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Thursday, July 4, 2002,
, Turner Field
Attendance: 49,967, Time of Game: 3:13
Cubs
1
34-49
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Braves
5
54-31
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
L: Mark Prior (2-2)
S: John Smoltz (29)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  3  X    5  9  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Corey Patterson CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 .279 .741 16 7 -0.070 1.50 0.100 -0.171 -0.1 5 0 CS,SH
Bill Mueller 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .250 .679 22 10 0.015 1.51 0.110 -0.095 0.2 1 0 GDP
Sammy Sosa RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 .307 1.059 25 14 -0.037 1.89 0.099 -0.136 0.1 2 1
Fred McGriff 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .261 .836 15 7 0.005 1.30 0.087 -0.082 -0.3 3 0
   Chris Stynes PR-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .723 4 3 -0.064 3.09 0.000 -0.064 -0.8 0 0
Roosevelt Brown LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .184 .571 10 6 -0.076 1.01 0.000 -0.076 -0.6 2 0
   Joe Girardi C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .558 5 4 -0.126 2.91 0.000 -0.126 -1.8 3 0 SH,GDP
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .235 .721 15 12 -0.138 1.28 0.000 -0.138 -0.8 2 1
Todd Hundley C 1 0 0 0 2 0 .202 .681 17 6 0.088 0.82 0.088 0.000 0.6 5 0
   Darren Lewis PR-LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .670 5 1 0.023 2.88 0.023 0.000 0.1 0 0
Mark Bellhorn 2B-1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .263 .933 15 9 0.014 2.09 0.094 -0.081 -0.1 1 3
Mark Prior P 2 1 1 0 1 1 .250 .808 11 6 0.076 1.70 0.128 -0.052 0.6 0 0 2B
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Moises Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .675 3 1 -0.176 6.94 0.000 -0.176 -0.8
   Tom Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Joe Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 7 1 9 9 .233 .677 163 86 -0.466 1.76 0.729 -1.197 -3.5 24 6
2B: M Prior (3, off J Marquis).
SH: C Patterson (3, off J Marquis); J Girardi (3, off C Hammond).
TB: C Patterson 2; M Prior 2; M Bellhorn 2; S Sosa; B Mueller.
GIDP: J Girardi (8); B Mueller (2).
RBI: S Sosa (58).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Gordon-A Gonzalez-M Bellhorn.
E: B Mueller (3).
Outfield Assists: S Sosa (A Jones at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: C Patterson (2, 2nd base by J Marquis/J Lopez).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Furcal SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .290 .744 19 11 -0.019 1.28 0.073 -0.092 -0.3 3 3 SB
Matt Franco 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .360 1.118 17 9 -0.044 0.91 0.020 -0.064 -0.2 7 0
   Jesse Garcia PR-2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .196 .391 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gary Sheffield RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 .262 .814 14 11 0.004 0.97 0.049 -0.045 0.4 1 0 HBP,SF
Chipper Jones LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .310 .850 17 10 0.027 0.89 0.108 -0.082 -0.8 3 0 2B,GDP
Andruw Jones CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .269 .877 16 6 0.001 1.02 0.034 -0.033 0.2 1 0 HBP
Vinny Castilla 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .244 .659 10 7 -0.055 1.38 0.070 -0.125 -0.0 1 2
Javy Lopez C 4 0 3 2 0 0 .245 .669 9 8 0.192 1.21 0.201 -0.010 1.7 8 1 2B
   Henry Blanco C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 .528 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Keith Lockhart 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .218 .636 16 9 -0.036 0.97 0.027 -0.063 0.5 1 3
   Tim Spooneybarger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Smoltz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jason Marquis P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .227 .591 10 7 -0.049 0.92 0.000 -0.049 -0.4 0 0
   Mike Remlinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Darren Bragg PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .837 4 0 0.014 1.57 0.014 0.000 0.3
   Chris Hammond P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Julio Franco PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .724 5 3 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.5 1 0
Team Totals 31 5 9 4 2 7 .290 .716 137 81 0.032 1.06 0.596 -0.566 1.0 27 10
2B: J Lopez (10, off M Prior); C Jones (17, off M Prior).
SF: G Sheffield (2, off M Prior).
HBP: G Sheffield (5, by T Gordon); A Jones (6, by M Prior).
TB: J Lopez 4; K Lockhart 2; R Furcal 2; C Jones 2; M Franco.
GIDP: C Jones (11).
RBI: J Lopez 2 (31); K Lockhart (16); G Sheffield (43).
2-out RBI: J Lopez; K Lockhart.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Furcal-J Franco; K Lockhart-R Furcal-M Franco.
E: R Furcal (17).
Baserunning
SB: R Furcal (16, 2nd base off M Prior/T Hundley).

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
Mark Prior, L (2-2) 6.2 6 2 2 0 5 0 3.98 26 101 62 38 9 15 6 14 4 0 59 0.042 1.12 1.0
Kyle Farnsworth 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.30 2 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.044 1.94 0.5
Tom Gordon 0.2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 7 22 13 11 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.120 0.72 -3.0
Joe Borowski 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.42 1 5 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.003 0.11 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 5 2 2 7 0 2.25 36 137 81 49 11 21 9 16 5 0 59 4 0 -0.031 1.76 -1.0

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
Jason Marquis 6.1 5 1 1 4 5 0 3.95 27 102 55 33 8 14 9 9 4 0 60 0.184 1.16 1.6
Mike Remlinger, W (6-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.51 3 12 8 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.149 3.66 0.9
Chris Hammond, H (4) 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.64 6 23 11 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.121 3.76 0.5
Tim Spooneybarger 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.10 2 11 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.055 0.55 -1.0
John Smoltz, S (29) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.44 3 15 9 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.070 2.33 1.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 9 9 0 1.00 41 163 86 46 17 23 13 10 4 0 60 4 0 0.469 1.06 3.6
T Spooneybarger faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Gordon (1; G Sheffield); M Prior (3; A Jones).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Mike Fichter.
Time of Game: 3:13.
Attendance: 49,967.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 88° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Atlanta Braves
1 Corey Patterson CF 1 Rafael Furcal SS
2 Bill Mueller 3B 2 Matt Franco 1B
3 Sammy Sosa RF 3 Gary Sheffield RF
4 Fred McGriff 1B 4 Chipper Jones LF
5 Roosevelt Brown LF 5 Andruw Jones CF
6 Alex Gonzalez SS 6 Vinny Castilla 3B
7 Todd Hundley C 7 Javy Lopez C
8 Mark Bellhorn 2B 8 Keith Lockhart 2B
9 Mark Prior P 9 Jason Marquis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-2 2 123 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. Alou C. Hammond 18% 87% Flyball: RF
b7 1-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RO ATL J. Lopez M. Prior 13% 78% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Jones Scores; Jones out at Hm/RF-C
t7 1-1 2 123 6,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa M. Remlinger 12% 59% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL C. Jones M. Prior 11% 70% Double to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t8 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC F. McGriff C. Hammond -9% 66% Walk

Play By Play

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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' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC C. Patterson J. Marquis -4% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CHC B. Mueller J. Marquis 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Sosa J. Marquis -1% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  O CHC F. McGriff J. Marquis 2% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL R. Furcal M. Prior 4% 58% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  ATL M. Franco M. Prior 2% 61% Furcal Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O ATL M. Franco M. Prior -1% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Furcal to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO ATL G. Sheffield M. Prior 2% 61% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Furcal Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O ATL C. Jones M. Prior -1% 60% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Brown J. Marquis 2% 63% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Gonzalez J. Marquis 2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC T. Hundley J. Marquis -1% 63% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t2 0-1 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHC M. Bellhorn J. Marquis 2% 66% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL A. Jones M. Prior -2% 64% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL V. Castilla M. Prior -1% 62% Lineout: RF
b2 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Lopez M. Prior -1% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Prior J. Marquis -7% 54% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t3 0-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Marquis 2% 56% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Prior to 3B
t3 0-1 1 --3 5,(3-1)  CHC B. Mueller J. Marquis -3% 54% Walk
t3 0-1 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO CHC S. Sosa J. Marquis -1% 53% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Prior Scores
t3 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC F. McGriff J. Marquis 3% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 8-9-1
b3 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL K. Lockhart M. Prior -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b3 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL J. Marquis M. Prior -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL R. Furcal M. Prior 1% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b3 1-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O ATL M. Franco M. Prior -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Brown J. Marquis 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez J. Marquis 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC T. Hundley J. Marquis -2% 53% Walk
t4 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Bellhorn J. Marquis -2% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hundley to 2B
t4 1-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Prior J. Marquis 5% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL G. Sheffield M. Prior -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O ATL C. Jones M. Prior -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL A. Jones M. Prior -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
t5 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC C. Patterson J. Marquis -5% 45% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t5 1-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC B. Mueller J. Marquis 8% 53% Patterson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC B. Mueller J. Marquis 2% 55% Flyball: CF
t5 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Marquis 1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 6-7-8
b5 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL V. Castilla M. Prior -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b5 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL J. Lopez M. Prior 3% 57% Single (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
b5 1-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O ATL K. Lockhart M. Prior -4% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 1-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O ATL J. Marquis M. Prior -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
t6 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC F. McGriff J. Marquis 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Brown J. Marquis 2% 56% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
t6 1-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez J. Marquis 2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
b6 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL R. Furcal M. Prior -3% 54% Lineout: CF
b6 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL M. Franco M. Prior -2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL G. Sheffield M. Prior -2% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
t7 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC T. Hundley J. Marquis -6% 44% Walk
Darren Lewis pinch runs for Todd Hundley (C) batting 7th
t7 1-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Bellhorn J. Marquis 6% 50% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
t7 1-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Prior J. Marquis -6% 44% Walk; Lewis to 2B
Mike Remlinger replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC C. Patterson M. Remlinger 7% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  CHC B. Mueller M. Remlinger -5% 47% Single (Ground Ball); Lewis to 3B; Prior to 2B
t7 1-1 2 123 6,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa M. Remlinger 12% 59% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
Joe Girardi replaces Roosevelt Brown (LF) playing C batting 5th
Darren Lewis moves from PR to LF
b7 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL C. Jones M. Prior 11% 70% Double to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b7 1-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  ATL A. Jones M. Prior 3% 73% Hit By Pitch
b7 1-1 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O ATL V. Castilla M. Prior -8% 65% Popfly: 3B
b7 1-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RO ATL J. Lopez M. Prior 13% 78% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Jones Scores; Jones out at Hm/RF-C
b7 2-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  ATL K. Lockhart M. Prior 1% 79% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Lopez to 3B
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Mark Prior pitching and batting 9th
Darren Bragg pinch hits for Mike Remlinger (P) batting 9th
b7 2-1 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  ATL D. Bragg K. Farnsworth 1% 80% Walk; Lockhart to 2B
b7 2-1 2 123 5,(2-2)  O ATL R. Furcal K. Farnsworth -6% 75% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Chris Hammond facing 4-5-6
Chris Hammond replaces Darren Bragg (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC F. McGriff C. Hammond -9% 66% Walk
Chris Stynes pinch runs for Fred McGriff (1B) batting 4th
t8 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Girardi C. Hammond 4% 70% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Stynes to 2B
t8 1-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez C. Hammond 8% 79% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Lewis C. Hammond -2% 76% Walk
t8 1-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Bellhorn C. Hammond -7% 69% Single (Ground Ball); Stynes to 3B; Lewis to 2B
Moises Alou pinch hits for Kyle Farnsworth (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 2 123 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. Alou C. Hammond 18% 87% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
Tom Gordon replaces Moises Alou (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Mark Bellhorn moves from 2B to 1B
Chris Stynes moves from PR to 2B
b8 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL M. Franco T. Gordon 2% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
Jesse Garcia pinch runs for Matt Franco (1B) batting 2nd
b8 2-1 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  ATL G. Sheffield T. Gordon 3% 92% Hit By Pitch; Garcia to 2B
b8 2-1 0 12- 3,(2-0)  OO ATL C. Jones T. Gordon -5% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Garcia to 3B
b8 2-1 2 --3 4,(3-0)  ATL A. Jones T. Gordon 0% 87% Walk
b8 2-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R ATL V. Castilla T. Gordon 7% 94% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Garcia Scores/unER/No RBI; Jones to 2B
b8 3-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R ATL J. Lopez T. Gordon 4% 97% Single (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Jones Scores/unER; Castilla to 3B; Lopez to 2B/Adv on throw
b8 4-1 2 -23 4,(1-2)  R ATL K. Lockhart T. Gordon 1% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive); Castilla Scores/unER; Lopez to 3B
Joe Borowski replaces Tom Gordon pitching and batting 9th
Julio Franco pinch hits for Chris Hammond (P) batting 9th
b8 5-1 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Franco J. Borowski -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 5.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Braves' Tim Spooneybarger facing 1-2-3
Tim Spooneybarger replaces Keith Lockhart (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Henry Blanco replaces Javy Lopez playing C batting 7th
Julio Franco moves from PH to 1B
Jesse Garcia moves from PR to 2B
t9 1-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC C. Patterson T. Spooneybarger -2% 97% Walk
t9 1-5 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHC B. Mueller T. Spooneybarger -4% 93% Walk; Patterson to 2B
John Smoltz replaces Tim Spooneybarger pitching and batting 8th
t9 1-5 0 12- 8,(3-2)  CHC S. Sosa J. Smoltz -8% 85% Walk; Patterson to 3B; Mueller to 2B
t9 1-5 0 123 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Stynes J. Smoltz 6% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 1-5 1 123 3,(1-1)  OO CHC J. Girardi J. Smoltz 9% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 5.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • 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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