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ANA  7
BOS  5

BAL  2
DET  1

(10)
KCR  5
MIN  2

CHW  7
@OAK  3

NYY  3
@SEA  2

CLE  6
@TBD  4

TOR  4
@TEX  0

ARI  6
PIT  5

ATL  7
SFG  5

CIN  4
CHC  3

(11)
COL  4
@FLA  2

HOU  8
PHI  5

MON 10
SDP  9

LAD  6
@NYM  5

(10)
STL 10
MIL  8

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 37,151

Saturday, April 8, 2000, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 3:41
Cubs
3
2-5
Lost 1
6th, 3 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    3  4  0
Reds            1  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0   0  1    4 11  1
W: D Graves (1-0), L: M Guthrie (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Reds
4
2-3
Won 1
4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .259  .656   18    1   2   2B
R Gutierrez SS                3   1   1   0    1   0  .389  .920   16    4   2   SB,SH
S Sosa RF                     5   0   0   0    0   3  .107  .438   19    2   0   
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   0   0    1   3  .120  .374   26    4   0   IW
J Reed C                      3   0   0   0    1   2  .286  .741   16    6   3   
  T Brock PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   CS
  J Girardi C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .616    6    5   0   
S Andrews 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .899   11    0   0   
  M Grace PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .273 1.020    6    0   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Karchner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Zuleta 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .167   21    6   1   
D Buford CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .556   17    4   0   
K Tapani P                    2   0   1   1    0   1  .333 1.000    9    0   0   2B
  R Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .733    3    0   0   
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Aguilera P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Huson 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500    1    0   1   
Totals                       36   3   4   1    4  13              169   32  10
BATTING
2B: K Tapani (1, off R Bell); E Young (2, off R Bell).
SH: R Gutierrez (2, off R Bell).
IBB: H Rodriguez (1, by D Graves).
TB: E Young 3; K Tapani 2; R Gutierrez.
RBI: K Tapani (1).
2-out RBI: K Tapani.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. E Young-R Gutierrez-J Zuleta.
BASERUNNING
SB: R Gutierrez (1, 3rd base off R Bell/E Taubensee).
CS: T Brock (1, 2nd base by S Williamson/E Taubensee).
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Reese 2B                    6   1   2   1    0   1  .440 1.001   27    2   3   SB
B Larkin SS                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .333 1.129   20    1   2   2B,CS
K Griffey CF                  4   0   1   1    1   3  .091  .251   26    2   0   
D Young 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .656   28   11   0   
E Taubensee C                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .313  .688   20   13   1   GDP
D Bichette RF                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .208  .666   27    2   0   HR
M Tucker LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .182 1.035   15    1   0   
  A Ochoa PH-LF               1   1   0   0    1   0  .250 1.150    8    1   0   SB
A Boone 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .158  .747   20    0   2   HR,HBP,IW
R Bell P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   0   
  C Stynes PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    2    0   0   SH
  S Williamson P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Lewis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  D Graves P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  B Santiago PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
Totals                       40   4  11   4    4  11              210   33  10
BATTING
2B: B Larkin (4, off K Tapani).
HR: D Bichette (2, off K Tapani; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); A Boone (2, off K Tapani; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: C Stynes (1, off B Williams).
IBB: A Boone (1, by M Guthrie).
HBP: A Boone (1, by B Williams).
TB: D Bichette 6; A Boone 4; B Larkin 3; P Reese 2; K Griffey; E Taubensee; D Young.
GIDP: E Taubensee (2).
RBI: P Reese (1); A Boone (3); K Griffey (4); D Bichette (2).
2-out RBI: P Reese; D Bichette.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
FIELDING
PB: E Taubensee 3 (3).
E: D Young (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: P Reese (3, 2nd base off K Tapani/J Reed); A Ochoa (1, 2nd base off M Guthrie/J Girardi).
CS: B Larkin (1, 2nd base by K Tapani/J Reed).

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
K Tapani                       6     8   3   3    1   5   2   7.20   25  111-72   34·13·25    5· 7· 5· 2     48    -     1.12   0.01
B Williams                     0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0  11.57    4   12-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.01   0.02
F Heredia                      0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    4   19-14    6· 3· 5    1· 0· 2· 0          2-0    2.12   0.02
R Aguilera                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    7-5     3· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    3.49   0.17
M Guthrie, L (0-1)             2.2   0   1   1    2   5   0   2.08   10   47-26   10·12· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.49   0.31
M Karchner                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0  10.38    1    5-2     2· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    4.67  -0.36
Totals                        10.2  11   4   4    4  11   2          46  201-122  57·29·36    9·10· 9· 2          6-1 
Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Bell                         7     3   3   1    2   9   0   1.29   27   91-63   29·14·20    8· 5· 3· 0     70    -     0.93   0.11
S Williamson                   2     0   0   0    1   3   0   6.75    6   32-17    4· 7· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.02   0.27
D Graves, W (1-0)              2     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.80    8   30-15    8· 3· 4    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.63   0.30
Totals                        11     4   3   1    4  13   0          41  153-95   41·24·30   13· 7· 4· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: M Guthrie (1); R Bell 2 (2).
IBB: D Graves (1; H Rodriguez); M Guthrie (1; A Boone).
HBP: B Williams (1; A Boone).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Jim Reynolds.
Time of Game: 3:41.
Attendance: 37,151.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 37° F, Wind 17mph out to 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. H Rodriguez          LF    4. D Young              1B 
5. J Reed               C     5. E Taubensee          C  
6. S Andrews            3B    6. D Bichette           RF 
7. J Zuleta             1B    7. M Tucker             LF 
8. D Buford             CF    8. A Boone              3B 
9. K Tapani             P     9. R Bell               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   2  3-3  -23  5   36% 100% P Reese         M Karchner      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ochoa Scores; Boone to 3B
   b11   1  3-3  -23  5  -21%  64% B Santiago      M Guthrie       Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   2  3-2  ---  3   18%  52% D Bichette      K Tapani        Home Run (LF-CF)
   b11   1  3-3  12-  2   13%  85% B Santiago      M Guthrie       Wild Pitch; Ochoa to 3B; Boone to 2B
   b 6   0  3-2  1--  3  -13%  34% E Taubensee     K Tapani        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rob Bell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   44%  E Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  1   38%  R Gutierrez     Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Young Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  3   40%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Gutierrez to 2B
          -2-      37%  H Rodriguez     Gutierrez Steals 3B
   O      --3  5   42%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3      36%  J Reed          Wild Pitch; Gutierrez Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   37%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   40%  P Reese         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      42%  B Larkin        Reese Steals 2B
          -2-  5   49%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Reese to 3B
   O      1-3      40%  K Griffey       Larkin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   R      --3  5   46%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Reese Scores
   O      1--  3   43%  D Young         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  4   40%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rob Bell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   43%  S Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   40%  J Zuleta        Walk
          1--      39%  D Buford        Passed Ball; Zuleta to 2B
   O      -2-  5   42%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Zuleta to 3B
   R      --3  2   33%  K Tapani        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Zuleta Scores
          -2-  1   32%  E Young         Single to 1B (Bunt); Tapani to 3B
          1-3      31%  R Gutierrez     Wild Pitch; Young to 2B
          -23  5   30%  " "             Walk
   O      123  4   36%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Tapani facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   40%  D Bichette      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   36%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   33%  A Boone         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   30%  R Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rob Bell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   32%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   33%  J Reed          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   34%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   32%  P Reese         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   30%  B Larkin        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  7   31%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--  4   28%  D Young         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rob Bell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   30%  J Zuleta        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   32%  D Buford        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   33%  K Tapani        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Tapani facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   30%  E Taubensee     Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   28%  D Bichette      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   26%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rob Bell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   28%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   30%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   31%  S Sosa          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Tapani facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  5   43%  A Boone         Home Run
   O      ---  5   39%  R Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   37%  P Reese         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  2   40%  B Larkin        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   35%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rob Bell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   38%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   40%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   41%  S Andrews       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Kevin Tapani facing 4-5-6
          --- 11   47%  D Young         Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   34%  E Taubensee     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   R      ---  3   52%  D Bichette      Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   50%  M Tucker        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Rob Bell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   54%  J Zuleta        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   57%  D Buford        Flyball: CF
                  Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Kevin Tapani batting 9th
   O      ---  3   59%  R Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Brian Williams facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Williams replaces Roosevelt Brown pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   65%  A Boone         Hit By Pitch
                  Chris Stynes pinch hits for Rob Bell batting 9th
   O      1--  2   63%  C Stynes        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Boone to 2B
   O      -2-  4   56%  P Reese         Flyball: CF
          -2-  4   58%  B Larkin        Walk
                  Felix Heredia replaces Brian Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   50%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Scott Williamson facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Williamson replaces Chris Stynes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   55%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   59%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   62%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Felix Heredia facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   57%  D Young         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   61%  E Taubensee     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   68%  D Bichette      Single to RF (Line Drive); Taubensee to 2B
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th; Alex Ochoa pinch hits for Michael Tucker batting 7th
   O      12-  4   59%  A Ochoa         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   50%  A Boone         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Scott Williamson facing 4-5-6
                  Alex Ochoa moves to LF
   O      ---  6   56%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  J Reed          Walk
                  Mark Grace pinch hits for Shane Andrews batting 6th; Tarrik Brock pinch runs for Jeff Reed batting 5th
   O      1--  6   58%  M Grace         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   65%  J Zuleta        Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Mark Guthrie facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Mark Grace pitching and batting 6th; Joe Girardi replaces Tarrik Brock playing C batting 5th; Jeff Huson replaces Rick Aguilera playing 3B batting 9th; Mark Lewis pinch hits for Scott Williamson batting 9th
   O      ---  1   59%  M Lewis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  B Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Danny Graves facing 7-8-9
                  Danny Graves replaces Mark Lewis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   56%  J Zuleta        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   61%  D Buford        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   65%  J Huson         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Mark Guthrie facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   59%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   54%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Danny Graves facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   56%  E Young         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   50%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   58%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF
          1--      54%  H Rodriguez     Passed Ball; Gutierrez to 2B
          -2-  5   53%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   65%  J Girardi       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Mark Guthrie facing 6-7-8
   O      --- 10   59%  D Bichette      Lineout: SS
          ---  4   65%  A Ochoa         Walk
          1--      71%  A Boone         Ochoa Steals 2B
          -2-  5   72%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Benito Santiago pinch hits for Danny Graves batting 9th
          12-      85%  B Santiago      Wild Pitch; Ochoa to 3B; Boone to 2B
   O      -23  5   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Karchner replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 6th
   R      -23  5  100%  P Reese         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ochoa Scores; Boone to 3B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 4.

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