May 31, 2006 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 7
@LAA 1 BAL 6
TBD 5
(11) CLE 5
CHW 0 NYY 6
@DET 1 OAK 7
KCR 0 SEA 14
@TEX 5 BOS 8
@TOR 6 ATL 9
LAD 3 CIN 3
@CHC 2 SFG 6
@FLA 1 NYM 1
ARI 0
(13) WSN 3
@PHI 2 PIT 6
MIL 1 SDP 3
COL 2 STL 4
HOU 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,810

Wednesday, May 31, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Reds

29-24

Won 1

2nd, 5 GB

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

W: E Milton (3-2), L: C Zambrano (3-3), S: T Coffey (2)

Cubs

20-32

Lost 1

5th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel 2B-LF                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .257  .718   16    0   2   3B
F Lopez SS                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .284  .759   17    2   3   
K Griffey CF                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .255  .791   17    4   0   HR
A Dunn LF                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .236  .950   21    3   0   2B
  B Phillips 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .800         0   0   
A Kearns RF                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .282  .867   29    6   0   
S Hatteberg 1B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .820   18   10   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              3   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .832   13    0   4   HBP
J LaRue C                     4   0   0   1    0   1  .184  .621   16    2   0   
E Milton P                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .693   18    0   2   
  T Coffey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   3   8   3    4   9              165   27  11

BATTING

2B: A Dunn (10, off W Ohman).

3B: R Freel (1, off S Eyre).

HR: K Griffey (7, off C Zambrano; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: E Encarnacion (6, by C Zambrano).

TB: K Griffey 5; R Freel 4; A Dunn 2; E Milton; E Encarnacion; S Hatteberg.

RBI: K Griffey 2 (28); J LaRue (10).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .240  .585   13    2   0   
N Perez 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .206  .496   11    0   3   
M Barrett C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .821   14    9   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .763    8    1   2   
T Walker 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .810   14   11   0   
M Murton LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .779   12    0   0   2B
J Jones RF                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .280  .814   13    1   0   HR
R Cedeno SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .691    6    1   4   
C Zambrano P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .090    3    1   2   
  T Womack PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .343  .839    9    0   0   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Novoa P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Bynum PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .671    1    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         1   0   
  D Aardsma P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   2    0   2              104   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Murton (7, off E Milton).

HR: J Jones (9, off E Milton; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

TB: J Jones 4; J Pierre 2; M Murton 2; R Cedeno; N Perez.

RBI: J Jones 2 (28).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

E: R Cedeno 2 (12).

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 Milton, W (3-2)              7.2   6   2   2    0   1   1   4.89   29   92-64   40· 1·23   11·14· 3· 0     60    -     1.22   0.23
T Coffey, S (2)                1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.20    4   12-11    6· 2· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.27   0.34
Totals                         9     6   2   2    0   2   1          33  104-75   46· 3·26   14·14· 3· 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, L (3-3)            6     4   2   2    3   6   1   3.42   27  101-57   29· 9·19   12· 2· 3· 0     59    -     1.23   0.07
S Eyre                         0.2   2   1   1    0   2   0   2.00    4   18-12    4· 3· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.73  -0.07
R Novoa                        0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.09    2   12-6     2· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.58   0.01
B Howry                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.10    4   20-14    9· 1· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
W Ohman                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.16    3    6-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.57   0.01
D Aardsma                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   8.22    1    6-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.07   0.03
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   9   1          41  163-97   49·14·34   16· 6· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Novoa (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Zambrano (5; E Encarnacion).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 39,810.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 11mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-0  -2-  2  -16%  67% J Jones         E Milton        Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Murton Scores
   t 6   0  0-0  ---  4   15%  65% K Griffey       C Zambrano      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 8   2  3-2  12-  5   13%  82% M Barrett       T Coffey        Strikeout Swinging
   b 8   0  3-2  ---  3  -10%  58% R Cedeno        E Milton        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  2   10%  88% A Ramirez       T Coffey        Groundout: 3B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  R Freel         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  F Lopez         Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   56%  K Griffey       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Freel to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw); Griffey to 1B
          1-3  4   59%  A Dunn          Walk; Griffey to 2B
   O      123  3   52%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   45%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  J Pierre        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   45%  N Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   48%  M Barrett       Popfly: SS
   O      1--  1   50%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   48%  E Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  J LaRue         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  E Milton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   49%  M Murton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   50%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  R Freel         Lineout: P
   O      ---  4   45%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   44%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  C Zambrano      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  J Pierre        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  A Dunn          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   45%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   47%  S Hatteberg     Walk
          1--  6   50%  E Encarnacion   Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Hatteberg to 3B
   O      1-3  5   44%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   47%  N Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   50%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  E Milton        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  R Freel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   43%  F Lopez         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   46%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   48%  M Murton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  J Jones         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   65%  K Griffey       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   62%  A Dunn          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   65%  A Kearns        Walk
          1--  4   72%  S Hatteberg     Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Kearns to 3B
          1-3  1   75%  E Encarnacion   Hit By Pitch; Hatteberg to 2B
   RO     123  3   77%  J LaRue         Groundout: P-1B; Kearns Scores; Hatteberg to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      -23  4   73%  E Milton        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Eric Milton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   76%  R Cedeno        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Tony Womack pinch hits for Carlos Zambrano batting 9th
   O      ---  9   79%  T Womack        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   77%  J Pierre        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   80%  N Perez         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Eyre facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Eyre replaces Tony Womack pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   87%  R Freel         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  5   84%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  4   88%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Freel Scores
   O      1--  4   87%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
                  Roberto Novoa replaces Scott Eyre pitching and batting 9th
          1--      88%  A Kearns        Wild Pitch; Griffey to 2B
          -2-  6   88%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   86%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Milton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   89%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   91%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   92%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bobby Howry facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Howry replaces Roberto Novoa pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   91%  J LaRue         Flyball: CF
          ---  8   91%  E Milton        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   90%  R Freel         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Milton facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   83%  M Murton        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   RR     -2-  2   67%  J Jones         Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Murton Scores
          ---  3   58%  R Cedeno        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Freddie Bynum pinch hits for Bobby Howry batting 9th
   O      1--  1   67%  F Bynum         Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bynum to 1B
   O      1--  4   75%  J Pierre        Flyball: CF
          1--  2   70%  N Perez         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Bynum to 2B
                  Todd Coffey replaces Eric Milton pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   82%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Will Ohman facing 2-3-4
                  Will Ohman replaces Freddie Bynum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   81%  F Lopez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   79%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-P
          ---  3   81%  A Dunn          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  David Aardsma replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   78%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Todd Coffey facing 4-5-6
                  Brandon Phillips replaces Adam Dunn playing 2B batting 4th; Ryan Freel moves to LF
   O      ---  2   88%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  T Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  M Murton        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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