April 18, 2008 Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 5
SEA 4 BAL 8
NYY 2 BOS 11
TEX 3 CLE 4
@MIN 0 OAK 13
KCR 2 CHW 9
@TBR 2 DET 8
@TOR 4 ARI 9
SDP 0 ATL 6
LAD 1 CHC 3
PIT 2 MIL 5
@CIN 2 WSN 6
@FLA 4 COL 11
@HOU 5 NYM 6
@PHI 4 STL 11
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 32,629

Friday, April 18, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:57

Brewers

10-6

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

Ned Yost

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

W: B Sheets (3-0), L: B Arroyo (0-2), S: E Gagne (5)

Reds

7-10

Lost 1

5th, 5 GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Counsell 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .381  .933   24    2   3   
J Hardy SS                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .200  .534   24    0   4   GDP
R Braun LF                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .250  .680   22    3   0   CS
P Fielder 1B                  2   1   0   1    1   1  .232  .705   16   10   0   SF
C Hart RF                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .293  .731   25    1   0   GDP
B Hall 3B                     3   1   1   2    1   2  .210  .766   23    0   2   HR
G Gross CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .129  .390   21    1   0   
B Sheets P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    1   0   SH
  R Weeks PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .691    3    0   0   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Kapler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .393 1.312    4    0   0   
  M Stetter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Riske P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Gagne P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .340  .843    8    9   2   CS,HBP
Totals                       30   5   9   5    5   6              175   27  11

BATTING

HR: B Hall (6, off B Arroyo; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: P Fielder (2, off B Arroyo).

SH: B Sheets (2, off B Arroyo).

HBP: J Kendall (2, by B Arroyo).

TB: B Hall 4; J Hardy 2; C Counsell 2; G Gross; J Kendall; C Hart; R Braun.

GIDP: C Hart (1); J Hardy (2).

RBI: B Hall 2 (13); P Fielder (11); J Kendall (8); C Hart (7).

2-out RBI: B Hall 2; J Kendall.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Kendall (1, 2nd base by T Coffey/P Bako); R Braun (2, Home by B Arroyo/P Bako).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Hopper CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .561   11    2   0   
  C Patterson PH-CF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .801    2    0   0   
J Keppinger SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .844   12    2   2   
K Griffey RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .854   17    0   0   
B Phillips 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .777   10    1   4   CS
A Dunn LF                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .191  .758   19    2   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              3   0   1   1    1   0  .241  .768   20    3   4   
J Votto 1B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .897    7    6   1   
  T Coffey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Freel PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .600    5    0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .565    7    0   0   
P Bako C                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .317  .843   19    8   1   
B Arroyo P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .650    7    0   1   
  S Hatteberg 1B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .160  .513    7    3   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   9              143   27  14

BATTING

TB: B Phillips 2; K Griffey; E Encarnacion; J Keppinger; R Freel; A Dunn.

RBI: E Encarnacion (7); A Dunn (7).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Phillips-J Keppinger-S Hatteberg; E Encarnacion-J Votto.

PB: P Bako (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Phillips (2, 2nd base by B Sheets/J Kendall).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Sheets, W (3-0)              5     2   0   0    0   4   0   0.96   16   60-39   21· 7·11    5· 4· 3· 0     67    -     0.74   0.23
S Torres                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.13    6   25-15    7· 2· 6    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.33   0.05
M Stetter                      0.2   1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    5   23-11    2· 3· 6    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.32  -0.01
D Riske, H (2)                 0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   3.72    5   13-9     6· 1· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.47  -0.01
E Gagne, S (5)                 0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   5.40    3   19-12    7· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.99   0.05
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   9   0          35  140-86   43·16·27   12· 7· 5· 0          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
B Arroyo, L (0-2)              5.2   8   5   4    3   4   1   5.48   27  116-66   39· 8·19    8· 5· 6· 0     36    -     0.84  -0.22
T Coffey                       2.1   1   0   0    2   2   0   5.84    8   43-23   14· 2· 7    3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.13   0.02
K Mercker                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    3   12-6     4· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   4    5   6   1          38  171-95   57·10·28   13· 6· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Arroyo (2; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Knight, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 32,629.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Cincinnati Reds                      
1. C Counsell           2B    1. N Hopper             CF 
2. J Hardy              SS    2. J Keppinger          SS 
3. R Braun              LF    3. K Griffey            RF 
4. P Fielder            1B    4. B Phillips           2B 
5. C Hart               RF    5. A Dunn               LF 
6. B Hall               3B    6. E Encarnacion        3B 
7. G Gross              CF    7. J Votto              1B 
8. B Sheets             P     8. P Bako               C  
9. J Kendall            C     9. B Arroyo             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-2  -2-  6   14%  84% B Hall          B Arroyo        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fielder Scores
   t 3   0  0-2  12-  5   -8%  70% C Hart          B Arroyo        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Fielder to 2B
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3  5    8%  73% C Hart          B Arroyo        Single to CF (Line Drive); Hardy Scores; Braun to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  6    7%  66% R Braun         B Arroyo        Walk; Counsell to 3B; Hardy to 2B
   t 1   1  0-2  1-3  2   -6%  67% B Hall          B Arroyo        Braun Caught Stealing Hm (P-1B-2B-C); Hart to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  C Counsell      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   59%  J Hardy         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Counsell to 2B
          12-  6   66%  R Braun         Walk; Counsell to 3B; Hardy to 2B
   RO     123  1   65%  P Fielder       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Counsell Scores; Hardy to 3B
   R      1-3  5   73%  C Hart          Single to CF (Line Drive); Hardy Scores; Braun to 3B
   O      1-3      67%  B Hall          Braun Caught Stealing Hm (P-1B-2B-C); Hart to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  4   65%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Ben Sheets facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   67%  N Hopper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  J Keppinger     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   70%  K Griffey       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   72%  G Gross         Walk
   O      1--  1   71%  B Sheets        Bunt Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home); Gross to 2B
          -2-  2   72%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  4   70%  C Counsell      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Gross to 3B; Kendall to 2B
   O      -23  4   66%  J Hardy         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Ben Sheets facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   62%  B Phillips      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   65%  A Dunn          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--      70%  E Encarnacion   Phillips Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   71%  " "             Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   74%  R Braun         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  5   78%  P Fielder       Walk; Braun to 2B
   OO     12-  5   70%  C Hart          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Fielder to 2B
   RR     -2-  6   84%  B Hall          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fielder Scores
   O      ---  5   83%  G Gross         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Ben Sheets facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   85%  J Votto         Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  1   87%  P Bako          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  7   87%  B Arroyo        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   86%  B Sheets        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  J Kendall       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7   85%  C Counsell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Ben Sheets facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   87%  N Hopper        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   85%  J Keppinger     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   88%  K Griffey       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  2   89%  B Phillips      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   91%  J Hardy         Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   89%  R Braun         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   88%  P Fielder       Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  9   88%  C Hart          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Ben Sheets facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   89%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   91%  E Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   92%  J Votto         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   91%  B Hall          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   92%  G Gross         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Rickie Weeks pinch hits for Ben Sheets batting 8th
          1--      92%  R Weeks         Passed Ball; Gross to 2B
   O      -2-  2   91%  " "             Flyball: CF; Gross to 3B
   R      --3  1   95%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive); Gross Scores/unER
                  Todd Coffey replaces Joey Votto pitching and batting 7th; Scott Hatteberg replaces Bronson Arroyo playing 1B batting 9th
   O      1--  1   94%  C Counsell      Kendall Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Salomon Torres facing 8-9-1
                  Salomon Torres replaces Rickie Weeks pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  6   95%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   97%  N Hopper        Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Todd Coffey facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   97%  C Counsell      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5   96%  J Hardy         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  7   96%  R Braun         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Salomon Torres facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   97%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   98%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  B Phillips      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Todd Coffey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   98%  P Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   98%  C Hart          Walk
          1--  7   98%  B Hall          Walk; Hart to 2B
   O      12-  6   98%  G Gross         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Hall to 2B
                  Gabe Kapler pinch hits for Salomon Torres batting 8th
   O      12-  4   98%  G Kapler        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Mitch Stetter facing 5-6-7
                  Mitch Stetter replaces Gabe Kapler pitching and batting 8th
          ---  4   96%  A Dunn          Walk
          1--  6   93%  E Encarnacion   Walk; Dunn to 2B
                  Ryan Freel pinch hits for Todd Coffey batting 7th
          12-  5   87%  R Freel         Single to LF (Line Drive); Dunn to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      123  3   92%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   96%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
                  David Riske replaces Mitch Stetter pitching and batting 8th; Corey Patterson pinch hits for Norris Hopper batting 1st
   O      123  2   99%  C Patterson     Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
                  Kent Mercker replaces Ryan Freel pitching and batting 7th; Corey Patterson moves to CF
   O      ---  1   99%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  C Counsell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   99%  J Hardy         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, David Riske facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  100%  J Keppinger     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   99%  K Griffey       Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
          1--  1   98%  B Phillips      Single to LF (Line Drive); Griffey to 2B
   R      12-  5   95%  A Dunn          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Griffey Scores; Phillips to 3B
                  Eric Gagne replaces David Riske pitching and batting 8th
   R      1-3  3   89%  E Encarnacion   Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Phillips Scores; Dunn to 2B
                  Javier Valentin pinch hits for Kent Mercker batting 7th
   O      12-  7   96%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  9  100%  P Bako          Strikeout Looking
        2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Reds 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation