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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 37,412

Monday, September 20, 2004, 4:21PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Cubs

83-66

Lost 1

2nd, 15 GB

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

W: D Weathers (7-7), L: M Clement (9-13), S: A Benitez (44)

Marlins

79-70

Won 1

2nd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                4   0   0   0    0   3  .278  .799   14    2   0   
N Perez SS                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .251  .626   17    1   1   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   2  .318  .950   23    0   1   
M Alou LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .921   15    1   0   
D Lee 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .292  .895   16    7   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .863   14    1   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .764   10    3   4   
  T Walker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .824    4    0   0   
M Barrett C                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .302  .863   15    9   1   HR
M Clement P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .145  .322    5    0   0   
  J Leicester P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Grieve PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .791    3    0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Macias PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .656    5    0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   5   2    3  11              141   24   7

BATTING

2B: N Perez (16, off R Seanez).

HR: M Barrett (16, off D Weathers; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

TB: M Barrett 4; A Ramirez 2; N Perez 2; S Sosa.

RBI: M Barrett (64); A Ramirez (98).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

PO: A Ramirez (1st base by R Seanez).

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .321  .776   16    3   0   SB
L Castillo 2B                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .297  .735   20    1   3   
M Cabrera LF                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .303  .893   17    2   0   2B
J Conine 1B                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .277  .762   23    6   0   CS,HBP
D Easley RF                   3   1   2   4    0   0  .247  .820   10    1   0   HR,2B
  J Encarnacion RF            0   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .713    5    3   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .869    7    0   1   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .231  .683   17    1   2   
M Redmond C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .252  .647   12   10   1   
D Weathers P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    0   0   
  R Seanez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Mordecai PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .532    5    0   0   
  G Mota P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .417         0   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       27   5   4   5    6   9              143   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Cabrera (31, off M Clement); D Easley (19, off M Clement).

HR: D Easley (8, off M Clement; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: J Conine (1, by M Clement).

TB: D Easley 6; M Cabrera 2; J Pierre.

RBI: D Easley 4 (41); M Cabrera (102).

2-out RBI: D Easley 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Seanez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Pierre (40, 2nd base off J Leicester/M Barrett).

CS: J Conine (4, 2nd base by K Farnsworth/M Barrett).

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 Clement, L (9-13)            2.1   3   5   5    3   3   1   3.68   14   59-34   17· 4·13    4· 3· 1· 0     31    -     0.85  -0.35
J Leicester                    1.2   1   0   0    1   3   0   3.79    7   29-17    9· 2· 6    3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.37   0.04
K Farnsworth                   2     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.95    6   18-10    4· 1· 5    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.03
K Mercker                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.17    3   11-7     3· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
M Wuertz                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.94    4   19-11    5· 2· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         8     4   5   5    6   9   1          34  136-79   38·10·31    9· 9· 1· 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
D Weathers, W (7-7)            5     2   1   1    2   6   1   4.42   19   73-42   24· 5·13    5· 6· 0· 0     63    -     0.81   0.13
R Seanez                       1     2   1   1    1   2   0   3.79    6   22-15    8· 2· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61  -0.01
G Mota, H (26)                 2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.06    6   27-20   12· 4· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.63   0.09
A Benitez, S (44)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.10    4   18-13    9· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.68   0.03
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3  11   1          35  140-90   53·13·24    9·12· 0· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Clement (14).

IBB: None.

PO: R Seanez (0; A Ramirez, 1st base).

HBP: M Clement (12; J Conine).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Kevin Kelley, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 37,412.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 14mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Florida Marlins                      
1. C Patterson          CF    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. N Perez              SS    2. L Castillo           2B 
3. A Ramirez            3B    3. M Cabrera            LF 
4. M Alou               LF    4. J Conine             1B 
5. D Lee                1B    5. D Easley             RF 
6. S Sosa               RF    6. M Lowell             3B 
7. M Grudzielanek       2B    7. A Gonzalez           SS 
8. M Barrett            C     8. M Redmond            C  
9. M Clement            P     9. D Weathers           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  3   24%  79% D Easley        M Clement       Home Run (Fly Ball); Pierre Scores; Conine Scores
   b 3   0  1-3  1--  3    8%  88% M Cabrera       M Clement       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF); Castillo Scores
   t 3   1  3-0  ---  3   -8%  74% M Barrett       D Weathers      Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   t 6   0  5-2  12-  3    6%  82% D Lee           R Seanez        Strikeout Swinging
   t 6   0  5-1  -2-  5   -5%  83% A Ramirez       R Seanez        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Perez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Weathers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   54%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Clement facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  J Pierre        Walk
   O      1--  4   57%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B; Pierre to 2B
   O      -2-  4   53%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      54%  J Conine        Wild Pitch; Pierre to 3B
          --3  5   55%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   RRR    1-3  3   79%  D Easley        Home Run (Fly Ball); Pierre Scores; Conine Scores
   O      ---  2   78%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Weathers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   80%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   82%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   83%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Matt Clement facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   81%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   83%  M Redmond       Walk
   O      1--  6   81%  D Weathers      Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  4   80%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Marlins 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Weathers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   82%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  3   74%  M Barrett       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   76%  M Clement       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   77%  C Patterson     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Matt Clement facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   79%  L Castillo      Walk
   R      1--  3   88%  M Cabrera       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF); Castillo Scores
   O      -2-  3   87%  J Conine        Groundout: 2B-1B; Cabrera to 3B
   R      --3  5   91%  D Easley        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cabrera Scores
                  Jon Leicester replaces Matt Clement pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   90%  M Lowell        Groundout: 2B-1B; Easley to 3B
   O      --3  5   88%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Weathers facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   85%  N Perez         Walk
          1--  4   80%  A Ramirez       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Perez to 2B
   O      12-  5   85%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   89%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   92%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jon Leicester facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   91%  M Redmond       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   90%  D Weathers      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   91%  J Pierre        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      91%  L Castillo      Pierre Steals 2B
          -2-  5   91%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  7   90%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Weathers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   92%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF
          ---  5   90%  M Barrett       Walk
                  Ben Grieve pinch hits for Jon Leicester batting 9th
   O      1--  3   92%  B Grieve        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   94%  C Patterson     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Kyle Farnsworth facing 4-5-6
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Ben Grieve pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   94%  J Conine        Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  1   93%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   92%  A Gonzalez      Conine Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Marlins 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Rudy Seanez facing 2-3-4
                  Rudy Seanez replaces Dave Weathers pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   88%  N Perez         Double to 2B (Pop Fly)
   R      -2-  5   83%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Perez Scores
          1--      81%  M Alou          Ramirez Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Ramirez to 2B
          -2-  4   76%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   82%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   87%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   92%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Kyle Farnsworth facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   91%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   90%  M Redmond       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Rudy Seanez batting 9th
   O      ---  5   90%  M Mordecai      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Guillermo Mota facing 8-9-1
                  Guillermo Mota replaces Mike Mordecai pitching and batting 9th; Juan Encarnacion replaces Damion Easley playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  2   92%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jose Macias pinch hits for Kyle Farnsworth batting 9th
   O      ---  5   94%  J Macias        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   94%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
                  Kent Mercker replaces Jose Macias pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   94%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   93%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Guillermo Mota facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   95%  N Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  9   97%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Michael Wuertz facing 4-5-6
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   97%  J Conine        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   97%  J Encarnacion   Walk
   O      1--  3   97%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   97%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Armando Benitez facing 5-6-7
                  Armando Benitez replaces Guillermo Mota pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   99%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   96%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Todd Walker pinch hits for Mark Grudzielanek batting 7th
   O      1--  4   99%  T Walker        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  5  100%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Marlins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:FLO200409202

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation