April 3, 2000 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 48,156

Monday, April 3, 2000, 3:10PM
Time of Game: 2:54

Cubs

1-2

Lost 2

4th, 1 GB

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

W: D Kile (1-0), L: K Tapani (0-1)

Cardinals

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .182  .490   15    2   2   CS
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   16    0   3   GDP
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .182  .630   23    3   0   
M Grace 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .300 1.100   17    7   1   
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .237    8    0   0   
S Andrews 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   2  .300 1.062   15    1   2   
D Buford CF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .684   23    4   0   
J Girardi C                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .400  .938   14    6   0   HBP
K Tapani P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    1   0   
  J Reed PH                   0   0   0   1    0   0                1    0   0   SF
  D Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Karchner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Lorraine P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Brown PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.500    2    0   0   2B
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       27   1   3   1    3   7              137   24   8

BATTING

2B: R Brown (1, off M Thompson).

SF: J Reed (1, off D Kile).

HBP: J Girardi (1, by D Kile).

TB: R Brown 2; E Young; S Andrews.

GIDP: R Gutierrez (1).

RBI: J Reed (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

BASERUNNING

CS: E Young (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Thompson).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   3   1    0   0  .600 1.600   22    4   1   3B
E Renteria SS                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400   18    1   2   SB
R Lankford LF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200   20    1   0   
F Tatis 3B                    4   1   1   1    1   1  .250  .650   22    1   2   2·SB
J Edmonds CF                  3   1   0   0    2   2  .000  .400   34    3   0   
C Paquette 1B                 3   1   1   3    1   0  .333 1.833    9    8   0   HR
E Davis RF                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .500 2.750   14    0   0   HR
  J Drew RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
M Matheny C                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.250   18    8   0   2B
D Kile P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   2   
  S Dunston PH                1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 5.000    5    0   0   HR
  H Slocumb P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Polanco PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  M Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   7  10   7    7   6              172   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Matheny (1, off K Tapani).

3B: F Vina (1, off K Tapani).

HR: S Dunston (1, off M Karchner; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); C Paquette (1, off K Tapani; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); E Davis (1, off A Lorraine; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: F Vina 5; E Davis 4; C Paquette 4; S Dunston 4; M Matheny 3; F Tatis; E Renteria.

RBI: C Paquette 3 (3); F Tatis (1); S Dunston (1); F Vina (1); E Davis (1).

2-out RBI: C Paquette 3; F Tatis; F Vina.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Tatis-F Vina-C Paquette.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Tatis 2 (2, 2nd base off D Young/J Girardi, 2nd base off K Tapani/J Girardi); E Renteria (1, 2nd base off M Karchner/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 Tapani, L (0-1)              4     5   5   5    3   2   1  11.25   20   79-45   28· 6·11    9· 3· 2· 1     31    -     0.55  -0.26
D Young                        0.2   0   0   0    2   0   0  21.60    4   15-4     3· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.29   0.00
M Karchner                     1     2   1   1    2   1   1   3.86    7   33-14    7· 3· 4    0· 2· 1· 1          2-0    0.26  -0.01
A Lorraine                     1.1   3   1   1    0   1   1   6.75    7   21-13    8· 3· 2    0· 3· 2· 1          2-0    0.07   0.00
F Heredia                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   14-9     2· 4· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   7    7   6   3          41  162-85   48·17·20   11· 9· 5· 3          4-0

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Kile, W (1-0)                6     2   1   1    2   4   0   1.50   22   96-55   32· 4·19    6· 7· 2· 0     66    -     0.70   0.20
H Slocumb                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
M Thompson                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   17-7     4· 0· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
D Veres                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   10-7     4· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     3   1   1    3   7   0          32  135-77   45· 7·25    9· 9· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Thompson (1; E Young, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: D Kile (1; J Girardi).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Greg Gibson.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 48,156.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 17mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. E Young              2B    1. F Vina               2B 
2. R Gutierrez          SS    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. R Lankford           LF 
4. M Grace              1B    4. F Tatis              3B 
5. H Rodriguez          LF    5. J Edmonds            CF 
6. S Andrews            3B    6. C Paquette           1B 
7. D Buford             CF    7. E Davis              RF 
8. J Girardi            C     8. M Matheny            C  
9. K Tapani             P     9. D Kile               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  1   20%  83% C Paquette      K Tapani        Home Run; Tatis Scores; Edmonds Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  6    8%  63% F Vina          K Tapani        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   b 1   2  0-0  --3  5    8%  62% F Tatis         K Tapani        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Vina Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4    7%  54% R Gutierrez     D Kile          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  --3  6   -6%  54% R Lankford      K Tapani        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  E Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   54%  R Gutierrez     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  S Sosa          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   63%  F Vina          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      --3  3   59%  E Renteria      Popfly: 2B
   O      --3  6   54%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  5   62%  F Tatis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Vina Scores
          1--      63%  J Edmonds       Tatis Steals 2B
          -2-  5   63%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-  1   83%  C Paquette      Home Run; Tatis Scores; Edmonds Scores
          ---  5   84%  E Davis         Walk
   O      1--  4   83%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   85%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   86%  H Rodriguez     Popfly: SS
   O      ---  8   87%  S Andrews       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kevin Tapani facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   86%  D Kile          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   85%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   84%  E Renteria      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   86%  D Buford        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   84%  J Girardi       Walk
   O      1--  3   87%  K Tapani        Flyball: C/Interference called (Front of Home)
   O      1--  2   88%  E Young         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kevin Tapani facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   87%  R Lankford      Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  5   87%  F Tatis         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   87%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  2   86%  C Paquette      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Darryl Kile facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   88%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   90%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   90%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kevin Tapani facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   89%  E Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   91%  M Matheny       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  4   90%  D Kile          Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  6   93%  F Vina          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Matheny Scores
   O      1--  5   93%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   94%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
          ---  3   93%  S Andrews       Single (Ground Ball)
          1-- 10   90%  D Buford        Walk; Andrews to 2B
          12-  4   86%  J Girardi       Hit By Pitch; Andrews to 3B; Buford to 2B
                  Jeff Reed pinch hits for Kevin Tapani batting 9th
   RO     123  1   89%  J Reed          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Andrews Scores
   O      12-  4   92%  E Young         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Danny Young facing 3-4-5
                  Danny Young replaces Jeff Reed pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   92%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   92%  F Tatis         Walk
          1--      93%  J Edmonds       Tatis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   92%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-  5   92%  C Paquette      Walk
                  Matt Karchner replaces Danny Young pitching and batting 9th
          12-  5   93%  E Davis         Walk; Tatis to 3B; Paquette to 2B
   O      123  6   91%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Darryl Kile facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   93%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   94%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   94%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Matt Karchner facing 9-1-2
                  Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Darryl Kile batting 9th
   R      ---  5   97%  S Dunston       Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   97%  F Vina          Flyball: CF
          ---  4   97%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      97%  R Lankford      Renteria Steals 2B
          -2-  4   97%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   97%  F Tatis         Flyball: RF; Renteria to 3B
                  Andrew Lorraine replaces Matt Karchner pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  6   96%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 5-6-7
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Shawon Dunston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   98%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   98%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Andrew Lorraine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   98%  C Paquette      Flyball: CF
   R      ---  3   99%  E Davis         Home Run
          ---  1   99%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Placido Polanco pinch hits for Heathcliff Slocumb batting 9th
   O      1--  5   99%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF
          1--  1   99%  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Matheny to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  E Renteria      Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, Mark Thompson facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Thompson replaces Placido Polanco pitching and batting 9th; J.D. Drew replaces Eric Davis playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---  5   99%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Andrew Lorraine batting 9th
          ---  2   99%  R Brown         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-  5   98%  E Young         Walk
   O      12-  5   99%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF; Brown to 3B
   O      1-3  2  100%  S Sosa          Young Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Felix Heredia facing 3-4-5
                  Felix Heredia replaces Roosevelt Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, Dave Veres facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Veres replaces Mark Thompson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  M Grace         Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  3  100%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation