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Standings
SEA
@BOS		3
2
BAL
@CHW		2
4
CLE
@DET		3
12
OAK
@MIL		5
0
CAL
@NYY		2
5
KCR
@TEX		13
2
MIN
@TOR		9
4
CHC
@ATL		5
8
MON
@LAD		4
0
CIN
@PIT		1
3
PHI
@SDP		5
9
NYM
@SFG		0
4
HOU
@STL		3
4
Sunday, September 3, 1989, 2:14
, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance: 25,189, Time of Game: 2:42
Cubs
5
76-60
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Braves
8
55-81
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Pete Smith (5-13)
L: Mike Bielecki (14-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   3  0  1   0  0  0    5  9  1
Braves          3  0  0   5  0  0   0  0  X    8 13  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerome Walton CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .307 .768 13 10 0.091 0.74 0.111 -0.019 0.8 5 0
Ryne Sandberg 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .279 .829 8 5 0.031 0.85 0.071 -0.040 0.1 4 1
Dwight Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .815 11 8 -0.085 1.05 0.000 -0.085 -0.9 3 0
Mark Grace 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .318 .876 17 8 0.094 0.94 0.103 -0.009 0.8 4 2 CS
Andre Dawson RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 .257 .802 10 7 0.221 0.94 0.284 -0.063 2.1 3 0 2·HR,GDP
Luis Salazar 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .273 .720 13 10 0.004 0.56 0.036 -0.031 0.0 0 1
Shawon Dunston SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 .717 22 14 -0.065 0.65 0.000 -0.065 -0.7 1 2
Rick Wrona C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .224 .521 7 6 -0.046 0.90 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 2 0
   Steve Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .077 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Pico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marvell Wynne PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .633 2 1 -0.021 0.85 0.000 -0.021 -0.2
   Paul Kilgus P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 .203 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Vance Law PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .644 4 3 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
Mike Bielecki P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .051 .133 3 3 -0.016 0.65 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 0
   Scott Sanderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .206 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lloyd McClendon C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .883 10 7 -0.028 0.56 0.000 -0.028 -0.4 1 0
Team Totals 34 5 9 4 1 9 .265 .727 120 82 0.177 0.78 0.605 -0.426 1.0 24 6
HR: A Dawson 2 (17, 2 off P Smith; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: A Dawson 8; M Grace 2; L Salazar 2; J Walton 2; R Sandberg.
GIDP: A Dawson (13).
RBI: A Dawson 3 (63); M Grace (67).
2-out RBI: A Dawson.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Dunston-R Sandberg-M Grace.
E: A Dawson (3).
Baserunning
CS: M Grace (6, 2nd base by P Smith/J Russell).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Oddibe McDowell CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .253 .681 19 12 0.100 0.67 0.136 -0.037 0.3 0 0 2·2B
Jeff Treadway 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .286 .714 15 9 0.152 0.77 0.157 -0.005 1.0 2 7 2B
Lonnie Smith LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 .322 .973 18 12 -0.098 1.04 0.022 -0.120 -1.2 0 0
Dale Murphy RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .227 .660 19 13 0.248 1.04 0.268 -0.020 1.8 3 0
Darrell Evans 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 .221 .713 18 8 0.200 1.00 0.203 -0.003 2.0 11 0
Jeff Blauser 3B 4 0 3 3 0 0 .272 .736 9 7 0.187 0.97 0.205 -0.018 2.7 1 0
Andres Thomas SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 .549 12 7 -0.071 0.58 0.007 -0.078 -1.1 0 3 GDP
John Russell C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .175 .432 19 10 -0.050 0.62 0.007 -0.057 -0.5 9 1
Pete Smith P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .105 .348 8 5 0.019 0.48 0.034 -0.015 -0.1 1 2
   Mark Eichhorn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Geronimo Berroa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .658 1 1 -0.007 0.38 0.000 -0.007 -0.4
   Tony Castillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Boever P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Stanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 8 13 8 4 3 .361 .869 138 84 0.680 0.80 1.039 -0.360 4.4 27 14
2B: O McDowell 2 (18, 2 off M Bielecki); J Treadway (16, off M Bielecki).
TB: O McDowell 4; J Blauser 3; J Treadway 3; D Murphy 2; D Evans 2; P Smith; A Thomas.
GIDP: A Thomas (15).
RBI: J Blauser 3 (38); D Evans 2 (32); D Murphy 2 (75); J Treadway (32).
2-out RBI: J Blauser 2; D Murphy; D Evans.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 7 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Thomas-J Treadway-D Evans.
E: A Thomas (26).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Bielecki, L (14-6) 3.1 8 6 6 3 2 0 3.38 20 73 42 24 4 14 3 12 5 0 19 -0.449 1.07 -3.3
Scott Sanderson 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.24 2 6 5 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 -0.047 2.33 -0.3
Steve Wilson 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.93 1 5 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 -0.117 1.55 -1.2
Jeff Pico 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.26 9 30 21 10 2 9 2 6 2 0 2 2 -0.081 0.33 -0.5
Paul Kilgus 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.59 8 24 14 10 3 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0.015 0.21 0.9
Team Totals 8 13 8 8 4 3 0 9.00 40 138 84 49 10 25 11 22 8 0 19 6 4 -0.679 0.78 -4.4
S Wilson faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Smith, W (5-13) 6 7 5 5 1 7 2 4.82 25 94 62 32 15 15 11 6 2 0 44 -0.285 0.86 -2.3
Mark Eichhorn, H (6) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.60 4 10 8 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.041 0.58 0.4
Tony Castillo, H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.31 2 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.004 0.63 -0.0
Joe Boever, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.39 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.041 1.05 0.5
Mike Stanton, S (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 14 10 6 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.028 0.38 0.4
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 1 9 2 5.00 35 122 83 44 21 18 17 8 3 0 44 1 0 -0.179 0.80 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 25,189.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Atlanta Braves
1 Jerome Walton CF 1 Oddibe McDowell CF
2 Ryne Sandberg 2B 2 Jeff Treadway 2B
3 Dwight Smith LF 3 Lonnie Smith LF
4 Mark Grace 1B 4 Dale Murphy RF
5 Andre Dawson RF 5 Darrell Evans 1B
6 Luis Salazar 3B 6 Jeff Blauser 3B
7 Shawon Dunston SS 7 Andres Thomas SS
8 Rick Wrona C 8 John Russell C
9 Mike Bielecki P 9 Pete Smith P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR CHC A. Dawson P. Smith -25% 39% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Grace Scores
b1 0-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R ATL D. Murphy M. Bielecki 14% 62% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Treadway Scores; Smith to 3B
b4 4-4 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R ATL D. Murphy S. Sanderson 13% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McDowell Scores; Treadway to 2B
b4 3-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  ATL O. McDowell M. Bielecki 12% 54% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Smith to 3B
b4 5-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  R ATL D. Evans S. Wilson 12% 81% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Treadway Scores; Murphy to 3B; Evans to 2B/Adv on E9

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC J. Walton P. Smith -4% 46% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Sandberg P. Smith 2% 48% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Walton to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Smith P. Smith 3% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Walton to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Grace P. Smith -1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO CHC A. Dawson P. Smith -6% 44% Grace Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Walton Scores
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Mike Bielecki facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL O. McDowell M. Bielecki -2% 41% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL J. Treadway M. Bielecki 4% 46% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b1 0-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  ATL L. Smith M. Bielecki 2% 48% Walk
b1 0-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R ATL D. Murphy M. Bielecki 14% 62% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Treadway Scores; Smith to 3B
b1 1-1 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R ATL D. Evans M. Bielecki 7% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Smith Scores; Murphy to 2B
b1 2-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R ATL J. Blauser M. Bielecki 9% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Murphy Scores; Evans to 2B
b1 3-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO ATL A. Thomas M. Bielecki -6% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Pete Smith facing 5-6-7
t2 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Dawson P. Smith 2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC L. Salazar P. Smith 1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Dunston P. Smith 1% 76% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Mike Bielecki facing 8-9-1
b2 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL J. Russell M. Bielecki -1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL P. Smith M. Bielecki -1% 74% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 3-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  ATL O. McDowell M. Bielecki 2% 75% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b2 3-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  ATL J. Treadway M. Bielecki 1% 76% Walk
b2 3-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O ATL L. Smith M. Bielecki -3% 73% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Pete Smith facing 8-9-1
t3 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Wrona P. Smith 2% 75% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Bielecki P. Smith 2% 77% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Walton P. Smith 1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Mike Bielecki facing 4-5-6
b3 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL D. Murphy M. Bielecki -1% 77% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 3-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL D. Evans M. Bielecki 2% 78% Walk
b3 3-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Blauser M. Bielecki -2% 76% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b3 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL A. Thomas M. Bielecki -1% 75% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Pete Smith facing 2-3-4
t4 1-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC R. Sandberg P. Smith -7% 68% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Sandberg to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
t4 1-3 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CHC D. Smith P. Smith 2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B; Sandberg to 3B
t4 1-3 1 --3 6,(3-2)  R CHC M. Grace P. Smith -7% 63% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Sandberg Scores
t4 2-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR CHC A. Dawson P. Smith -25% 39% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Grace Scores
t4 4-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC L. Salazar P. Smith -2% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 4-3 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CHC S. Dunston P. Smith 3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Wrona P. Smith 2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Mike Bielecki facing 8-9-1
b4 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Russell M. Bielecki -3% 38% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b4 3-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL P. Smith M. Bielecki 3% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b4 3-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  ATL O. McDowell M. Bielecki 12% 54% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Smith to 3B
b4 3-4 1 -23 3,(0-2)  R ATL J. Treadway M. Bielecki 11% 64% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Smith Scores; McDowell to 3B
Scott Sanderson replaces Mike Bielecki pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-4 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  O ATL L. Smith S. Sanderson -8% 56% Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
b4 4-4 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R ATL D. Murphy S. Sanderson 13% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McDowell Scores; Treadway to 2B
Steve Wilson replaces Rick Wrona (C) pitching and batting 8th
Lloyd McClendon replaces Scott Sanderson (P) playing C batting 9th
b4 5-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  R ATL D. Evans S. Wilson 12% 81% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Treadway Scores; Murphy to 3B; Evans to 2B/Adv on E9
Jeff Pico replaces Steve Wilson pitching and batting 8th
b4 6-4 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR ATL J. Blauser J. Pico 11% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Murphy Scores; Evans Scores
b4 8-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  ATL A. Thomas J. Pico 1% 93% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Blauser to 3B
b4 8-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O ATL J. Russell J. Pico -1% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
5 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 8.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-8, Braves' Pete Smith facing 9-1-2
t5 4-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC L. McClendon P. Smith 1% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 4-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Walton P. Smith 1% 94% Groundout: P-1B
t5 4-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg P. Smith 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-4, Cubs' Jeff Pico facing 9-1-2
b5 8-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL P. Smith J. Pico -0% 94% Popfly: 2B
b5 8-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL O. McDowell J. Pico -0% 93% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b5 8-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL J. Treadway J. Pico -0% 93% Foul Popfly: LF (Short LF Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 8.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-8, Braves' Pete Smith facing 3-4-5
t6 4-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Smith P. Smith 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Grace P. Smith 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
t6 4-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC A. Dawson P. Smith -4% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t6 5-8 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC L. Salazar P. Smith -1% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t6 5-8 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Dunston P. Smith 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-5, Cubs' Jeff Pico facing 3-4-5
b6 8-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O ATL L. Smith J. Pico -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
b6 8-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL D. Murphy J. Pico -0% 91% Flyball: RF
b6 8-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL D. Evans J. Pico -0% 91% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 8.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-8, Braves' Mark Eichhorn facing 8-9-1
Mark Eichhorn replaces Pete Smith pitching and batting 9th
Marvell Wynne pinch hits for Jeff Pico (P) batting 8th
t7 5-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Wynne M. Eichhorn 2% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 5-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC L. McClendon M. Eichhorn 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-8 2 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC J. Walton M. Eichhorn -1% 93% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
t7 5-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Sandberg M. Eichhorn 2% 95% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-5, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 6-7-8
Paul Kilgus replaces Marvell Wynne (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b7 8-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL J. Blauser P. Kilgus 1% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b7 8-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O ATL A. Thomas P. Kilgus -1% 95% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Thomas to 1B
b7 8-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  ATL J. Russell P. Kilgus 1% 96% Walk; Thomas to 2B
Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Mark Eichhorn (P) batting 9th
b7 8-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL G. Berroa P. Kilgus -1% 95% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Thomas to 3B; Berroa to 1B
b7 8-5 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O ATL O. McDowell P. Kilgus -1% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 8.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-8, Braves' Tony Castillo facing 3-4-5
Tony Castillo replaces Geronimo Berroa (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Smith T. Castillo 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 5-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Grace T. Castillo -2% 94% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
Joe Boever replaces Tony Castillo pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC A. Dawson J. Boever 4% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-5, Cubs' Paul Kilgus facing 2-3-4
b8 8-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Treadway P. Kilgus -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
b8 8-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL L. Smith P. Kilgus -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep LF)
b8 8-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL D. Murphy P. Kilgus -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 8.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-8, Braves' Mike Stanton facing 6-7-8
Mike Stanton replaces Joe Boever pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC L. Salazar M. Stanton 2% 99% Lineout: 3B
t9 5-8 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC S. Dunston M. Stanton 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Vance Law pinch hits for Paul Kilgus (P) batting 8th
t9 5-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC V. Law M. Stanton 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 8.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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