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LAA 10
TBD  7

CLE  6
DET  5

(11)
CHW 11
@KCR  3

MIN  5
TEX  4

NYY  8
BAL  5

SEA  4
@OAK  0

TOR  6
BOS  1

SFG  8
@ARI  5

ATL 11
FLA  6

CHC  7
CIN  6

MIL  6
@HOU  0

SDP  3
PIT  0

PHI 13
@STL 11

WSN 12
NYM  4

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,075

Monday, September 17, 2007, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 3:04
Reds
6
68-82
Lost 3
4th, 10½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  1   0  3  2   0  0  0    6 13  0
Cubs            0  0  3   0  1  0   0  0  3    7 14  1
W: W Ohman (2-4), L: D Weathers (2-6)
Winning Run scored with 0 outs
Cubs
7
79-72
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Hopper CF                   5   2   1   1    0   0  .332  .760   18    3   0   
J Keppinger SS                4   2   3   2    1   0  .345  .912   15    1   3   3B,2B
K Griffey RF                  5   0   1   1    0   2  .279  .879   17    1   0   
B Phillips 2B                 5   0   3   1    0   1  .293  .835   20    5   3   
A Dunn LF                     5   0   0   1    0   3  .267  .941   20    2   0   
  J Ellison LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .462         0   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              3   0   2   0    0   1  .289  .780   10    1   3   HBP
J Cantu 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .673   15    3   0   
  J Votto PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .424 1.227    6    1   1   
D Ross C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .201  .654   16    6   1   2B,GDP
B Arroyo P                    2   1   2   0    0   0  .138  .391   11    0   0   SH
  G Majewski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Coats PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    8    0   0   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   6  13   6    1  10              156   24  11
BATTING
2B: J Keppinger (15, off M Wuertz); D Ross (9, off R Hill).
3B: J Keppinger (2, off R Hill).
SH: B Arroyo (6, off R Hill).
HBP: E Encarnacion (11, by R Hill).
TB: J Keppinger 6; B Phillips 3; D Ross 2; E Encarnacion 2; B Arroyo 2; K Griffey; N Hopper.
GIDP: D Ross (9).
RBI: J Keppinger 2 (28); B Phillips (90); K Griffey (93); N Hopper (11); A Dunn (105).
2-out RBI: K Griffey; J Keppinger.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Votto.
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   0   2   0    0   2  .291  .862   14    1   0   2·2B
R Theriot SS                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .266  .681   15    2   7   
D Lee 1B                      3   2   1   0    1   1  .313  .890   17    8   0   HBP
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   2   2    1   1  .316  .929   20    0   0   3B
  S Fuld PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Floyd RF                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .288  .795    9    1   0   HR
  C Monroe PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .640    4    0   0   GDP
  D Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .330  .970    4    0   0   IW
  F Pie PR                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .608         0   0   
M DeRosa 2B                   5   1   5   2    0   0  .292  .791   14    3   2   HR
J Jones CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .274  .713   13    2   0   
J Kendall C                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .248  .622   10    8   0   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Hart P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Fontenot PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .758    5    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Hill P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .319    4    0   1   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Soto C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .393 1.095    7    2   1   
Totals                       37   7  14   7    4   6              136   27  11
BATTING
2B: A Soriano 2 (38, 2 off B Arroyo).
3B: A Ramirez (4, off D Weathers).
HR: M DeRosa (10, off B Arroyo; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); C Floyd (9, off B Arroyo; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
IBB: D Ward (8, by D Weathers).
HBP: D Lee (8, by B Arroyo).
TB: M DeRosa 8; A Soriano 4; C Floyd 4; A Ramirez 4; J Kendall 2; J Jones; D Lee.
GIDP: C Monroe (13).
RBI: C Floyd 2 (45); A Ramirez 2 (92); M DeRosa 2 (71); J Jones (57).
2-out RBI: C Floyd 2; J Jones; M DeRosa.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Theriot-M DeRosa-D Lee.
E: D Lee (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
B Arroyo                       5.1   9   4   4    2   6   2   4.37   28   89-56   36· 6·14    8· 7· 4· 0     38    -     1.24  -0.24
G Majewski, H (6)              0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   8.10    3    7-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.57   0.03
M Stanton, H (10)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.76    3    8-6     5· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.57   0.16
J Burton, H (9)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.48    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.24   0.10
D Weathers, BS (6), L (2-6)    0     3   3   3    2   0   0   3.84    5   21-10    6· 1· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.00  -0.90
Totals                         8    14   7   7    4   6   2          42  136-84   56· 7·21   14·11· 6· 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
R Hill                         4.2   7   4   4    1   7   0   4.01   23   81-53   29·12·12    7· 4· 3· 0     40    -     1.40  -0.24
M Wuertz                       1     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.74    6   24-16    9· 3· 4    3· 0· 2· 0          1-0    1.35  -0.11
S Eyre                         0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.41    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          1-1    1.13  -0.09
K Hart                         2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.17    6   31-19   12· 4· 3    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.63   0.07
W Ohman, W (2-4)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.89    3    9-8     3· 4· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9    13   6   6    1  10   0          41  156-103  58·23·22   18· 6· 5· 0          2-1 
G Majewski faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: D Weathers (4; D Ward).
HBP: B Arroyo (11; D Lee); R Hill (12; E Encarnacion).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 39,075.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 75° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. N Hopper             CF    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. J Keppinger          SS    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. K Griffey            RF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. B Phillips           2B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. A Dunn               LF    5. C Floyd              RF 
6. E Encarnacion        3B    6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. J Cantu              1B    7. J Jones              CF 
8. D Ross               C     8. J Kendall            C  
9. B Arroyo             P     9. R Hill               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  6-4  12-  4   59%  94% A Ramirez       D Weathers      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Theriot Scores; Lee Scores
   b 3   2  1-0  1--  5   22%  63% C Floyd         B Arroyo        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ramirez Scores
   t 6   2  4-4  1--  3  -18%  37% J Keppinger     M Wuertz        Double to CF (Line Drive); Hopper Scores
   t 5   1  3-2  12-  7  -16%  41% B Phillips      R Hill          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Hopper Scores; Keppinger to 3B/Adv on throw
   b 5   2  4-3  12-  4   16%  57% J Jones         B Arroyo        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lee Scores; DeRosa to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  N Hopper        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  1   46%  J Keppinger     Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  4   51%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   55%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   61%  A Soriano       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   59%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B; Soriano to 3B
          --3  2   61%  D Lee           Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3  6   55%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  2   50%  C Floyd         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   54%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  J Cantu         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   59%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   55%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   59%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  2   55%  R Hill          Bunt Groundout: 3B-C-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); DeRosa to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   43%  D Ross          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   45%  B Arroyo        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Ross to 3B
   RO     --3  3   43%  N Hopper        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Ross Scores
          ---  4   42%  J Keppinger     Walk
   O      1--  4   44%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Bronson Arroyo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   42%  R Theriot       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   40%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   41%  A Ramirez       Walk
   RR     1--  5   63%  C Floyd         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ramirez Scores
   R      ---  5   73%  M DeRosa        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   72%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Rich Hill facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   68%  B Phillips      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   72%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   68%  E Encarnacion   Hit By Pitch; Phillips to 2B
   O      12-  5   73%  J Cantu         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   78%  D Ross          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bronson Arroyo facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   80%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   78%  R Hill          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   76%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   74%  R Theriot       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Rich Hill facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   70%  B Arroyo        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          1--  3   58%  N Hopper        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to P's Left); Arroyo to 3B/Adv on E3
   R      1-3  1   50%  J Keppinger     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Arroyo Scores; Hopper to 2B
   O      12-  3   58%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      12-  7   41%  B Phillips      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Hopper Scores; Keppinger to 3B/Adv on throw
   RO     1-3  4   40%  A Dunn          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Keppinger Scores
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Rich Hill pitching and batting 9th
          1--  2   38%  E Encarnacion   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Dunn to 2B
   O      12-  7   42%  J Cantu         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Bronson Arroyo facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   48%  D Lee           Walk
   O      1--  2   43%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   38%  C Floyd         Popfly: 2B
          1--  1   41%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lee to 2B
   R      12-  4   57%  J Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lee Scores; DeRosa to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  J Kendall       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Michael Wuertz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   53%  D Ross          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   50%  B Arroyo        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   54%  N Hopper        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   R      1--  3   37%  J Keppinger     Double to CF (Line Drive); Hopper Scores
                  Scott Eyre replaces Jason Kendall pitching and batting 8th; Geovany Soto replaces Michael Wuertz playing C batting 9th
   R      -2-  4   25%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Keppinger Scores
          1--  2   24%  B Phillips      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Griffey to 2B
   O      12-  5   27%  A Dunn          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Bronson Arroyo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   23%  G Soto          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   30%  A Soriano       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Gary Majewski replaces Bronson Arroyo pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   23%  R Theriot       Fielder's Choice SS; Soriano out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--  3   19%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Kevin Hart facing 6-7-8
                  Kevin Hart replaces Scott Eyre pitching and batting 8th
          ---  4   17%  E Encarnacion   Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
                  Joey Votto pinch hits for Jorge Cantu batting 7th
   O      1--  6   19%  J Votto         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   23%  D Ross          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Gary Majewski facing 4-5-6
                  Joey Votto moves to 1B
          ---  3   30%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Mike Stanton replaces Gary Majewski pitching and batting 9th; Craig Monroe pinch hits for Cliff Floyd batting 5th
   OO     1--  4   16%  C Monroe        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   19%  M DeRosa        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   14%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Kevin Hart facing 9-1-2
                  Craig Monroe moves to RF; Buck Coats pinch hits for Mike Stanton batting 9th
   O      ---  8   16%  B Coats         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   17%  N Hopper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   18%  J Keppinger     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Jared Burton facing 8-9-1
                  Jared Burton replaces Buck Coats pitching and batting 9th; Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Kevin Hart batting 8th
   O      ---  5   13%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   10%  G Soto          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2    8%  A Soriano       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Will Ohman facing 3-4-5
                  Will Ohman replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2    9%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   10%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   10%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Dave Weathers facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Weathers replaces Jared Burton pitching and batting 9th; Jason Ellison replaces Adam Dunn playing LF batting 5th
          ---  8   20%  R Theriot       Walk
          1--  1   34%  D Lee           Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Theriot to 2B
   RR     12-  4   94%  A Ramirez       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Theriot Scores; Lee Scores
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Craig Monroe batting 5th; Sam Fuld pinch runs for Aramis Ramirez batting 4th
          --3  4   94%  D Ward          Intentional Walk
                  Felix Pie pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 5th
   R      1-3  4  100%  M DeRosa        Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Fuld Scores; Pie to 2B
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 7.

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