March 29, 2000 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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CHC 5
@NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tokyo Dome, Attendance: 55,000

Wednesday, March 29, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:26

Cubs

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  1  0   2  1  0    5 12  2
Mets            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  0    3  7  0

W: J Lieber (1-0), L: M Hampton (0-1), S: R Aguilera (1)

Mets

0-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .200   21    2   3   SB,GDP
D Buford CF                   3   1   2   1    2   0  .667 1.467   33    3   0   
M Grace 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.933   20   12   0   HR,HBP
S Sosa RF                     3   1   2   0    2   0  .667 1.800   26    2   0   2B,GDP
H Rodriguez LF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   15    2   0   
  T Brock LF                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    5    1   0   
S Andrews 3B                  3   1   2   3    2   1  .667 2.467   18    0   1   HR
J Nieves SS                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   15    1   3   2·GDP
  J Huson SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Girardi C                   4   0   3   0    1   0  .750 1.550   24    4   1   
J Lieber P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   19    0   1   SH
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Liniak PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  R Aguilera P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   5  12   5   10   5              197   27  10

BATTING

2B: S Sosa (1, off R Rodriguez).

HR: M Grace (1, off R Rodriguez; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); S Andrews (1, off D Cook; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: J Lieber (1, off T Wendell).

HBP: M Grace (1, by M Hampton).

TB: S Andrews 5; M Grace 4; S Sosa 3; J Girardi 3; D Buford 2; J Nieves; T Brock.

GIDP: J Nieves 2 (2); E Young (1); S Sosa (1).

RBI: S Andrews 3 (3); M Grace (1); D Buford (1).

2-out RBI: M Grace.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Young-J Nieves-M Grace.

E: S Andrews 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Young (1, 2nd base off M Hampton/M Piazza).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   1   0    1   1  .250  .650   20    1   0   
D Hamilton CF                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   12    3   0   SF
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Franco 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    1   0   
E Alfonzo 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .333 1.167   15    2   2   2B
M Piazza C                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.750   14    8   1   HR
R Ventura 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   15    0   2   
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   12    1   1   
T Zeile 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   16    8   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
R Ordonez SS                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   13    3   4   
M Hampton P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   1   SH
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Nunnally PH-CF            2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    7    0   0   GDP
Totals                       33   3   7   3    3   4              135   27  12

BATTING

2B: E Alfonzo (1, off J Lieber).

HR: M Piazza (1, off B Williams; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: D Hamilton (1, off J Lieber).

SH: M Hampton (1, off J Lieber).

TB: M Piazza 5; E Alfonzo 2; R Henderson; J Nunnally; R Ordonez; D Bell.

GIDP: J Nunnally (1).

RBI: M Piazza 2 (2); D Hamilton (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 4. R Ordonez-E Alfonzo-T Zeile; R Ventura-E Alfonzo-T Zeile; R Ordonez-T Zeile; M Hampton-M Piazza-T Zeile.

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
J Lieber, W (1-0)              7     5   1   1    2   2   0   1.29   29   97-59   37· 8·14   13· 9· 3· 0     63    -     1.26   0.34
B Williams                     1     1   2   2    1   0   1  18.00    5   22-12    6· 1· 5    3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.14  -0.03
R Aguilera, S (1)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   16-11    3· 3· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.93   0.10
Totals                         9     7   3   3    3   4   1          38  135-82   46·12·24   16·10· 4· 1           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Hampton, L (0-1)             5     4   2   2    9   1   0   3.60   25  103-51   30· 5·16    7· 4· 3· 0     43    -     1.52   0.03
T Wendell                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   19-9     6· 2· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.33   0.01
D Cook                         1.1   3   2   2    0   2   1  13.50    7   28-20   11· 6· 3    1· 1· 2· 1          2-0    0.96  -0.13
R Rodriguez                    1     3   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    5   26-15   11· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.20  -0.03
J Franco                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   14-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         9    12   5   5   10   5   2          45  190-103  63·15·25   14· 7· 6· 2          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: M Hampton (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Hampton (1; M Grace).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Ron Kulpa.

Time of Game: 3:26.

Attendance: 55,000.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. E Young              2B    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. D Buford             CF    2. D Hamilton           CF 
3. M Grace              1B    3. E Alfonzo            2B 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. M Piazza             C  
5. H Rodriguez          LF    5. R Ventura            3B 
6. S Andrews            3B    6. D Bell               RF 
7. J Nieves             SS    7. T Zeile              1B 
8. J Girardi            C     8. R Ordonez            SS 
9. J Lieber             P     9. M Hampton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  1-2  1--  2   19%  88% S Andrews       D Cook          Home Run; Sosa Scores
   t 4   1  1-1  123  2  -18%  44% E Young         M Hampton       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Nieves to 3B; Girardi to 2B
   t 5   1  1-2  123  3  -15%  58% J Nieves        M Hampton       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 5   1  1-1  123  5   11%  73% S Andrews       M Hampton       Walk; Buford Scores; Sosa to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   t 4   0  1-1  1--  2   10%  65% J Nieves        M Hampton       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Andrews to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  E Young         Walk
          1--      56%  D Buford        Young Steals 2B
   R      -2-  8   63%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Young Scores
          1--  2   67%  M Grace         Hit By Pitch; Buford to 2B
   OO     12-  4   58%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Buford to 3B
   O      --3  2   55%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   57%  R Henderson     Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  3   59%  D Hamilton      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   57%  E Alfonzo       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   60%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   63%  S Andrews       Walk
   OO     1--  3   56%  J Nieves        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   55%  J Girardi       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   58%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  D Bell          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   61%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   59%  J Lieber        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   57%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   58%  D Buford        Walk
          1--  4   60%  M Grace         Walk; Buford to 2B
          12-  5   63%  S Sosa          Walk; Buford to 3B; Grace to 2B
   O      123  1   56%  H Rodriguez     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   52%  R Ordonez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  1   54%  M Hampton       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Ordonez to 2B
          -2-  4   48%  R Henderson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Ordonez to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   47%  D Hamilton      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ordonez Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  S Andrews       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   65%  J Nieves        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Andrews to 3B
          1-3      66%  J Girardi       Wild Pitch; Nieves to 2B
          -23  6   69%  " "             Walk
   O      123  7   61%  J Lieber        Strikeout Looking
   OO     123  2   44%  E Young         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Nieves to 3B; Girardi to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   40%  M Piazza        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   44%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF
          1--  2   39%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Piazza to 2B
   O      12-  8   44%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF; Piazza to 3B
          1-3  5   41%  R Ordonez       Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      123  6   50%  M Hampton       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   55%  D Buford        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Grace         Lineout: RF
          1--  6   55%  S Sosa          Walk; Buford to 2B
          12-  6   62%  H Rodriguez     Walk; Buford to 3B; Sosa to 2B
   R      123  5   73%  S Andrews       Walk; Buford Scores; Sosa to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   OO     123  3   58%  J Nieves        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   61%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   64%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   62%  E Alfonzo       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   65%  M Piazza        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Turk Wendell facing 8-9-1
                  Turk Wendell replaces Mike Hampton pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   69%  J Girardi       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   68%  J Lieber        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Girardi to 2B
   O      -2-  5   64%  E Young         Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
          -2-  8   65%  D Buford        Walk
                  Dennis Cook replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  7   60%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   64%  R Ventura       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   67%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   69%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dennis Cook facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   72%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   69%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  2   88%  S Andrews       Home Run; Sosa Scores
   O      ---  1   87%  J Nieves        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   88%  J Girardi       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      1--  3   87%  J Lieber        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
                  Tarrik Brock replaces Henry Rodriguez playing LF batting 5th
          ---  2   81%  R Ordonez       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
                  Jon Nunnally pinch hits for Dennis Cook batting 9th
   OO     1--  3   91%  J Nunnally      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   90%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--  1   92%  D Hamilton      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rich Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Darryl Hamilton pitching and batting 2nd; Jon Nunnally moves to CF
   O      ---  6   92%  E Young         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   91%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  6   95%  M Grace         Home Run
          ---  4   96%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  5   95%  T Brock         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sosa out at Hm/RF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Brian Williams facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Williams replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   92%  E Alfonzo       Walk
   RR     1--  6   83%  M Piazza        Home Run; Alfonzo Scores
   O      ---  4   87%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   90%  D Bell          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   92%  T Zeile         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Franco facing 6-7-8
                  John Franco replaces Todd Zeile pitching and batting 7th; Matt Franco replaces Rich Rodriguez playing 1B batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   91%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   91%  J Nieves        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   91%  J Girardi       Single (Ground Ball)
                  Cole Liniak pinch hits for Brian Williams batting 9th
   O      1--  1   90%  C Liniak        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Cole Liniak pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Huson replaces Jose Nieves playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---  4   95%  R Ordonez       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   89%  J Nunnally      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   95%  R Henderson     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4  100%  M Franco        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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