April 3, 1997 Chicago Cubs at Florida Marlins Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 2
BOS 0 BAL 6
KCR 4 MIN 10
DET 6 OAK 5
CLE 4 COL 7
@CIN 1 FLA 8
CHC 2 ATL 3
@HOU 2 LAD 2
PHI 1 MON 9
STL 4 NYM 4
@SDP 1 SFG 7
PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 32,952

Thursday, April 3, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:02

Cubs

0-3

Lost 3

4th, 2 GB

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

W: A Fernandez (1-0), L: F Castillo (0-1)

Marlins

3-0

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333   11    2   0   
B Brown LF-1B-LF              4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .347   11    4   0   
M Grace 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.645   13    3   0   3B
  J Hernandez PR-LF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .091  .349   17    1   0   2B
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .425   13    2   2   
S Dunston SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .091  .258   10    2   2   GDP
K Orie 3B                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .300  .764   18    1   2   2B
S Servais C                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .111  .384   14    9   1   HBP,GDP
F Castillo P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   0   
  K Bottenfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hansen PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Glanville PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    7    0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Houston 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   1   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    0   2              131   24   8

BATTING

2B: K Orie (1, off A Fernandez); S Sosa (1, off J Powell).

3B: M Grace (1, off A Fernandez).

HBP: S Servais (1, by A Fernandez).

TB: M Grace 3; K Orie 3; S Sosa 2; R Sandberg; B Brown; S Dunston.

GIDP: S Servais (1); S Dunston (1).

RBI: S Servais (1); K Orie (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Dunston-R Sandberg-B Brown.

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 5   1   3   0    0   1  .500 1.104   16    1   3   SB,CS
E Renteria SS                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .167  .536   25    2   3   SB
G Sheffield RF                1   1   0   1    3   0  .200 1.114   26    8   0   SB,HBP
B Bonilla 3B                  4   0   0   1    1   2  .308  .742   22    0   1   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
M Alou LF                     4   1   3   2    1   0  .417 1.096   17    0   0   SB
D White CF                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .333  .982   25    3   0   
J Conine 1B                   4   1   1   4    0   0  .545 1.492   14    9   2   HR,GDP
C Johnson C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .222  .639   17    2   0   
A Fernandez P                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   10    1   3   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Arias PH-3B               0   1   0   0    0   0                2    0   0   HBP
Totals                       32   8  10   8    8   8              174   27  12

BATTING

HR: J Conine (1, off F Castillo; 1st inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: A Arias (1, by M Rojas); G Sheffield (2, by M Rojas).

TB: J Conine 4; L Castillo 3; M Alou 3; C Johnson; D White; E Renteria.

GIDP: J Conine (1).

RBI: J Conine 4 (6); M Alou 2 (5); G Sheffield (1); B Bonilla (3).

2-out RBI: J Conine 4; M Alou.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Renteria-J Conine; E Renteria-L Castillo-J Conine.

E: E Renteria (1); B Bonilla (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sheffield (1, 3rd base off F Castillo/S Servais); E Renteria (1, 2nd base off F Castillo/S Servais); L Castillo (2, 2nd base off K Bottenfield/S Servais); M Alou (1, 2nd base off F Castillo/S Servais).

CS: L Castillo (2, 2nd base by F Castillo/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
F Castillo, L (0-1)            4.1   8   5   5    4   4   1  10.38   24   90-49   27· 5·17   10· 6· 0· 0     27    -     0.67  -0.32
K Bottenfield                  1.2   1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    7   27-17    4· 6· 7    1· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.35   0.04
T Wendell                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   13-7     5· 2· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
M Rojas                        1     1   3   3    2   1   0  27.00    8   33-14   10· 3· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   8   8    8   8   1          42  163-87   46·16·25   15· 7· 2· 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 Fernandez, W (1-0)           6.2   5   1   1    0   2   0   1.35   26   97-60   42· 5·13   14· 5· 4· 0     62    -     0.61   0.17
D Cook, H (1)                  1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   21-15   11· 2· 2    0· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.51   0.05
J Powell                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   5.40    5   13-8     6· 0· 2    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         9     7   2   2    0   2   0          35  131-83   59· 7·17   17· 8· 7· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Rojas 2 (2; A Arias, G Sheffield); A Fernandez (1; S Servais).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 32,952.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 16mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Florida Marlins                      
1. B McRae              CF    1. L Castillo           2B 
2. B Brown              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. F Castillo           P     9. A Fernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  123  5   23%  90% J Conine        F Castillo      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sheffield Scores; Alou Scores; White Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  2   10%  64% M Alou          F Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Renteria Scores; Sheffield to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  4   -6%  53% E Renteria      F Castillo      Castillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 7   0  5-1  1--  6    5%  97% S Dunston       A Fernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   1  5-0  1--  3   -5%  85% K Orie          A Fernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive); Dunston to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Fernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  B McRae         Flyball: RF
          ---  4   50%  B Brown         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   53%  M Grace         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
   O      1--  5   55%  S Sosa          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      53%  E Renteria      Castillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   55%  " "             Walk
          1--  4   58%  G Sheffield     Walk; Renteria to 2B
   O      12-  4   54%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
   R      12-  2   64%  M Alou          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Renteria Scores; Sheffield to 2B
          12-  4   67%  D White         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Sheffield to 3B; Alou to 2B
   RRRR   123  5   90%  J Conine        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sheffield Scores; Alou Scores; White Scores
          ---  2   90%  C Johnson       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   90%  A Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 5.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Alex Fernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   91%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  1   90%  S Dunston       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   85%  K Orie          Double to LF (Line Drive); Dunston to 3B
   RO     -23  4   86%  S Servais       Groundout: 2B-1B; Dunston Scores; Orie to 3B
   O      --3  4   88%  F Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   88%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
          ---  9   88%  E Renteria      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--      89%  G Sheffield     Renteria Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   88%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Renteria to 3B
   O      --3  5   87%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Alex Fernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   88%  B McRae         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   89%  B Brown         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   90%  M Grace         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Frank Castillo facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   91%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   90%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   89%  J Conine        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   88%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Alex Fernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   90%  S Sosa          Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   91%  R Sandberg      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   92%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Frank Castillo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   91%  A Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   91%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   90%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Alex Fernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   92%  K Orie          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   93%  S Servais       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   94%  F Castillo      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Frank Castillo facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   94%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  4   94%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          1--  2   94%  M Alou          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sheffield to 2B
          12-      96%  D White         Sheffield Steals 3B; Alou Steals 2B
          -23  6   96%  " "             Walk
                  Kent Bottenfield replaces Frank Castillo pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  1   94%  J Conine        Lineout: 3B
   O      123  5   92%  C Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Alex Fernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   94%  B McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   95%  B Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   94%  M Grace         Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Jose Hernandez pinch runs for Mark Grace batting 3rd
   O      --3  4   95%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Kent Bottenfield facing 9-1-2
                  Brant Brown moves to 1B; Jose Hernandez moves to LF
   O      ---  4   95%  A Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   95%  L Castillo      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   95%  E Renteria      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--      95%  G Sheffield     Castillo Steals 2B
          -2-  6   95%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   94%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Alex Fernandez facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   92%  R Sandberg      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  6   97%  S Dunston       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  3   96%  K Orie          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   95%  S Servais       Hit By Pitch; Orie to 2B
                  Dennis Cook replaces Alex Fernandez pitching and batting 9th; Doug Glanville pinch hits for Dave Hansen batting 9th; Dave Hansen pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield batting 9th
   O      12-  7   97%  D Glanville     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Turk Wendell facing 5-6-7
                  Turk Wendell replaces Doug Glanville pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   98%  M Alou          Walk
   O      1--  1   97%  D White         Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  7   97%  J Conine        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Dennis Cook facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   98%  B McRae         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  2   99%  B Brown         Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  8   99%  J Hernandez     Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mel Rojas facing 8-9-1
                  Mel Rojas replaces Jose Hernandez pitching and batting 3rd; Tyler Houston replaces Turk Wendell playing 1B batting 9th; Brant Brown moves to LF
          ---  4   99%  C Johnson       Walk
                  Alex Arias pinch hits for Dennis Cook batting 9th
          1--  2   99%  A Arias         Hit By Pitch; Johnson to 2B
          12-  2  100%  L Castillo      Single to P (Bunt); Johnson to 3B; Arias to 2B
   O      123  2   99%  E Renteria      Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Arias to 3B; Castillo to 2B
   R      123  4  100%  G Sheffield     Hit By Pitch; Arias Scores; Castillo to 3B; Renteria to 2B
   R      123  6  100%  B Bonilla       Walk; Castillo Scores; Renteria to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   RO     123  7  100%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Renteria Scores; Sheffield to 3B
   O      1-3  6  100%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 8.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Jay Powell facing 4-5-6
                  Jay Powell replaces Bobby Bonilla pitching and batting 4th; Alex Arias moves to 3B
          ---  4  100%  S Sosa          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  2   99%  R Sandberg      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      12-  1  100%  S Dunston       Groundout: 1B-P; Sosa to 3B; Sandberg to 2B
   R      -23  5   99%  K Orie          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Sosa Scores; Sandberg to 3B
   OO     1-3  1  100%  S Servais       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:FLO199704030

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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