September 3, 1998 Colorado Rockies at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 2
@DET 1 MIN 5
TBD 4
(12) TOR 4
BOS 3
(11) MIL 7
COL 3 ARI 1
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 12,327

Thursday, September 3, 1998, 7:08
Time of Game: 2:45

Rockies

64-77

Lost 2

4th, 26½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         1  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    3 11  1
Brewers         0  0  0   2  3  0   0  2  X    7 10  2

W: B Woodall (7-8), L: J Thomson (8-10)

Brewers

66-74

Won 2

4th, 22 GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 5   0   3   0    0   0  .306  .793   14    1   0   
N Perez SS                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .276  .707   11    3   3   
D Bichette LF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .340  .888   13    0   0   
L Walker RF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .343 1.027   13    0   0   SB,GDP
V Castilla 3B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .326  .966   11    1   3   HR
T Helton 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .311  .895   24   10   2   
M Lansing 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .697   14    1   5   GDP
M Strittmatter C              3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   17    8   1   
  J Bates PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .489    5    0   0   
J Thomson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .254    9    0   0   
  K Abbott PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .686    3    0   0   
  C Leskanic P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  J Reed PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .845    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   3  11   3    2   8              137   24  14

BATTING

HR: V Castilla (39, off B Woodall; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: V Castilla 5; D Hamilton 3; L Walker 2; N Perez 2; D Bichette; M Lansing.

GIDP: M Lansing (13); L Walker (11).

RBI: V Castilla 2 (119); M Lansing (53).

2-out RBI: V Castilla; M Lansing.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Lansing-N Perez-T Helton; T Helton-M Strittmatter-V Castilla.

E: D Bichette (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Walker (11, 2nd base off M Myers/M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .816   14    2   5   GDP
M Loretta SS-3B               3   3   2   0    1   0  .317  .813   17    2   4   2B
D Nilsson 1B                  4   2   2   4    0   1  .272  .753   11   10   0   2·HR
J Cirillo 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .859   13    0   3   
  J Valentin SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .710    6    1   1   
J Burnitz RF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .269  .852   16    0   0   HR
M Grissom CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .654   20    3   0   2B
G Jenkins LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .690   14    1   1   
M Matheny C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .239  .622   18    8   0   
B Woodall P                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .267  .753    3    0   1   HR
  D Weathers P                1   0   1   0    0   0  .087  .377    6    0   0   
  M Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Wickman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   7  10   7    2   8              138   27  15

BATTING

2B: M Loretta (25, off C Leskanic); M Grissom (25, off C McElroy).

HR: D Nilsson 2 (9, 2 off J Thomson; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Burnitz (32, off C McElroy; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); B Woodall (1, off J Thomson; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: D Nilsson 8; J Burnitz 5; B Woodall 4; M Loretta 3; M Grissom 2; J Cirillo; D Weathers.

GIDP: F Vina (7).

RBI: D Nilsson 4 (45); J Burnitz 2 (108); B Woodall (1).

2-out RBI: D Nilsson 2; J Burnitz 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Vina-M Loretta-D Nilsson; M Loretta-F Vina-D Nilsson.

E: D Nilsson (8); M Matheny (8).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Thomson, L (8-10)            6     6   5   5    2   6   3   4.71   25   99-64   39·12·13   10· 4· 3· 0     44    -     0.94  -0.29
C Leskanic                     1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.46    4   19-13   10· 1· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.41   0.01
C McElroy                      1     2   1   1    0   2   1   2.03    5   19-14    6· 3· 5    1· 0· 2· 0          1-1    0.27  -0.03
Totals                         8    10   7   7    2   8   4          34  137-91   55·16·20   14· 4· 6· 0          1-1

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Woodall, W (7-8)             6     9   3   3    1   7   1   4.90   26   97-57   26·13·18   10· 3· 5· 0     48    -     1.11   0.02
D Weathers, H (2)              1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   5.05    6   16-10    9· 1· 0    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.58   0.06
M Myers                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.89    1    6-2     0· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.04  -0.09
C Fox, H (16)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.10    1    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.34   0.18
B Wickman                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.21    3   11-8     5· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9    11   3   3    2   8   1          37  132-79   42·15·22   14· 5· 8· 0          3-0

C Leskanic faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
M Myers faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Larry Vanover.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 12,327.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. N Perez              SS    2. M Loretta            SS 
3. D Bichette           LF    3. D Nilsson            1B 
4. L Walker             RF    4. J Cirillo            3B 
5. V Castilla           3B    5. J Burnitz            RF 
6. T Helton             1B    6. M Grissom            CF 
7. M Lansing            2B    7. G Jenkins            LF 
8. M Strittmatter       C     8. M Matheny            C  
9. J Thomson            P     9. B Woodall            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  2-0  1--  4   20%  56% D Nilsson       J Thomson       Home Run (Fly Ball); Loretta Scores
   t 5   1  2-2  123  1   19%  57% L Walker        B Woodall       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   2  2-3  1--  1   19%  87% D Nilsson       J Thomson       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Loretta Scores
   t 8   1  5-3  1-3  2   18%  94% M Lansing       C Fox           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 5   1  2-2  ---  1   15%  69% B Woodall       J Thomson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Woodall facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   50%  N Perez         Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  6   53%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   51%  L Walker        Walk; Perez to 2B
   RO     12-  3   45%  V Castilla      Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Perez Scores; Walker out at 2B/LF-3B-2B-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, John Thomson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   42%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   41%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   40%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Woodall facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   42%  T Helton        Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   43%  M Lansing       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   44%  M Strittmatter  Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, John Thomson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   42%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   40%  J Burnitz       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  6   39%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Woodall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   41%  J Thomson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   39%  D Hamilton      Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS)
   O      1--  5   41%  N Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   44%  D Bichette      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, John Thomson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   41%  G Jenkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
          --- 10   44%  M Matheny       Walk
   O      1--  2   40%  B Woodall       Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   38%  F Vina          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Woodall facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   34%  L Walker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   37%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   39%  T Helton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Walker to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw)
   R      --3  2   29%  M Lansing       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Walker Scores
   O      1--  7   31%  M Strittmatter  Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, John Thomson facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   36%  M Loretta       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   RR     1--  4   56%  D Nilsson       Home Run (Fly Ball); Loretta Scores
          ---  3   60%  J Cirillo       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  5   67%  J Burnitz       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Cirillo to 2B
   O      12-  5   64%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cirillo to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   50%  G Jenkins       Double Play: Groundout: 1B; Cirillo out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Grissom to 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Brad Woodall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  J Thomson       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  D Hamilton      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   45%  N Perez         Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Hamilton to 2B
          12-  1   37%  D Bichette      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Hamilton to 3B; Perez to 2B
   OO     123  1   57%  L Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, John Thomson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   54%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   69%  B Woodall       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---      69%  F Vina          E7 on Foul Ball (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  2   67%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---  5   68%  M Loretta       Walk
   RR     1--  1   87%  D Nilsson       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Loretta Scores
   O      ---  6   86%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Brewers 5.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-5, Brad Woodall facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   78%  V Castilla      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   81%  T Helton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   83%  M Lansing       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   85%  M Strittmatter  Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Thomson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   83%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   82%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   82%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Brewers 5.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-5, Dave Weathers facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Weathers replaces Brad Woodall pitching and batting 9th; Mark Loretta moves to 3B; Jose Valentin replaces Jeff Cirillo playing SS batting 4th; Kurt Abbott pinch hits for John Thomson batting 9th
   O      ---  3   85%  K Abbott        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   81%  D Hamilton      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   85%  N Perez         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   89%  D Bichette      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Curt Leskanic facing 8-9-1
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Kurt Abbott pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   88%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   89%  D Weathers      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  4   86%  F Vina          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Brewers 5.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-5, Dave Weathers facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   80%  L Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   86%  V Castilla      Lineout: CF
                  Mike Myers replaces Dave Weathers pitching and batting 9th
          1--      82%  T Helton        Walker Steals 2B; Walker to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  6   76%  " "             Walk
                  Chad Fox replaces Mike Myers pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1-3  2   94%  M Lansing       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Curt Leskanic facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   96%  M Loretta       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Curt Leskanic pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   96%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 2B-1B; Loretta to 3B
   O      --3  6   94%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     --3  4   99%  J Burnitz       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Loretta Scores
          ---  4   99%  M Grissom       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   99%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Brewers 7.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-7, Bob Wickman facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Wickman replaces Chad Fox pitching and batting 9th; Jason Bates pinch hits for Mark Strittmatter batting 8th
   O      ---  5   99%  J Bates         Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  Jeff Reed pinch hits for Chuck McElroy batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Brewers 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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