May 2, 1997 Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
OAK 1 NYY 9
@KCR 1 SEA 8
MIL 1 BOS 5
@TEX 4 MIN 3
@TOR 2
(10) PIT 3
@ATL 2 PHI 7
@COL 4 HOU 2
FLA 1 LAD 8
CHC 7
(10) NYM 7
STL 4 MON 5
@SDP 4 CIN 6
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 41,313

Friday, May 2, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:38

Cubs

6-21

Lost 3

5th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  6   0  0  0   0    7 12  1
Dodgers         3  0  1   0  0  0   2  0  1   1    8 11  0

W: T Candiotti (3-1), L: B Patterson (1-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Dodgers

15-11

Won 4

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   2   2   0    2   1  .200  .598   26    3   0   2B
S Dunston SS                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .655   17    2   1   
M Grace 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .318  .935   17   10   0   SF
S Sosa RF                     5   0   1   2    0   2  .210  .630   20    3   0   2B
B Kieschnick LF               3   0   0   0    1   2  .260  .811   19    3   0   
  K Bottenfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  S Servais PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .631    3    0   0   
T Houston C                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .629   22    4   0   GDP
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Sandberg 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .593         0   0   
D Hansen 3B                   2   1   2   0    1   0  .348  .891   22    0   1   
  D Glanville LF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .714    5    0   0   2B
R Sanchez 2B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .270  .665   16    3   1   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
A Telemaco P                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .833   10    0   0   
  D Clark PH                  1   1   1   3    0   0  .261  .871    4    0   0   2B
  J Hernandez 3B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .785    5    1   0   
Totals                       40   7  12   7    5   9              186   29   5

BATTING

2B: D Glanville (3, off S Radinsky); D Clark (2, off R Martinez); S Sosa (6, off D Dreifort); B McRae (6, off R Martinez).

SF: M Grace (2, off R Martinez).

TB: B McRae 3; M Grace 2; D Clark 2; D Glanville 2; S Sosa 2; D Hansen 2; T Houston; R Sanchez; A Telemaco.

GIDP: T Houston (1).

RBI: D Clark 3 (7); M Grace 2 (11); S Sosa 2 (16).

2-out RBI: S Sosa 2; M Grace.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

E: S Sosa (2).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Guerrero 2B                 6   1   2   0    0   0  .278  .742   11    2   4   2B
G Gagne SS                    6   3   3   0    0   1  .360  .906   17    3   3   2B
M Piazza C                    4   2   3   3    1   0  .342 1.023   17    7   0   HR
  T Prince PR-C               0   1   0   1    0   0  .250  .633    3    2   0   SF
E Karros 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .222  .637   11   11   1   2B
R Mondesi RF                  4   0   1   2    1   0  .270  .851   18    1   0   2B,SB
T Hollandsworth LF            5   0   1   1    0   1  .237  .599   25    3   0   2B
T Zeile 3B                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .174  .606   27    0   4   
W Kirby CF                    3   0   0   1    2   0  .136  .478   19    1   0   
R Martinez P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   2   
  D Dreifort P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Hale PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .322   11    0   0   
  S Radinsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Ashley PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .133  .435    6    0   0   
  B Butler PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .360  .845         0   0   
  D Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Liriano PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .368    4    0   0   
  T Candiotti P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39   8  11   8    8   4              174   30  15

BATTING

2B: T Hollandsworth (5, off A Telemaco); G Gagne (5, off B Patterson); W Guerrero (4, off A Telemaco); E Karros (5, off A Telemaco); R Mondesi (3, off A Telemaco).

HR: M Piazza (5, off K Bottenfield; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: T Prince (1, off B Patterson).

TB: M Piazza 6; G Gagne 4; W Guerrero 3; T Hollandsworth 2; E Karros 2; R Mondesi 2.

RBI: M Piazza 3 (15); R Mondesi 2 (17); T Prince (4); T Hollandsworth (8); W Kirby (2).

2-out RBI: T Hollandsworth; W Kirby.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Martinez-G Gagne-E Karros.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Mondesi (6, 2nd base off A Telemaco/T Houston).

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
A Telemaco                     5     7   4   4    2   2   0   5.40   24   66-39   27· 3· 9    7· 9· 4· 0     37    -     0.79  -0.24
K Bottenfield, H (3)           1     2   2   2    1   1   1   4.76    6   24-15    9· 1· 5    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.31  -0.18
T Adams, H (1)                 2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8   30-16    7· 3· 6    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.15   0.24
M Rojas, BS (2)                1     0   1   1    4   0   0   4.91    7   36-16    9· 1· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    6.60  -0.31
B Patterson, L (1-2)           0.2   1   1   0    0   0   0   4.15    3    8-6     6· 0· 0    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.92  -0.37
Totals                         9.2  11   8   7    8   4   1          48  164-92   58· 8·26   13·18· 5· 0           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Martinez                     5.1   9   5   5    3   4   0   4.43   27  118-70   42·14·14    9· 5· 6· 0     31    -     1.20  -0.27
D Dreifort                     0.2   2   2   2    1   2   0   4.09    5   19-13    6· 5· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          1-1    1.92  -0.32
S Radinsky                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    5   18-9     6· 1· 2    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.58   0.02
M Guthrie                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.20    3   14-9     4· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
D Hall                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.86    3    8-5     3· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
T Candiotti, W (3-1)           1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.63    3    9-8     3· 1· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.13
Totals                        10    12   7   7    5   9   0          46  186-114  64·25·25   17· 8· 7· 0          1-1

K Bottenfield faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Bottenfield (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Rich Rieker, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 3:38.

Attendance: 41,313.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. B McRae              CF    1. W Guerrero           2B 
2. S Dunston            SS    2. G Gagne              SS 
3. M Grace              1B    3. M Piazza             C  
4. S Sosa               RF    4. E Karros             1B 
5. B Kieschnick         LF    5. R Mondesi            RF 
6. T Houston            C     6. T Hollandsworth      LF 
7. D Hansen             3B    7. T Zeile              3B 
8. R Sanchez            2B    8. W Kirby              CF 
9. A Telemaco           P     9. R Martinez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  7-6  123  6   39%  66% W Kirby         M Rojas         Walk; Prince Scores; Karros to 3B; Zeile to 2B
   t 6   1  4-1  123  4  -28%  47% D Clark         R Martinez      Double to CF (Line Drive); Houston Scores; Hansen Scores; Sanchez Scores
   b10   1  7-7  ---  2   25%  82% G Gagne         B Patterson     Double to RF (Line Drive); Gagne to 3B/Adv on E9
   t 6   2  4-5  12-  1  -20%  13% S Sosa          D Dreifort      Double to CF (Fly Ball); McRae Scores; Grace Scores
   b 7   0  7-4  1--  4   19%  35% M Piazza        K Bottenfield   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gagne Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   44%  B McRae         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   45%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); McRae to 3B
   RO     --3  1   43%  M Grace         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; McRae Scores
   O      ---  2   44%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Amaury Telemaco facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   51%  W Guerrero      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   46%  G Gagne         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      -2-  2   55%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Guerrero Scores
          1--  1   63%  E Karros        Double to LF (Line Drive); Piazza to 3B
   RR     -23  4   75%  R Mondesi       Double to LF (Line Drive); Piazza Scores; Karros Scores
   O      -2-  3   73%  T Hollandsworth Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  6   71%  T Zeile         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Ramon Martinez facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   67%  B Kieschnick    Walk
   OO     1--  6   74%  T Houston       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
          ---  9   73%  D Hansen        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   75%  R Sanchez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Amaury Telemaco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   74%  W Kirby         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   73%  R Martinez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   72%  W Guerrero      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Ramon Martinez facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   68%  A Telemaco      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   61%  B McRae         Walk; Telemaco to 2B
   O      12-  2   68%  S Dunston       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  4   73%  M Grace         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  7   77%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Amaury Telemaco facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   80%  G Gagne         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   83%  M Piazza        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gagne to 2B
   O      12-  1   80%  E Karros        Popfly: SS (P's Right)
   O      12-  2   77%  R Mondesi       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   R      12-  1   85%  T Hollandsworth Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Gagne Scores; Piazza to 3B
          -23  5   86%  T Zeile         Walk
   O      123  3   82%  W Kirby         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Ramon Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   85%  B Kieschnick    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   86%  T Houston       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  6   85%  D Hansen        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   87%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Amaury Telemaco facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   86%  R Martinez      Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  1   85%  W Guerrero      Bunt Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   85%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Ramon Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   87%  A Telemaco      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   84%  B McRae         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   87%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   85%  M Grace         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Dunston to 3B
   O      1-3  5   89%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Amaury Telemaco facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   88%  M Piazza        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   88%  E Karros        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   88%  R Mondesi       Walk
          1--      89%  T Hollandsworth Mondesi Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   87%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Ramon Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   90%  B Kieschnick    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   87%  T Houston       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   83%  D Hansen        Walk; Houston to 2B
          12-  3   75%  R Sanchez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Houston to 3B; Hansen to 2B
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Amaury Telemaco batting 9th
   RRR    123  4   47%  D Clark         Double to CF (Line Drive); Houston Scores; Hansen Scores; Sanchez Scores
                  Darren Dreifort replaces Ramon Martinez pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  7   44%  B McRae         Walk
   O      12-  4   51%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  4   34%  M Grace         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Clark Scores; McRae to 2B
   RR     12-  1   13%  S Sosa          Double to CF (Fly Ball); McRae Scores; Grace Scores
   O      -2-  3   15%  B Kieschnick    Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-7, Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
                  Kent Bottenfield replaces Brooks Kieschnick pitching and batting 5th; Jose Hernandez replaces Dave Clark playing 3B batting 9th; Doug Glanville replaces Dave Hansen playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  3   12%  T Zeile         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  7   15%  W Kirby         Walk
                  Chip Hale pinch hits for Darren Dreifort batting 9th
          1--      17%  C Hale          Wild Pitch; Kirby to 2B
   O      -2-  6   13%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   10%  W Guerrero      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Scott Radinsky facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Radinsky replaces Chip Hale pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   11%  T Houston       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2    9%  D Glanville     Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5    8%  R Sanchez       Walk
   O      12-  3   10%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Glanville to 3B
   O      1-3  2   12%  B McRae         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-7, Kent Bottenfield facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   17%  G Gagne         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  4   35%  M Piazza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gagne Scores
                  Terry Adams replaces Kent Bottenfield pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  1   30%  E Karros        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   27%  R Mondesi       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   25%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Mark Guthrie facing 2-3-4
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Scott Radinsky pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   27%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   28%  M Grace         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   29%  S Sosa          Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 6-7, Terry Adams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   23%  T Zeile         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   19%  W Kirby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Billy Ashley pinch hits for Mark Guthrie batting 9th
          ---  6   22%  B Ashley        Walk
                  Brett Butler pinch runs for Billy Ashley batting 9th
          1--  1   28%  W Guerrero      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Butler to 2B
   O      12-  7   16%  G Gagne         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Darren Hall facing 5-6-7
                  Darren Hall replaces Brett Butler pitching and batting 9th; Scott Servais pinch hits for Terry Adams batting 5th
   O      ---  3   17%  S Servais       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   18%  T Houston       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   19%  D Glanville     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 6-7, Mel Rojas facing 3-4-5
                  Mel Rojas replaces Tyler Houston pitching and batting 6th; Scott Servais moves to C
          ---  5   33%  M Piazza        Walk
                  Tom Prince pinch runs for Mike Piazza batting 3rd
          1--  6   51%  E Karros        Walk; Prince to 2B
   O      12-  2   33%  R Mondesi       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      12-  5   17%  T Hollandsworth Popfly: SS
          12-  8   27%  T Zeile         Walk; Prince to 3B; Karros to 2B
   R      123  6   66%  W Kirby         Walk; Prince Scores; Karros to 3B; Zeile to 2B
                  Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Darren Hall batting 9th
   O      123  4   50%  N Liriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 7, Dodgers 7.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 7-7, Tom Candiotti facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Candiotti replaces Nelson Liriano pitching and batting 9th; Tom Prince moves to C
   O      ---  4   56%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   60%  J Hernandez     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   63%  B McRae         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Dodgers 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 7-7, Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Patterson replaces Rey Sanchez pitching and batting 8th; Ryne Sandberg replaces Mel Rojas playing 2B batting 6th
   O      ---  3   58%  W Guerrero      Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   82%  G Gagne         Double to RF (Line Drive); Gagne to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3  3  100%  T Prince        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gagne Scores/unER
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Dodgers 8.

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