April 5, 2004 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 9
CHW 7 MIN 7
CLE 4
(11) OAK 5
TEX 4 DET 7
@TOR 0 CHC 7
@CIN 4 SFG 5
@HOU 4 SDP 8
@LAD 2 PIT 2
PHI 1 MIL 8
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 42,122

Monday, April 5, 2004, 2:12PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Cubs

1-0

Won 1

1st

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

W: K Wood (1-0), L: C Lidle (0-1), S: J Borowski (1)

Reds

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   1   3   0    0   1  .600 1.200   16    4   5   
C Patterson CF                3   2   1   1    1   1  .333 1.933   18    1   0   HR,HBP
S Sosa RF                     4   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .200   27    0   0   
M Alou LF                     5   0   2   3    0   1  .400 1.000   19    4   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   15    0   3   
D Lee 1B                      3   1   0   0    1   2  .000  .250   19    5   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    3   0   
M Barrett C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.500   10   10   0   3B
K Wood P                      2   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    6    0   1   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Goodwin PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Walker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   7  10   6    3   7              149   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Alou (1, off C Lidle).

3B: M Barrett (1, off C Lidle).

HR: C Patterson (1, off C Lidle; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: C Patterson (1, by C Lidle).

TB: M Barrett 4; C Patterson 4; M Alou 3; M Grudzielanek 3; A Ramirez; K Wood.

RBI: M Alou 3 (3); M Barrett (1); C Patterson (1); K Wood (1).

2-out RBI: M Alou 3; M Barrett.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Grudzielanek-D Lee; A Ramirez-M Grudzielanek-D Lee.

E: A Gonzalez (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jimenez 2B                  4   1   3   1    1   0  .750 1.550   26    2   2   
B Larkin SS                   4   1   0   1    1   1  .000  .200   23    1   2   GDP
S Casey 1B                    4   0   2   2    0   2  .500 1.250   14   10   1   2B
A Kearns RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   13    1   0   
A Dunn LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   20    2   0   
J LaRue C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   20    8   3   GDP
R Freel CF                    4   1   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   17    1   1   SB
J Castro 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   21    2   2   
C Lidle P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                1    0   1   SH
  W Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  J Riedling P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Norton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Reith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  R Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Olmedo PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                7    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   6   4    5  11              166   27  13

BATTING

2B: S Casey (1, off K Wood).

SH: C Lidle (1, off K Wood).

TB: S Casey 3; D Jimenez 3; A Kearns.

GIDP: J LaRue (1); B Larkin (1).

RBI: S Casey 2 (2); B Larkin (1); D Jimenez (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Freel-J LaRue-J Castro.

PB: J LaRue (1).

E: A Dunn (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Freel (1, 2nd base off K Wood/M Barrett).

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     5   4   4    3   6   0   7.20   23   95-63   35· 9·19    7· 4· 3· 0     44    -     1.44  -0.10
M Wuertz, H (1)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   13-9     2· 1· 6    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.16   0.09
K Mercker, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
K Farnsworth, H (1)            1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   15-12   10· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.38   0.05
J Borowski, S (1)              1     0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    5   28-15    4· 2· 9    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.82   0.04
Totals                         9     6   4   4    5  11   0          38  162-106  56·12·38   10· 8· 4· 0           -

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, L (0-1)               5     6   5   5    1   4   1   9.00   23   79-48   21· 7·20    8· 4· 5· 0     38    -     0.81  -0.26
J Riedling                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   14-9     4· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.76   0.06
P Norton                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-6     3· 0· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.05   0.03
B Reith                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.99   0.03
R Wagner                       1     1   2   0    1   2   0   0.00    6   23-14    5· 4· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.71  -0.17
T Jones                        1     2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   15-7     4· 2· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         9    10   7   5    3   7   1          40  144-87   38·16·33   15· 8· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: K Wood (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Lidle (1; C Patterson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Marty Foster.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 42,122.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 45° F, Wind 6mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds                      
1. M Grudzielanek       2B    1. D Jimenez            2B 
2. C Patterson          CF    2. B Larkin             SS 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. S Casey              1B 
4. M Alou               LF    4. A Kearns             RF 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. A Dunn               LF 
6. D Lee                1B    6. J LaRue              C  
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. R Freel              CF 
8. M Barrett            C     8. J Castro             3B 
9. K Wood               P     9. C Lidle              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  123  6   22%  85% M Alou          C Lidle         Double to LF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores; Patterson Scores; Sosa Scores
   b 5   1  5-2  12-  2  -20%  56% S Casey         K Wood          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Jimenez Scores; Larkin Scores
   t 8   2  4-5  1--  1   14%  86% A Gonzalez      R Wagner        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Lee Scores/unER; Gonzalez to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  2   10%  58% C Patterson     C Lidle         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 1   0  1-0  1--  5    8%  59% B Larkin        K Wood          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cory Lidle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  2   58%  C Patterson     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   56%  S Sosa          Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   55%  M Alou          Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   52%  D Jimenez       Single to SS (Ground Ball to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  5   59%  B Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   60%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cory Lidle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   56%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Kerry Wood facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   52%  A Kearns        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   56%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  5   61%  J LaRue         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cory Lidle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   59%  M Barrett       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   58%  K Wood          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   59%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   61%  C Patterson     Hit By Pitch; Grudzielanek to 2B
          12-      62%  S Sosa          Passed Ball; Grudzielanek to 3B; Patterson to 2B
          -23  6   63%  " "             Walk
   RRR    123  6   85%  M Alou          Double to LF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores; Patterson Scores; Sosa Scores
          -2-  5   86%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Alou to 3B
   O      1-3  5   84%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Kerry Wood facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   81%  R Freel         Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Freel to 1B
          1--      79%  J Castro        Freel Steals 2B
          -2-  5   75%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   76%  C Lidle         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Freel to 3B; Castro to 2B
   R      -23  6   70%  D Jimenez       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Freel Scores; Castro to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   69%  B Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B; Castro Scores; Jimenez to 2B
   O      -2-  6   73%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cory Lidle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   71%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   77%  M Barrett       Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  1   82%  K Wood          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Barrett Scores
   O      1--  4   80%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   79%  C Patterson     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Kerry Wood facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   75%  A Kearns        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  6   68%  A Dunn          Walk; Kearns to 2B
   O      12-  4   74%  J LaRue         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   79%  R Freel         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kearns to 3B
   O      1-3  4   84%  J Castro        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cory Lidle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   83%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   82%  M Alou          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   81%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Kerry Wood facing 9-1-2
                  Wily Mo Pena pinch hits for Cory Lidle batting 9th
   O      ---  3   84%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   81%  D Jimenez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   76%  B Larkin        Walk; Jimenez to 2B
   RR     12-  2   56%  S Casey         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Jimenez Scores; Larkin Scores
   O      -2-  1   61%  A Kearns        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   66%  A Dunn          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, John Riedling facing 6-7-8
                  John Riedling replaces Wily Mo Pena pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   64%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  M Barrett       Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Michael Wuertz facing 6-7-8
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Kerry Wood pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   65%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   67%  R Freel         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   69%  J Castro        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Phil Norton facing 9-1-2
                  Phil Norton replaces John Riedling pitching and batting 9th; Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Michael Wuertz batting 9th
   O      ---  6   67%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   69%  M Grudzielanek  Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   66%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Brian Reith replaces Phil Norton pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   64%  S Sosa          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
                  Kent Mercker replaces Tom Goodwin pitching and batting 9th; Javier Valentin pinch hits for Brian Reith batting 9th
   O      ---  1   69%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  5   72%  D Jimenez       Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   75%  B Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ryan Wagner facing 4-5-6
                  Ryan Wagner replaces Javier Valentin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   72%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   71%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   72%  D Lee           Walk
   R      1--  1   86%  A Gonzalez      Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Lee Scores/unER; Gonzalez to 2B
   R      -2-  3   92%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Gonzalez Scores/unER
                  Todd Walker pinch hits for Kent Mercker batting 9th
   O      1--  4   91%  T Walker        Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Kyle Farnsworth facing 3-4-5
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Todd Walker pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   86%  S Casey         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   91%  A Kearns        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   94%  A Dunn          Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      1--  7   97%  J LaRue         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Todd Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Jones replaces Ryan Wagner pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   97%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   98%  C Patterson     Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  5   98%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF; Grudzielanek to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   96%  M Alou          Double Play: Single to CF (Fly Ball); Grudzielanek out at Hm/CF-C; Patterson out at 3B/C-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Joe Borowski facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Borowski replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   98%  R Freel         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   99%  J Castro        Strikeout Looking
                  Ray Olmedo pinch hits for Todd Jones batting 9th
          ---  7   98%  R Olmedo        Walk
          1--  5   96%  D Jimenez       Walk; Olmedo to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Reds 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation