October 12, 2003 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 5 at Dolphin Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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2003 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 5
2003 postseason: WS: FLA-NYY / ALCS: NYY-BOS / NLCS: FLA-CHC / Div. Series: NYY-MIN / BOS-OAK / FLA-SFG / CHC-ATL

Game 1
FLA  9
@CHC  8
(11) Game 2
CHC 12
FLA  3
Game 3
CHC  5
@FLA  4
(11) Game 4
CHC  8
@FLA  3
Game 5
FLA  4
CHC  0
Game 6
FLA  8
@CHC  3
Game 7
FLA  9
@CHC  6

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 65,279

Sunday, October 12, 2003, 4:40PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Cubs

Dusty Baker

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

W: J Beckett (1-0), L: C Zambrano (0-1)

Marlins

Jack McKeon

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .409  .935   10    3   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .478   17    3   3   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .263 1.019   15    2   0   
M Alou LF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .824   10    1   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   2  .263 1.259   22    0   2   
R Simon 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .357 1.071    9    9   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.174   10    1   3   
P Bako C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .523    8    5   1   
C Zambrano P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   2   
  T Goodwin PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.333    4    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T O'Leary PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   0   2   0    1  11              115   24  12

BATTING

TB: A Gonzalez; M Alou.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Ramirez-M Grudzielanek-R Simon.

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .217  .584   20    2   0   
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .554   14    0   4   
I Rodriguez C                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .350 1.135   15   11   0   HR
M Cabrera RF                  2   1   1   0    1   1  .400 1.178   16    1   0   HBP
D Lee 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .481   19   10   1   GDP
M Lowell 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .250 1.107   15    2   1   HR
J Conine LF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .368 1.093   17    0   0   HR
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .294   17    0   5   
J Beckett P                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .762   19    1   0   
Totals                       31   4   8   4    5   5              152   27  11

BATTING

HR: J Conine (1, off M Remlinger; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Lowell (2, off C Zambrano; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); I Rodriguez (2, off D Veres; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: M Cabrera (1, by C Zambrano).

TB: M Lowell 5; I Rodriguez 4; J Conine 4; J Beckett; L Castillo; M Cabrera; J Pierre.

GIDP: D Lee (1).

RBI: M Lowell 2 (3); J Conine (2); I Rodriguez (8).

2-out RBI: M Lowell 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

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
C Zambrano, L (0-1)            5     5   2   2    4   5   1   5.73   25  113-60   30· 6·24    6· 4· 0· 5     50    -     1.28  -0.00
D Veres                        1.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   3.38    6   15-12    8· 0· 4    3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.38  -0.03
A Alfonseca                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.32   0.01
M Remlinger                    1     1   1   1    1   0   1   3.86    5   18-12    7· 0· 5    0· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         8     8   4   4    5   5   3          37  150-87   48· 6·33   10· 7· 1· 8          1-0

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Beckett, W (1-0)             9     2   0   0    1  11   0   3.52   30  115-80   45·18·17   11· 5· 0· 2     93    -     0.81   0.47
Totals                         9     2   0   0    1  11   0          30  115-80   45·18·17   11· 5· 0· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Zambrano (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Zambrano (1; M Cabrera).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 65,279.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 89° F, Wind 7mph , Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Florida Marlins                      
1. K Lofton             CF    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. L Castillo           2B 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. I Rodriguez          C  
4. M Alou               LF    4. M Cabrera            RF 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. D Lee                1B 
6. R Simon              1B    6. M Lowell             3B 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. J Conine             LF 
8. P Bako               C     8. A Gonzalez           SS 
9. C Zambrano           P     9. J Beckett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-0  1--  2   26%  79% M Lowell        C Zambrano      Home Run; Cabrera Scores
   b 4   2  0-0  123  4   -9%  50% L Castillo      C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   b 3   2  0-0  123  4   -8%  50% D Lee           C Zambrano      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 7   1  0-2  ---  2    6%  94% I Rodriguez     D Veres         Home Run
   t 7   1  2-0  1--  3    4%  86% A Ramirez       J Beckett       Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF
          ---  6   55%  L Castillo      Single to CF
   O      1--  3   52%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   50%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   50%  A Ramirez       Walk
   O      1--  3   53%  R Simon         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   55%  A Gonzalez      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   53%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   51%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   52%  J Conine        Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   52%  P Bako          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   54%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  J Beckett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   56%  J Pierre        Single to LF
   O      1--  2   54%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B; Pierre to 2B
          -2-  7   55%  I Rodriguez     Walk
          12-      57%  M Cabrera       Wild Pitch; Pierre to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
          -23  4   58%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      123  4   50%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   55%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   56%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   60%  M Lowell        Single to RF
   O      1--  5   56%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   53%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   56%  J Beckett       Single to RF; Lowell to 3B
          1-3  5   59%  J Pierre        Walk; Beckett to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
   O      --- 12   53%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  R Simon         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   53%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF
   O      1--  2   57%  P Bako          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   54%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---  5   57%  M Cabrera       Walk
   O      1--  5   53%  D Lee           Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  2   79%  M Lowell        Home Run; Cabrera Scores
   O      ---  5   78%  J Conine        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Josh Beckett facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Carlos Zambrano batting 9th
   O      ---  4   81%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   84%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   85%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Veres facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Veres replaces Tom Goodwin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   84%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   83%  J Beckett       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   82%  J Pierre        Bunt Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Josh Beckett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   85%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   81%  M Alou          Single to CF
   O      1--  3   86%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   89%  R Simon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Veres facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   88%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   94%  I Rodriguez     Home Run
          ---  2   94%  M Cabrera       Single to CF
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Dave Veres pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  4   93%  D Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   95%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Antonio Alfonseca batting 9th
   O      ---  6   97%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Remlinger facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Troy O'Leary pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF
   R      ---  1   99%  J Conine        Home Run
   O      ---  4   99%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   99%  J Beckett       Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  J Pierre        Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  100%  K Lofton        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4  100%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:FLO200310120

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation