September 6, 2008 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 5
@BAL 1 CHW 7
LAA 6
(15) KCR 3
CLE 1 DET 6
@MIN 4 NYY 7
@SEA 4 TEX 15
BOS 8 TOR 7
TBR 4
(13) WSN 8
@ATL 5
(10) CHC 14
@CIN 9 HOU 2
@COL 0 LAD 7
ARI 2 MIL 1
SDP 0 SFG 7
PIT 6 STL 5
FLA 3

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 41,204

Saturday, September 6, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 3:15

Cubs

86-56

Won 1

1st

Lou Piniella

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   1  1  3   3  2  3   14 18  1
Reds            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  4  4    9 10  0

W: J Marquis (10-8), L: J Cueto (8-13)

Reds

63-79

Lost 1

5th, 23 GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   4   4   5    0   0  .291  .906   15    3   0   3·HR
  R Cedeno LF                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .712    1    0   0   
R Theriot SS                  5   1   2   0    1   0  .309  .752   18    2   4   
D Lee 1B                      6   0   4   3    0   0  .296  .832   14   11   1   2·2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   2   1   0    0   2  .274  .868   19    0   1   
  M Fontenot 2B               1   0   1   1    1   0  .301  .920    7    0   2   
G Soto C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .881   14    2   0   2B
  K Hill PH-C                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .500 1.250   11    2   0   
M Hoffpauir RF                4   1   0   1    1   1  .333  .854   21    1   0   
M DeRosa 2B-3B                4   2   1   3    1   0  .289  .870   18    1   3   HR
R Johnson CF                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .305  .797   14    4   0   HBP
J Marquis P                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .200  .550   12    1   2   HR
  J Samardzija P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N Cotts P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .718    1    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       45  14  18  14    4   6              165   27  13

BATTING

2B: G Soto (33, off J Cueto); D Lee 2 (35, off G Majewski, off J Cueto).

HR: M DeRosa (20, off J Burton; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF); J Marquis (1, off G Majewski; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); A Soriano 3 (27, off J Burton, 2 off J Cueto; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: R Johnson (12, by J Cueto).

TB: A Soriano 13; D Lee 6; J Marquis 4; M DeRosa 4; R Johnson 2; G Soto 2; R Theriot 2; R Cedeno; A Ramirez; M Fontenot.

RBI: A Soriano 5 (69); D Lee 3 (80); M DeRosa 3 (83); M Fontenot (35); M Hoffpauir (2); J Marquis (5).

2-out RBI: A Soriano 4; M DeRosa 3; D Lee 2; M Fontenot.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

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

E: D Lee (9).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Dickerson LF                4   0   0   1    1   1  .314 1.079   23    4   0   
J Keppinger SS                5   1   2   0    0   0  .266  .662   17    0   6   
B Phillips 2B                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .264  .765   16    2   2   GDP
J Votto 1B                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .294  .841   23   10   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              3   1   2   0    0   0  .252  .817   16    0   3   HBP
  J Cabrera PR-3B             1   2   1   4    0   0  .296  .839    1    0   0   HR
J Bruce RF                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .258  .754   21    3   0   
C Patterson CF                4   1   1   1    1   0  .202  .576   15    2   0   
P Bako C                      4   0   2   2    1   1  .208  .599   12    6   0   2B,IW
J Cueto P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .025  .118    5    0   1   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .573    5    0   0   
  G Majewski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Castillo PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .929    6    0   0   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .698    4    0   0   
Totals                       37   9  10   8    7   4              164   27  12

BATTING

2B: P Bako (9, off J Samardzija).

HR: J Cabrera (2, off C Marmol; 9th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: P Bako (4, by J Marquis).

HBP: E Encarnacion (10, by J Samardzija).

TB: J Cabrera 4; P Bako 3; E Encarnacion 2; J Keppinger 2; B Phillips 2; C Patterson.

GIDP: B Phillips (13).

RBI: J Cabrera 4 (8); P Bako 2 (34); C Dickerson (13); C Patterson (27).

2-out RBI: C Dickerson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

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
J Marquis, W (10-8)            7.1   5   2   2    5   2   0   4.36   31  107-58   43· 3·12   14· 8· 2· 0     57    -     1.20   0.21
J Samardzija                   0     1   3   2    1   0   0   2.05    4   17-9     6· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.06  -0.01
N Cotts                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.02    2   12-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.18   0.01
M Wuertz                       0     2   3   3    1   0   0   4.02    3   14-5     2· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
C Marmol                       1     2   1   1    0   2   1   2.67    5   12-11    3· 3· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          3-3    0.15   0.00
Totals                         9    10   9   8    7   4   1          45  162-90   59· 8·23   18·11· 4· 0          5-4

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 Cueto, L (8-13)              5.1   8   5   5    1   3   2   4.77   26   84-57   35·10·12   11· 5· 5· 0     34    -     0.87  -0.15
J Burton                       1.2   3   4   4    1   1   2   2.82    9   27-20   16· 3· 1    2· 3· 2· 0          2-2    0.43  -0.14
G Majewski                     1     3   2   2    1   1   1   5.73    7   24-16   11· 3· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
M Lincoln                      1     4   3   3    1   1   0   4.90    8   26-17    8· 0· 9    2· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    18  14  14    4   6   5          50  161-110  70·16·24   18·10·11· 0          2-2

J Samardzija faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
M Wuertz faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Marmol (5); J Cueto (5).

IBB: J Marquis (5; P Bako).

HBP: J Cueto (12; R Johnson); J Samardzija (1; E Encarnacion).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 41,204.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds                      
1. A Soriano            LF    1. C Dickerson          LF 
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. G Soto               C     5. E Encarnacion        3B 
6. M Hoffpauir          RF    6. J Bruce              RF 
7. M DeRosa             2B    7. C Patterson          CF 
8. R Johnson            CF    8. P Bako               C  
9. J Marquis            P     9. J Cueto              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-3  1-3  3   17%  94% A Soriano       J Burton        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); DeRosa Scores; Johnson Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  ---  2   12%  57% A Soriano       J Cueto         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 4   2  2-0  123  4  -11%  54% C Dickerson     J Marquis       Walk; Encarnacion Scores; Patterson to 3B; Bako to 2B
   t 5   0  1-2  ---  2   11%  75% A Soriano       J Cueto         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 4   0  0-1  1--  3   10%  76% G Soto          J Cueto         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ramirez to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   46%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   48%  D Lee           Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   45%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  C Dickerson     Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
          ---  4   45%  J Keppinger     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   50%  B Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Cueto facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  G Soto          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   46%  M Hoffpauir     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  M DeRosa        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   47%  J Votto         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   45%  E Encarnacion   Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   41%  J Bruce         Walk; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      12-  1   44%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Encarnacion to 3B; Bruce to 2B
          -23  4   43%  P Bako          Intentional Walk
   O      123  1   50%  J Cueto         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Cueto facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   46%  J Marquis       Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
   R      ---  2   57%  A Soriano       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  1   58%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   56%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   59%  C Dickerson     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   61%  J Keppinger     Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  1   59%  B Phillips      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   62%  J Votto         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Johnny Cueto facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   66%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   76%  G Soto          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ramirez to 3B
   RO     -23  2   74%  M Hoffpauir     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-  1   71%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          -2-  1   72%  R Johnson       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  1   69%  J Marquis       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   64%  E Encarnacion   Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   68%  J Bruce         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
          1--  5   64%  C Patterson     Walk; Encarnacion to 2B
          12-  1   56%  P Bako          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Encarnacion to 3B; Patterson to 2B
   O      123  4   65%  J Cueto         Strikeout Looking
   R      123  4   54%  C Dickerson     Walk; Encarnacion Scores; Patterson to 3B; Bako to 2B
   O      123  4   64%  J Keppinger     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   75%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  3   78%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   75%  D Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--      76%  A Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Theriot to 2B
   O      -2-  5   74%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   71%  G Soto          Groundout: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Jason Marquis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   74%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   76%  J Votto         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   78%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Johnny Cueto facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   76%  M Hoffpauir     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   78%  M DeRosa        Walk
          1--  4   83%  R Johnson       Single to RF (Ground Ball); DeRosa to 3B
                  Jared Burton replaces Johnny Cueto pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   78%  J Marquis       Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    1-3  3   94%  A Soriano       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); DeRosa Scores; Johnson Scores
   O      ---  2   94%  R Theriot       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Jason Marquis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   95%  J Bruce         Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  3   96%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  P Bako          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jared Burton facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   97%  D Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   97%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   96%  G Soto          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          1--  8   97%  M Hoffpauir     Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   99%  M DeRosa        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ramirez Scores; Hoffpauir Scores
   O      ---  2   99%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-9, Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Fontenot replaces Aramis Ramirez playing 2B batting 4th; Mark DeRosa moves to 3B; Andy Phillips pinch hits for Jared Burton batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  A Phillips      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Dickerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  J Keppinger     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Reds 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-1, Gary Majewski facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Majewski replaces Andy Phillips pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  2  100%  J Marquis       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  4  100%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Soriano to 2B
   R      -2-  1  100%  D Lee           Double to LF (Ground Ball); Soriano Scores
          -2-  6  100%  M Fontenot      Walk
                  Koyie Hill pinch hits for Geovany Soto batting 5th
   O      12-  5  100%  K Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4  100%  M Hoffpauir     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 11, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-11, Jason Marquis facing 3-4-5
                  Koyie Hill moves to C; Ronny Cedeno replaces Alfonso Soriano playing LF batting 1st
          ---  6  100%  B Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  8  100%  J Votto         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Jeff Samardzija replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
          1--  4  100%  E Encarnacion   Hit By Pitch; Phillips to 2B
                  Jolbert Cabrera pinch runs for Edwin Encarnacion batting 5th
          12-  6  100%  J Bruce         Walk; Phillips to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   RR     123  5  100%  C Patterson     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Phillips Scores; Cabrera Scores/No RBI; Bruce to 2B
   RR     12-  2   99%  P Bako          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bruce Scores; Patterson Scores/unER
                  Neal Cotts replaces Jeff Samardzija pitching and batting 9th; Wilkin Castillo pinch hits for Gary Majewski batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   99%  W Castillo      Flyball: RF (CF-RF); Bako to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  C Dickerson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 11, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 11-5, Mike Lincoln facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Wilkin Castillo pitching and batting 9th; Jolbert Cabrera moves to 3B
   O      ---  5  100%  M DeRosa        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  3  100%  R Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Neal Cotts batting 9th
   O      1--  1  100%  D Ward          Flyball: LF
          1--  1  100%  R Cedeno        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B
          12-  6  100%  R Theriot       Walk; Johnson to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   RR     123  3  100%  D Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores; Cedeno Scores; Theriot to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  M Fontenot      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Theriot Scores; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  K Hill          Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 14, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-14, Michael Wuertz facing 2-3-4
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4  100%  J Keppinger     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5  100%  B Phillips      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Keppinger to 2B
          12-  5  100%  J Votto         Walk; Keppinger to 3B; Phillips to 2B
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 9th
   RRRR   123  1   99%  J Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Keppinger Scores; Phillips Scores; Votto Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  J Bruce         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   99%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      99%  P Bako          Defensive Indifference; Patterson to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  Javier Valentin pinch hits for Mike Lincoln batting 9th
          -2-     100%  J Valentin      Wild Pitch; Patterson to 3B
   O      --3  3  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 14, Reds 9.

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