May 20, 2008 Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 2
KCR 1 CHW 4
CLE 1 DET 12
SEA 8 MIN 11
TEX 4 BAL 12
@NYY 2 TBR 3
@OAK 2 LAA 3
@TOR 1 ATL 6
NYM 1 ATL 6
NYM 2 SFG 6
@COL 5 FLA 3
ARI 2 HOU 4
CHC 2 LAD 4
CIN 1 MIL 7
@PIT 2 SDP 3
STL 2 PHI 1
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 34,306

Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 10:10pm
Time of Game: 2:31

Reds

21-25

Lost 2

6th, 7 GB

Dusty Baker

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  1
Dodgers         0  2  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    4  9  0

W: C Billingsley (4-5), L: M Belisle (1-4), S: T Saito (7)

Dodgers

24-21

Won 2

2nd, 4 GB

Joe Torre

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .668   13    1   0   SB
P Janish SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .444  .944   18    1   6   
K Griffey RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .252  .710   21    1   0   
B Phillips 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .301  .876   16    3   3   GDP
A Dunn LF                     3   1   1   0    1   2  .234  .880   17    3   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              4   0   1   1    0   1  .248  .795   14    1   0   
J Votto 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .861   11    7   3   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Fogg P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  R Freel PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .744    9    0   0   
D Ross C                      3   0   2   0    0   0  .296  .720    8    5   0   
M Belisle P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    4    2   1   
  B Bray P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Hatteberg 1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .531    4    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    2   8              135   24  14

BATTING

TB: D Ross 2; K Griffey; E Encarnacion; A Dunn; C Patterson.

GIDP: B Phillips (6).

RBI: E Encarnacion (20).

2-out RBI: E Encarnacion.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: D Ross (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Patterson (8, 2nd base off C Billingsley/R Martin).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre LF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .285  .683   17    3   0   SB
A Ethier RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .802   10    1   0   
R Martin C                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .312  .837   17    8   0   
J Kent 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .678   10    3   1   
  L Maza 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .455  .955         0   0   
J Loney 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .292  .794   16    5   2   
M Kemp CF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .318  .820   14    3   0   
B DeWitt 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .319  .890    7    0   0   
C Hu SS                       3   1   1   0    0   1  .179  .461   13    3   3   
C Billingsley P               2   0   1   1    0   1  .125  .301    6    0   0   
  D Young PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .677    1    0   0   SH
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  T Saito P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   4   9   4    0   3              111   27   6

BATTING

SH: D Young (3, off B Bray).

TB: J Loney 2; A Ethier; B DeWitt; M Kemp; C Hu; C Billingsley; J Kent; J Pierre.

RBI: J Pierre (16); R Martin (18); C Billingsley (1); M Kemp (28).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kent-C Hu-J Loney.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Pierre (18, 2nd base off B Bray/D Ross).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Belisle, L (1-4)             6     7   3   3    0   3   0   6.75   26   85-67   46· 5·16   18· 3· 2· 0     49    -     0.83   0.01
B Bray                         0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.70    3    6-6     4· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.48  -0.06
J Burton                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    2    9-7     6· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.31  -0.00
J Fogg                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   8.87    3   10-7     5· 1· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     9   4   4    0   3   0          34  110-87   61· 8·18   22· 7· 2· 0          3-2

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
C Billingsley, W (4-5)         7     4   0   0    2   7   0   3.76   26  103-66   39· 5·22    6· 9· 2· 0     74    -     1.15   0.41
J Broxton                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.74    3    9-6     4· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.03
J Beimel                       0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   1.17    4   11-10    8· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.00
T Saito, S (7)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    1    6-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.45   0.01
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   8   0          34  129-85   52· 9·24    9·12· 3· 0          1-0

M Belisle faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 34,306.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 4mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. C Patterson          CF    1. J Pierre             LF 
2. P Janish             SS    2. A Ethier             RF 
3. K Griffey            RF    3. R Martin             C  
4. B Phillips           2B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. A Dunn               LF    5. J Loney              1B 
6. E Encarnacion        3B    6. M Kemp               CF 
7. J Votto              1B    7. B DeWitt             3B 
8. D Ross               C     8. C Hu                 SS 
9. M Belisle            P     9. C Billingsley        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-0  1-3  3   16%  84% B Phillips      C Billingsley   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  1-3  6   10%  77% M Kemp          M Belisle       Fielder's Choice 3B; Kent Scores; Loney to 3B/Adv on E2; Kemp to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  4    9%  68% J Loney         M Belisle       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kent to 3B
   b 2   1  0-1  123  1    7%  81% C Billingsley   M Belisle       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kemp Scores; DeWitt to 3B; Hu to 2B
   t 7   0  2-0  ---  5   -6%  75% A Dunn          C Billingsley   Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Billingsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  P Janish        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  6   53%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   55%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Belisle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  J Pierre        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   51%  A Ethier        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  R Martin        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Billingsley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   55%  J Votto         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Belisle facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   59%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   68%  J Loney         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kent to 3B
   R      1-3  6   77%  M Kemp          Fielder's Choice 3B; Kent Scores; Loney to 3B/Adv on E2; Kemp to 2B
          -23  2   79%  B DeWitt        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      123  6   74%  C Hu            Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 2B-1B); Kemp to 3B; DeWitt to 2B
   R      123  1   81%  C Billingsley   Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kemp Scores; DeWitt to 3B; Hu to 2B
   O      123  2   76%  J Pierre        Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Hu to 3B; Billingsley to 2B
   O      123  5   71%  A Ethier        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Chad Billingsley facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   67%  D Ross          Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   71%  M Belisle       Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
   O      1--  1   74%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  9   76%  P Janish        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Belisle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   75%  R Martin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   74%  J Kent          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3   73%  J Loney         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Chad Billingsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   75%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   77%  B Phillips      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   78%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Belisle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   77%  M Kemp          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   76%  B DeWitt        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   75%  C Hu            Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Chad Billingsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   78%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   80%  J Votto         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   78%  D Ross          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   81%  M Belisle       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Belisle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   80%  C Billingsley   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   78%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   78%  A Ethier        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Chad Billingsley facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   72%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      70%  P Janish        Patterson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   73%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Patterson to 3B
          --3  5   69%  K Griffey       Walk
   OO     1-3  3   84%  B Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Belisle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   83%  R Martin        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   82%  J Kent          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   83%  J Loney         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   84%  M Kemp          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Loney to 2B
   O      12-  1   81%  B DeWitt        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Chad Billingsley facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   75%  A Dunn          Walk
   O      1--  2   81%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   85%  J Votto         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   89%  D Ross          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Belisle facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   90%  C Hu            Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Bill Bray replaces Matt Belisle pitching and batting 9th; Delwyn Young pinch hits for Chad Billingsley batting 9th
   O      1--  1   89%  D Young         Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Hu to 2B
   R      -2-  3   94%  J Pierre        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hu Scores
          1--      95%  A Ethier        Pierre Steals 2B
          -2-  2   96%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Pierre to 3B
                  Jared Burton replaces Joey Votto pitching and batting 7th; Scott Hatteberg replaces Bill Bray playing 1B batting 9th
   RO     1-3  6   97%  R Martin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Pierre Scores
   O      1--  3   96%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Jonathan Broxton facing 9-1-2
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Delwyn Young pitching and batting 9th; Luis Maza replaces Jeff Kent playing 2B batting 4th
   O      ---  4   98%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   98%  C Patterson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   99%  P Janish        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Josh Fogg facing 5-6-7
                  Josh Fogg replaces Jared Burton pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  3   99%  J Loney         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   99%  M Kemp          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   98%  B DeWitt        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Beimel facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Beimel replaces Jonathan Broxton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  B Phillips      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2  100%  A Dunn          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--     100%  E Encarnacion   Defensive Indifference; Dunn to 2B
   R      -2-  3   99%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Dunn Scores
                  Takashi Saito replaces Joe Beimel pitching and batting 9th; Ryan Freel pinch hits for Josh Fogg batting 7th
          1--      99%  R Freel         Defensive Indifference; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation