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4
Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 7:17PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 38,403, Time of Game: 3:08
Reds
2
7-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
7
8-4
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Rich Harden (1-1)
L: Micah Owings (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  1
Cubs            0  2  0   0  3  2   0  0  X    7  9  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willy Taveras CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .755 17 11 -0.016 0.69 0.026 -0.042 -0.4 3 0
Chris Dickerson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .742 12 9 -0.091 0.91 0.012 -0.103 -0.4 2 0
Joey Votto 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .340 .951 20 10 0.023 0.80 0.058 -0.035 0.4 6 0 SB
Brandon Phillips 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .521 17 11 -0.094 0.95 0.000 -0.094 -1.2 1 4
Jay Bruce RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .211 .680 15 10 0.191 0.72 0.214 -0.023 1.2 3 0 HR
Edwin Encarnacion 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .175 .640 18 11 -0.058 0.54 0.000 -0.058 -0.9 1 2
Ramon Hernandez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .194 .562 11 7 -0.029 0.47 0.014 -0.043 -0.1 8 0 2B
Alex Gonzalez SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .094 .328 20 10 -0.007 0.60 0.034 -0.041 -0.1 0 1 2B
Micah Owings P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .857 8 6 -0.057 1.16 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 0 0
   Mike Lincoln P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Danny Herrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Laynce Nix PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .833 5 4 -0.009 0.31 0.000 -0.009 -0.3
   Jared Burton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jerry Hairston PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .577 3 3 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.3
Team Totals 33 2 6 2 3 12 .182 .583 146 92 -0.149 0.69 0.358 -0.507 -2.8 24 7
2B: R Hernandez (1, off A Heilman); A Gonzalez (2, off L Vizcaino).
HR: J Bruce (2, off R Harden; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: J Bruce 5; A Gonzalez 2; R Hernandez 2; W Taveras; C Dickerson.
RBI: J Bruce 2 (7).
2-out RBI: J Bruce.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Votto.
E: C Dickerson (2).
Baserunning
SB: J Votto (1, 2nd base off R Harden/G Soto).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 2 1 0 1 2 .288 1.028 22 14 -0.041 0.84 0.048 -0.089 -0.9 0 0 2B
Kosuke Fukudome CF-RF 2 2 0 0 2 1 .357 1.205 16 6 -0.028 1.03 0.051 -0.080 0.0 1 0 HBP
Derrek Lee 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .596 24 17 0.055 0.90 0.092 -0.036 0.2 9 0
Micah Hoffpauir RF 1 1 1 2 1 0 .375 1.076 18 11 0.147 1.56 0.147 0.000 1.2 1 0 HR,SF
   Reed Johnson PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .694 13 10 -0.026 0.41 0.000 -0.026 -1.1 1 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 5 1 3 3 0 1 .364 1.005 26 18 0.148 0.95 0.196 -0.049 2.3 1 0 GDP
Mike Fontenot 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .205 .701 15 8 0.034 0.79 0.068 -0.033 0.1 1 2 HBP
Geovany Soto C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .136 .458 10 4 0.025 1.13 0.070 -0.045 0.9 12 0
Ryan Theriot SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 .409 .993 16 12 0.027 0.91 0.071 -0.044 0.4 1 5
Rich Harden P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 4 3 0.020 1.43 0.050 -0.030 0.4 0 0
   Joey Gathright PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 4 3 -0.008 0.32 0.000 -0.008 -0.2
   Aaron Heilman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aaron Miles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .347 10 7 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.6
   Neal Cotts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Luis Vizcaino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 7 9 7 7 8 .281 .835 178 113 0.350 0.94 0.793 -0.443 2.7 27 7
2B: A Soriano (3, off M Lincoln).
HR: M Hoffpauir (1, off M Owings; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: M Hoffpauir (1, off M Owings).
HBP: M Fontenot (1, by M Lincoln); K Fukudome (1, by M Lincoln).
TB: M Hoffpauir 4; A Ramirez 3; A Soriano 2; R Theriot 2; R Harden; G Soto.
GIDP: A Ramirez (1).
RBI: A Ramirez 3 (14); M Hoffpauir 2 (5); R Theriot (4); G Soto (2).
2-out RBI: A Ramirez 3; G Soto.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 14.

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
Micah Owings, L (0-2) 4.2 5 5 2 4 3 1 5.59 23 94 61 37 9 15 5 11 2 0 39 -0.247 1.35 -1.9
Mike Lincoln 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 18.56 7 24 10 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 -0.081 0.83 -1.6
Danny Herrera 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.60 3 12 9 3 4 2 0 2 1 0 3 2 -0.027 0.66 -0.4
Jared Burton 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 8.59 9 48 33 26 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.005 0.07 1.1
Team Totals 8 9 7 4 7 8 1 4.50 42 178 113 70 19 24 10 15 4 0 39 5 3 -0.350 0.69 -2.7

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
Rich Harden, W (1-1) 6 3 2 2 2 8 1 4.20 23 92 60 33 15 12 7 6 1 0 64 0.112 0.94 1.2
Aaron Heilman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.04 4 18 11 7 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.018 0.35 0.5
Neal Cotts 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.00 3 13 6 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.014 0.27 -0.4
Carlos Marmol 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.23 2 7 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.027 0.52 0.9
Luis Vizcaino 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 16 11 7 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.08 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 3 12 1 2.00 36 146 92 52 18 22 11 10 3 0 64 2 0 0.150 0.94 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: C Marmol (1).
HBP: M Lincoln 2 (2; M Fontenot, K Fukudome).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Adrian Johnson.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 38,403.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 40° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Chicago Cubs
1 Willy Taveras CF 1 Alfonso Soriano LF
2 Chris Dickerson LF 2 Kosuke Fukudome CF
3 Joey Votto 1B 3 Derrek Lee 1B
4 Brandon Phillips 2B 4 Micah Hoffpauir RF
5 Jay Bruce RF 5 Aramis Ramirez 3B
6 Edwin Encarnacion 3B 6 Mike Fontenot 2B
7 Ramon Hernandez C 7 Geovany Soto C
8 Alex Gonzalez SS 8 Ryan Theriot SS
9 Micah Owings P 9 Rich Harden P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 1-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R CIN J. Bruce R. Harden -11% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Votto Scores
b2 0-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  R CHC M. Hoffpauir M. Owings 11% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R CIN J. Bruce R. Harden -10% 42% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b5 3-2 2 1-3 9,(3-2)  R CHC A. Ramirez M. Owings 10% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Fukudome Scores/unER; Lee to 3B
b5 2-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. Lee M. Owings 7% 69% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Soriano to 3B; Fukudome to 2B

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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' Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN W. Taveras R. Harden 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN C. Dickerson R. Harden 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN J. Votto R. Harden 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Micah Owings facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano M. Owings -2% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome M. Owings -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(0-2)  O CHC D. Lee M. Owings -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN B. Phillips R. Harden 2% 52% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R CIN J. Bruce R. Harden -10% 42% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN E. Encarnacion R. Harden 2% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN R. Hernandez R. Harden 1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Micah Owings facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  R CHC M. Hoffpauir M. Owings 11% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b2 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC A. Ramirez M. Owings 4% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b2 1-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Fontenot M. Owings 6% 64% Walk; Ramirez to 2B
b2 1-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC G. Soto M. Owings -3% 62% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Ramirez to 3B
b2 1-1 1 1-3 5,(0-2)  R CHC R. Theriot M. Owings 7% 69% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ramirez Scores; Fontenot to 2B
b2 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Harden M. Owings 5% 74% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Fontenot to 3B; Theriot to 2B
b2 2-1 1 123 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano M. Owings -6% 67% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-1 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Fukudome M. Owings -6% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Rich Harden facing 8-9-1
t3 1-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CIN A. Gonzalez R. Harden 3% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN M. Owings R. Harden 2% 66% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN W. Taveras R. Harden 1% 67% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Micah Owings facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Lee M. Owings -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Hoffpauir M. Owings 2% 67% Walk
b3 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC A. Ramirez M. Owings -5% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Rich Harden facing 2-3-4
t4 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN C. Dickerson R. Harden 3% 65% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 1-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  CIN J. Votto R. Harden -3% 62% Walk
t4 1-2 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CIN B. Phillips R. Harden 3% 64% Strikeout Looking, Votto Steals 2B
t4 1-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R CIN J. Bruce R. Harden -11% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Votto Scores
t4 2-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CIN E. Encarnacion R. Harden 3% 56% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Reds' Micah Owings facing 6-7-8
b4 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Fontenot M. Owings -3% 53% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
b4 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC G. Soto M. Owings -2% 51% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 2-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Theriot M. Owings -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Rich Harden facing 7-8-9
t5 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN R. Hernandez R. Harden 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CIN A. Gonzalez R. Harden -3% 50% Walk
t5 2-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CIN M. Owings R. Harden 4% 54% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  CIN W. Taveras R. Harden -3% 51% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Gonzalez to 2B
t5 2-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CIN C. Dickerson R. Harden 6% 57% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Reds' Micah Owings facing 9-1-2
b5 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Harden M. Owings -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC A. Soriano M. Owings 3% 57% Walk
b5 2-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC K. Fukudome M. Owings 4% 61% Walk; Soriano to 2B
b5 2-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. Lee M. Owings 7% 69% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Soriano to 3B; Fukudome to 2B
b5 2-2 1 123 6,(2-2)  RO CHC M. Hoffpauir M. Owings 2% 71% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Soriano Scores/unER; Fukudome to 3B
b5 3-2 2 1-3 9,(3-2)  R CHC A. Ramirez M. Owings 10% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Fukudome Scores/unER; Lee to 3B
Mike Lincoln replaces Micah Owings pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Fontenot M. Lincoln 1% 82% Hit By Pitch; Ramirez to 2B
b5 4-2 2 123 4,(3-0)  R CHC G. Soto M. Lincoln 7% 89% Walk; Lee Scores/unER; Ramirez to 3B; Fontenot to 2B
b5 5-2 2 123 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Theriot M. Lincoln -3% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 5.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Cubs' Rich Harden facing 3-4-5
t6 2-5 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CIN J. Votto R. Harden 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN B. Phillips R. Harden 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 2-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN J. Bruce R. Harden 1% 91% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Reds' Mike Lincoln facing 9-1-2
Joey Gathright pinch hits for Rich Harden (P) batting 9th
b6 5-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Gathright M. Lincoln -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC A. Soriano M. Lincoln 2% 92% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b6 5-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  CHC K. Fukudome M. Lincoln 0% 92% Hit By Pitch
b6 5-2 1 12- 7,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee M. Lincoln 2% 94% Walk; Soriano to 3B; Fukudome to 2B
Danny Herrera replaces Mike Lincoln pitching and batting 9th
Reed Johnson pinch hits for Micah Hoffpauir (RF) batting 4th
b6 5-2 1 123 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Johnson D. Herrera -2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-2 2 123 4,(1-2)  RR CHC A. Ramirez D. Herrera 6% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive); Soriano Scores; Fukudome Scores; Lee to 2B
b6 7-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot D. Herrera -1% 97% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 7.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-7, Cubs' Aaron Heilman facing 6-7-8
Aaron Heilman replaces Joey Gathright (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Reed Johnson moves from PH to CF
Kosuke Fukudome moves from CF to RF
t7 2-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN E. Encarnacion A. Heilman 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t7 2-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN R. Hernandez A. Heilman -1% 96% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t7 2-7 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CIN A. Gonzalez A. Heilman 1% 98% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
Laynce Nix pinch hits for Danny Herrera (P) batting 9th
t7 2-7 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CIN L. Nix A. Heilman 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Reds' Jared Burton facing 7-8-9
Jared Burton replaces Laynce Nix (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC G. Soto J. Burton 0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b7 7-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Theriot J. Burton 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Soto to 2B
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Aaron Heilman (P) batting 9th
b7 7-2 0 12- 10,(3-2)  O CHC A. Miles J. Burton -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 7-2 1 12- 6,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Burton -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b7 7-2 2 12- 4,(3-0)  CHC K. Fukudome J. Burton 0% 99% Walk; Soto to 3B; Theriot to 2B
b7 7-2 2 123 9,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee J. Burton -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 7.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-7, Cubs' Neal Cotts facing 1-2-3
Neal Cotts replaces Aaron Miles (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-7 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CIN W. Taveras N. Cotts 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN C. Dickerson N. Cotts -1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 2-7 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  CIN J. Votto N. Cotts -1% 97% Walk; Dickerson to 2B
Carlos Marmol replaces Neal Cotts pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-7 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O CIN B. Phillips C. Marmol 2% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 2-7 2 12- 2,(0-1)  CIN J. Bruce C. Marmol -0% 98% Wild Pitch; Dickerson to 3B; Votto to 2B
t8 2-7 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O CIN J. Bruce C. Marmol 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Reds' Jared Burton facing 4-5-6
b8 7-2 0 --- 9,(2-2)  O CHC R. Johnson J. Burton -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 7-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Burton -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 7-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Fontenot J. Burton -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 7.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-7, Cubs' Luis Vizcaino facing 6-7-8
Luis Vizcaino replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN E. Encarnacion L. Vizcaino 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 2-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN R. Hernandez L. Vizcaino 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 2-7 2 --- 6,(2-2)  CIN A. Gonzalez L. Vizcaino -0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Jared Burton (P) batting 9th
t9 2-7 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CIN J. Hairston L. Vizcaino 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 7.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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