April 3, 2008 Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 2
@CLE 1 KCR 4
@DET 1 LAA 5
@MIN 4 NYY 3
TOR 2 PIT 4
@ATL 3
(10) CHC 6
MIL 3 CIN 3
ARI 2 PHI 8
WSN 7
(10) SDP 3
HOU 2 STL 3
COL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 37,973

Thursday, April 3, 2008, 2:20pm
Time of Game: 2:49

Brewers

2-1

Lost 1

1st

Dale Sveum

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

W: R Dempster (1-0), L: D Bush (0-1), S: K Wood (1)

Cubs

1-2

Won 1

5th, 1 GB

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Weeks 2B                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .250  .983   20    2   1   2B,SB
T Gwynn CF                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .571 1.214    9    3   0   2B
  G Kapler CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    5    1   0   
P Fielder 1B                  3   0   1   2    0   1  .300  .729   15    8   0   SF
R Braun LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .643   12    1   0   
  D Turnbow P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Hall 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .417   15    0   4   
  S McClung P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Gross PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
C Hart RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .672   15    1   0   
J Hardy SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154   21    1   4   
D Bush P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  C Counsell 3B               1   0   1   0    1   0 1.000 2.500   10    1   0   
J Kendall C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .400 1.100   20    6   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   2    3   8              153   24   9

BATTING

2B: R Weeks (1, off C Marmol); T Gwynn (1, off R Dempster).

SF: P Fielder (1, off R Dempster).

TB: R Weeks 3; T Gwynn 2; P Fielder; C Counsell; J Kendall.

RBI: P Fielder 2 (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Weeks (1, 2nd base off R Dempster/G Soto).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   1   1   2    1   1  .077  .220   20    0   0   SB
R Theriot SS                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .214  .500   17    3   2   2B,SB
D Lee 1B                      5   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .714   21   10   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   2   1   1    1   0  .111  .777   20    0   1   HR
K Fukudome RF                 2   2   1   0    2   1  .500 1.792   21    5   0   2B,SB
M DeRosa 2B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .775   12    0   2   HBP
G Soto C                      2   0   0   1    1   0  .125  .833   12    8   0   SF
F Pie CF                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .606   18    1   0   SB,HBP
R Dempster P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    0   2   
  M Fontenot PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .400 1.000    2    0   0   2B
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .667    9    0   0   
  R Cedeno PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   6   7   6    6   6              161   27   7

BATTING

2B: K Fukudome (2, off D Bush); R Theriot (1, off S McClung); M Fontenot (1, off D Bush).

HR: A Ramirez (1, off D Bush; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: G Soto (1, off D Bush).

HBP: M DeRosa (2, by D Bush); F Pie (1, by D Turnbow).

TB: A Ramirez 4; K Fukudome 2; M Fontenot 2; R Theriot 2; F Pie; A Soriano; M DeRosa.

RBI: A Soriano 2 (2); M DeRosa (1); R Theriot (1); A Ramirez (1); G Soto (2).

2-out RBI: A Soriano.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

E: K Fukudome (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Fukudome (1, 2nd base off D Bush/J Kendall); R Theriot (1, 3rd base off S McClung/J Kendall); F Pie (1, 2nd base off D Turnbow/J Kendall); A Soriano (1, 2nd base off S McClung/J Kendall).

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
D Bush, L (0-1)                5.1   6   6   6    5   4   1  10.13   28  105-56   34· 7·15   10· 6· 2· 0     31    -     1.27  -0.26
S McClung                      1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   27-16    9· 2· 5    0· 3· 1· 0          1-1    0.26  -0.02
D Turnbow                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   23-13    9· 0· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         8     7   6   6    6   6   1          39  155-85   52· 9·24   12· 9· 4· 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
R Dempster, W (1-0)            6     3   2   1    2   5   0   1.50   23   91-60   27·10·23    9· 5· 2· 0     63    -     0.93   0.15
C Marmol                       2     2   1   1    1   1   0   2.70    9   42-24   13· 3· 8    1· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.64   0.04
K Wood, S (1)                  1     1   0   0    0   2   0  13.50    4   17-11    2· 1· 8    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.47   0.04
Totals                         9     6   3   2    3   8   0          36  150-95   42·14·39   11·10· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Bush (1; M DeRosa); D Turnbow (1; F Pie).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 37,973.

Weather: 43° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Weeks              2B    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. T Gwynn              CF    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. P Fielder            1B    3. D Lee                1B 
4. R Braun              LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. B Hall               3B    5. K Fukudome           RF 
6. C Hart               RF    6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. J Hardy              SS    7. G Soto               C  
8. D Bush               P     8. F Pie                CF 
9. J Kendall            C     9. R Dempster           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  2-2  123  4   12%  70% A Soriano       D Bush          Walk; Fukudome Scores; DeRosa to 3B; Soto to 2B
   b 2   0  2-0  1--  5   11%  50% K Fukudome      D Bush          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ramirez to 3B
   b 5   1  2-3  ---  4   11%  80% A Ramirez       D Bush          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2  -10%  37% T Gwynn         R Dempster      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Weeks to 3B
   b 4   1  2-2  123  4   -9%  59% R Dempster      D Bush          Strikeout (missed bunt)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   47%  R Weeks         Walk
          1--  2   37%  T Gwynn         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Weeks to 3B
   RRO    -23  4   33%  P Fielder       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Weeks Scores; Gwynn Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      ---  1   35%  R Braun         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   35%  B Hall          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, David Bush facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   33%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   31%  R Theriot       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   30%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ryan Dempster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   32%  C Hart          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   34%  J Hardy         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   34%  D Bush          Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, David Bush facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   38%  A Ramirez       Walk
          1--  5   50%  K Fukudome      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ramirez to 3B
   R      -23  2   58%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ramirez Scores; Fukudome to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   55%  G Soto          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Fukudome Scores
          1--  2   59%  F Pie           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  R Dempster      Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      12-  1   50%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Ryan Dempster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   50%  R Weeks         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   53%  T Gwynn         Strikeout Looking
          1--      52%  P Fielder       Weeks Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   56%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, David Bush facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  R Theriot       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   51%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  R Braun         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  B Hall          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   53%  C Hart          Walk
   O      1--  7   56%  J Hardy         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, David Bush facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   60%  K Fukudome      Walk
          1--      63%  M DeRosa        Fukudome Steals 2B
          -2-  4   67%  " "             Hit By Pitch
          12-  5   74%  G Soto          Walk; Fukudome to 3B; DeRosa to 2B
   O      123  4   67%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   59%  R Dempster      Strikeout (missed bunt)
   R      123  4   70%  A Soriano       Walk; Fukudome Scores; DeRosa to 3B; Soto to 2B
   O      123  2   64%  R Theriot       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   67%  D Bush          Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  6   63%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   67%  R Weeks         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   71%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Bush facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   69%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  4   80%  A Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   81%  K Fukudome      Walk
   O      1--  1   79%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   78%  G Soto          Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 4.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Ryan Dempster facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   81%  P Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   83%  R Braun         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   84%  B Hall          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, David Bush facing 8-9-1
                  Gabe Kapler replaces Tony Gwynn playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---  8   83%  F Pie           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Ryan Dempster batting 9th
          ---  2   86%  M Fontenot      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  5   91%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Fontenot Scores
                  Seth McClung replaces Bill Hall pitching and batting 5th; Craig Counsell replaces David Bush playing 3B batting 8th
          1--      92%  R Theriot       Soriano Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   95%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Soriano Scores
          -2-      96%  D Lee           Theriot Steals 3B
   O      --3  6   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  7   94%  A Ramirez       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Carlos Marmol facing 6-7-8
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  C Hart          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7   96%  J Hardy         Flyball: CF
          ---  7   96%  C Counsell      Walk
   O      1--  3   97%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Seth McClung facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   97%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   96%  M DeRosa        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   96%  G Soto          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 6.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Carlos Marmol facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   93%  R Weeks         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   96%  G Kapler        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   92%  P Fielder       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Weeks Scores
   O      1--  5   95%  R Braun         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  Gabe Gross pinch hits for Seth McClung batting 5th
   O      1--  3   97%  G Gross         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Derrick Turnbow facing 8-9-1
                  Derrick Turnbow replaces Ryan Braun pitching and batting 4th; Gabe Gross moves to LF
          ---  4   98%  F Pie           Hit By Pitch
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Carlos Marmol batting 9th
          1--      98%  D Ward          Pie Steals 2B
          -2-  7   98%  " "             Walk
                  Ronny Cedeno pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 9th
   O      12-  4   98%  A Soriano       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Pie to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -23  5   97%  R Theriot       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      -23  3   96%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 6.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-6, Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
                  Kerry Wood replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  C Hart          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Hardy         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  3   99%  C Counsell      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      99%  J Kendall       Defensive Indifference; Counsell to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation