September 20, 2004 Chicago Cubs at Florida Marlins Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 5
SEA 2 BAL 9
@BOS 6 MIN 8
@CHW 2 DET 3
CLE 1 TOR 6
@NYY 3 KCR 6
@TBD 3 CHC 5
@FLA 1 FLA 5
CHC 2 STL 7
@MIL 4

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 20, 2004, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Cubs

83-65

Won 2

2nd, 15 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  3  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    5 16  2
Marlins         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0

W: M Prior (6-4), L: C Pavano (17-7)

Marlins

78-70

Lost 1

2nd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                5   1   3   2    0   1  .280  .804   15    6   0   2B
N Perez SS                    5   1   3   0    0   2  .251  .622   18    4   1   2B
M Alou LF                     4   0   2   1    1   1  .292  .925   17    1   0   2B
D Lee 1B                      5   1   1   0    0   4  .294  .902   20    4   0   2B
T Walker 2B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .278  .827   17    1   2   
  L Hawkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Grieve RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .794    7    1   0   2·HBP
  A Ramirez PH-3B             2   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .949   14    0   0   GDP
J Macias 3B-RF                4   1   3   1    0   0  .268  .659   13    1   1   
P Bako C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .208  .555   15    9   0   GDP
M Prior P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .321   15    0   3   SH
  R Dempster P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Grudzielanek 2B           0   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .774         0   0   
Totals                       38   5  16   5    1   9              151   27   7

BATTING

2B: C Patterson (31, off C Pavano); D Lee (39, off C Pavano); N Perez (15, off C Pavano); M Alou (33, off C Pavano).

SH: M Prior (6, off C Pavano).

HBP: B Grieve 2 (2, 2 by C Pavano).

TB: C Patterson 4; N Perez 4; J Macias 3; M Alou 3; D Lee 2; T Walker 2; P Bako; A Ramirez.

GIDP: P Bako (3); A Ramirez (20).

RBI: C Patterson 2 (68); M Alou (98); J Macias (19); T Walker (44).

2-out RBI: T Walker; M Alou.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Prior-N Perez-D Lee.

E: D Lee (6); N Perez (8).

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .321  .775   16    0   0   SB
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .736   19    2   3   
P Lo Duca C                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .299  .788   22    9   0   SF
M Cabrera LF                  4   0   3   0    0   1  .304  .894   20    2   2   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .875   19    3   1   
J Conine 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .763    7    9   1   
J Encarnacion RF              3   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .712   20    0   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .232  .688   14    2   4   GDP
C Pavano P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .177  .526    7    0   2   
  M Perisho P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Mordecai PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .538    4    0   0   
  N Bump P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .545    1    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    1   9              149   27  13

BATTING

SF: P Lo Duca (6, off M Prior).

TB: M Cabrera 3; J Encarnacion; L Castillo; C Pavano; J Pierre.

GIDP: A Gonzalez (17).

RBI: P Lo Duca (76).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Castillo-A Gonzalez-J Conine; A Gonzalez-J Conine.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Pierre (39, 3rd base off M Prior/P Bako).

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
M Prior, W (6-4)               7.2   5   1   1    1   9   0   4.59   30  129-85   46·10·29   11· 7· 2· 0     73    -     0.87   0.21
R Dempster                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.52    2    8-6     4· 0· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.71   0.01
L Hawkins                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.48    4    8-5     4· 1· 0    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.37   0.02
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   9   0          36  145-96   54·11·31   11·12· 3· 0          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
C Pavano, L (17-7)             6    12   5   5    1   6   0   3.11   31  105-76   45·13·18   12· 5· 5· 0     33    -     0.85  -0.28
M Perisho                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.01    3   16-10    7· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.24   0.01
N Bump                         2     3   0   0    0   3   0   5.13    8   30-21   11· 5· 5    1· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    16   5   5    1   9   0          42  151-107  63·19·25   15· 6· 9· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Pavano 2 (11; B Grieve, B Grieve).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Kevin Kelley, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 18mph from Left to Right.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Florida Marlins                      
1. C Patterson          CF    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. N Perez              SS    2. L Castillo           2B 
3. M Alou               LF    3. P Lo Duca            C  
4. D Lee                1B    4. M Cabrera            LF 
5. T Walker             2B    5. M Lowell             3B 
6. B Grieve             RF    6. J Conine             1B 
7. J Macias             3B    7. J Encarnacion        RF 
8. P Bako               C     8. A Gonzalez           SS 
9. M Prior              P     9. C Pavano             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  1-1  -23  2   13%  72% C Patterson     C Pavano        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Macias Scores; Bako Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  6   11%  60% T Walker        C Pavano        Single to CF (Line Drive); Perez Scores; Alou to 3B
   t 2   0  1-1  1--  2    9%  63% P Bako          C Pavano        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Macias to 3B
   t 2   2  1-3  -2-  1    8%  78% M Alou          C Pavano        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Patterson Scores
   t 5   1  1-4  12-  3    5%  91% J Macias        C Pavano        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lee Scores; Grieve to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  C Patterson     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   52%  N Perez         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
          -2-  5   54%  M Alou          Walk
   O      12-  6   49%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  6   60%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive); Perez Scores; Alou to 3B
   O      1-3  2   56%  B Grieve        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   52%  J Pierre        Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   54%  L Castillo      Groundout: P-1B; Pierre to 2B
          -2-      51%  P Lo Duca       Pierre Steals 3B
   RO     --3  6   49%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Pierre Scores
          ---  4   48%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Carl Pavano facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   54%  J Macias        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   63%  P Bako          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Macias to 3B
   O      1-3  1   59%  M Prior         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bako to 2B
   RR     -23  2   72%  C Patterson     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Macias Scores; Bako Scores
   O      -2-  3   69%  N Perez         Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  1   78%  M Alou          Double to CF (Fly Ball); Patterson Scores
   O      -2-  4   75%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   78%  J Conine        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  9   75%  J Encarnacion   Walk
   OO     1--  3   80%  A Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Marlins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Carl Pavano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   79%  T Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   80%  B Grieve        Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   82%  J Macias        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Grieve to 2B
   O      12-  4   80%  P Bako          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      12-  6   77%  M Prior         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Prior facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   79%  C Pavano        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   81%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   80%  L Castillo      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   82%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Marlins 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   81%  C Patterson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   80%  N Perez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   79%  M Alou          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   82%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   83%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  J Conine        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Marlins 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Carl Pavano facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   88%  D Lee           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   85%  T Walker        Foul Popfly: 3B (Behind Home)
          -2-  3   86%  B Grieve        Hit By Pitch
   R      12-  3   91%  J Macias        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lee Scores; Grieve to 2B
   OO     12-  1   88%  P Bako          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Prior facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   90%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   92%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   91%  C Pavano        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   92%  J Pierre        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Marlins 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Carl Pavano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   92%  M Prior         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   92%  C Patterson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   91%  N Perez         Single to LF (Line Drive); Patterson out at 3B/LF-3B
          1--  2   92%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Perez to 2B
   O      12-  4   91%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Prior facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   88%  L Castillo      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   90%  P Lo Duca       Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   87%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Line Drive); Castillo to 2B
   O      12-  3   91%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   94%  J Conine        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Marlins 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Matt Perisho facing 5-6-7
                  Matt Perisho replaces Carl Pavano pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   95%  T Walker        Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Aramis Ramirez pinch hits for Ben Grieve batting 6th
   OO     1--  9   94%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  J Macias        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Prior facing 7-8-9
                  Aramis Ramirez moves to 3B; Jose Macias moves to RF
   O      ---  4   95%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  4   96%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Matt Perisho batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  M Mordecai      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Marlins 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Nate Bump facing 8-9-1
                  Nate Bump replaces Mike Mordecai pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  8   96%  P Bako          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  M Prior         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   96%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   97%  N Perez         Single to RF (Line Drive); Patterson to 3B
   O      1-3  3   96%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   93%  J Pierre        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   96%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   98%  P Lo Duca       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Ryan Dempster replaces Mark Prior pitching and batting 9th
          1--  3   96%  M Cabrera       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Lo Duca to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Marlins 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Nate Bump facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   98%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   98%  T Walker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   98%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ramirez out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-5, LaTroy Hawkins facing 6-7-8
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Todd Walker pitching and batting 5th; Mark Grudzielanek replaces Ryan Dempster playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  J Conine        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   98%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2  100%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Nate Bump batting 9th
   O      1--  1  100%  L Harris        Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Marlins 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:FLO200409201

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