September 8, 2008 Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 12
NYY 1 BAL 14
CLE 3 BOS 3
TBR 0 DET 14
OAK 8 HOU 3
PIT 2 CIN 5
@MIL 4 PHI 8
FLA 6 SDP 4
LAD 0 SFG 6
ARI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Miller Park, Attendance: 30,867

Monday, September 8, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 2:52

Reds

65-79

Won 2

5th, 21½ GB

Dusty Baker

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

W: J Burton (5-1), L: S Torres (6-5), S: F Cordero (28)

Brewers

82-62

Lost 2

2nd, 4½ GB

Dale Sveum

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                5   0   1   1    0   1  .204  .576   20    2   0   
J Keppinger SS                5   0   1   2    0   0  .264  .658   15    0   1   2B
B Phillips 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .756   13    1   3   
J Votto 1B                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .292  .841   16    9   0   HR,IW
E Encarnacion 3B              5   0   2   0    0   1  .256  .819   12    0   2   
J Bruce RF                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .263  .768   12    5   0   2B
W Castillo LF                 4   1   3   1    0   0  .500 1.145   11    0   0   
  R Hanigan C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .857         0   0   
P Bako C                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .207  .598   11   10   1   GDP,IW
  C Dickerson PH-LF           0   1   0   0    1   0  .322 1.105    5    0   0   
E Volquez P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .093  .186    3    0   0   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .337  .860    2    0   0   
  N Masset P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .698    4    0   0   
  F Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   5  11   5    4   4              124   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Bruce (15, off D Bush); J Keppinger (21, off S Torres).

HR: J Votto (19, off D Bush; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

IBB: J Votto (7, by S Torres); P Bako (5, by D Bush).

TB: J Votto 4; W Castillo 3; J Bruce 3; E Encarnacion 2; J Keppinger 2; C Patterson; B Phillips.

GIDP: P Bako (9).

RBI: J Keppinger 2 (38); C Patterson (29); J Votto (71); W Castillo (1).

2-out RBI: W Castillo; J Votto.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Phillips-J Votto.

PB: P Bako (8).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .284  .785   20    1   6   2B
J Hardy SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .287  .841   24    1   2   HR,GDP
R Braun LF                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .301  .928   18    0   0   2·SB
P Fielder 1B                  4   0   0   1    0   2  .260  .831   19   13   0   
C Hart RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .800   16    2   0   
M Cameron CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .862   18    2   0   
C Counsell 3B                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .231  .648   22    2   2   
J Kendall C                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .254  .671   19    5   1   HR
D Bush P                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .094  .207   15    1   2   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   4   6   4    3  11              171   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Durham (30, off E Volquez).

HR: J Hardy (23, off E Volquez; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); J Kendall (2, off E Volquez; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J Hardy 4; J Kendall 4; R Durham 3; M Cameron; R Braun.

GIDP: J Hardy (16).

RBI: J Kendall 2 (44); P Fielder (83); J Hardy (69).

2-out RBI: J Hardy.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Bush-J Kendall-P Fielder.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Braun 2 (14, 2nd base off E Volquez/P Bako 2).

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
E Volquez                      5.2   5   4   4    3  10   2   3.23   25  119-70   29·18·23    5· 5· 2· 0     50    -     0.69  -0.19
M Lincoln                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.87    1    7-4     2· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.63   0.01
N Masset                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.92    3   19-11    7· 2· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
J Burton, W (5-1)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.77    3    9-7     4· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
F Cordero, S (28)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.41    3    9-6     4· 0· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.78   0.20
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3  11   2          35  163-98   46·21·31    9· 8· 4· 0          2-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Bush                         8     7   2   2    2   3   1   4.23   32   99-67   41· 8·18   13· 8· 6· 0     61    -     0.99   0.27
S Torres, BS (7), L (6-5)      1     4   3   3    2   1   0   2.74    9   25-13    7· 3· 3    1· 2· 3· 0          0-0    3.67  -0.72
Totals                         9    11   5   5    4   4   1          41  124-80   48·11·21   14·10· 9· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Torres (3; J Votto); D Bush (3; P Bako).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 30,867.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 1mph , In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. C Patterson          CF    1. R Durham             2B 
2. J Keppinger          SS    2. J Hardy              SS 
3. B Phillips           2B    3. R Braun              LF 
4. J Votto              1B    4. P Fielder            1B 
5. E Encarnacion        3B    5. C Hart               RF 
6. J Bruce              RF    6. M Cameron            CF 
7. W Castillo           LF    7. C Counsell           3B 
8. P Bako               C     8. J Kendall            C  
9. E Volquez            P     9. D Bush               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  4-3  123  3   44%  90% J Keppinger     S Torres        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Castillo Scores; Dickerson Scores; Patterson to 3B
   t 4   0  3-1  123  3  -19%  28% P Bako          D Bush          Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Bruce to 3B; Castillo to 2B
   b 2   1  1-1  1--  3  -18%  27% J Kendall       E Volquez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Counsell Scores
   t 9   1  4-2  123  3   18%  46% C Patterson     S Torres        Single to P (Line Drive to Weak SS); Bruce Scores; Castillo to 3B; Dickerson to 2B
   t 9   0  4-2  12-  5   16%  43% C Dickerson     S Torres        Walk; Bruce to 3B; Castillo to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, David Bush facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  C Patterson     Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   46%  J Keppinger     Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  5   45%  B Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Edinson Volquez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   39%  R Durham        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   41%  J Hardy         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Durham to 3B
          --3  8   39%  R Braun         Walk
          1-3      37%  P Fielder       Braun Steals 2B
   RO     -23  3   36%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Durham Scores; Braun to 3B
   O      --3  2   40%  C Hart          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, David Bush facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   37%  J Votto         Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   35%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  3   38%  J Bruce         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3   48%  W Castillo      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bruce Scores; Castillo to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  4   49%  P Bako          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   45%  E Volquez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Edinson Volquez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   47%  M Cameron       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   45%  C Counsell      Walk
   RR     1--  3   27%  J Kendall       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Counsell Scores
   O      ---  3   28%  D Bush          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   29%  R Durham        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, David Bush facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   26%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   25%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   26%  B Phillips      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   23%  J Votto         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Edinson Volquez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   25%  J Hardy         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   23%  R Braun         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   25%  P Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      25%  C Hart          Braun Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   27%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, David Bush facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   31%  E Encarnacion   Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  5   38%  J Bruce         Walk; Encarnacion to 2B
          12-  2   48%  W Castillo      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Encarnacion to 3B; Bruce to 2B
   OO     123  3   28%  P Bako          Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Bruce to 3B; Castillo to 2B
   O      -23  2   21%  E Volquez       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Edinson Volquez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   23%  M Cameron       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   24%  C Counsell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   25%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, David Bush facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   22%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   20%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   19%  B Phillips      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Edinson Volquez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   20%  D Bush          Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   21%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   13%  J Hardy         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   14%  R Braun         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, David Bush facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   11%  J Votto         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   14%  E Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  3   11%  J Bruce         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  4    9%  W Castillo      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Edinson Volquez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   10%  P Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   10%  C Hart          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   10%  M Cameron       Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
          1--       9%  C Counsell      Passed Ball; Cameron to 2B
          -2-  8    9%  " "             Walk
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Edinson Volquez pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  7   11%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, David Bush facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4    8%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Mike Lincoln batting 9th
   O      ---  2    7%  J Hairston      Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4    6%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Nick Masset facing 9-1-2
                  Nick Masset replaces Jerry Hairston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6    6%  D Bush          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5    6%  R Durham        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   OO     1--  8    7%  J Hardy         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Brewers 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, David Bush facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3    5%  J Keppinger     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3    3%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   R      ---  2    7%  J Votto         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5    6%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jared Burton facing 3-4-5
                  Jared Burton replaces Nick Masset pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5    7%  R Braun         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3    7%  P Fielder       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1    8%  C Hart          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Brewers 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Salomon Torres facing 6-7-8
                  Salomon Torres replaces David Bush pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   15%  J Bruce         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   27%  W Castillo      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bruce to 2B
                  Chris Dickerson pinch hits for Paul Bako batting 8th
          12-  5   43%  C Dickerson     Walk; Bruce to 3B; Castillo to 2B
                  Javier Valentin pinch hits for Jared Burton batting 9th
   O      123  4   28%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  3   46%  C Patterson     Single to P (Line Drive to Weak SS); Bruce Scores; Castillo to 3B; Dickerson to 2B
   RR     123  3   90%  J Keppinger     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Castillo Scores; Dickerson Scores; Patterson to 3B
   O      -23  1   84%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -23  4   85%  J Votto         Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   80%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-5, Francisco Cordero facing 6-7-8
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Javier Valentin pitching and batting 9th; Ryan Hanigan replaces Wilkin Castillo playing C batting 7th; Chris Dickerson moves to LF
   O      ---  3   89%  M Cameron       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   95%  C Counsell      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Kendall       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Brewers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation