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Thursday, April 17, 2008, 1:20PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 39,534, Time of Game: 3:05
Reds
9
7-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
2
9-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Ted Lilly (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   3  0  2   3  1  0    9 11  1
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  9  2

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Norris Hopper CF-RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .273 .633 17 9 -0.005 0.58 0.039 -0.044 -0.5 2 0 SB
Ryan Freel 2B-LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .250 .552 12 9 -0.041 0.63 0.026 -0.067 0.8 3 4
Ken Griffey RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 .286 .879 18 12 0.028 0.52 0.069 -0.041 1.5 0 0 HR
   David Weathers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Juan Castro 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .091 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Adam Dunn LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .182 .754 21 13 -0.014 0.50 0.032 -0.046 -0.7 1 0
   Todd Coffey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jeff Keppinger SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .328 .865 14 9 0.051 0.58 0.071 -0.020 0.1 0 2
Edwin Encarnacion 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .235 .763 17 10 0.080 0.85 0.110 -0.030 0.9 0 2 2·2B
Joey Votto 1B 4 1 2 5 0 1 .351 .946 9 6 0.324 1.27 0.351 -0.027 3.1 10 2 HR,2B
Paul Bako C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .351 .928 18 13 -0.057 0.57 0.004 -0.061 0.1 10 1 2B
Edinson Volquez P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 17 12 -0.051 0.62 0.000 -0.051 -0.6 1 0
   Jared Burton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Corey Patterson PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .817 2 2 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 39 9 11 9 3 6 .282 .872 145 95 0.313 0.66 0.702 -0.389 4.1 27 12
2B: J Votto (3, off T Lilly); P Bako (3, off B Howry); E Encarnacion 2 (2, 1 off T Lilly, 1 off J Lieber).
HR: J Votto (2, off T Lilly; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF); K Griffey (3, off J Lieber; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF).
TB: J Votto 6; K Griffey 5; E Encarnacion 4; P Bako 2; J Keppinger 2; R Freel 2.
RBI: J Votto 5 (8); K Griffey 3 (11); R Freel (3).
2-out RBI: R Freel.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Bako-R Freel.
E: E Encarnacion (5).
Baserunning
SB: N Hopper (1, 2nd base off T Lilly/H Blanco).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Fontenot 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .633 29 20 -0.216 1.57 0.000 -0.216 -2.4 1 3
Ryan Theriot SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .726 15 11 -0.063 0.71 0.032 -0.095 -0.9 1 1 CS
Derrek Lee 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 .379 1.175 35 20 -0.068 0.55 0.000 -0.068 -0.7 5 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 .224 .774 21 13 0.032 0.39 0.048 -0.017 0.5 1 0
Kosuke Fukudome RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .321 .888 29 18 -0.081 0.63 0.000 -0.081 -1.6 5 1
Mark DeRosa LF 1 1 1 0 2 0 .306 .995 14 5 0.108 0.74 0.108 0.000 1.3 3 0 HBP
Reed Johnson CF 4 0 4 0 0 0 .361 .831 15 10 0.209 1.24 0.209 0.000 2.6 5 0 2B
Henry Blanco C 4 0 1 1 0 2 .333 .667 17 11 -0.106 1.72 0.044 -0.150 -1.4 6 0
Ted Lilly P 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .250 9 3 0.059 2.71 0.097 -0.037 0.7 0 0 SH
   Daryle Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .231 5 3 -0.060 2.56 0.000 -0.060 -0.5
   Jon Lieber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Howry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Sean Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eric Patterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 1 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.5
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 35 2 9 2 4 10 .257 .636 191 115 -0.189 1.01 0.538 -0.727 -2.9 27 7
2B: R Johnson (2, off J Burton).
SH: T Lilly (2, off E Volquez).
HBP: M DeRosa (3, by D Weathers).
TB: R Johnson 5; D Lee; H Blanco; M DeRosa; A Ramirez; R Theriot.
RBI: H Blanco (1); T Lilly (1).
2-out RBI: T Lilly.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
E: A Ramirez (4); R Theriot (1).
Outfield Assists: K Fukudome (P Bako at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: R Theriot (3, 2nd base by E Volquez/P Bako).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Edinson Volquez, W (2-0) 5 4 1 1 4 7 0 1.17 22 112 64 33 8 23 8 4 4 0 58 0.177 1.45 1.7
Jared Burton 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.82 9 32 22 10 5 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 0.006 1.01 0.1
David Weathers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 5 19 11 6 1 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.004 0.13 0.5
Todd Coffey 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.20 5 28 18 10 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 4 10 0 2.00 41 191 115 59 17 39 17 10 6 0 58 0 0 0.188 0.66 2.9

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ted Lilly, L (0-3) 6 6 5 5 3 6 1 9.16 27 94 61 36 9 16 4 14 2 0 43 -0.218 0.93 -1.7
Jon Lieber 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 1.74 7 23 15 11 0 4 2 5 1 0 0 0 -0.090 0.28 -2.5
Bob Howry 0.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.88 4 14 10 7 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 -0.004 0.09 -0.7
Sean Marshall 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.001 0.02 0.2
Michael Wuertz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 3 12 8 4 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 9 7 3 6 2 7.00 42 145 95 59 13 23 9 24 5 0 43 1 0 -0.311 1.01 -4.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Weathers (1; M DeRosa).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Rob Drake.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 39,534.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 59° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Chicago Cubs
1 Norris Hopper CF 1 Mike Fontenot 2B
2 Ryan Freel 2B 2 Ryan Theriot SS
3 Ken Griffey RF 3 Derrek Lee 1B
4 Adam Dunn LF 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Jeff Keppinger SS 5 Kosuke Fukudome RF
6 Edwin Encarnacion 3B 6 Mark DeRosa LF
7 Joey Votto 1B 7 Reed Johnson CF
8 Paul Bako C 8 Henry Blanco C
9 Edinson Volquez P 9 Ted Lilly P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRR CIN J. Votto T. Lilly 23% 74% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Dunn Scores; Keppinger Scores; Encarnacion Scores
t6 3-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR CIN J. Votto T. Lilly 12% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Encarnacion Scores
b2 0-0 2 123 5,(3-1)  R CHC T. Lilly E. Volquez -10% 33% Walk; Ramirez Scores; DeRosa to 3B; Johnson to 2B
b4 1-3 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot E. Volquez 8% 74% Lineout: 1B
b2 0-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  O CHC H. Blanco E. Volquez 7% 43% Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN N. Hopper T. Lilly -2% 48% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN R. Freel T. Lilly -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN K. Griffey T. Lilly -1% 45% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Edinson Volquez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot E. Volquez 2% 47% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Theriot E. Volquez 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee E. Volquez 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN A. Dunn T. Lilly -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CIN J. Keppinger T. Lilly 3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CIN E. Encarnacion T. Lilly -3% 47% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CIN J. Votto T. Lilly -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Edinson Volquez facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC A. Ramirez E. Volquez -4% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome E. Volquez 3% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. DeRosa E. Volquez -4% 41% Walk; Ramirez to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Johnson E. Volquez -6% 35% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ramirez to 3B; DeRosa to 2B
b2 0-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  O CHC H. Blanco E. Volquez 7% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 123 5,(3-1)  R CHC T. Lilly E. Volquez -10% 33% Walk; Ramirez Scores; DeRosa to 3B; Johnson to 2B
b2 1-0 2 123 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot E. Volquez 6% 39% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN P. Bako T. Lilly -3% 37% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN E. Volquez T. Lilly -2% 35% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CIN N. Hopper T. Lilly 1% 36% Walk
t3 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CIN R. Freel T. Lilly 1% 37% Hopper Steals 2B
t3 0-1 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CIN R. Freel T. Lilly -4% 33% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Edinson Volquez facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC R. Theriot E. Volquez -3% 30% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 1-0 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO CHC D. Lee E. Volquez 7% 37% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Theriot Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC A. Ramirez E. Volquez -1% 36% Walk
b3 1-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome E. Volquez 2% 38% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN K. Griffey T. Lilly -3% 35% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CIN A. Dunn T. Lilly 3% 38% Walk
t4 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CIN J. Keppinger T. Lilly 5% 43% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Dunn to 2B
t4 0-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  CIN E. Encarnacion T. Lilly 7% 50% Walk; Dunn to 3B; Keppinger to 2B
t4 0-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRR CIN J. Votto T. Lilly 23% 74% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Dunn Scores; Keppinger Scores; Encarnacion Scores
t4 3-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CIN P. Bako T. Lilly -3% 71% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-1 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  O CIN E. Volquez T. Lilly -3% 68% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Edinson Volquez facing 6-7-8
b4 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. DeRosa E. Volquez -5% 63% Walk
b4 1-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Johnson E. Volquez -7% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive); DeRosa to 2B
b4 1-3 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC H. Blanco E. Volquez 7% 63% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b4 1-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O CHC T. Lilly E. Volquez 4% 67% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); DeRosa to 3B; Johnson to 2B
b4 1-3 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot E. Volquez 8% 74% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
t5 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN N. Hopper T. Lilly -2% 72% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t5 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN R. Freel T. Lilly -1% 71% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t5 3-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN K. Griffey T. Lilly 1% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 3-1 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O CIN A. Dunn T. Lilly -2% 70% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Edinson Volquez facing 2-3-4
b5 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Theriot E. Volquez 3% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee E. Volquez 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez E. Volquez 1% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 5-6-7
t6 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Keppinger T. Lilly -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN E. Encarnacion T. Lilly 3% 79% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t6 3-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR CIN J. Votto T. Lilly 12% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Encarnacion Scores
t6 5-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN P. Bako T. Lilly -1% 90% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 5-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CIN E. Volquez T. Lilly -0% 89% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Reds' Jared Burton facing 5-6-7
Jared Burton replaces Edinson Volquez pitching and batting 9th
b6 1-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome J. Burton 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. DeRosa J. Burton -2% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b6 1-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC R. Johnson J. Burton -7% 82% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); DeRosa to 3B
b6 1-5 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R CHC H. Blanco J. Burton -4% 78% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); DeRosa Scores; Johnson stays at 2B
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Ted Lilly (P) batting 9th
b6 2-5 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Ward J. Burton 6% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 2-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Fontenot J. Burton 5% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Cubs 2.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
Jon Lieber replaces Daryle Ward (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CIN N. Hopper J. Lieber 1% 90% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t7 5-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN R. Freel J. Lieber 2% 92% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); Hopper to 2B
t7 5-2 0 12- 6,(3-2)  RRR CIN K. Griffey J. Lieber 6% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hopper Scores/unER; Freel Scores
t7 8-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN A. Dunn J. Lieber -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 8-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN J. Keppinger J. Lieber -0% 98% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t7 8-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CIN E. Encarnacion J. Lieber 0% 98% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t7 8-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Votto J. Lieber -0% 98% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Reds' Jared Burton facing 2-3-4
b7 2-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Burton 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee J. Burton 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-8 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Burton 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cubs 2.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-2, Cubs' Bob Howry facing 8-9-1
Bob Howry replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th
t8 8-2 0 --- 6,(1-2)  CIN P. Bako B. Howry 0% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Bako to 3B/Safe on E5 (catch)
Corey Patterson pinch hits for Jared Burton (P) batting 9th
t8 8-2 0 --3 2,(0-1)  O CIN C. Patterson B. Howry -0% 99% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t8 8-2 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O CIN N. Hopper B. Howry -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t8 8-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R CIN R. Freel B. Howry 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bako Scores/unER
Sean Marshall replaces Bob Howry pitching and batting 9th
t8 9-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CIN K. Griffey S. Marshall -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-9, Reds' David Weathers facing 5-6-7
David Weathers replaces Ken Griffey (RF) pitching and batting 3rd
Corey Patterson moves from PH to CF
Norris Hopper moves from CF to RF
b8 2-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome D. Weathers 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b8 2-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. DeRosa D. Weathers -0% 99% Hit By Pitch
b8 2-9 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC R. Johnson D. Weathers -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive); DeRosa to 2B
b8 2-9 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC H. Blanco D. Weathers 1% 100% Flyball: RF
Eric Patterson pinch hits for Sean Marshall (P) batting 9th
b8 2-9 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC E. Patterson D. Weathers 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 2.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-2, Cubs' Michael Wuertz facing 4-5-6
Michael Wuertz replaces Eric Patterson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 9-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN A. Dunn M. Wuertz -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
t9 9-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN J. Keppinger M. Wuertz -0% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t9 9-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN E. Encarnacion M. Wuertz 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-9, Reds' Todd Coffey facing 1-2-3
Todd Coffey replaces Adam Dunn (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Juan Castro replaces David Weathers (P) playing 2B batting 3rd
Ryan Freel moves from 2B to LF
b9 2-9 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot T. Coffey 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2-9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Theriot T. Coffey 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b9 2-9 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee T. Coffey -0% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b9 2-9 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC A. Ramirez T. Coffey -0% 100% Reached on E5 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Lee to 2B
b9 2-9 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome T. Coffey 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 2.

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