April 8, 2004 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
BOS 2
(13) DET 10
MIN 6 CLE 6
@KCR 1 NYY 3
CHW 1 ANA 5
@SEA 1 ARI 6
COL 5
(11) ATL 10
NYM 8 CIN 5
CHC 3 FLA 3
MON 0 PIT 6
PHI 2 SDP 4
SFG 3
(10) MIL 11
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 26,204

Thursday, April 8, 2004, 12:35PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Cubs

1-2

Lost 2

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: J Acevedo (1-0), L: M Clement (0-1), S: D Graves (2)

Reds

2-1

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Walker 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    7    2   1   2B
  R Martinez PH-2B            1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
C Patterson CF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .364 1.280   15    1   0   3B
S Sosa RF                     4   1   3   3    0   0  .250  .975    9    4   0   HR,2·2B
M Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .616    7    2   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258    7    1   0   
D Lee 1B                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .933   11    4   1   2B,HBP
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .083  .166   14    1   2   
M Barrett C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .375 1.125   21    8   0   2B
M Clement P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  T Hollandsworth PH          1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Wellemeyer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Grudzielanek PH           1   0   1   0    0   0  .600 1.200    4    0   0   
  S Mitre PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Hawkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Goodwin PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    0   6              112   24   4

BATTING

2B: T Walker (1, off J Acevedo); M Barrett (1, off D Graves); S Sosa 2 (2, off T Jones, off J Acevedo); D Lee (1, off J Acevedo).

3B: C Patterson (1, off J Acevedo).

HR: S Sosa (1, off J Acevedo; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: D Lee (1, by B Reith).

TB: S Sosa 8; C Patterson 3; D Lee 2; T Walker 2; M Barrett 2; M Grudzielanek.

RBI: S Sosa 3 (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

PB: M Barrett (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jimenez 2B                  4   0   0   1    1   1  .300  .800   18    3   1   
B Larkin SS                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .083  .297   21    1   4   
K Griffey CF                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .375 1.194   26    2   0   
A Kearns RF                   4   1   1   0    1   2  .182  .581   18    3   0   2B
S Casey 1B                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .500 1.167   11    7   0   2B
A Dunn LF                     2   0   1   0    2   1  .286 1.259   22    2   0   
R Freel 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .455   13    1   1   
  B Reith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Norton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Graves P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Miller C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500   14    8   1   HBP
J Acevedo P                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   13    0   0   
  J Castro 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    4    0   0   
Totals                       33   5   9   4    6   8              160   27   7

BATTING

2B: A Kearns (1, off M Clement); S Casey (2, off M Clement).

HBP: C Miller (1, by M Clement).

TB: S Casey 4; A Kearns 2; K Griffey 2; R Freel; A Dunn; B Larkin.

RBI: S Casey 3 (5); D Jimenez (2).

2-out RBI: D Jimenez.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

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
M Clement, L (0-1)             4     6   4   4    3   4   0   9.00   22   85-52   29·12·11    6· 2· 6· 0     35    -     0.84  -0.20
K Mercker                      1     2   1   1    2   2   0   4.50    7   31-14    6· 2· 6    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.78  -0.03
T Wellemeyer                   1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   20-11    7· 1· 3    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.57   0.03
L Hawkins                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-8     3· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.03
K Farnsworth                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    8-6     4· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   5    6   8   0          40  155-91   49·17·25    9· 7· 9· 0           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Acevedo, W (1-0)             6     5   3   3    0   3   1   4.50   23   81-61   40· 6·15    6·10· 4· 0     53    -     0.83   0.11
B Reith, H (1)                 0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   11-7     5· 2· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.68   0.01
P Norton, H (1)                0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    5-4     1· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.00   0.10
T Jones, H (1)                 0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    4-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.53   0.04
D Graves, S (2)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    4   11-8     5· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.08
Totals                         9     8   3   3    0   6   1          36  112-83   54·10·19    9·14· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: M Clement (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Clement (1; C Miller); B Reith (1; D Lee).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 26,204.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds                      
1. T Walker             2B    1. D Jimenez            2B 
2. C Patterson          CF    2. B Larkin             SS 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. M Alou               LF    4. A Kearns             RF 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. S Casey              1B 
6. D Lee                1B    6. A Dunn               LF 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. R Freel              3B 
8. M Barrett            C     8. C Miller             C  
9. M Clement            P     9. J Acevedo            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  123  1   15%  79% S Casey         M Clement       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Larkin Scores; Griffey Scores; Kearns to 3B
   t 6   1  5-1  --3  2   -9%  81% S Sosa          J Acevedo       Home Run (Fly Ball); Patterson Scores
   b 3   0  0-2  1--  3    7%  86% A Kearns        M Clement       Double to LF (Line Drive); Griffey to 3B
   t 4   1  4-0  -2-  2   -7%  80% S Sosa          J Acevedo       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Walker Scores
   t 7   2  5-3  12-  4    7%  89% R Martinez      P Norton        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Acevedo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   54%  C Patterson     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   55%  S Sosa          Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Clement facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  D Jimenez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   55%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   58%  K Griffey       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Larkin to 2B
          12-  6   64%  A Kearns        Walk; Larkin to 3B; Griffey to 2B
   RR     123  1   79%  S Casey         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Larkin Scores; Griffey Scores; Kearns to 3B
          -23  6   80%  A Dunn          Walk
   O      123  3   75%  R Freel         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      123  3   70%  C Miller        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Acevedo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   72%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   74%  A Ramirez       Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  4   75%  D Lee           Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Clement facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   73%  J Acevedo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   72%  D Jimenez       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   71%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Acevedo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   74%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      --- 11   76%  M Barrett       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  4   77%  M Clement       Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Clement facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   79%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  3   86%  A Kearns        Double to LF (Line Drive); Griffey to 3B
   RO     -23  2   87%  S Casey         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Griffey Scores; Kearns to 3B
   R      --3      89%  A Dunn          Passed Ball; Kearns Scores
   O      ---  5   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   89%  R Freel         Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--  1   89%  C Miller        Hit By Pitch; Freel to 2B
   O      12-  5   88%  J Acevedo       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 4.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Jose Acevedo facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   83%  T Walker        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  5   87%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   80%  S Sosa          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Walker Scores
   O      -2-  2   83%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   86%  A Ramirez       Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Matt Clement facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   85%  D Jimenez       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   86%  B Larkin        Walk
          1--      87%  K Griffey       Wild Pitch; Larkin to 2B
   O      -2-  6   86%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Larkin to 3B
   O      --3  4   84%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Jose Acevedo facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   78%  D Lee           Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   82%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   85%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B; Lee to 3B
                  Todd Hollandsworth pinch hits for Matt Clement batting 9th
   O      --3  4   89%  T Hollandsworth Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
                  Kent Mercker replaces Todd Hollandsworth pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   90%  S Casey         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   92%  A Dunn          Single to CF (Line Drive); Casey to 2B
   O      12-  4   90%  R Freel         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
          12-  6   92%  C Miller        Walk; Casey to 3B; Dunn to 2B
   O      123  4   89%  J Acevedo       Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  4   94%  D Jimenez       Walk; Casey Scores; Dunn to 3B; Miller to 2B
   O      123  5   92%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Jose Acevedo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   94%  T Walker        Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   90%  C Patterson     Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   RR     --3  2   81%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball); Patterson Scores
   O      ---  2   83%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Todd Wellemeyer facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Wellemeyer replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   83%  K Griffey       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   82%  A Kearns        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          ---  3   83%  S Casey         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   84%  A Dunn          Walk; Casey to 2B
   O      12-  4   82%  R Freel         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Brian Reith facing 6-7-8
                  Brian Reith replaces Ryan Freel pitching and batting 7th; Juan Castro replaces Jose Acevedo playing 3B batting 9th
          ---  1   76%  D Lee           Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   81%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   86%  M Barrett       Popfly: SS
                  Mark Grudzielanek pinch hits for Todd Wellemeyer batting 9th
          1--  4   82%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lee to 2B
                  Phil Norton replaces Brian Reith pitching and batting 7th; Ramon Martinez pinch hits for Todd Walker batting 1st; Sergio Mitre pinch runs for Mark Grudzielanek batting 9th
   O      12-  4   89%  R Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, LaTroy Hawkins facing 8-9-1
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Sergio Mitre pitching and batting 9th; Ramon Martinez moves to 2B
   O      ---  4   88%  C Miller        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   87%  J Castro        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  D Jimenez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Phil Norton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   90%  C Patterson     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  Todd Jones replaces Phil Norton pitching and batting 7th
          ---  2   84%  S Sosa          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   90%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  1   94%  A Ramirez       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Kyle Farnsworth facing 2-3-4
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   93%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   93%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   92%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Danny Graves facing 6-7-8
                  Danny Graves replaces Todd Jones pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  4   96%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   96%  M Barrett       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Kyle Farnsworth batting 9th
   O      -2-  5  100%  T Goodwin       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 5.

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