 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Elizardo Ramirez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   53%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   56%  M Murton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   64%  R Cedeno        Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Murton to 3B
   R      1-3  1   71%  K Wood          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Murton Scores; Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-  1   69%  J Pierre        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Cedeno to 3B; Wood to 2B
   O      -23  3   63%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Kerry Wood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   66%  E Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   69%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   70%  A Dunn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Elizardo Ramirez facing 3-4-5
                  Ryan Freel replaces Brandon Phillips playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---  2   68%  M Barrett       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   70%  T Walker        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   68%  A Ramirez       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  4   65%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Kerry Wood facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   59%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   72%  R Aurilia       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   73%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Elizardo Ramirez facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  3   84%  M Murton        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   82%  R Cedeno        Popfly: 2B
                  Freddie Bynum pinch hits for Kerry Wood batting 9th
   O      ---  4   81%  F Bynum         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   80%  J Pierre        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, David Aardsma facing 6-7-8
                  David Aardsma replaces Freddie Bynum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   84%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   87%  R Freel         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   85%  J LaRue         Walk
                  Quinton McCracken pinch hits for Elizardo Ramirez batting 9th
   O      1--  4   88%  Q McCracken     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Kent Mercker facing 2-3-4
                  Kent Mercker replaces Quinton McCracken pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   90%  T Womack        Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--  1   88%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Barrett to 1B
   RR     1--  5   96%  T Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball); Barrett Scores
   O      ---  3   96%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   96%  J Jones         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, Scott Eyre facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Eyre replaces David Aardsma pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   95%  A Dunn          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   96%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   95%  R Aurilia       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          -2-  6   93%  S Hatteberg     Walk
                  Ryan Dempster replaces Jacque Jones pitching and batting 6th; Jerry Hairston replaces Scott Eyre playing RF batting 9th
   O      12-  5   97%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rick White facing 7-8-9
                  Rick White replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  M Murton        Lineout: LF
          ---  2   97%  R Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      97%  J Hairston      Wild Pitch; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -2-  3   97%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Cedeno to 3B
                  Brian Shackelford replaces Rick White pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3  3   99%  J Pierre        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Cedeno Scores
   O      --3  7   98%  T Womack        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 7.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   96%  R Freel         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   98%  J LaRue         Strikeout Looking
                  Javier Valentin pinch hits for Brian Shackelford batting 9th
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Valentin      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  5  100%  F Lopez         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation