April 16, 2008 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 3
@LAA 2 CHW 3
@BAL 1 DET 13
@CLE 2 MIN 6
TBR 5 NYY 15
BOS 9 SEA 4
@OAK 2 TEX 7
@TOR 5
(14) CHC 12
CIN 3 FLA 6
ATL 5 LAD 8
PIT 1 NYM 5
WSN 2 HOU 2
@PHI 1 COL 10
@SDP 2 ARI 4
@SFG 1 STL 5
MIL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,099

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 2:52

Reds

6-9

Lost 5

5th, 5 GB

Dusty Baker

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  1  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    3 10  0
Cubs            4  0  6   0  0  0   1  1  X   12 13  0

W: C Zambrano (2-1), L: J Fogg (1-2)

Cubs

9-5

Won 3

2nd, 1½ GB

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                4   0   0   0    1   0  .220  .833   19    3   0   
J Keppinger SS                4   0   1   1    0   1  .322  .871   14    0   1   2B
  J Castro SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091    3    0   0   
K Griffey RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .828    6    1   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Hatteberg PH-1B           2   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .550    3    1   0   
B Phillips 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .762   11    2   0   
  F Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Dunn LF                     3   2   2   1    1   0  .200  .806   17    1   0   HR,2B
E Encarnacion 3B              4   0   2   0    0   1  .213  .691   22    0   1   
J Votto 1B                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .818    7    1   1   2·2B
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Freel PH-2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .501    4    0   1   
J Valentin C                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .238  .590   20   12   0   
J Fogg P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    1   0   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Affeldt P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  N Hopper RF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .733    5    2   0   
Totals                       37   3  10   3    2   6              138   24   4

BATTING

2B: J Keppinger (4, off C Zambrano); A Dunn (1, off C Zambrano); J Votto 2 (2, 2 off C Zambrano).

HR: A Dunn (2, off K Hart; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: A Dunn 6; J Votto 4; E Encarnacion 2; J Keppinger 2; K Griffey; J Valentin; N Hopper.

RBI: J Keppinger (10); J Votto (3); A Dunn (6).

2-out RBI: J Keppinger.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

PB: J Valentin (1).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Fontenot 2B                 5   1   1   1    0   2  .280  .760   20    1   4   
R Theriot SS                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .280  .757   20    2   2   2B
D Lee 1B                      4   2   3   1    1   1  .393 1.236   18   12   0   HR
A Ramirez 3B                  2   2   0   0    1   1  .222  .782   26    0   2   HBP
  F Pie CF                    0   1   0   0    1   0  .154  .368    4    1   0   
K Fukudome RF                 3   2   2   2    2   1  .353  .966   22    3   0   2B
M DeRosa LF-3B                3   1   1   2    1   2  .292  .945   20    1   1   2B
  D Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    7    0   0   
  R Cedeno 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .749         0   0   
G Soto C                      5   1   1   3    0   2  .280  .882   20    7   0   2B
R Johnson CF-LF               3   0   0   1    0   0  .281  .664   19    0   0   SF
  E Patterson PH-LF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
C Zambrano P                  4   1   3   1    0   1  .250  .583   13    0   2   2B
  K Hart P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   
Totals                       36  12  13  11    7  12              195   27  12

BATTING

2B: M DeRosa (4, off J Fogg); K Fukudome (4, off J Fogg); C Zambrano (1, off K Mercker); R Theriot (3, off J Fogg); G Soto (4, off J Fogg).

HR: D Lee (6, off J Fogg; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SF: R Johnson (1, off M Lincoln).

HBP: A Ramirez (2, by J Fogg).

TB: D Lee 6; C Zambrano 4; R Theriot 3; K Fukudome 3; M DeRosa 2; G Soto 2; M Fontenot.

RBI: G Soto 3 (12); M DeRosa 2 (10); K Fukudome 2 (8); M Fontenot (3); C Zambrano (1); R Johnson (6); D Lee (13).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

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
J Fogg, L (1-2)                2     7   9   9    2   3   1  13.09   16   63-41   23· 4·14    3· 5· 2· 0      7    -     0.76  -0.40
M Lincoln                      1     2   1   1    1   1   0   3.52    6   28-16    9· 2· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          2-2    0.11  -0.01
J Affeldt                      2     1   0   0    0   5   0   2.70    7   31-20    5· 6· 9    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Weathers                     1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.18    5   20-10    5· 2· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
K Mercker                      1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.86    5   19-12    7· 1· 4    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
F Cordero                      1     0   1   1    3   1   0   1.50    6   24-10    4· 0· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  12  12    7  12   1          45  185-109  53·15·41    6·12· 7· 0          2-2

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, W (2-1)            7     8   2   2    1   5   0   3.04   30  102-68   39· 9·20   11· 9· 4· 0     57    -     0.41   0.09
K Hart                         2     2   1   1    1   1   1   4.09    9   36-21   16· 2· 3    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   6   1          39  138-89   55·11·23   16·10· 5· 0           -

J Fogg faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Lincoln (1); K Mercker (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Fogg (1; A Ramirez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 40,099.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Patterson          CF    1. M Fontenot           2B 
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. K Fukudome           RF 
6. E Encarnacion        3B    6. M DeRosa             LF 
7. J Votto              1B    7. G Soto               C  
8. J Valentin           C     8. R Johnson            CF 
9. J Fogg               P     9. C Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  123  6   15%  79% K Fukudome      J Fogg          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Theriot Scores; Lee Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   t 2   1  4-0  12-  1  -11%  70% J Votto         C Zambrano      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Dunn Scores; Encarnacion to 3B
   t 2   1  4-1  -23  2    8%  78% J Valentin      C Zambrano      Fielder's Choice P; Encarnacion out at Hm/P-3B-C; Votto to 3B
   b 1   1  0-2  -23  5    8%  87% M DeRosa        J Fogg          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ramirez Scores; Fukudome Scores
   b 3   0  1-4  ---  2    5%  89% D Lee           J Fogg          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  C Patterson     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   54%  J Keppinger     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   55%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Fogg facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   57%  R Theriot       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  3   61%  D Lee           Single to RF (Line Drive); Theriot to 3B
          1-3  4   64%  A Ramirez       Hit By Pitch; Lee to 2B
   RR     123  6   79%  K Fukudome      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Theriot Scores; Lee Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   RR     -23  5   87%  M DeRosa        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ramirez Scores; Fukudome Scores
   O      -2-  5   85%  G Soto          Strikeout Looking
          -2-      86%  R Johnson       Passed Ball; DeRosa to 3B
   O      --3  4   84%  " "             Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   86%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   84%  A Dunn          Walk
          1--  5   81%  E Encarnacion   Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Dunn to 2B
   R      12-  1   70%  J Votto         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Dunn Scores; Encarnacion to 3B
   O      -23  2   78%  J Valentin      Fielder's Choice P; Encarnacion out at Hm/P-3B-C; Votto to 3B
   O      1-3  3   82%  J Fogg          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Josh Fogg facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   81%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   80%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   79%  R Theriot       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   81%  C Patterson     Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   83%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   82%  K Griffey       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  3   84%  B Phillips      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Josh Fogg facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   89%  D Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          ---  5   90%  A Ramirez       Walk
          1--  1   92%  K Fukudome      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ramirez to 2B
          12-  4   94%  M DeRosa        Walk; Ramirez to 3B; Fukudome to 2B
   RR     123  5   98%  G Soto          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ramirez Scores; Fukudome Scores; DeRosa to 3B
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Josh Fogg pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23  4   98%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); DeRosa Scores
   R      -2-  4   98%  C Zambrano      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Soto Scores
   O      1--  4   98%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  1   98%  R Theriot       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Fontenot to 2B
          12-  5   99%  D Lee           Walk; Fontenot to 3B; Theriot to 2B
   R      123      99%  A Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Fontenot Scores; Theriot to 3B; Lee to 2B
   O      -23 10   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 10.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-10, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  A Dunn          Lineout: RF
          ---  6   99%  E Encarnacion   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   99%  J Votto         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      1--  6   99%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-1, Jeremy Affeldt facing 5-6-7
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Mike Lincoln pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   99%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   99%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 10.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-10, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   99%  J Affeldt       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Patterson     Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Keppinger     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-1, Jeremy Affeldt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5  100%  R Johnson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2  100%  C Zambrano      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  5  100%  M Fontenot      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  R Theriot       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 10.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-10, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  100%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4  100%  A Dunn          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  6  100%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-1, Dave Weathers facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Weathers replaces Ken Griffey pitching and batting 3rd; Norris Hopper replaces Jeremy Affeldt playing RF batting 9th
          ---  4  100%  D Lee           Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1  100%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
          1--  4  100%  K Fukudome      Walk; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5  100%  G Soto          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 10.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-10, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
                  Mark DeRosa moves to 3B; Reed Johnson moves to LF; Felix Pie replaces Aramis Ramirez playing CF batting 4th
          ---  4  100%  J Votto         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5  100%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4  100%  N Hopper        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      12-  4  100%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      12-  4  100%  J Keppinger     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Votto Scores; Hopper to 3B
                  Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Dave Weathers batting 3rd
   O      -23  1  100%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-2, Kent Mercker facing 8-9-1
                  Kent Mercker replaces Joey Votto pitching and batting 7th; Scott Hatteberg moves to 1B; Juan Castro replaces Jeff Keppinger playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  3  100%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4  100%  C Zambrano      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-     100%  M Fontenot      Wild Pitch; Zambrano to 3B
   R      --3  3  100%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Zambrano Scores
   O      1--  5  100%  R Theriot       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4  100%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 11.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-11, Kevin Hart facing 4-5-6
                  Kevin Hart replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  B Phillips      Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  5  100%  A Dunn          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  Ryan Freel pinch hits for Kent Mercker batting 7th
   O      ---  4  100%  R Freel         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 11-3, Francisco Cordero facing 4-5-6
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Brandon Phillips pitching and batting 4th; Ryan Freel moves to 2B
          ---  4  100%  F Pie           Walk
          1--  6  100%  K Fukudome      Walk; Pie to 2B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Mark DeRosa batting 6th
          12-  7  100%  D Ward          Walk; Pie to 3B; Fukudome to 2B
   RO     123  1  100%  G Soto          Groundout: 2B-1B; Pie Scores; Fukudome to 3B; Ward to 2B
                  Eric Patterson pinch hits for Reed Johnson batting 8th
   O      -23  4  100%  E Patterson     Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  2  100%  K Hart          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 12.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-12, Kevin Hart facing 8-9-1
                  Ronny Cedeno replaces Daryle Ward playing 3B batting 6th; Eric Patterson moves to LF
          ---  7  100%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  N Hopper        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Valentin to 2B
          -2-  7  100%  C Patterson     Walk
   O      12-  3  100%  J Castro        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      12-  2  100%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 12.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation