August 28, 2002 Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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TBD 8
@ANA 5
(10) NYY 7
@BOS 0 CHW 8
TOR 0 CLE 2
DET 1 OAK 7
@KCR 1 MIN 2
SEA 1 TEX 5
BAL 3 STL 9
@CIN 2 SFG 9
@COL 1 FLA 7
NYM 3 HOU 2
SDP 1 LAD 1
ARI 0 MIL 5
CHC 1 MON 6
@PHI 3 PIT 1
ATL 0
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Miller Park, Attendance: 24,385

Wednesday, August 28, 2002
Time of Game: 2:37

Cubs

55-76

Lost 1

5th, 18 GB

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

W: G Rusch (7-13), L: K Wood (9-8), S: L Vizcaino (4)

Brewers

46-86

Won 1

6th, 27½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bellhorn 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   2  .256  .898   20    3   4   2B
C Patterson CF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .707    9    2   0   CS,SH
A Echevarria RF               3   0   1   1    0   0  .311  .781   23    1   0   SF
M Alou LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .725   10    1   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .859   17    7   0   
C Stynes 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .238  .699   13    0   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .732   20    0   3   
J Girardi C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .575   10    8   0   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  B Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .572    5    0   0   
  W Cunnane P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Wood P                      2   0   1   0    0   1  .161  .364    7    0   0   
  T Hundley C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .695    7    2   0   
Totals                       32   1   7   1    0   8              141   24   7

BATTING

2B: M Bellhorn (23, off G Rusch).

SF: A Echevarria (3, off G Rusch).

SH: C Patterson (4, off G Rusch).

TB: M Bellhorn 3; C Stynes 2; K Wood; M Alou; A Echevarria.

RBI: A Echevarria (13).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Gonzalez-M Bellhorn-F McGriff 2.

E: J Girardi (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Patterson (3, 2nd base by G Rusch/R Machado).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Sanchez CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .291  .692   18    4   0   
E Young 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .275  .695   12    2   5   SB
L Harris LF                   4   2   4   1    0   0  .298  .726   14    0   0   HR,SB
R Sexson 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   2  .283  .886   21    8   0   HR
M Stairs RF                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .242  .807   16    0   0   
  R Thompson RF               1   1   1   1    0   0  .253  .800    1    1   0   HR
J Hernandez SS                3   0   1   0    1   0  .289  .851   19    3   2   GDP
M Loretta 3B                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .264  .688   18    1   0   
R Machado C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .763   17    8   1   
G Rusch P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .599   12    0   2   GDP
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Vizcaino P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       31   5   9   4    5  10              152   27  10

BATTING

HR: R Sexson (27, off K Wood; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); R Thompson (5, off W Cunnane; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); L Harris (2, off W Cunnane; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: L Harris 7; R Sexson 4; R Thompson 4; E Young; J Hernandez; R Machado.

GIDP: J Hernandez (13); G Rusch (1).

RBI: R Sexson 2 (88); R Thompson (18); L Harris (11).

2-out RBI: R Sexson 2; L Harris.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: R King (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Young (24, 3rd base off K Wood/J Girardi); L Harris (3, 2nd base off K Wood/J Girardi).

PO: L Harris (2nd base by K Wood).

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
K Wood, L (9-8)                5     6   3   2    3   8   1   3.88   23  103-57   30·10·17    5· 4· 2· 1     50    -     1.29  -0.13
J Cruz                         1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.30    4   10-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.70   0.03
W Cunnane                      2     2   2   2    1   2   2   4.70    9   33-22   12· 3· 7    1· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.18  -0.05
Totals                         8     9   5   4    5  10   3          36  146-83   45·13·25    8· 6· 4· 3           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Rusch, W (7-13)              7     7   1   1    0   6   0   4.73   27  112-70   34·18·18   13· 5· 3· 0     65    -     1.12   0.29
R King, H (12)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.92    2    6-5     1· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.77  -0.00
L Vizcaino, S (4)              1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.63    5   14-10    4· 2· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.53   0.06
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0   8   0          34  132-85   39·22·24   16· 7· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: G Rusch (5).

IBB: None.

PO: K Wood (1; L Harris, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Ted Barrett.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 24,385.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. M Bellhorn           2B    1. A Sanchez            CF 
2. C Patterson          CF    2. E Young              2B 
3. A Echevarria         RF    3. L Harris             LF 
4. M Alou               LF    4. R Sexson             1B 
5. F McGriff            1B    5. M Stairs             RF 
6. C Stynes             3B    6. J Hernandez          SS 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. M Loretta            3B 
8. J Girardi            C     8. R Machado            C  
9. K Wood               P     9. G Rusch              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-1  1--  3   26%  79% R Sexson        K Wood          Home Run (CF-RF); Harris Scores
   b 3   1  1-1  1-3  4  -13%  50% J Hernandez     K Wood          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   1  1-0  -23  5   -9%  45% G Rusch         K Wood          Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   1  3-1  --3  5    7%  85% B Hill          G Rusch         Strikeout Swinging
   b 3   0  1-0  1--  4    7%  54% L Harris        K Wood          Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Young to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   44%  M Bellhorn      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   45%  C Patterson     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bellhorn to 3B
   RO     --3  4   43%  A Echevarria    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bellhorn Scores
          ---  5   42%  M Alou          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  5   44%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   42%  A Sanchez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   45%  E Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   48%  L Harris        Single to LF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
   O      12-  4   44%  R Sexson        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  6   39%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Glendon Rusch facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   36%  C Stynes        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   39%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  6   42%  J Girardi       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   44%  K Wood          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   48%  J Hernandez     Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   54%  M Loretta       Walk; Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-  3   54%  R Machado       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hernandez to 3B; Loretta to 2B
   O      -23  5   45%  G Rusch         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   38%  A Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   35%  M Bellhorn      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  2   38%  C Patterson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      42%  A Echevarria    Patterson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  7   43%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Kerry Wood facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   48%  E Young         Walk
          1--  4   54%  L Harris        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Young to 2B
          12-      60%  R Sexson        Young Steals 3B; Harris Steals 2B
   R      -23      66%  " "             Harris Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Young Scores/No RBI/unER; Harris to 3B
   O      --3  5   61%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  5   63%  M Stairs        Walk
   OO     1-3  4   50%  J Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   55%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   56%  C Stynes        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kerry Wood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   53%  M Loretta       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   51%  R Machado       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   50%  G Rusch         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Glendon Rusch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  J Girardi       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   53%  K Wood          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  8   57%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   54%  A Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   51%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   53%  L Harris        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
   RR     1--  3   79%  R Sexson        Home Run (CF-RF); Harris Scores
   O      ---  5   79%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Glendon Rusch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   82%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   78%  A Echevarria    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  2   82%  M Alou          Lineout: SS
   O      1--  6   85%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Juan Cruz facing 6-7-8
                  Juan Cruz replaces Joe Girardi pitching and batting 8th; Todd Hundley replaces Kerry Wood playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  4   84%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   85%  M Loretta       Walk
          1--  1   89%  R Machado       Single to CF (Line Drive); Loretta to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   82%  G Rusch         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Glendon Rusch facing 6-7-8
                  Ryan Thompson replaces Matt Stairs playing RF batting 5th
          ---  2   76%  C Stynes        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--      74%  A Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Stynes to 2B
   O      -2-  5   77%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Stynes to 3B
                  Bobby Hill pinch hits for Juan Cruz batting 8th
   O      --3  5   85%  B Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  7   89%  T Hundley       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Will Cunnane facing 1-2-3
                  Will Cunnane replaces Bobby Hill pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  4   88%  A Sanchez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   88%  E Young         Flyball: CF
   R      ---  3   94%  L Harris        Home Run
   O      ---  3   93%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Ray King facing 1-2-3
                  Ray King replaces Glendon Rusch pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   93%  C Patterson     Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B)
                  Luis Vizcaino replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   95%  A Echevarria    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Patterson to 2B
   O      -2-  2   97%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Will Cunnane facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   99%  R Thompson      Home Run
          ---  6   99%  J Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--  2   99%  M Loretta       Lineout: RF
   O      1--  7   99%  R Machado       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   99%  L Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Luis Vizcaino facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  100%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  C Stynes        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Brewers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation