May 28, 2004 Cincinnati Reds at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
SEA 4 CHW 4
ANA 3 CLE 1
OAK 0 BAL 7
@DET 5 KCR 2
MIN 1 NYY 7
@TBD 5 TOR 5
TEX 4 FLA 2
NYM 1 STL 2
@HOU 1
(10) ARI 6
@LAD 3 SDP 5
@MIL 3 CIN 7
@MON 6 PHI 3
ATL 2
(10) PIT 9
CHC 5 PIT 5
CHC 4
(10) SFG 4
COL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 7,058

Friday, May 28, 2004, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Reds

28-20

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  3   0  3  0   1  0  0    7 14  0
Expos           2  0  0   0  0  1   3  0  0    6  7  0

W: C Lidle (4-4), L: C Vargas (3-3), S: D Graves (22)

Expos

15-32

Lost 2

5th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .255  .717   18    1   1   HBP
  J Castro 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .745         1   1   
B Larkin SS                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .292  .737   22    0   4   2B
S Casey 1B                    5   2   4   3    0   1  .390 1.053   19   14   1   HR,2·2B
K Griffey CF                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .247  .876   28    4   0   HR,HBP
A Kearns RF                   5   1   2   0    0   3  .198  .679   30    1   0   
A Dunn LF                     3   0   0   0    2   3  .253  .967   24    1   0   
D Jimenez 2B                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .667   25    2   4   3B,GDP
J Valentin C                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .164  .542   19    2   3   GDP,2·IW
C Lidle P                     4   0   1   1    0   3  .158  .544   14    1   2   
  M Matthews P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Riedling P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .693    1    0   0   
  D Graves P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   7  14   7    5  12              200   27  16

BATTING

2B: B Larkin (8, off C Vargas); S Casey 2 (19, 2 off C Vargas).

3B: D Jimenez (1, off J Fikac).

HR: S Casey (7, off C Vargas; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); K Griffey (12, off C Vargas; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

IBB: J Valentin 2 (2, by C Bentz, by J Fikac).

HBP: R Freel (7, by L Ayala); K Griffey (2, by C Vargas).

TB: S Casey 9; K Griffey 5; D Jimenez 4; B Larkin 3; A Kearns 2; R Freel; C Lidle.

GIDP: D Jimenez (6); J Valentin (2).

RBI: S Casey 3 (35); K Griffey 2 (39); B Larkin (18); C Lidle (2).

2-out RBI: C Lidle.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wilkerson RF-LF             4   2   2   1    1   1  .228  .741   18    4   1   HR,2B,SB
E Chavez CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .680   22    0   0   SH
J Vidro 2B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .225  .645   16    2   3   
T Batista 3B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .255  .653   16    0   3   HR,HBP
O Cabrera SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .244  .630   14    0   1   2B
C Everett LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .259  .687    7    0   0   2B
  J Carroll PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .645         0   0   
  J Rivera RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .692         1   0   
N Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    6   2   
B Schneider C                 2   0   0   1    1   0  .244  .754   19   12   0   SF
C Vargas P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .118    6    1   0   
  J Fikac P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Fox PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .440    1    0   0   
  T Tucker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Bentz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  M Cepicky PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .224  .587    4    0   0   HR
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  T Sledge PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .721    4    0   0   
Totals                       32   6   7   6    2   2              141   27  10

BATTING

2B: O Cabrera (7, off C Lidle); B Wilkerson (8, off C Lidle); C Everett (4, off C Lidle).

HR: M Cepicky (1, off M Matthews; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); B Wilkerson (5, off C Lidle; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); T Batista (4, off C Lidle; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: B Schneider (1, off C Lidle).

SH: E Chavez (1, off C Lidle).

HBP: T Batista (1, by J Riedling).

TB: B Wilkerson 6; M Cepicky 4; T Batista 4; C Everett 3; O Cabrera 2.

RBI: M Cepicky (3); C Everett (3); B Wilkerson (15); T Batista (16); J Vidro (15); B Schneider (14).

2-out RBI: M Cepicky; T Batista.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Batista-J Vidro-N Johnson 2; B Wilkerson-N Johnson.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Wilkerson (5, 2nd base off J Riedling/J Valentin).

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
C Lidle, W (4-4)               6.2   5   5   5    1   2   2   4.73   26   94-57   31· 4·22   13· 9· 1· 0     45    -     0.81  -0.02
M Matthews                     0     1   1   1    1   0   1   3.86    2    8-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.81  -0.16
J Riedling, H (10)             1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.38    6   22-14    8· 3· 3    4· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.76   0.20
D Graves, S (22)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    3   12-8     5· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.78   0.22
Totals                         9     7   6   6    2   2   3          37  136-82   46· 8·28   18·12· 2· 0          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
C Vargas, L (3-3)              4     9   6   6    1   6   2   5.16   22  100-60   30·13·17    6· 5· 3· 0     25    -     1.09  -0.37
J Fikac                        1     1   0   0    1   3   0   5.40    5   21-12    4· 3· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.02
T Tucker                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.72    4   18-9     4· 0· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.30   0.02
C Bentz                        0.2   1   1   1    2   0   0   4.61    4   21-9     5· 0· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.00
L Ayala                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.96    3    7-3     3· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.66  -0.04
C Cordero                      2     1   0   0    0   3   0   1.37    7   33-22    9· 5· 8    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.70   0.10
Totals                         9    14   7   7    5  12   2          45  200-115  55·21·39   15· 8· 3· 0          2-1

M Matthews faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
C Vargas faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Bentz (3; J Valentin); J Fikac (3; J Valentin).

HBP: C Vargas (1; K Griffey); L Ayala (3; R Freel); J Riedling (1; T Batista).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - CB Bucknor.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 7,058.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Montreal Expos                       
1. R Freel              3B    1. B Wilkerson          RF 
2. B Larkin             SS    2. E Chavez             CF 
3. S Casey              1B    3. J Vidro              2B 
4. K Griffey            CF    4. T Batista            3B 
5. A Kearns             RF    5. O Cabrera            SS 
6. A Dunn               LF    6. C Everett            LF 
7. D Jimenez            2B    7. N Johnson            1B 
8. J Valentin           C     8. B Schneider          C  
9. C Lidle              P     9. C Vargas             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  2-1  -2-  6   15%  61% S Casey         C Vargas        Home Run (Fly Ball); Larkin Scores
   b 7   2  7-5  ---  4  -13%  71% M Cepicky       M Matthews      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 3   0  2-0  1--  5   12%  46% B Larkin        C Vargas        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Freel Scores
   b 8   2  7-6  12-  3   12%  83% N Johnson       J Riedling      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 5   0  2-3  1--  3   12%  79% S Casey         C Vargas        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Larkin Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Claudio Vargas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  R Freel         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   46%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   48%  S Casey         Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
          -2-  8   49%  K Griffey       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  4   45%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cory Lidle facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   39%  B Wilkerson     Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   41%  E Chavez        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Wilkerson to 3B
   RO     --3  5   39%  J Vidro         Groundout: SS-1B; Wilkerson Scores
   R      ---  3   30%  T Batista       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   31%  O Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Claudio Vargas facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   35%  A Dunn          Walk
          1--  2   40%  D Jimenez       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Dunn to 2B
   OO     12-  2   29%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Dunn to 3B
   O      --3  4   26%  C Lidle         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cory Lidle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   27%  C Everett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   29%  N Johnson       Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  6   29%  B Schneider     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Claudio Vargas facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   33%  R Freel         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      1--  5   46%  B Larkin        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Freel Scores
   RR     -2-  6   61%  S Casey         Home Run (Fly Ball); Larkin Scores
          ---  6   64%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   61%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   58%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  9   56%  D Jimenez       Groundout: 1B-2B-P
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Cory Lidle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   59%  C Vargas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   60%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  E Chavez        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Expos 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Claudio Vargas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   59%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   58%  C Lidle         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   57%  R Freel         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Cory Lidle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   60%  J Vidro         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  T Batista       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   63%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Expos 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Claudio Vargas facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   67%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  3   79%  S Casey         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Larkin Scores
   RR     -2-  4   89%  K Griffey       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Casey Scores
                  Jeremy Fikac replaces Claudio Vargas pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   88%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   87%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   88%  D Jimenez       Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF Line)
          --3  4   89%  J Valentin      Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  3   87%  C Lidle         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-6, Cory Lidle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   89%  C Everett       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   90%  N Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   89%  B Schneider     Walk
                  Andy Fox pinch hits for Jeremy Fikac batting 9th
   O      1--  1   91%  A Fox           Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Expos 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-2, T.J. Tucker facing 1-2-3
                  T.J. Tucker replaces Andy Fox pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   92%  R Freel         Walk
   OO     1--  6   90%  B Larkin        Fly Ball Double Play: RF (CF-RF); Freel out at 1B/RF-1B
          ---  1   90%  S Casey         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   89%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-6, Cory Lidle facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   83%  B Wilkerson     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   86%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   88%  J Vidro         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   89%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Expos 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Chad Bentz facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Bentz replaces T.J. Tucker pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   90%  A Kearns        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   92%  A Dunn          Walk; Kearns to 2B
   OO     12-  5   88%  D Jimenez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Kearns to 3B
          --3  4   89%  J Valentin      Intentional Walk
                  Luis Ayala replaces Chad Bentz pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  3   93%  C Lidle         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kearns Scores; Valentin to 2B
          12-  1   94%  R Freel         Hit By Pitch; Valentin to 3B; Lidle to 2B
   O      123  3   92%  B Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 7, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-7, Cory Lidle facing 5-6-7
                  Juan Castro replaces Ryan Freel playing 3B batting 1st
          ---  3   88%  O Cabrera       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   R      -2-  3   79%  C Everett       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Cabrera Scores
   O      -2-  3   83%  N Johnson       Groundout: P-1B; Everett to 3B
   RO     --3  3   84%  B Schneider     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Everett Scores
                  Mike Matthews replaces Cory Lidle pitching and batting 9th; Matt Cepicky pinch hits for Luis Ayala batting 9th
   R      ---  4   71%  M Cepicky       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   68%  B Wilkerson     Walk
                  John Riedling replaces Mike Matthews pitching and batting 9th
          1--      66%  E Chavez        Wilkerson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   74%  " "             Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Expos 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-6, Chad Cordero facing 3-4-5
                  Chad Cordero replaces Matt Cepicky pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   71%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   69%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   71%  A Kearns        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   68%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Expos 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 6-7, John Riedling facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   75%  J Vidro         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   67%  T Batista       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   76%  O Cabrera       Flyball: LF
          1--  1   70%  C Everett       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Batista to 2B
                  Jamey Carroll pinch runs for Carl Everett batting 6th
   O      12-  3   83%  N Johnson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Expos 6.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-6, Chad Cordero facing 7-8-9
                  Brad Wilkerson moves to LF; Juan Rivera replaces Jamey Carroll playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  5   81%  D Jimenez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   80%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Jacob Cruz pinch hits for John Riedling batting 9th
   O      ---  1   78%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Expos 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 6-7, Danny Graves facing 8-9-1
                  Danny Graves replaces Jacob Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   88%  B Schneider     Lineout: 3B
                  Terrmel Sledge pinch hits for Chad Cordero batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  T Sledge        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Expos 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON200405280

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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