April 25, 1987 Chicago Cubs at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
TOR 4 CLE 2
NYY 1 DET 13
KCR 2 MIL 8
BAL 2 MIN 8
CAL 7 OAK 7
SEA 3 TEX 2
BOS 1 ATL 5
SFG 3 CIN 3
@HOU 0
(10) LAD 4
SDP 2 CHC 9
@MON 4 STL 3
@NYM 2 PHI 3
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 11,824

Saturday, April 25, 1987
Time of Game: 3:12

Cubs

8-8

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  4   0  2  2    9 15  1
Expos           0  0  0   0  1  1   2  0  0    4 10  0

W: S Sanderson (1-0), L: J Tibbs (1-3)

Expos

6-9

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Walker LF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .216  .536    0    5   0   SB,CS
R Sandberg 2B                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .281  .836    0    4   1   
A Dawson RF                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .234  .738    0    4   0   
K Moreland 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .514    0    0   1   
  E Lynch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Mumphrey PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.625    0    0   0   
  D Noles P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
L Durham 1B                   3   3   2   1    2   0  .263  .822    0    5   0   HR,IW
J Davis C                     5   0   3   3    0   1  .341  .987    0    6   0   CS
S Dunston SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .528    0    1   1   
D Martinez CF                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .179  .529    0    1   0   
  B Dernier PH-CF             1   1   1   2    0   0  .450 1.326    0    1   0   HR
S Sanderson P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Trillo 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .297    0    0   1   
Totals                       38   9  15   9    4   3                    27   4

BATTING

HR: B Dernier (2, off B McClure; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); L Durham (4, off J Tibbs; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

IBB: L Durham (1, by T Burke).

TB: L Durham 5; B Dernier 4; J Davis 3; R Sandberg 2; C Walker 2; A Dawson 2; K Moreland; S Dunston; D Martinez.

RBI: J Davis 3 (8); B Dernier 2 (4); D Martinez (3); K Moreland (7); A Dawson (14); L Durham (8).

2-out RBI: B Dernier 2; J Davis.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Trillo (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Walker (7, 2nd base off J Tibbs/J Stefero).

CS: J Davis (1, 2nd base by J Tibbs/J Stefero); C Walker (1, 3rd base by J Tibbs/J Stefero).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Candaele 2B                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .372  .914    0    1   4   SB
M Webster RF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .271  .738    0    1   0   2B,IW
A Galarraga 1B                5   0   2   2    0   1  .333  .848    0   12   0   
D Engle LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .417 1.167    0    4   0   
  B McClure P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Burke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .385    0    0   0   
J Stefero C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .347    0    4   2   
V Law 3B                      3   0   0   1    0   2  .246  .706    0    2   2   SF
T Foley SS                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .192  .507    0    0   4   SB
  L Rivera PH-SS              2   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .190    0    1   1   
H Winningham CF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .390    0    1   1   
  R Nichols PH-CF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .701    0    1   1   
J Tibbs P                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .495    0    0   1   2B
  A McGaffigan P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  A Powell PH-LF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .607    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   4  10   4    2   6                    27  16

BATTING

2B: J Tibbs (1, off S Sanderson); M Webster (2, off E Lynch).

SF: V Law (1, off S Sanderson).

IBB: M Webster (1, by S Sanderson).

TB: C Candaele 3; D Engle 2; A Galarraga 2; M Webster 2; J Tibbs 2; J Stefero.

RBI: A Galarraga 2 (9); C Candaele (2); V Law (7).

2-out RBI: C Candaele.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Foley (1, 2nd base off S Sanderson/J Davis); C Candaele (1, 2nd base off S Sanderson/J Davis).

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
S Sanderson, W (1-0)           5.1   6   2   2    2   3   0   3.38   24     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 0· 6     49    -     1.28   0.08
F DiPino, H (1)                0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.18   0.06
E Lynch, H (2)                 2     3   2   2    0   2   0   4.11   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    1.44  -0.07
D Noles                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   6   0          40     -       ·  ·      7·15· 0·10          1-0

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Tibbs, L (1-3)               5.1   7   5   5    2   2   1   3.54   23     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 7     34    -     1.03  -0.11
A McGaffigan                   1.2   3   0   0    1   0   0   0.82    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 3          3-3    0.84  -0.12
B McClure                      1     3   3   3    0   1   1  10.13    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.83  -0.17
T Burke                        1     2   1   1    1   0   0   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.15  -0.02
Totals                         9    15   9   9    4   3   2          42     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2·15          4-4

B McClure faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: F DiPino (1).

IBB: S Sanderson (1; M Webster); T Burke (1; L Durham).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 11,824.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Montreal Expos                       
1. C Walker             LF    1. C Candaele           2B 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. M Webster            RF 
3. A Dawson             RF    3. A Galarraga          1B 
4. K Moreland           3B    4. D Engle              LF 
5. L Durham             1B    5. J Stefero            C  
6. J Davis              C     6. V Law                3B 
7. S Dunston            SS    7. T Foley              SS 
8. D Martinez           CF    8. H Winningham         CF 
9. S Sanderson          P     9. J Tibbs              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-5  1--      20%  91% B Dernier       B McClure       Home Run; Durham Scores
   t 6   1  1-1  12-      14%  70% K Moreland      J Tibbs         Single to CF; Sandberg Scores; Dawson to 2B
   b 5   2  1-0  -2-     -14%  47% C Candaele      S Sanderson     Single to CF; Tibbs Scores
   b 7   1  5-2  -23     -13%  63% A Galarraga     E Lynch         Single to CF; Candaele Scores; Webster Scores
   t 6   1  1-2  123      12%  88% J Davis         A McGaffigan    Single to LF; Dawson Scores; Moreland Scores; Durham to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Tibbs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  A Dawson        Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  C Candaele      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      49%  M Webster       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Tibbs facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      60%  L Durham        Home Run
          ---      64%  J Davis         Single to CF
   O      1--      58%  S Dunston       Davis Caught Stealing 2B (P-2B)
   O      ---      57%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Sanderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      58%  D Engle         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  J Stefero       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  V Law           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jay Tibbs facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  S Sanderson     Strikeout
          ---      61%  C Walker        Single to CF
          1--      63%  R Sandberg      Walker Steals 2B
          -2-      65%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      60%  A Dawson        Walker Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Sandberg to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Sanderson facing 7-8-9
          ---      52%  T Foley         Walk
          1--      49%  H Winningham    Foley Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      58%  J Tibbs         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      62%  C Candaele      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jay Tibbs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  K Moreland      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      58%  L Durham        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      57%  J Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Sanderson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  M Webster       Flyball: 2B
          ---      57%  A Galarraga     Single to RF
          1--      52%  D Engle         Single to CF; Galarraga to 2B
   O      12-      58%  J Stefero       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      64%  V Law           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jay Tibbs facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  S Dunston       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      60%  D Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  S Sanderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Sanderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      62%  T Foley         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  H Winningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      61%  J Tibbs         Double to LF
   R      -2-      47%  C Candaele      Single to CF; Tibbs Scores
          1--      45%  M Webster       Candaele Steals 2B
          -2-      44%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  A Galarraga     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Jay Tibbs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  C Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  R Sandberg      Single to LF
          1--      55%  A Dawson        Single to LF; Sandberg to 2B
   R      12-      70%  K Moreland      Single to CF; Sandberg Scores; Dawson to 2B
          12-      76%  L Durham        Walk; Dawson to 3B; Moreland to 2B
                  Andy McGaffigan replaces Jay Tibbs pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      88%  J Davis         Single to LF; Dawson Scores; Moreland Scores; Durham to 2B
          12-      91%  S Dunston       Single to LF; Durham to 3B; Davis to 2B
   RO     123      92%  D Martinez      Single to CF; Durham Scores; Davis out at Hm/CF-C; Dunston to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      -23      90%  S Sanderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Scott Sanderson facing 4-5-6
          ---      87%  D Engle         Single to CF
          1--      78%  J Stefero       Single to RF; Engle to 3B
   RO     1-3      83%  V Law           Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Engle Scores
                  Frank DiPino replaces Scott Sanderson pitching and batting 9th; Luis Rivera pinch hits for Tom Foley batting 7th
   O      1--      87%  L Rivera        Strikeout
                  Reid Nichols pinch hits for Herm Winningham batting 8th
          1--      86%  R Nichols       Wild Pitch; Stefero to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Andy McGaffigan facing 1-2-3
                  Luis Rivera moves to SS; Reid Nichols moves to CF
   O      ---      88%  C Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  R Sandberg      Lineout: RF
          ---      88%  A Dawson        Walk
   O      1--      87%  K Moreland      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Ed Lynch facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Lynch replaces Keith Moreland pitching and batting 4th; Manny Trillo replaces Frank DiPino playing 3B batting 9th; Alonzo Powell pinch hits for Andy McGaffigan batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  A Powell        Flyball: SS
          ---      87%  C Candaele      Single to RF
          1--      76%  M Webster       Double to CF; Candaele to 3B
   RR     -23      63%  A Galarraga     Single to CF; Candaele Scores; Webster Scores
   O      1--      69%  D Engle         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Engle to 1B
   O      1--      74%  J Stefero       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bob McClure facing 5-6-7
                  Bob McClure replaces Dave Engle pitching and batting 4th; Alonzo Powell moves to LF
          ---      78%  L Durham        Single to RF
   O      1--      74%  J Davis         Strikeout
   O      1--      71%  S Dunston       Flyball: CF
                  Bob Dernier pinch hits for Dave Martinez batting 8th
   RR     1--      91%  B Dernier       Home Run; Durham Scores
   O      ---      91%  M Trillo        Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-7, Ed Lynch facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Dernier moves to CF
   O      ---      94%  V Law           Strikeout
          ---      91%  L Rivera        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Rivera to 1B
   O      1--      94%  R Nichols       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      97%  A Powell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Expos 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Bob McClure facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  C Walker        Single to RF
                  Tim Burke replaces Bob McClure pitching and batting 4th
          1--      98%  R Sandberg      Single to CF; Walker to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  A Dawson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Walker Scores; Sandberg to 2B
                  Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Ed Lynch batting 4th
   O      -2-      98%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      98%  L Durham        Intentional Walk
   RO     12-      99%  J Davis         Single to CF; Sandberg Scores; Durham out at Hm/CF-2B-C-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-9, Dickie Noles facing 1-2-3
                  Dickie Noles replaces Jerry Mumphrey pitching and batting 4th
          ---      98%  C Candaele      Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  M Webster       Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Galarraga to 1B
                  Wallace Johnson pinch hits for Tim Burke batting 4th
   O      1--     100%  W Johnson       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Expos 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation