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TOR
@LAA		4
0
BAL
@BOS		6
4		 
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@CLE		3
6
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@DET		4
5
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@KCR		6
2
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2
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@TBR		2
7
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@CHC		4
5
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@COL		9
8		 
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@HOU		4
5
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@NYM		5
4
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@PIT		6
1
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@SDP		9
8		 
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@SFG		6
4
PHI
@WSN		3
4		 
(11)
Friday, May 4, 2012, 1:20PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 37,332, Time of Game: 3:17
Dodgers
4
17-9
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Cubs
5
10-16
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Paul Maholm (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  1   0  0  0   1  2  0    4  6  0
Cubs            2  0  0   1  0  1   1  0  X    5 11  0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dee Gordon SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .554 7 6 0.001 0.92 0.055 -0.054 -0.1 2 3 SB
Mark Ellis 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .270 .690 22 12 -0.018 1.01 0.057 -0.075 0.1 2 1 SB,HBP
Matt Kemp CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .404 1.342 19 11 -0.014 1.12 0.094 -0.108 0.3 3 0 3B,GDP
Andre Ethier RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .289 .919 14 10 0.004 1.08 0.057 -0.053 0.5 0 0 2B,SF
Juan Rivera LF-1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .594 14 8 -0.111 1.06 0.000 -0.111 -0.9 3 0
James Loney 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .632 7 4 -0.028 0.57 0.000 -0.028 -0.2 6 0
   Juan Uribe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .619 7 5 -0.031 1.22 0.000 -0.031 -0.3
   Scott Elbert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Todd Coffey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Josh Lindblom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Gwynn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .624 4 2 -0.070 2.81 0.000 -0.070 -0.2
Jerry Hairston 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .327 .911 17 11 0.141 1.11 0.191 -0.050 2.0 0 2 HR,3B
A.J. Ellis C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .904 22 11 0.013 1.26 0.066 -0.053 -0.2 8 1 HBP
   Adam Kennedy PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .422 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Chad Billingsley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 9 8 -0.048 0.96 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 0 0
   Bobby Abreu PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .549 8 5 -0.145 2.66 0.000 -0.145 -0.7 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 6 4 2 5 .194 .729 150 93 -0.306 1.18 0.520 -0.826 -0.2 24 7
2B: A Ethier (7, off J Russell).
3B: J Hairston (1, off J Russell); M Kemp (1, off K Wood).
HR: J Hairston (1, off P Maholm; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: A Ethier (1, off K Wood).
HBP: A Ellis (1, by R Dolis); M Ellis (3, by P Maholm).
TB: J Hairston 8; M Kemp 3; A Ethier 2; D Gordon.
GIDP: M Kemp (3).
RBI: J Hairston 2 (4); M Kemp (26); A Ethier (28).
2-out RBI: J Hairston.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Gordon-J Loney.
Baserunning
SB: D Gordon (11, 2nd base off P Maholm/G Soto); M Ellis (2, 2nd base off K Wood/G Soto).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus RF 4 1 3 1 1 1 .258 .690 25 12 0.200 0.61 0.204 -0.004 2.1 2 0 3B,2B
Tony Campana CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 .314 .699 21 11 -0.064 0.84 0.021 -0.085 -1.0 2 0 CS
Starlin Castro SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 .337 .813 21 15 0.018 0.82 0.084 -0.065 0.2 1 1 SB
Bryan LaHair 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .380 1.247 13 9 -0.028 0.65 0.014 -0.042 -0.2 14 0
Alfonso Soriano LF 3 0 3 2 1 0 .276 .615 16 9 0.163 0.66 0.163 0.000 2.6 1 0 2·2B
Ian Stewart 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .565 19 8 -0.076 0.68 0.000 -0.077 -0.9 0 5 GDP,IW
Darwin Barney 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .256 .650 15 12 0.016 0.60 0.058 -0.042 -0.6 2 5 2B
Geovany Soto C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .154 .549 18 10 -0.046 0.62 0.016 -0.062 -1.1 5 0
Paul Maholm P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .111 11 8 -0.051 0.98 0.000 -0.051 -0.6 0 0
   Joe Mather PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .346 1.105 3 2 0.073 0.24 0.073 0.000 1.0 HR
   James Russell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Shawn Camp P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kerry Wood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Reed Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .582 4 3 -0.012 0.50 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
   Rafael Dolis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 11 5 6 7 .333 1.042 166 99 0.193 0.70 0.633 -0.440 1.3 27 11
2B: A Soriano 2 (4, 1 off T Coffey, 1 off C Billingsley); D DeJesus (5, off C Billingsley); D Barney (4, off C Billingsley).
3B: D DeJesus (1, off C Billingsley).
HR: J Mather (2, off C Billingsley; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
IBB: I Stewart (1, by T Coffey).
TB: D DeJesus 6; A Soriano 5; J Mather 4; D Barney 2; S Castro 2; B LaHair.
GIDP: I Stewart (2).
RBI: A Soriano 2 (13); J Mather (6); S Castro (16); D DeJesus (3).
2-out RBI: D DeJesus; J Mather; A Soriano.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Barney-B LaHair.
Baserunning
SB: S Castro (11, 3rd base off T Coffey/A Ellis).
CS: T Campana (1, 2nd base by S Elbert/A Ellis).

Los Angeles Dodgers

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
Chad Billingsley, L (2-2) 6 8 4 4 3 4 1 3.19 28 107 64 37 4 23 10 12 5 0 41 -0.180 0.78 -1.2
Scott Elbert 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.75 3 21 13 8 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.015 0.43 -0.4
Todd Coffey 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 13.50 4 23 13 8 2 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 -0.027 0.62 -0.1
Josh Lindblom 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.35 4 15 9 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.028 0.50 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 5 5 6 7 1 5.62 39 166 99 58 10 31 12 15 7 0 41 2 1 -0.194 1.18 -1.3

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
Paul Maholm, W (3-2) 6 3 1 1 0 4 1 5.13 21 88 59 31 9 19 11 5 1 0 66 0.225 0.92 1.8
James Russell, H (2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.08 4 17 12 8 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 -0.054 1.14 -0.9
Shawn Camp, H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.86 2 8 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.045 2.12 0.3
Kerry Wood, H (2) 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 13.50 5 21 12 7 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 -0.063 1.09 -1.5
Rafael Dolis, S (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.31 4 16 7 3 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.154 2.24 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 2 5 1 4.00 36 150 93 49 11 33 14 13 4 0 66 1 0 0.307 0.70 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Maholm (5; M Ellis); R Dolis (1; A Ellis).
IBB: T Coffey (1; I Stewart).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 37,332.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 52° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Chicago Cubs
1 Dee Gordon SS 1 David DeJesus RF
2 Mark Ellis 2B 2 Tony Campana CF
3 Matt Kemp CF 3 Starlin Castro SS
4 Andre Ethier RF 4 Bryan LaHair 1B
5 Juan Rivera LF 5 Alfonso Soriano LF
6 James Loney 1B 6 Ian Stewart 3B
7 Jerry Hairston 3B 7 Darwin Barney 2B
8 A.J. Ellis C 8 Geovany Soto C
9 Chad Billingsley P 9 Paul Maholm P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R CHC D. DeJesus C. Billingsley 11% 79% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Barney Scores
t3 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  R LAD J. Hairston P. Maholm -10% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t8 2-5 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R LAD M. Kemp K. Wood -9% 83% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Ellis Scores
b1 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CHC A. Soriano C. Billingsley 9% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Castro Scores
t9 4-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O LAD B. Abreu R. Dolis 8% 100% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)

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, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD D. Gordon P. Maholm 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  LAD M. Ellis P. Maholm -2% 50% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO LAD M. Kemp P. Maholm 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Chad Billingsley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC D. DeJesus C. Billingsley 6% 61% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHC T. Campana C. Billingsley -1% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); DeJesus to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 4,(1-2)  R CHC S. Castro C. Billingsley 6% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); DeJesus Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC B. LaHair C. Billingsley -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Castro to 2B
b1 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CHC A. Soriano C. Billingsley 9% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Castro Scores
b1 2-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC I. Stewart C. Billingsley -2% 71% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Paul Maholm facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD A. Ethier P. Maholm 2% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD J. Rivera P. Maholm 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD J. Loney P. Maholm 1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Chad Billingsley facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Barney C. Billingsley -1% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 2-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC G. Soto C. Billingsley 2% 76% Walk
b2 2-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CHC P. Maholm C. Billingsley -2% 74% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b2 2-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC D. DeJesus C. Billingsley 2% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Soto to 3B
b2 2-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O CHC T. Campana C. Billingsley -3% 72% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Paul Maholm facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  R LAD J. Hairston P. Maholm -10% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t3 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD A. Ellis P. Maholm 3% 65% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t3 1-2 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O LAD C. Billingsley P. Maholm 2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD D. Gordon P. Maholm 1% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Chad Billingsley facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC S. Castro C. Billingsley -2% 66% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b3 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. LaHair C. Billingsley -1% 64% Strikeout Looking
b3 2-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  CHC A. Soriano C. Billingsley 2% 66% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b3 2-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC I. Stewart C. Billingsley -3% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Paul Maholm facing 2-3-4
t4 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD M. Ellis P. Maholm 3% 66% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t4 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD M. Kemp P. Maholm 2% 68% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD A. Ethier P. Maholm 1% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Chad Billingsley facing 7-8-9
b4 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. Barney C. Billingsley 6% 75% Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 2-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Soto C. Billingsley -4% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O CHC P. Maholm C. Billingsley -3% 68% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R CHC D. DeJesus C. Billingsley 11% 79% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Barney Scores
b4 3-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  CHC T. Campana C. Billingsley 1% 80% Walk
b4 3-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Castro C. Billingsley -3% 77% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Paul Maholm facing 5-6-7
t5 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD J. Rivera P. Maholm 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD J. Loney P. Maholm 2% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  LAD J. Hairston P. Maholm -2% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t5 1-3 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  O LAD A. Ellis P. Maholm 3% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dodgers' Chad Billingsley facing 4-5-6
b5 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. LaHair C. Billingsley -1% 81% Lineout: 2B
b5 3-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC A. Soriano C. Billingsley 1% 82% Walk
b5 3-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO CHC I. Stewart C. Billingsley -3% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Paul Maholm facing 9-1-2
t6 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD C. Billingsley P. Maholm 3% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 1-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  LAD D. Gordon P. Maholm -4% 79% Single to P (Ground Ball)
t6 1-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  LAD M. Ellis P. Maholm -2% 77% Gordon Steals 2B
t6 1-3 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O LAD M. Ellis P. Maholm 5% 82% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 1-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O LAD M. Kemp P. Maholm 4% 86% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dodgers' Chad Billingsley facing 7-8-9
b6 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Barney C. Billingsley -1% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 3-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC G. Soto C. Billingsley -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Joe Mather pinch hits for Paul Maholm (P) batting 9th
b6 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Mather C. Billingsley 7% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 4-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. DeJesus C. Billingsley -0% 90% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 4.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' James Russell facing 4-5-6
James Russell replaces Joe Mather (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  LAD A. Ethier J. Russell -6% 85% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t7 1-4 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O LAD J. Rivera J. Russell 4% 89% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
Juan Uribe pinch hits for James Loney (1B) batting 6th
t7 1-4 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O LAD J. Uribe J. Russell 3% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B; Ethier to 3B
t7 1-4 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R LAD J. Hairston J. Russell -7% 85% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ethier Scores
Shawn Camp replaces James Russell pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-4 2 --3 4,(3-0)  LAD A. Ellis S. Camp -3% 83% Walk
Bobby Abreu pinch hits for Chad Billingsley (P) batting 9th
t7 2-4 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O LAD B. Abreu S. Camp 7% 90% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dodgers' Scott Elbert facing 2-3-4
Scott Elbert replaces Juan Uribe (PH) pitching and batting 6th
Juan Rivera moves from LF to 1B
Bobby Abreu moves from PH to LF
b7 4-2 0 --- 9,(3-2)  CHC T. Campana S. Elbert 1% 91% Walk
b7 4-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Castro S. Elbert -2% 89% Campana Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b7 4-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC S. Castro S. Elbert 1% 90% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b7 4-2 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  CHC B. LaHair S. Elbert 1% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive); Castro to 2B
Todd Coffey replaces Scott Elbert pitching and batting 6th
b7 4-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  CHC A. Soriano T. Coffey 2% 93% Castro Steals 3B
b7 4-2 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  R CHC A. Soriano T. Coffey 4% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Castro Scores; LaHair to 3B
b7 5-2 1 -23 4,(3-0)  CHC I. Stewart T. Coffey 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b7 5-2 1 123 7,(1-2)  O CHC D. Barney T. Coffey -2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b7 5-2 2 123 7,(3-2)  O CHC G. Soto T. Coffey -1% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 5.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
Kerry Wood replaces Shawn Camp pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD D. Gordon K. Wood 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  LAD M. Ellis K. Wood -2% 93% Walk
t8 2-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  LAD M. Kemp K. Wood -1% 92% Ellis Steals 2B
t8 2-5 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R LAD M. Kemp K. Wood -9% 83% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Ellis Scores
t8 3-5 1 --3 4,(2-1)  RO LAD A. Ethier K. Wood 2% 85% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Kemp Scores
t8 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD J. Rivera K. Wood 3% 87% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dodgers' Josh Lindblom facing 9-1-2
Josh Lindblom replaces Todd Coffey pitching and batting 6th
Reed Johnson pinch hits for Kerry Wood (P) batting 9th
b8 5-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Johnson J. Lindblom -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. DeJesus J. Lindblom 1% 87% Walk
b8 5-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Campana J. Lindblom -2% 86% Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b8 5-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Castro J. Lindblom -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 5.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Cubs' Rafael Dolis facing 6-7-8
Rafael Dolis replaces Reed Johnson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Tony Gwynn pinch hits for Josh Lindblom (P) batting 6th
t9 4-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD T. Gwynn R. Dolis 7% 92% Lineout: 2B
t9 4-5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O LAD J. Hairston R. Dolis 5% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 4-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  LAD A. Ellis R. Dolis -4% 92% Hit By Pitch
Adam Kennedy pinch runs for A.J. Ellis (C) batting 8th
t9 4-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O LAD B. Abreu R. Dolis 8% 100% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 5.

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