April 5, 2000 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 12
NYY 6 BAL 11
CLE 7 MIN 10
TBD 7 OAK 8
DET 2 SEA 9
BOS 3 CHW 12
@TEX 8 KCR 4
@TOR 3 ARI 11
PHI 3 ATL 9
COL 6 MIL 8
@CIN 5 SFG 11
@FLA 9 MON 6
LAD 5 SDP 4
@NYM 0 HOU 11
@PIT 2 STL 10
CHC 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 38,908

Wednesday, April 5, 2000, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Cubs

1-3

Lost 3

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    4  9  2
Cardinals       3  0  1   0  1  0   5  0  X   10 12  0

W: P Hentgen (1-0), L: J Lieber (1-1)

Cardinals

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .646   14    2   3   2B,GDP
R Gutierrez SS                3   1   1   0    1   0  .143  .393   16    0   0   SH
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .133  .478   18    4   1   
M Grace 1B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .385 1.248   16    5   1   2B
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .125  .301   21    3   0   
S Andrews 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .308 1.086   17    0   2   2B,HBP
D Buford CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .643   15    1   0   
J Girardi C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .746   13    8   0   GDP
  R Brown PH                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .500 1.667    4    0   0   HBP
J Lieber P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    0   1   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Liniak PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Karchner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Reed PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 1.667    5    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   9   2    2   3              153   24   8

BATTING

2B: M Grace (1, off P Hentgen); E Young (1, off P Hentgen); S Andrews (1, off P Hentgen).

SH: R Gutierrez (1, off P Hentgen).

HBP: S Andrews (1, by J Orosco); R Brown (1, by D Wainhouse).

TB: E Young 3; M Grace 3; S Andrews 2; J Reed; D Buford; R Gutierrez; H Rodriguez.

GIDP: J Girardi (1); E Young (3).

RBI: M Grace (2); S Sosa (1).

2-out RBI: M Grace.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: M Grace (1); S Andrews (3).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .800   15    5   2   
  D Wainhouse P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Renteria SS                 5   2   2   0    0   1  .300  .700   18    2   3   2B
R Lankford LF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .958   10    1   0   HR
  P Polanco PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   2   
F Tatis 3B                    4   3   2   1    1   0  .375 1.125   21    0   2   2·2B
J Edmonds CF                  3   2   2   3    2   0  .333 1.600   25    2   0   HR,2B
C Paquette 1B-LF              3   0   1   1    0   2  .333 1.375   14    6   0   2B,SF
E Davis RF                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .333 1.500   17    3   0   2B
  J Drew PR-RF                0   1   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
M Matheny C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .429 1.071   17    4   0   
P Hentgen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                4    0   1   2·SH
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Dunston PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.500    4    0   0   
  R Ankiel P                  1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 4.000    1    0   0   3B
  E Marrero 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
Totals                       34  10  12  10    4   6              150   27  10

BATTING

2B: C Paquette (1, off J Lieber); F Tatis 2 (2, off D Young, off J Lieber); E Davis (1, off M Karchner); J Edmonds (1, off J Lieber); E Renteria (1, off J Lieber).

3B: R Ankiel (1, off M Karchner).

HR: R Lankford (1, off J Lieber; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Edmonds (1, off J Lieber; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: C Paquette (1, off M Karchner).

SH: P Hentgen 2 (2, 2 off J Lieber).

TB: J Edmonds 6; R Lankford 5; F Tatis 4; E Renteria 3; R Ankiel 3; C Paquette 2; E Davis 2; M Matheny.

RBI: J Edmonds 3 (3); E Davis 2 (3); M Matheny (1); R Ankiel (1); F Tatis (2); C Paquette (4); R Lankford (1).

2-out RBI: J Edmonds 2; E Davis 2; M Matheny; R Ankiel.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Renteria-P Polanco-E Marrero; E Renteria-C Paquette.

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, L (1-1)              5     7   5   4    2   6   2   3.75   25  100-62   32·17·13    6· 2· 7· 2     39    -     0.84  -0.24
M Guthrie                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   10-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
B Williams                     0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0  15.43    3   11-5     5· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.57  -0.02
F Heredia                      0     0   1   1    1   0   0   5.40    1    5-1     0· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.90  -0.03
M Karchner                     0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   9.00    5   10-8     6· 1· 1    2· 1· 2· 0          3-3    0.35  -0.07
D Young                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0  13.50    4   14-9     5· 1· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    12  10   9    4   6   2          41  150-91   52·19·20   11· 7·11· 2          5-3

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
P Hentgen, W (1-0)             5.2   6   3   3    0   1   0   4.76   22   84-53   29· 4·20    8· 9· 4· 0     46    -     0.91   0.06
J Orosco, H (1)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-5     4· 0· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          1-0    2.50   0.03
R Ankiel, H (1)                2     1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    9   44-21   12· 3· 6    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.77   0.08
D Wainhouse                    1     1   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    4   14-8     6· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   3   0          38  153-87   51· 8·28   11·12· 8· 0          1-0

F Heredia faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Wainhouse (1; R Brown); J Orosco (1; S Andrews).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 38,908.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 24mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

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. J Lieber             P     9. P Hentgen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-1  --3  5   16%  69% J Edmonds       J Lieber        Home Run; Tatis Scores
   t 6   2  5-3  123  4   11%  84% D Buford        J Orosco        Popfly: SS
   b 3   1  2-3  1--  6   10%  77% J Edmonds       J Lieber        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tatis Scores/unER
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  5  -10%  43% M Grace         P Hentgen       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Gutierrez Scores
   t 2   0  3-1  1-3  4    8%  64% J Girardi       P Hentgen       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Andrews Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   50%  R Gutierrez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  6   53%  S Sosa          Popfly: 2B
   R      1--  5   43%  M Grace         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Gutierrez Scores
   O      -2-  7   46%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   43%  F Vina          Lineout: RF
          ---  5   47%  E Renteria      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-  1   52%  R Lankford      Single to RF (Line Drive); Renteria to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   54%  F Tatis         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Renteria Scores; Lankford out at Hm/RF-2B-C; Tatis to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RR     --3  5   69%  J Edmonds       Home Run; Tatis Scores
          ---  2   71%  C Paquette      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   69%  E Davis         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Pat Hentgen facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   63%  S Andrews       Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  2   56%  D Buford        Single to RF (Line Drive); Andrews to 3B
   ROO    1-3  4   64%  J Girardi       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Andrews Scores
   O      ---  4   65%  J Lieber        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   68%  M Matheny       Walk
   O      1--  3   67%  P Hentgen       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Matheny to 2B
   O      -2-  2   64%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  1   60%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   63%  E Young         Foul Flyball: C (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   65%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  S Sosa          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   64%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   66%  F Tatis         Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  6   77%  J Edmonds       Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tatis Scores/unER
   O      -2-  6   74%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   72%  E Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   74%  M Grace         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   76%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   78%  S Andrews       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   80%  M Matheny       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   79%  P Hentgen       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Matheny to 2B
   O      -2-  4   76%  F Vina          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   74%  E Renteria      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   77%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   79%  J Girardi       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   80%  J Lieber        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   87%  R Lankford      Home Run
   O      ---  3   86%  F Tatis         Lineout: LF
          ---  6   87%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  4   86%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   85%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   79%  E Young         Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   82%  R Gutierrez     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Young to 3B
   RO     --3  2   82%  S Sosa          Groundout: 2B-1B; Young Scores
          ---  4   80%  M Grace         Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Pat Hentgen pitching and batting 9th
          1--  5   77%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive); Grace to 3B
          1-3  2   73%  S Andrews       Hit By Pitch; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      123  4   84%  D Buford        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mark Guthrie facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   82%  M Matheny       Popfly: 2B
                  Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Jesse Orosco batting 9th
   O      ---  4   81%  S Dunston       Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   80%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Rick Ankiel facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Ankiel replaces Shawon Dunston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  8   84%  J Girardi       Flyball: CF
                  Cole Liniak pinch hits for Mark Guthrie batting 9th
   O      ---  4   86%  C Liniak        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   84%  E Young         Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  5   81%  R Gutierrez     Walk; Young to 2B
   O      12-  6   88%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Brian Williams facing 2-3-4
                  Brian Williams replaces Cole Liniak pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   90%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   88%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF
          1--  4   89%  F Tatis         Walk; Renteria to 2B
                  Felix Heredia replaces Brian Williams pitching and batting 9th
          12-  5   92%  J Edmonds       Walk; Renteria to 3B; Tatis to 2B
                  Matt Karchner replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  2   93%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Renteria Scores; Tatis to 3B
   RR     1-3  1   98%  E Davis         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tatis Scores; Edmonds Scores
                  J.D. Drew pinch runs for Eric Davis batting 7th
   R      -2-  5   99%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Drew Scores
   R      1--  1  100%  R Ankiel        Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Matheny Scores
   O      --3  1   99%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B-P
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-10, Rick Ankiel facing 4-5-6
                  J.D. Drew moves to RF
          ---  5   99%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  S Andrews       Lineout: RF
   O      1--  5  100%  D Buford        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-3, Danny Young facing 2-3-4
                  Danny Young replaces Matt Karchner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Placido Polanco pinch hits for Ray Lankford batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  P Polanco       Lineout: LF
          ---  6  100%  F Tatis         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-10, Dave Wainhouse facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Wainhouse replaces Fernando Vina pitching and batting 1st; Eli Marrero replaces Rick Ankiel playing 1B batting 9th; Placido Polanco moves to 2B; Craig Paquette moves to LF; Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Joe Girardi batting 8th
          ---  4  100%  R Brown         Hit By Pitch
                  Jeff Reed pinch hits for Danny Young batting 9th
          1--  5   99%  J Reed          Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Brown to 3B
   ROO    1-3  3  100%  E Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Brown Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation