April 2, 1997 Chicago Cubs at Florida Marlins Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
@ANA 5 BAL 4
KCR 2 MIN 7
DET 6 CLE 9
@OAK 7 NYY 16
@SEA 2 TOR 6
CHW 1 CIN 5
COL 3 FLA 4
CHC 3 HOU 4
ATL 3 LAD 5
PHI 1 MON 4
STL 1 SDP 6
NYM 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 25,142

Wednesday, April 2, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:05

Cubs

0-2

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  0    3  5  3
Marlins         1  1  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    4 11  0

W: A Leiter (1-0), L: S Trachsel (0-1), S: R Nen (1)

Marlins

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .500   15    2   0   CS
D Glanville LF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   24    0   0   
M Grace 1B                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .571 1.768   13    9   1   HR,2B
S Sosa RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125   19    1   2   
R Sandberg 2B                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .333   20    2   2   
S Dunston SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125   16    4   4   
K Orie 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453   16    1   3   HBP
S Servais C                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .167  .453   15    5   1   
  B Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    4    0   0   
S Trachsel P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hansen PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Houston PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500    6    0   0   
Totals                       30   3   5   3    5   8              154   24  13

BATTING

2B: M Grace (1, off A Leiter).

HR: M Grace (1, off R Helling; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

HBP: K Orie (1, by A Leiter).

TB: M Grace 7; D Glanville; S Servais.

RBI: M Grace 3 (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sandberg-S Dunston-M Grace.

E: K Orie (1); S Servais (1); B McRae (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B McRae (1, 2nd base by A Leiter/C Johnson).

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   2  .444 1.056   24    4   1   2B
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .472   13    2   3   
G Sheffield RF                2   1   1   0    2   0  .250 1.167   21    0   0   2B,CS
B Bonilla 3B                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .444 1.000   20    1   1   2B,SB
M Alou LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .847   16    1   0   
D White CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .400 1.225   20    2   0   SB
J Conine 1B                   3   0   3   1    1   0  .714 1.607   13    9   1   2B
C Johnson C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .542   15    8   1   IW
A Leiter P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   GDP
  R Helling P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Eisenreich PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  R Nen P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4  11   4    5   4              152   27   8

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (1, off S Trachsel); J Conine (1, off S Trachsel); B Bonilla (1, off T Wendell); L Castillo (1, off S Trachsel).

IBB: C Johnson (1, by S Trachsel).

TB: J Conine 4; B Bonilla 3; L Castillo 3; G Sheffield 2; C Johnson; D White; M Alou.

GIDP: A Leiter (1).

RBI: B Bonilla 2 (2); J Conine (2); M Alou (3).

2-out RBI: B Bonilla; M Alou.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Conine-L Castillo.

BASERUNNING

SB: D White (1, 2nd base off S Trachsel/S Servais); B Bonilla (1, 2nd base off S Trachsel/S Servais).

CS: G Sheffield (1, 2nd base by S Trachsel/S Servais).

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
S Trachsel, L (0-1)            4.2   7   4   4    4   2   0   7.71   23   94-51   30· 7·14   11· 2· 4· 0     32    -     0.80  -0.16
T Adams                        1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   14-9     5· 2· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.58   0.03
T Wendell                      1.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7   28-14    8· 3· 3    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.50  -0.02
B Patterson                    0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    6-3     3· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.15   0.07
Totals                         8    11   4   4    5   4   0          37  142-77   46·12·19   17· 7· 4· 0          3-0

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Leiter, W (1-0)              5     4   2   2    3   3   0   3.60   21   83-45   27· 2·16    5· 7· 2· 0     51    -     1.11   0.05
R Helling, H (1)               2.1   1   1   1    1   2   1   3.86    9   42-26   16· 0·10    2· 4· 0· 0          1-0    1.53   0.15
J Powell, H (1)                0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   12-6     2· 1· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.19   0.06
R Nen, S (1)                   1     0   0   0    0   2   0   9.00    3   15-11    7· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     5   3   3    5   8   1          36  152-88   52· 6·30    8·11· 3· 0          1-0

A Leiter faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Trachsel (1; C Johnson).

HBP: A Leiter (1; K Orie).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 25,142.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Florida Marlins                      
1. B McRae              CF    1. L Castillo           2B 
2. D Glanville          LF    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. M Grace              1B    3. G Sheffield          RF 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. R Sandberg           2B    5. M Alou               LF 
6. S Dunston            SS    6. D White              CF 
7. K Orie               3B    7. J Conine             1B 
8. S Servais            C     8. C Johnson            C  
9. S Trachsel           P     9. A Leiter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  4-0  12-  4  -14%  71% M Grace         A Leiter        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); McRae Scores; Glanville Scores
   t 8   1  4-2  ---  2  -10%  81% M Grace         R Helling       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Grace Scores
   b 4   1  0-2  123  2   -9%  76% A Leiter        S Trachsel      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  5    9%  63% B Bonilla       S Trachsel      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sheffield Scores
   t 6   1  4-2  1-3  6    9%  79% S Dunston       R Helling       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   46%  B McRae         Walk
   O      1--      52%  D Glanville     McRae Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   54%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   53%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   55%  S Sosa          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   53%  G Sheffield     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  5   63%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sheffield Scores
   O      1--  2   61%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   63%  R Sandberg      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  5   65%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   66%  K Orie          Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
          --- 10   69%  D White         Walk
          1--      74%  J Conine        White Steals 2B; White to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  2   78%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); White Scores
   O      1--  5   75%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   73%  A Leiter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Leiter to 1B
   O      1--  6   72%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   68%  S Servais       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   76%  S Trachsel      Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B); Servais out at 1B/1B-2B
   O      ---  2   77%  B McRae         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   76%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   77%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  4   75%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   74%  M Alou          Sheffield Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   76%  D Glanville     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   78%  M Grace         Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   79%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   78%  M Alou          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   79%  D White         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5   85%  J Conine        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); White to 3B
          -23  4   85%  C Johnson       Intentional Walk
   OO     123  2   76%  A Leiter        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   71%  R Sandberg      Walk
   O      1--  3   75%  S Dunston       Flyball: CF
          1--  3   71%  K Orie          Hit By Pitch; Sandberg to 2B
   O      12-  5   76%  S Servais       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   82%  S Trachsel      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   86%  L Castillo      Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   85%  E Renteria      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Castillo to 3B
          --3  5   86%  G Sheffield     Walk
   RO     1-3  6   88%  B Bonilla       Flyball: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short RF); Castillo Scores; Bonilla to 1B
          1--      88%  M Alou          Bonilla Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   93%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bonilla Scores
                  Terry Adams replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   92%  D White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   90%  B McRae         Walk
          1--  5   85%  D Glanville     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McRae to 2B
   RR     12-  4   71%  M Grace         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); McRae Scores; Glanville Scores
                  Rick Helling replaces Al Leiter pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  7   74%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B; Grace to 3B
          --3  6   70%  R Sandberg      Walk
   O      1-3  6   79%  S Dunston       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1-3  3   85%  K Orie          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Terry Adams facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   87%  J Conine        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   85%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   84%  R Helling       Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short 1B Line); Helling to 1B
   O      1--  6   82%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Rick Helling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   86%  S Servais       Strikeout Looking
                  Dave Hansen pinch hits for Terry Adams batting 9th
   O      ---  3   88%  D Hansen        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   89%  B McRae         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Turk Wendell facing 2-3-4
                  Turk Wendell replaces Dave Hansen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   88%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   87%  G Sheffield     Popfly: SS
          ---  5   89%  B Bonilla       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   87%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Rick Helling facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   91%  D Glanville     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   81%  M Grace         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Grace Scores
                  Jay Powell replaces Rick Helling pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   74%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   87%  S Dunston       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Marlins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Turk Wendell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   86%  D White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   87%  J Conine        Walk
          1--  5   91%  C Johnson       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Conine to 3B/Adv on E8
                  Bob Patterson replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 9th; Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Jay Powell batting 9th
          1-3      91%  J Eisenreich    E5 on Foul Ball (3B Foul)
   O      1-3  3   87%  " "             Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Conine out at Hm/3B; Johnson to 2B; Eisenreich to 1B
   O      12-  3   84%  L Castillo      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Johnson out at Hm/RF-C; Eisenreich to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Marlins 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Robb Nen facing 7-8-9
                  Robb Nen replaces Jim Eisenreich pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   91%  K Orie          Strikeout Swinging
                  Brant Brown pinch hits for Scott Servais batting 8th
   O      ---  4   96%  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  Tyler Houston pinch hits for Bob Patterson batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  T Houston       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Marlins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:FLO199704020

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation