April 7, 2000 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
BOS 3 BAL 14
DET 10 KCR 10
MIN 6 CHW 7
@OAK 6 SEA 7
NYY 5 CLE 14
@TBD 5 TEX 11
TOR 5 PIT 7
@ARI 2 SFG 6
@ATL 2 CHC 10
@CIN 6 FLA 4
COL 3 PHI 4
@HOU 1 SDP 10
@MON 5 NYM 2
LAD 1 MIL 9
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 36,383

Friday, April 7, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Cubs

2-4

Won 1

5th, 2 GB

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

W: A Lorraine (1-0), L: P Harnisch (0-1), S: R Aguilera (2)

Reds

1-3

Lost 1

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .227  .581   18    3   0   SF
R Gutierrez SS                4   3   3   3    1   0  .400  .938   21    1   3   2B
S Sosa RF                     4   1   1   3    0   1  .130  .526   21    2   0   HR,SF
M Grace 1B                    4   1   1   2    1   2  .286 1.063   25    6   0   HR
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .143  .407   17    1   0   2B
  T Brock LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    3    2   0   
S Andrews 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .286 1.019   16    2   4   
D Buford CF                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .190  .653   15    5   0   HR
J Girardi C                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .650   13    5   0   
A Lorraine P                  1   2   0   0    1   1  .000  .500   12    0   0   SH
  J Zuleta PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  M Karchner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Aguilera P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34  10   8  10    4  13              165   27   7

BATTING

2B: H Rodriguez (1, off P Harnisch); R Gutierrez (1, off P Harnisch).

HR: M Grace (2, off H Mercado; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); D Buford (1, off P Harnisch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); S Sosa (1, off P Harnisch; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

SF: E Young (1, off H Mercado); S Sosa (1, off P Harnisch).

SH: A Lorraine (1, off H Mercado).

TB: M Grace 4; R Gutierrez 4; D Buford 4; S Sosa 4; H Rodriguez 2; E Young.

RBI: S Sosa 3 (4); R Gutierrez 3 (3); M Grace 2 (4); E Young (1); D Buford (2).

2-out RBI: M Grace 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Reese 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .474 1.103   15    3   1   
B Larkin SS                   2   1   1   2    3   0  .294 1.076   25    1   2   HR
K Griffey CF                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .056  .156   13    2   0   SF
D Bichette RF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .368   21    2   0   
D Young 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .728    8    4   0   
A Ochoa LF                    3   2   2   2    1   0  .286 1.232   13    3   0   HR,2B
B Santiago C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10   12   1   
A Boone 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .125  .489   19    0   0   
P Harnisch P                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    1    0   1   
  M Lewis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  H Mercado P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Stynes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    4    0   0   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Graves P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Cromer PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.333    1    0   0   
Totals                       34   6   8   6    5   5              138   27   5

BATTING

2B: A Ochoa (1, off A Lorraine).

HR: B Larkin (1, off A Lorraine; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); A Ochoa (1, off M Karchner; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SF: K Griffey (1, off M Guthrie).

TB: A Ochoa 6; B Larkin 4; P Reese; A Boone; D Young; P Harnisch; D Cromer.

RBI: B Larkin 2 (6); A Ochoa 2 (2); P Harnisch (1); K Griffey (3).

2-out RBI: B Larkin 2; P Harnisch; A Ochoa.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: P Reese (1).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Lorraine, W (1-0)            7     5   4   4    4   5   1   5.40   30  109-67   42·10·15    9· 8· 3· 1     52    -     0.73   0.08
M Karchner                     1.1   3   2   2    1   0   1  10.38    8   22-11   10· 0· 1    1· 4· 1· 1          0-0    0.38  -0.03
M Guthrie, H (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    1.40   0.03
R Aguilera, S (2)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.58   0.02
Totals                         9     8   6   6    5   5   2          40  134-81   54·11·16   11·13· 4· 2          5-1

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Harnisch, L (0-1)            4     6   6   6    3   6   2   9.00   22   80-45   21·12·12    5· 4· 3· 1     29    -     0.87  -0.35
H Mercado                      3     2   4   4    1   5   1  11.25   13   56-38   22·10· 6    2· 3· 1· 1          0-0    0.22  -0.06
S Sullivan                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-8     4· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
D Graves                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    3   14-8     5· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8  10  10    4  13   3          41  161-99   52·25·22    8·10· 4· 2           -

Balks: A Lorraine (1).

WP: M Karchner (1); P Harnisch (1); H Mercado (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Mark Wegner.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 36,383.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 13mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds                      
1. E Young              2B    1. P Reese              2B 
2. R Gutierrez          SS    2. B Larkin             SS 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. M Grace              1B    4. D Bichette           RF 
5. H Rodriguez          LF    5. D Young              1B 
6. S Andrews            3B    6. A Ochoa              LF 
7. D Buford             CF    7. B Santiago           C  
8. J Girardi            C     8. A Boone              3B 
9. A Lorraine           P     9. P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  2-3  12-  6   18%  83% R Gutierrez     P Harnisch      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Lorraine Scores; Young Scores; Gutierrez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  3   16%  66% S Sosa          P Harnisch      Home Run; Gutierrez Scores
   b 2   0  3-0  1--  5  -11%  58% A Ochoa         A Lorraine      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Young Scores
   b 2   2  3-1  --3  1   -8%  58% P Harnisch      A Lorraine      Single (Ground Ball); Ochoa Scores
   t 2   0  0-2  ---  2    8%  76% D Buford        P Harnisch      Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  R Gutierrez     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   66%  S Sosa          Home Run; Gutierrez Scores
   O      ---  2   64%  M Grace         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   66%  H Rodriguez     Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   63%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Andrew Lorraine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   66%  P Reese         Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   63%  B Larkin        Walk
   O      1--  5   66%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   69%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pete Harnisch facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   76%  D Buford        Home Run
          ---  1   80%  J Girardi       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Girardi to 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  A Lorraine      Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      -2-  3   75%  E Young         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          -2-      76%  R Gutierrez     Wild Pitch; Girardi to 3B
          --3  5   76%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  5   73%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Andrew Lorraine facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   69%  D Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  5   58%  A Ochoa         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Young Scores
   O      -2-  5   63%  B Santiago      Popfly: 2B
          -2-      60%  A Boone         Balk; Ochoa to 3B
   O      --3  3   66%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  1   58%  P Harnisch      Single (Ground Ball); Ochoa Scores
   O      1--  2   60%  P Reese         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   64%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  4   61%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  5   58%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   55%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Andrew Lorraine facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   58%  B Larkin        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   60%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   62%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pete Harnisch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   59%  J Girardi       Popfly: 2B
          ---  5   62%  A Lorraine      Walk
          1--  1   65%  E Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lorraine to 2B
   RR     12-  6   83%  R Gutierrez     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Lorraine Scores; Young Scores; Gutierrez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RO     --3  3   84%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Gutierrez Scores
   O      ---  7   84%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, Andrew Lorraine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   86%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   84%  A Ochoa         Walk
   O      1--  2   86%  B Santiago      Flyball: CF
          1--  6   85%  A Boone         Walk; Ochoa to 2B
                  Mark Lewis pinch hits for Pete Harnisch batting 9th
   O      12-  8   88%  M Lewis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Hector Mercado facing 5-6-7
                  Hector Mercado replaces Mark Lewis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   87%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, Andrew Lorraine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   88%  P Reese         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   86%  B Larkin        Walk
   O      1--  4   89%  K Griffey       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  5   91%  D Bichette      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Hector Mercado facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   92%  J Girardi       Walk
          1--  3   94%  A Lorraine      Fielder's Choice C/Sacrifice Bunt; Girardi to 2B; Lorraine to 1B
          12-      95%  E Young         Wild Pitch; Girardi to 3B; Lorraine to 2B
   RO     -23  4   96%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Girardi Scores; Lorraine to 3B
   R      --3  4   97%  R Gutierrez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Lorraine Scores
   O      1--  4   96%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  6   99%  M Grace         Home Run; Gutierrez Scores
   O      ---  5   99%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-10, Andrew Lorraine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   99%  D Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   99%  A Ochoa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   99%  B Santiago      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Reds 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-2, Hector Mercado facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   99%  S Andrews       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  D Buford        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6   99%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-10, Andrew Lorraine facing 8-9-1
                  Tarrik Brock replaces Henry Rodriguez playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  8  100%  A Boone         Flyball: CF
                  Chris Stynes pinch hits for Hector Mercado batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  C Stynes        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3  100%  P Reese         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   99%  B Larkin        Home Run; Reese Scores
   O      ---  2   99%  K Griffey       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-4, Scott Sullivan facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Chris Stynes pitching and batting 9th; Julio Zuleta pinch hits for Andrew Lorraine batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Zuleta        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  E Young         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   99%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-10, Matt Karchner facing 4-5-6
                  Matt Karchner replaces Julio Zuleta pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  D Bichette      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  D Young         Flyball: LF
   R      ---  2   99%  A Ochoa         Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   99%  B Santiago      Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-5, Danny Graves facing 3-4-5
                  Danny Graves replaces Scott Sullivan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  S Sosa          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   99%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  T Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-10, Matt Karchner facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   98%  A Boone         Single to 3B (Bunt)
                  D.T. Cromer pinch hits for Danny Graves batting 9th
          1--  1   96%  D Cromer        Single to CF (Line Drive); Boone to 2B
   O      12-  4   98%  P Reese         Flyball: CF
          12-      97%  B Larkin        Wild Pitch; Boone to 3B; Cromer to 2B
          -23  6   95%  " "             Walk
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Matt Karchner pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  1   98%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Boone Scores
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2  100%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Larkin to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 10, Reds 6.

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