September 20, 2006 Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Citizens Bank Park, Attendance: 35,269

Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Cubs

62-91

Lost 2

6th, 19½ GB

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

W: B Myers (12-6), L: L Walrond (0-1)

Phillies

79-73

Won 2

2nd, 13½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .712   14    0   0   
F Bynum 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .254  .738   10    2   3   3B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .291  .903   10    0   1   
J Jones RF                    2   0   1   0    2   1  .284  .829   16    3   0   
M Murton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .807   14    1   0   GDP
S Moore 1B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .318 1.082   18    8   2   2B
H Blanco C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .732   18    9   1   
R Cedeno SS                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .248  .616   11    0   2   
L Walrond P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    1   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Coats PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .417    4    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  J Ryu P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Mabry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .609    3    0   0   
  R Novoa P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600         0   0   
  A Guzman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .417         0   1   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3  12              122   24  11

BATTING

2B: S Moore (2, off B Myers).

3B: F Bynum (4, off B Myers).

TB: F Bynum 3; S Moore 3; J Jones; A Ramirez; M Murton.

GIDP: M Murton (16).

RBI: S Moore (4); A Ramirez (111).

2-out RBI: S Moore.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Rollins SS                  5   1   2   0    0   3  .275  .799   21    0   1   2·2B
S Victorino CF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .748   15    4   0   2B,2·SH
C Utley 2B                    4   1   1   2    1   2  .300  .885   24    1   5   HR
R Howard 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   2  .312 1.084   24    6   0   2B,IW
J Conine RF-LF                4   1   1   0    1   1  .269  .732   24    0   0   
  M Bourn RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
P Burrell LF                  2   2   1   2    2   0  .253  .871   14    1   0   HR
  C Roberson RF-LF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .450         0   0   
M Lieberthal C                4   0   1   1    0   0  .279  .806   17   14   0   2B
A Nunez 3B                    2   0   1   1    2   1  .213  .571   17    1   1   
B Myers P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .035  .133   18    0   0   SH
Totals                       31   6   9   6    7  10              174   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Rollins 2 (42, off J Ryu, off A Guzman); R Howard (23, off W Ohman); S Victorino (16, off L Walrond); M Lieberthal (14, off L Walrond).

HR: P Burrell (26, off R Novoa; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); C Utley (29, off J Ryu; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: B Myers (7, off M Wuertz); S Victorino 2 (7, off J Ryu, off A Guzman).

IBB: R Howard (29, by A Guzman).

TB: C Utley 4; P Burrell 4; J Rollins 4; M Lieberthal 2; S Victorino 2; R Howard 2; A Nunez; J Conine.

RBI: P Burrell 2 (90); C Utley 2 (92); M Lieberthal (35); A Nunez (28).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Nunez-C Utley-R Howard.

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
L Walrond, L (0-1)             3     3   2   2    5   6   0   7.24   17   76-39   17· 7·15    6· 0· 1· 0     46    -     1.32  -0.19
M Wuertz                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.75    3    7-5     3· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.48   0.16
W Ohman                        0.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   4.24    2   11-7     2· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.76  -0.02
J Ryu                          1.2   3   2   2    1   1   1   7.50   10   41-25   20· 3· 2    3· 4· 1· 0          1-1    0.96  -0.14
R Novoa                        1     1   1   1    0   1   1   4.32    4   19-12    7· 2· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
A Guzman                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   7.67    5   20-10    8· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   6    7  10   2          41  174-98   57·15·26   15· 7· 3· 0          3-1

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Myers, W (12-6)              9     6   2   2    3  12   0   3.94   35  119-80   35·18·27    9· 9· 2· 0     76    -     0.86   0.30
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3  12   0          35  119-80   35·18·27    9· 9· 2· 0           -

L Walrond faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Myers (3).

IBB: A Guzman (1; R Howard).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 35,269.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 13mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Philadelphia Phillies                
1. J Pierre             CF    1. J Rollins            SS 
2. F Bynum              2B    2. S Victorino          CF 
3. A Ramirez            3B    3. C Utley              2B 
4. J Jones              RF    4. R Howard             1B 
5. M Murton             LF    5. J Conine             RF 
6. S Moore              1B    6. P Burrell            LF 
7. H Blanco             C     7. M Lieberthal         C  
8. R Cedeno             SS    8. A Nunez              3B 
9. L Walrond            P     9. B Myers              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  12-  5   16%  72% M Lieberthal    L Walrond       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Conine Scores; Burrell to 3B
   t 4   2  0-0  12-  4  -12%  39% S Moore         B Myers         Single to RF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Jones to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  1    8%  54% M Murton        B Myers         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 4   0  1-1  -23  3    7%  79% A Nunez         L Walrond       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Burrell Scores; Lieberthal to 3B
   b 4   1  1-2  -23  3   -7%  69% J Rollins       M Wuertz        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Myers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  F Bynum         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   55%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Les Walrond facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  J Rollins       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   57%  S Victorino     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
          -2-  4   59%  C Utley         Walk
   O      12-  8   54%  R Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   50%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Myers facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   46%  J Jones         Walk
   OO     1--  1   54%  M Murton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  7   53%  S Moore         Walk
   O      1--  5   55%  H Blanco        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Les Walrond facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   59%  P Burrell       Walk
   O      1--  1   57%  M Lieberthal    Groundout: 3B-1B; Burrell to 2B
          -2-  4   59%  A Nunez         Walk
   O      12-  4   55%  B Myers         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      12-  5   50%  J Rollins       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Myers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  L Walrond       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   56%  J Pierre        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Les Walrond facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  S Victorino     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   51%  C Utley         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  R Howard        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Myers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   53%  F Bynum         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   46%  J Jones         Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  3   51%  M Murton        Popfly: 3B (Front of Home)
   R      12-  4   39%  S Moore         Single to RF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Jones to 3B
   O      1-3  6   44%  H Blanco        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Les Walrond facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   49%  J Conine        Walk
          1--  4   56%  P Burrell       Walk; Conine to 2B
   R      12-  5   72%  M Lieberthal    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Conine Scores; Burrell to 3B
   R      -23  3   79%  A Nunez         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Burrell Scores; Lieberthal to 3B
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Les Walrond pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  1   76%  B Myers         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Nunez to 2B
   O      -23  3   69%  J Rollins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   63%  S Victorino     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Brett Myers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   66%  R Cedeno        Foul Popfly: C (3B Foul)
                  Buck Coats pinch hits for Michael Wuertz batting 9th
   O      ---  4   69%  B Coats         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   70%  J Pierre        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Will Ohman facing 3-4-5
                  Will Ohman replaces Buck Coats pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   68%  C Utley         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   72%  R Howard        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Jae Kuk Ryu replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  4   76%  J Conine        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Howard to 3B
   R      1-3  1   83%  P Burrell       Fielder's Choice 1B; Howard Scores; Conine to 2B; Burrell to 1B
   O      12-  6   80%  M Lieberthal    Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Conine to 3B
          1-3  6   81%  A Nunez         Walk; Burrell to 2B
   O      123  7   77%  B Myers         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Brett Myers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   80%  F Bynum         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   82%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   80%  J Jones         Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--      79%  M Murton        Wild Pitch; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-  6   84%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jae Kuk Ryu facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   87%  J Rollins       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   87%  S Victorino     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Rollins to 3B
   RR     --3  4   94%  C Utley         Home Run (Fly Ball); Rollins Scores
   O      ---  6   94%  R Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  J Conine        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Brett Myers facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   89%  S Moore         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   93%  H Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   95%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  John Mabry pinch hits for Jae Kuk Ryu batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   97%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Roberto Novoa facing 6-7-8
                  Roberto Novoa replaces John Mabry pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  4   98%  P Burrell       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   98%  M Lieberthal    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  B Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Brett Myers facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Conine moves to LF; Chris Roberson replaces Pat Burrell playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  1   99%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   98%  F Bynum         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   RO     --3  1   98%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B; Bynum Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-2, Angel Guzman facing 1-2-3
                  Angel Guzman replaces Roberto Novoa pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   99%  J Rollins       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   99%  S Victorino     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Rollins to 3B
   O      --3  2   99%  C Utley         Flyball: LF
          --3  4   99%  R Howard        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  5   98%  J Conine        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Brett Myers facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Roberson moves to LF; Michael Bourn replaces Jeff Conine playing RF batting 5th
          ---  1   96%  M Murton        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   98%  S Moore         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   99%  H Blanco        Groundout: 2B-1B; Murton to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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