March 31, 2003 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
CLE 5
(13) MIN 3
@DET 1 KCR 3
CHW 0 TBD 6
BOS 4 NYY 8
@TOR 4 LAD 8
@ARI 0 MON 10
@ATL 2 PIT 10
@CIN 1 PHI 8
@FLA 5 CHC 15
@NYM 2 SFG 5
@SDP 2 STL 11
MIL 9

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 53,586

Monday, March 31, 2003, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 3:29

Cubs

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            4  0  1   0  1  4   5  0  0   15 16  0
Mets            0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  2

W: K Wood (1-0), L: T Glavine (0-1)

Mets

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   1   3   0    1   0 1.000 2.000   20    0   2   
  R Martinez 2B               1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .500   11    0   2   
A Gonzalez SS                 5   1   2   0    1   0  .400 1.100   29    0   2   2B
S Sosa RF                     2   3   1   1    3   0  .500 1.300   30    0   0   
  L Harris RF                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    0   0   
M Alou LF                     3   2   2   2    2   0  .667 1.800   18    1   0   2B
  T Goodwin PR-LF             1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   GDP
H Choi 1B                     4   3   1   0    2   2  .250 1.000   24   11   0   2B
M Bellhorn 3B                 3   2   1   4    2   0  .333 1.500   25    0   2   3B,SB,SF
C Patterson CF                6   2   4   7    0   1  .667 2.334   16    3   0   2·HR,CS
D Miller C                    6   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   29   12   1   GDP
K Wood P                      3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666   11    0   1   
  T O'Leary PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Karros PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       40  15  16  15   12   6              229   27  11

BATTING

2B: H Choi (1, off T Glavine); A Gonzalez (1, off T Glavine); M Alou (1, off T Glavine).

3B: M Bellhorn (1, off M Bacsik).

HR: C Patterson 2 (2, 2 off M Bacsik; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: M Bellhorn (1, off M Bacsik).

TB: C Patterson 10; M Alou 3; A Gonzalez 3; M Bellhorn 3; M Grudzielanek 3; H Choi 2; S Sosa; K Wood; L Harris.

GIDP: D Miller (1); T Goodwin (1).

RBI: C Patterson 7 (7); M Bellhorn 4 (4); M Alou 2 (2); S Sosa (1); K Wood (1).

2-out RBI: M Bellhorn 3; C Patterson 2; K Wood.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 9 for 18.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bellhorn (1, 2nd base off S Strickland/M Piazza).

CS: C Patterson (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by T Glavine).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250   21    2   0   
R Alomar 2B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500   16    2   6   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Floyd LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    2   0   
M Piazza C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   13    4   1   
  J Phillips 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .666   17   11   1   
  J Bell 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   
T Wigginton 3B                3   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .250   14    0   2   HBP
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .500 1.500   15    2   0   2·2B
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000   21    2   5   
T Glavine P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   1   
  S Strickland P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J McEwing PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  M Bacsik P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  G Lloyd P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  V Wilson C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       31   2   4   2    3  12              148   27  17

BATTING

2B: J Burnitz 2 (2, off J Borowski, off K Wood).

HBP: T Wigginton (1, by K Wood).

TB: J Burnitz 4; M Vaughn; M Piazza.

RBI: J Burnitz (1); R Sanchez (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Alomar-R Sanchez-M Vaughn; R Sanchez-R Alomar-M Vaughn.

E: C Floyd (1); D Weathers (1).

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, W (1-0)                5     2   2   2    3   5   0   3.60   21   88-50   24· 9·17    6· 4· 2· 0     57    -     1.01   0.07
J Cruz                         2     1   0   0    0   6   0   0.00    7   30-19    4· 7· 8    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
M Guthrie                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-8     3· 3· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Borowski                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   18-13    8· 3· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   2   2    3  12   0          35  148-90   39·22·29   11· 5· 3· 0           -

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
T Glavine, L (0-1)             3.2   8   5   5    4   2   0  12.27   21   90-48   29· 8·11    9· 3· 3· 0     23    -     0.79  -0.34
S Strickland                   1.1   2   1   1    2   1   0   6.75    8   30-17    7· 1· 9    3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.81  -0.02
M Bacsik                       2     4   9   9    5   2   2  40.50   15   61-31   14· 3·14    2· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.07
G Lloyd                        1     2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   25-15   11· 1· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
D Weathers                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   20-13    9· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    16  15  15   12   6   2          53  226-124  70·14·40   19·11· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: T Glavine (1; C Patterson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: K Wood (1; T Wigginton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Bill Welke.

Time of Game: 3:29.

Attendance: 53,586.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 39° F, Wind 20mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. M Grudzielanek       2B    1. R Cedeno             CF 
2. A Gonzalez           SS    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. C Floyd              LF 
4. M Alou               LF    4. M Piazza             C  
5. H Choi               1B    5. M Vaughn             1B 
6. M Bellhorn           3B    6. T Wigginton          3B 
7. C Patterson          CF    7. J Burnitz            RF 
8. D Miller             C     8. R Sanchez            SS 
9. K Wood               P     9. T Glavine            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  4-0  12-  4  -13%  61% J Burnitz       K Wood          Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Vaughn Scores; Wigginton to 3B
   t 1   0  0-1  1-3  3   12%  82% M Alou          T Glavine       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores; Sosa Scores; Alou to 3B/Adv on E7
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5   10%  64% A Gonzalez      T Glavine       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Grudzielanek to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  -23  5    7%  71% S Sosa          T Glavine       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Grudzielanek Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   t 3   1  2-4  -2-  1    7%  80% C Patterson     T Glavine       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Choi Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  M Grudzielanek  Walk
          1--  5   64%  A Gonzalez      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Grudzielanek to 3B
   R      -23  5   71%  S Sosa          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Grudzielanek Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   82%  M Alou          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores; Sosa Scores; Alou to 3B/Adv on E7
   O      --3  5   80%  H Choi          Strikeout Swinging
          --3  5   81%  M Bellhorn      Walk
   R      1-3  2   85%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Alou Scores; Bellhorn to 2B
   OO     12-  3   81%  D Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   78%  R Cedeno        Walk
   O      1--  2   80%  R Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -2-  4   82%  C Floyd         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   85%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   84%  K Wood          Groundout: 2B-1B
          --- 12   85%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   86%  A Gonzalez      Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  6   85%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Grudzielanek to 3B
   O      1-3  3   82%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Kerry Wood facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   79%  M Vaughn        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   74%  T Wigginton     Hit By Pitch; Vaughn to 2B
   R      12-  4   61%  J Burnitz       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Vaughn Scores; Wigginton to 3B
   RO     -23  1   62%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Wigginton Scores; Burnitz to 3B
   O      --3  5   68%  T Glavine       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   71%  R Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   76%  H Choi          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   73%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  1   80%  C Patterson     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Choi Scores
   O      1--      78%  D Miller        Patterson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  4   77%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Kerry Wood facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   73%  R Alomar        Walk
   O      1--  2   77%  C Floyd         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   79%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Alomar to 2B
   O      -2-  7   82%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   80%  K Wood          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   82%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   80%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  5   81%  S Sosa          Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
                  Scott Strickland replaces Tom Glavine pitching and batting 9th
          12-  6   83%  M Alou          Walk; Grudzielanek to 3B; Sosa to 2B
   O      123  1   79%  H Choi          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   81%  T Wigginton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   84%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Scott Strickland facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   86%  M Bellhorn      Walk
   O      1--  3   84%  C Patterson     Strikeout Looking
          1--      85%  D Miller        Bellhorn Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   83%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Bellhorn to 3B
   R      --3  3   89%  K Wood          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Bellhorn Scores
          1--  1   90%  M Grudzielanek  Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Wood to 2B
   O      12-  4   88%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Kerry Wood facing 9-1-2
                  Ramon Martinez replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing 2B batting 1st; Joe McEwing pinch hits for Scott Strickland batting 9th
   O      ---  6   90%  J McEwing       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   91%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   90%  R Alomar        Walk
   O      1--  2   92%  C Floyd         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Bacsik facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Bacsik replaces Joe McEwing pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   93%  S Sosa          Walk
          1--  1   94%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Sosa to 2B
          12-  4   96%  H Choi          Walk; Sosa to 3B; Alou to 2B
   RO     123  2   96%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Sosa Scores
   RRR    12-  2   99%  C Patterson     Home Run (Fly Ball); Alou Scores; Choi Scores
   O      ---  5   99%  D Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Kerry Wood batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-10, Juan Cruz facing 4-5-6
                  Juan Cruz replaces Troy O'Leary pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   99%  M Piazza        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   99%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   99%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 10, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-2, Mike Bacsik facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  R Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6  100%  S Sosa          Walk
          1--  5  100%  M Alou          Walk; Sosa to 2B
                  Tom Goodwin pinch runs for Moises Alou batting 4th
          12-  6  100%  H Choi          Walk; Sosa to 3B; Goodwin to 2B
   RRR    123  2  100%  M Bellhorn      Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sosa Scores; Goodwin Scores; Choi Scores
   RR     --3  1  100%  C Patterson     Home Run (Fly Ball); Bellhorn Scores
   O      ---  6  100%  D Miller        Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 15, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-15, Juan Cruz facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Goodwin moves to LF; Lenny Harris replaces Sammy Sosa playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Looking
                  Timo Perez pinch hits for Mike Bacsik batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 15, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 15-2, Graeme Lloyd facing 9-1-2
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Timo Perez pitching and batting 9th; Eric Karros pinch hits for Juan Cruz batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  E Karros        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6  100%  R Martinez      Walk
          1--  7  100%  A Gonzalez      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Martinez to 2B
          12-  2  100%  L Harris        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Martinez to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   OO     123  3  100%  T Goodwin       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 15, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-15, Mark Guthrie facing 2-3-4
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Eric Karros pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  R Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  C Floyd         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 15, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 15-2, Dave Weathers facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Weathers replaces Roberto Alomar pitching and batting 2nd; Vance Wilson replaces Graeme Lloyd playing C batting 9th; Jason Phillips replaces Mike Piazza playing 1B batting 4th; Jay Bell replaces Mo Vaughn playing 2B batting 5th
   O      ---  6  100%  H Choi          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5  100%  M Bellhorn      Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B)
   O      1--  7  100%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  2  100%  D Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 15, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-15, Joe Borowski facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Borowski replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  T Wigginton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2  100%  J Burnitz       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  9  100%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 15, Mets 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation