September 5, 2008 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 11
@BAL 2 CHW 10
LAA 2 CLE 9
@KCR 3 MIN 10
DET 2 SEA 3
NYY 1 BOS 8
@TEX 1 TOR 6
TBR 4 ATL 10
WSN 5 CIN 10
CHC 2 COL 5
HOU 3 LAD 7
ARI 0 MIL 3
SDP 2
(11) PHI 3
@NYM 0 PIT 7
@SFG 0 FLA 4
@STL 1
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 31,213

Friday, September 5, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:52

Cubs

85-56

Lost 6

1st

Lou Piniella

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

W: B Arroyo (14-10), L: T Lilly (13-9)

Reds

63-78

Won 2

5th, 22 GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  3   0   0   0    2   3  .284  .874   29    2   0   
R Theriot SS                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .308  .750   27    3   1   
D Lee 1B                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .823   12    3   0   
  D Ward 1B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .726    4    4   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .871   16    1   1   
  R Cedeno 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .706    4    0   0   
M DeRosa 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .866    9    2   2   
  M Fontenot 2B               1   1   1   0    0   0  .298  .913    3    1   1   
J Edmonds CF                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .236  .816   22    0   0   
G Soto C                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .882    7    3   0   
  K Hill C                    2   0   2   1    0   0 1.000 2.500    8    3   0   2B
K Fukudome RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .746   20    2   0   
T Lilly P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .374         0   1   
  M Hoffpauir PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .368  .926    5    0   0   
  J Lieber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C McGehee PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  A Guzman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Blanco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .712    7    0   0   
  K Hart P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .793    4    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   6   1    4  10              183   24   6

BATTING

2B: K Hill (1, off B Arroyo).

TB: K Hill 3; J Edmonds 2; D Lee; M Fontenot.

RBI: K Hill (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Theriot-M DeRosa-D Lee.

E: A Ramirez (17).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Dickerson CF-LF             4   1   1   0    0   1  .329 1.122   17    3   0   HBP
J Keppinger SS                5   2   2   1    0   1  .265  .661   13    1   1   2B
B Phillips 2B                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .262  .761   14    1   3   2B,IW
J Votto 1B                    3   2   2   3    2   1  .297  .846   14    5   0   HR,2B,IW
E Encarnacion 3B              3   0   0   1    0   0  .249  .813   19    0   1   SF
J Bruce RF                    3   2   2   4    1   0  .260  .757   13    3   0   HR,2B
J Cabrera LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .781   12    2   0   HBP
  J Affeldt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Hanigan C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .300  .904   16   10   0   GDP
B Arroyo P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .548    8    0   0   SH
  G Majewski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Bray P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Patterson PH-CF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .201  .575    6    2   0   
Totals                       32  10  10  10    4   6              132   27   5

BATTING

2B: J Bruce (14, off K Hart); J Keppinger (20, off T Lilly); B Phillips (24, off J Lieber); J Votto (25, off A Guzman).

HR: J Bruce (16, off J Lieber; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Votto (18, off T Lilly; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: E Encarnacion (5, off T Lilly).

SH: B Arroyo (7, off T Lilly).

IBB: B Phillips (6, by T Lilly); J Votto (6, by J Lieber).

HBP: J Cabrera (2, by J Lieber); C Dickerson (1, by T Lilly).

TB: J Votto 6; J Bruce 6; J Keppinger 3; R Hanigan 2; B Phillips 2; C Dickerson.

GIDP: R Hanigan (2).

RBI: J Bruce 4 (46); J Votto 3 (70); E Encarnacion (60); R Hanigan (8); J Keppinger (36).

2-out RBI: J Bruce 4; J Votto 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Bruce 2 (9).

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
T Lilly, L (13-9)              2     4   5   5    3   1   1   4.43   15   42-23   15· 3· 5    5· 3· 2· 0     26    -     0.90  -0.30
J Lieber                       2     3   4   4    1   1   1   4.05   10   32-20   14· 5· 1    3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.27  -0.04
A Guzman                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   23-15    8· 1· 6    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
K Hart                         1     2   1   1    0   2   0   7.97    5   26-15    7· 6· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
B Howry                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.54    3    9-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    10  10  10    4   6   2          40  132-79   47·17·15   11·11· 6· 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
B Arroyo, W (14-10)            6.1   4   1   1    2   6   0   4.84   26  122-73   38·12·23    7· 8· 3· 0     65    -     0.43   0.16
G Majewski                     0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   5.40    3   17-7     4· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.08  -0.00
B Bray                         0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.86    1    4-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.21   0.00
J Affeldt                      2     2   1   0    0   3   0   3.61    8   36-27   15· 6· 6    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   1    4  10   0          38  179-110  57·20·33   10·11· 3· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Arroyo (6).

IBB: J Lieber (4; J Votto); T Lilly (2; B Phillips).

HBP: J Lieber (2; J Cabrera); T Lilly (6; C Dickerson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Greg Gibson.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 31,213.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds                      
1. A Soriano            LF    1. C Dickerson          CF 
2. R Theriot            SS    2. J Keppinger          SS 
3. D Lee                1B    3. B Phillips           2B 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. J Votto              1B 
5. M DeRosa             2B    5. E Encarnacion        3B 
6. J Edmonds            CF    6. J Bruce              RF 
7. G Soto               C     7. J Cabrera            LF 
8. K Fukudome           RF    8. R Hanigan            C  
9. T Lilly              P     9. B Arroyo             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  1   18%  70% J Votto         T Lilly         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Phillips Scores
   b 2   1  0-2  12-  2    9%  86% J Keppinger     T Lilly         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hanigan Scores; Dickerson to 3B
   b 4   2  0-5  123  4    4%  99% J Bruce         J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Keppinger Scores; Phillips Scores; Votto Scores
   b 2   1  0-3  123  4    4%  91% J Votto         T Lilly         Walk; Dickerson Scores; Keppinger to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  2    3%  58% C Dickerson     T Lilly         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  R Theriot       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   55%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  C Dickerson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   55%  J Keppinger     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   52%  B Phillips      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--  1   70%  J Votto         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Phillips Scores
          ---  7   71%  E Encarnacion   Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  4   73%  J Bruce         Walk; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      12-  1   70%  J Cabrera       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Bronson Arroyo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   72%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   74%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  7   72%  J Edmonds       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  4   75%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ted Lilly facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   77%  R Hanigan       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   76%  B Arroyo        Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Hanigan to 2B
          -2-  1   77%  C Dickerson     Hit By Pitch
   R      12-  2   86%  J Keppinger     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hanigan Scores; Dickerson to 3B
          -23  4   87%  B Phillips      Intentional Walk
   R      123  4   91%  J Votto         Walk; Dickerson Scores; Keppinger to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   RO     123  4   92%  E Encarnacion   Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Keppinger Scores
   O      12-  2   90%  J Bruce         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 5.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Bronson Arroyo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   92%  K Fukudome      Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  Micah Hoffpauir pinch hits for Ted Lilly batting 9th
          ---  5   90%  M Hoffpauir     Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hoffpauir to 2B
          -2-      89%  A Soriano       Wild Pitch; Hoffpauir to 3B
   O      --3  6   91%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6   93%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9
                  Jon Lieber replaces Micah Hoffpauir pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   94%  J Cabrera       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  1   92%  R Hanigan       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   92%  B Arroyo        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 5.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Bronson Arroyo facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   90%  D Lee           Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   92%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  1   93%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  7   92%  J Edmonds       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  3   95%  G Soto          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   94%  C Dickerson     Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   95%  J Keppinger     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   96%  B Phillips      Double to 2B (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Keppinger to 3B
          -23  4   96%  J Votto         Intentional Walk
   O      123  7   95%  E Encarnacion   Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   RRRR   123  4   99%  J Bruce         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Keppinger Scores; Phillips Scores; Votto Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  J Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 9.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Bronson Arroyo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   99%  K Fukudome      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Casey McGehee pinch hits for Jon Lieber batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  C McGehee       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  A Soriano       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  R Theriot       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-0, Angel Guzman facing 8-9-1
                  Angel Guzman replaces Casey McGehee pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  R Hanigan       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4  100%  B Arroyo        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7  100%  C Dickerson     Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 9.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Bronson Arroyo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5  100%  D Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6  100%  A Ramirez       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6  100%  M DeRosa        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-0, Angel Guzman facing 2-3-4
                  Koyie Hill replaces Geovany Soto playing C batting 7th; Daryle Ward replaces Derrek Lee playing 1B batting 3rd; Mike Fontenot replaces Mark DeRosa playing 2B batting 5th; Ronny Cedeno replaces Aramis Ramirez playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---  1  100%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  B Phillips      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1  100%  J Votto         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1  100%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 9.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Bronson Arroyo facing 6-7-8
          ---  6  100%  J Edmonds       Walk
   R      1--  2   99%  K Hill          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Edmonds Scores
   O      -2-  7  100%  K Fukudome      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Gary Majewski replaces Bronson Arroyo pitching and batting 9th; Henry Blanco pinch hits for Angel Guzman batting 9th
   O      -2-  7  100%  H Blanco        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-  5  100%  A Soriano       Walk
          12-  5   99%  R Theriot       Walk; Hill to 3B; Soriano to 2B
                  Bill Bray replaces Gary Majewski pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  4  100%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-1, Kevin Hart facing 6-7-8
                  Kevin Hart replaces Henry Blanco pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3  100%  J Bruce         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Cabrera       Popfly: 2B
   R      -2-  7  100%  R Hanigan       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bruce Scores
                  Corey Patterson pinch hits for Bill Bray batting 9th
   O      1--  6  100%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6  100%  C Dickerson     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 10.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-10, Jeremy Affeldt facing 4-5-6
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Jolbert Cabrera pitching and batting 7th; Chris Dickerson moves to LF; Corey Patterson moves to CF
   O      ---  4  100%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF
          ---  3  100%  M Fontenot      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B; Fontenot to 2B
   R      -2-  6  100%  K Hill          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fontenot Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  4  100%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 10-2, Bobby Howry facing 2-3-4
                  Bobby Howry replaces Kevin Hart pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Votto         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 10.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-10, Jeremy Affeldt facing 9-1-2
                  Reed Johnson pinch hits for Bobby Howry batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8  100%  R Theriot       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation