May 15, 2008 San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 4
@LAA 3 CLE 4
OAK 2 KCR 8
DET 4 TOR 3
@MIN 2
(11) TBR 5
NYY 2 ARI 8
COL 5 CHC 4
SDP 0 LAD 7
@MIL 2 WSN 1
@NYM 0 PHI 5
ATL 0 HOU 8
@SFG 7 PIT 11
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,629

Thursday, May 15, 2008, 2:20pm
Time of Game: 2:20

Padres

15-27

Lost 2

5th, 11½ GB

Bud Black

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

W: R Dempster (5-1), L: G Maddux (3-4), S: K Wood (8)

Cubs

25-16

Won 2

1st

Lou Piniella

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gerut CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .207  .669    9    2   0   
T Iguchi 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .645   14    2   3   
B Giles RF                    4   0   3   0    0   1  .272  .785   17    3   0   2B
A Gonzalez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .283  .849   16    8   0   
K Kouzmanoff 3B               4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .678   18    0   4   
K Greene SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .208  .571   18    0   3   
P McAnulty LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .675    8    0   0   
  S Henn P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Clark PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .656    2    0   0   
  J Germano P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .875         1   0   
  J Bard PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .572    6    0   0   
L Carlin C                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .167  .536   12    7   0   
G Maddux P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .192    2    0   0   
  S Hairston LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .677    6    1   0   
Totals                       33   0   6   0    1  14              128   24  10

BATTING

2B: B Giles (10, off R Dempster).

TB: B Giles 4; J Gerut; K Kouzmanoff; T Clark.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Greene-T Iguchi-A Gonzalez 2.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   1   2   0    0   2  .257  .767   14    1   0   
R Theriot SS                  3   0   0   1    0   2  .329  .816   12    0   3   SF,GDP
D Lee 1B                      4   0   2   2    0   0  .310  .943   13    6   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .294  .934   15    0   1   2B
K Fukudome RF                 2   0   1   0    2   0  .324  .892   16    2   0   IW
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .181  .498   15    2   0   GDP
R Cedeno 2B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .350  .935   20    1   1   
H Blanco C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .320  .713   10   14   0   
R Dempster P                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .167  .334   10    1   0   SH
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4  13   4    3   5              125   27   5

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (12, off G Maddux); D Lee (11, off G Maddux).

SF: R Theriot (1, off G Maddux).

SH: R Dempster (6, off S Henn).

IBB: K Fukudome (4, by S Henn).

TB: A Ramirez 4; D Lee 3; R Cedeno 2; A Soriano 2; K Fukudome; H Blanco; J Edmonds; R Dempster.

GIDP: J Edmonds (2); R Theriot (3).

RBI: D Lee 2 (29); R Dempster (1); R Theriot (11).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Maddux, L (3-4)              4.1  11   4   4    0   1   0   3.98   21   62-47   31· 2·14   13· 1· 6· 0     26    -     1.17  -0.15
S Henn                         2.2   2   0   0    3   3   0  10.38   13   45-28   16· 5· 7    3· 4· 0· 0          1-0    0.27   0.04
J Germano                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.49    3   14-11    6· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    13   4   4    3   5   0          37  121-86   53·10·23   17· 6· 6· 0          1-0

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 Dempster, W (5-1)            8.1   6   0   0    1  12   0   2.35   32  116-77   42·13·22    8· 5· 6· 0     82    -     0.69   0.35
K Wood, S (8)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.92    2   11-7     1· 2· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.67   0.04
Totals                         9     6   0   0    1  14   0          34  127-84   43·15·26    8· 5· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Henn (1; K Fukudome).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Knight, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 40,629.

Weather: 50° F, Wind 11mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Gerut              CF    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. T Iguchi             2B    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. B Giles              RF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. A Gonzalez           1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. K Kouzmanoff         3B    5. K Fukudome           RF 
6. K Greene             SS    6. J Edmonds            CF 
7. P McAnulty           LF    7. R Cedeno             2B 
8. L Carlin             C     8. H Blanco             C  
9. G Maddux             P     9. R Dempster           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  0-0  1--  1   11%  73% H Blanco        G Maddux        Single to RF (Line Drive); Cedeno to 3B
   b 4   1  0-0  12-  1  -11%  50% J Edmonds       G Maddux        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 5   1  0-2  12-  5   10%  94% D Lee           G Maddux        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Dempster Scores; Soriano Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  --3  4   -9%  51% J Edmonds       G Maddux        Baserunner Out Advancing; Ramirez out at Hm/C
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  2   -7%  51% R Theriot       G Maddux        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  J Gerut         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   54%  T Iguchi        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   53%  B Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   55%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   51%  R Theriot       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   50%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  K Kouzmanoff    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  K Greene        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   55%  P McAnulty      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   61%  A Ramirez       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   60%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 2B-1B; Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3      51%  J Edmonds       Baserunner Out Advancing; Ramirez out at Hm/C
          ---  5   52%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   55%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Edmonds to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  H Blanco        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  L Carlin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   54%  G Maddux        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   56%  J Gerut         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  R Dempster      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   51%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  R Theriot       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  T Iguchi        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   55%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   56%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   56%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   61%  K Fukudome      Single to CF (Line Drive); Ramirez to 2B
   OO     12-  1   50%  J Edmonds       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   53%  K Kouzmanoff    Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   55%  K Greene        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   57%  P McAnulty      Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   61%  R Cedeno        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   73%  H Blanco        Single to RF (Line Drive); Cedeno to 3B
   R      1-3  2   79%  R Dempster      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Cedeno Scores; Blanco to 2B
          12-  1   85%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Blanco to 3B; Dempster to 2B
   RO     123  2   83%  R Theriot       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Blanco Scores
   RR     12-  5   94%  D Lee           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Dempster Scores; Soriano Scores
                  Sean Henn replaces Paul McAnulty pitching and batting 7th; Scott Hairston replaces Greg Maddux playing LF batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   93%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          -2-  4   93%  K Fukudome      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   92%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   93%  L Carlin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   94%  S Hairston      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   94%  J Gerut         Walk
   O      1--  6   95%  T Iguchi        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Sean Henn facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   96%  R Cedeno        Walk
   O      1--  1   95%  H Blanco        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  2   95%  R Dempster      Bunt Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home); Cedeno to 2B
   O      -2-  3   94%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Ryan Dempster facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   91%  B Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   93%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Giles to 2B
   O      -2-  3   95%  K Kouzmanoff    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  8   97%  K Greene        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Sean Henn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   97%  R Theriot       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   97%  D Lee           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5   97%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lee to 2B
          12-  7   98%  K Fukudome      Walk; Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      123  3   97%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   96%  R Cedeno        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
                  Tony Clark pinch hits for Sean Henn batting 7th
          ---  2   94%  T Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   96%  L Carlin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   98%  S Hairston      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   97%  J Gerut         Single to RF (Line Drive); Clark to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  T Iguchi        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Justin Germano facing 8-9-1
                  Justin Germano replaces Tony Clark pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  3   99%  H Blanco        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  R Dempster      Popfly: P (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   98%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Ryan Dempster facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   96%  B Giles         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   98%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   96%  K Kouzmanoff    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Giles to 3B
                  Kerry Wood replaces Ryan Dempster pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  6   99%  K Greene        Strikeout Swinging
                  Josh Bard pinch hits for Justin Germano batting 7th
          1-3      98%  J Bard          Defensive Indifference; Kouzmanoff to 2B
   O      -23  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Cubs 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation