May 12, 2000 Chicago Cubs at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 13
@ANA 11 BOS 9
@BAL 0 MIN 4
@CHW 3
(10) CLE 7
KCR 3 DET 9
NYY 7 OAK 9
SEA 7 TBD 4
TOR 3 COL 15
SFG 7 CIN 7
@HOU 3
(11) MON 8
CHC 3 FLA 6
@NYM 4 ATL 8
@PHI 7 MIL 6
@PIT 1 ARI 6
@SDP 4 LAD 13
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 15,626

Friday, May 12, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:11

Cubs

14-24

Lost 2

6th, 7½ GB

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

W: M Thurman (1-0), L: K Wood (1-2), S: D Hermanson (1)

Expos

18-15

Won 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .316  .855   16    1   1   
R Gutierrez SS                3   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .931   21    2   2   2B,HBP
S Sosa RF                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .327 1.065   17    0   0   SF
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   1   0    1   0  .242  .896   16    1   0   
S Andrews 1B                  4   0   0   1    1   3  .220  .854   30    5   0   
W Greene 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .313  .958   11    2   1   
  G Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .842    4    0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Reed PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .771    5    0   0   
D Buford CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .715   14    3   0   
J Girardi C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .261  .705   14   10   0   
K Wood P                      1   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.166    2    0   0   
  T Van Poppel P              0   0   0   0    0   0                5    0   0   SH
  J Nieves PH-3B              2   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .603    6    0   1   
Totals                       32   3   7   3    7   6              161   24   6

BATTING

2B: R Gutierrez (8, off M Thurman).

SF: S Sosa (2, off S Kline).

SH: T Van Poppel (1, off M Thurman).

HBP: R Gutierrez (2, by M Johnson).

TB: R Gutierrez 2; J Girardi; E Young; J Nieves; S Sosa; K Wood; H Rodriguez.

RBI: S Sosa (35); R Gutierrez (20); S Andrews (27).

2-out RBI: R Gutierrez; S Andrews.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Young-R Gutierrez-S Andrews.

E: W Greene (2); E Young (5); S Sosa (1).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Bergeron CF                 4   2   2   1    0   1  .208  .577   14    4   0   3B,SH
J Vidro 2B                    3   0   2   2    1   1  .369 1.012   19    5   0   2B,SB,SF
R White LF                    5   1   1   2    0   1  .295  .829   17    1   0   
V Guerrero RF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .374 1.149   15    3   0   GDP,IW
L Stevens 1B                  2   1   1   1    3   0  .274  .923   14    7   1   HR,IW
G Blum SS                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .212  .603   25    0   5   
  D Hermanson P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .321    6    1   0   
A Tracy 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .444   13    0   1   
  M Mordecai 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .385 1.385    6    0   1   
L Webster C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .263  .631   12    5   0   
  C Widger C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .303 1.010         1   0   
M Thurman P                   1   2   0   0    2   1  .000  .667   18    0   1   
  M Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Telford P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Cabrera SS                1   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .722    1    0   1   
Totals                       32   8  10   6    8  10              160   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Vidro (11, off K Farnsworth).

3B: P Bergeron (2, off K Wood).

HR: L Stevens (7, off K Wood; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: J Vidro (1, off K Wood).

SH: P Bergeron (4, off K Farnsworth).

IBB: V Guerrero (8, by K Farnsworth); L Stevens (3, by K Farnsworth).

TB: L Stevens 4; P Bergeron 4; J Vidro 3; L Webster 2; R White; G Blum; O Cabrera.

GIDP: V Guerrero (5).

RBI: J Vidro 2 (26); R White 2 (24); L Stevens (25); P Bergeron (5).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

PB: L Webster (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Vidro (4, 2nd base off K Wood/J Girardi).

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 (1-2)                3.1   6   7   5    4   6   1   7.31   21   89-55   31·13·11    3· 4· 3· 1     26    -     0.96  -0.34
T Van Poppel                   2.2   1   0   0    2   3   0   0.00   10   33-16    7· 3· 6    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
K Farnsworth                   2     3   1   1    2   1   0   8.92   11   37-18   14· 1· 3    4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   6    8  10   1          42  159-89   52·17·20    9· 8· 6· 1           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Thurman, W (1-0)             5.1   5   1   1    2   2   0   1.69   23   90-48   28· 5·15    8· 5· 6· 0     54    -     0.74   0.14
M Johnson                      1     1   2   2    1   1   0   6.14    6   18-11    4· 4· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.30  -0.02
S Kline                        0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   1.40    3   14-5     2· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          3-2    0.98  -0.04
A Telford, H (2)               1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.79    5   17-11    4· 3· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.81   0.06
D Hermanson, S (1)             1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.67    5   19-10    5· 2· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.33   0.03
Totals                         9     7   3   3    7   6   0          42  158-85   43·16·26   13· 8· 7· 0          9-2

Balks: None.

WP: K Farnsworth (1).

IBB: K Farnsworth 2 (5; V Guerrero, L Stevens).

HBP: M Johnson (1; R Gutierrez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Jeff Nelson.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 15,626.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Montreal Expos                       
1. E Young              2B    1. P Bergeron           CF 
2. R Gutierrez          SS    2. J Vidro              2B 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. R White              LF 
4. H Rodriguez          LF    4. V Guerrero           RF 
5. S Andrews            1B    5. L Stevens            1B 
6. W Greene             3B    6. G Blum               SS 
7. D Buford             CF    7. A Tracy              3B 
8. J Girardi            C     8. L Webster            C  
9. K Wood               P     9. M Thurman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  1-1  1--  5   15%  75% P Bergeron      K Wood          Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Thurman Scores
   b 4   1  1-3  123  5   12%  96% R White         K Wood          Single to RF (Line Drive); Webster Scores; Thurman Scores; Bergeron Scores/Adv on E9/unER; White Scores/No RBI/unER
   t 3   2  1-0  1--  5  -12%  52% R Gutierrez     M Thurman       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Wood Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  1   10%  65% L Stevens       K Wood          Home Run
   t 7   2  7-3  123  4    6%  97% G Hill          A Telford       Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Thurman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   55%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  P Bergeron      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   55%  J Vidro         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   53%  R White         Strikeout Swinging, Vidro Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Thurman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   53%  W Greene        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Kerry Wood facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   65%  L Stevens       Home Run
   O      ---  6   63%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   61%  A Tracy         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   60%  L Webster       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Thurman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   63%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   60%  K Wood          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   64%  E Young         Flyball: RF
   R      1--  5   52%  R Gutierrez     Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Wood Scores
          -2-  5   50%  S Sosa          Single (Ground Ball); Gutierrez to 3B
   O      1-3  2   56%  H Rodriguez     Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Kerry Wood facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   60%  M Thurman       Walk
   R      1--  5   75%  P Bergeron      Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Thurman Scores
   RO     --3  2   74%  J Vidro         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Bergeron Scores
          ---  2   75%  R White         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   73%  V Guerrero      Flyball: CF
          1--  4   75%  L Stevens       Walk; White to 2B
          12-  7   77%  G Blum          Walk; White to 3B; Stevens to 2B
   O      123  5   72%  A Tracy         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Thurman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   74%  S Andrews       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   76%  W Greene        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  5   78%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Kerry Wood facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   82%  L Webster       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Webster to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
          -2-  6   84%  M Thurman       Walk
          12-  1   88%  P Bergeron      Single to 3B (Bunt); Webster to 3B; Thurman to 2B
   O      123  6   84%  J Vidro         Strikeout Swinging
   RRRR   123  5   96%  R White         Single to RF (Line Drive); Webster Scores; Thurman Scores; Bergeron Scores/Adv on E9/unER; White Scores/No RBI/unER
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces Kerry Wood pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  V Guerrero      Popfly: 3B
          ---  4   96%  L Stevens       Walk
   O      1--  4   95%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 7.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, Mike Thurman facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   94%  J Girardi       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   95%  T Van Poppel    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Girardi to 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  E Young         Lineout: 1B
          -2-      96%  R Gutierrez     Passed Ball; Girardi to 3B
          --3  4   96%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  2   97%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-1, Todd Van Poppel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   97%  A Tracy         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   97%  L Webster       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   97%  M Thurman       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   97%  P Bergeron      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 7.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, Mike Thurman facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Mordecai replaces Andy Tracy playing 3B batting 7th
          ---  3   95%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   97%  S Andrews       Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Johnson replaces Mike Thurman pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   98%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   98%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-1, Todd Van Poppel facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   99%  J Vidro         Walk
   O      1--  1   98%  R White         Popfly: 3B
   OO     1--  3   98%  V Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 7.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, Mike Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   99%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jose Nieves pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel batting 9th
          ---  3   98%  J Nieves        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   97%  E Young         Walk; Nieves to 2B
          12-  3   95%  R Gutierrez     Hit By Pitch; Nieves to 3B; Young to 2B
                  Steve Kline replaces Mike Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  2   97%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Nieves Scores
          12-  6   95%  H Rodriguez     Walk; Young to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
   R      123  6   91%  S Andrews       Walk; Young Scores; Gutierrez to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Anthony Telford replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 9th; Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Willie Greene batting 6th
   O      123  4   97%  G Hill          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-3, Kyle Farnsworth facing 5-6-7
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Glenallen Hill pitching and batting 6th; Jose Nieves moves to 3B
   O      ---  1   96%  L Stevens       Popfly: SS
          ---  8   97%  G Blum          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  6   96%  M Mordecai      Groundout: 3B-1B; Blum to 2B
   O      -2-  2   96%  L Webster       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 7.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Anthony Telford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   97%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   96%  J Girardi       Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  J Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   96%  E Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Girardi to 2B
                  Dustin Hermanson replaces Geoff Blum pitching and batting 6th; Chris Widger replaces Lenny Webster playing C batting 8th; Orlando Cabrera replaces Anthony Telford playing SS batting 9th
   O      12-  3   99%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-3, Kyle Farnsworth facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   99%  O Cabrera       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  P Bergeron      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Cabrera to 2B
          -2-      99%  J Vidro         Wild Pitch; Cabrera to 3B
   R      --3  2   99%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Cabrera Scores
   O      -2-  2   99%  R White         Flyball: LF
          -2-  4   99%  V Guerrero      Intentional Walk
          12-  4   99%  L Stevens       Intentional Walk; Vidro to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
   O      123  6   99%  D Hermanson     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 8.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Dustin Hermanson facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   98%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: P unassisted; Sosa to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  S Andrews       Strikeout Looking
                  Jeff Reed pinch hits for Kyle Farnsworth batting 6th
   O      -2-  5  100%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON200005120

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation