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Friday, September 8, 2006 7:06PM
, Turner Field
Attendance: 30,977, Time of Game: 2:39
Cubs
4
56-85
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 19½ GB
 at Braves
8
67-73
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 20 GB
W: Tim Hudson (12-10)
L: Angel Guzman (0-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  3  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    4  7  0
Braves          1  1  0   3  1  0   1  1  X    8 10  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Juan Pierre CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 .720 12 9 0.096 1.39 0.163 -0.067 1.1 1 0
Ryan Theriot 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .311 .893 15 9 -0.078 0.74 0.000 -0.078 -0.9 0 3
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .282 .887 22 17 0.041 0.80 0.077 -0.036 0.4 1 0
Derrek Lee 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .293 .845 18 12 -0.155 1.17 0.000 -0.155 -1.6 8 0 GDP
Jacque Jones RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 .286 .821 9 3 0.053 0.79 0.114 -0.061 0.8 0 0 HR,SB,GDP
Matt Murton LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .781 12 7 0.007 0.77 0.041 -0.034 -0.1 2 0
Ronny Cedeno SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .244 .599 15 8 0.078 1.01 0.100 -0.022 0.6 1 4
Geovany Soto C 3 1 0 1 0 2 .143 .286 12 9 -0.092 1.86 0.000 -0.092 -0.8 11 2
   Freddie Bynum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .688 3 3 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Angel Guzman P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .417 8 6 0.001 1.42 0.031 -0.030 0.1 0 0
   Will Ohman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Angel Pagan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .757 5 3 -0.036 1.37 0.000 -0.036 -0.3
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roberto Novoa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .600 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 7 3 2 7 .212 .560 131 86 -0.086 1.03 0.526 -0.612 -0.9 24 9
HR: J Jones (23, off T Hudson; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Jones 4; A Ramirez 2; R Cedeno; A Guzman; M Murton; J Pierre.
GIDP: J Jones (14); D Lee (11).
RBI: G Soto (1); J Pierre (35); J Jones (69).
2-out RBI: J Jones; J Pierre.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Baserunning
SB: J Jones (8, 2nd base off T Hudson/B McCann).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marcus Giles 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .271 .756 15 10 0.021 0.64 0.094 -0.073 -0.2 0 7 HR
Edgar Renteria SS 5 0 0 0 0 4 .295 .801 26 18 -0.061 0.47 0.000 -0.061 -1.0 3 5
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 3 3 1 0 0 .293 .949 11 7 0.132 0.63 0.146 -0.014 1.6 14 0 HR,2B
Andruw Jones CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 .259 .864 16 8 0.055 0.80 0.082 -0.027 0.4 0 0
Brian McCann C 3 2 2 3 1 0 .332 .938 19 8 0.283 1.14 0.290 -0.007 2.5 7 0 HR,2B,IW
Jeff Francoeur RF 3 0 2 1 1 1 .262 .740 16 9 0.091 0.86 0.117 -0.026 1.6 1 1 IW
Willy Aybar 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .714 13 9 -0.022 0.78 0.027 -0.049 -0.6 1 0 HBP
Scott Thorman LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 .252 .744 7 4 0.004 1.02 0.016 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
   Matt Diaz PH-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .337 .866 5 4 0.008 0.26 0.022 -0.014 1.0 0 0 SB,HBP
   Bob Wickman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Tim Hudson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .214 14 9 -0.081 1.04 0.000 -0.081 -1.1 0 3
   Martin Prado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .706 5 3 -0.010 0.41 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
   Macay McBride P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Tyler Yates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pete Orr PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .610 4 3 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.4
   Ryan Langerhans LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .727 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 8 10 7 3 12 .303 1.031 151 92 0.416 0.70 0.794 -0.378 3.7 27 17
2B: B McCann (26, off A Guzman); A LaRoche (35, off M Wuertz).
HR: M Giles (10, off A Guzman; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); B McCann (18, off A Guzman; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); A LaRoche (29, off A Guzman; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
IBB: J Francoeur (6, by W Ohman); B McCann (8, by M Wuertz).
HBP: W Aybar (4, by A Guzman); M Diaz (8, by R Novoa).
TB: A LaRoche 7; B McCann 6; M Giles 5; J Francoeur 2; A Jones.
RBI: B McCann 3 (72); J Francoeur (94); A LaRoche (86); M Giles (52); S Thorman (13).
2-out RBI: J Francoeur.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Renteria-A LaRoche; M Giles-E Renteria-A LaRoche.
E: W Aybar (8); B McCann (7).
Outfield Assists: J Francoeur (G Soto at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: M Diaz (4, 2nd base off R Novoa/G Soto).

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
Angel Guzman, L (0-5) 4.1 7 6 6 0 7 3 7.53 21 80 52 26 8 18 4 9 3 0 32 -0.406 0.99 -3.6
Will Ohman 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.25 7 25 13 5 1 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.045 0.48 0.8
Michael Wuertz 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 3.26 6 28 15 7 7 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -0.041 0.55 -0.5
Roberto Novoa 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.41 4 18 12 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.013 0.10 -0.5
Team Totals 8 10 8 8 3 12 3 9.00 38 151 92 45 19 28 8 13 6 0 32 0 0 -0.415 1.03 -3.7

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
Tim Hudson, W (12-10) 6 6 4 1 2 7 1 4.85 26 98 63 32 13 18 14 3 2 0 55 -0.052 1.11 -0.8
Macay McBride, H (6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.42 3 12 8 7 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.075 0.96 0.5
Tyler Yates, H (6) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.12 3 12 8 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.047 1.28 0.5
Bob Wickman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.15 3 9 7 3 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.21 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 4 1 2 7 1 1.00 35 131 86 46 15 25 21 5 2 0 55 0 0 0.086 0.70 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: R Novoa (4).
HBP: R Novoa (6; M Diaz); A Guzman (6; W Aybar).
IBB: M Wuertz (2; B McCann); W Ohman (1; J Francoeur).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 30,977.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 6mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Atlanta Braves
1 Juan Pierre CF 1 Marcus Giles 2B
2 Ryan Theriot 2B 2 Edgar Renteria SS
3 Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 Adam LaRoche 1B
4 Derrek Lee 1B 4 Andruw Jones CF
5 Jacque Jones RF 5 Brian McCann C
6 Matt Murton LF 6 Jeff Francoeur RF
7 Ronny Cedeno SS 7 Willy Aybar 3B
8 Geovany Soto C 8 Scott Thorman LF
9 Angel Guzman P 9 Tim Hudson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-3 0 12- 4,(2-1)  RR ATL B. McCann A. Guzman 19% 74% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); LaRoche Scores; Jones Scores
t2 1-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR CHC J. Pierre T. Hudson -16% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores/unER; Soto Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER/No RBI; Guzman to 2B
b2 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R ATL B. McCann A. Guzman 10% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R ATL M. Giles A. Guzman 9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b5 5-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R ATL A. LaRoche A. Guzman 8% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball)

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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' Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Pierre T. Hudson 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Theriot T. Hudson 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez T. Hudson 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Angel Guzman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R ATL M. Giles A. Guzman 9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL E. Renteria A. Guzman -2% 62% Strikeout Looking
b1 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL A. LaRoche A. Guzman -1% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL A. Jones A. Guzman -1% 60% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee T. Hudson 2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC J. Jones T. Hudson -3% 60% Walk
t2 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. Murton T. Hudson -2% 58% Jones Steals 2B
t2 0-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Murton T. Hudson -2% 56% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
t2 0-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  CHC R. Cedeno T. Hudson -6% 50% Walk; Jones to 3B; Murton to 2B
t2 0-1 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO CHC G. Soto T. Hudson 1% 51% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Jones Scores/unER; Cedeno to 2B
t2 1-1 2 12- 6,(2-2)  CHC A. Guzman T. Hudson -3% 48% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 3B; Soto to 2B
t2 1-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR CHC J. Pierre T. Hudson -16% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores/unER; Soto Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER/No RBI; Guzman to 2B
t2 3-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Theriot T. Hudson 3% 35% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Angel Guzman facing 5-6-7
b2 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R ATL B. McCann A. Guzman 10% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b2 2-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O ATL J. Francoeur A. Guzman -3% 42% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL W. Aybar A. Guzman -2% 40% Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
b2 2-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL S. Thorman A. Guzman -1% 39% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Braves' Tim Hudson facing 3-4-5
t3 3-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  CHC A. Ramirez T. Hudson -3% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t3 3-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO CHC D. Lee T. Hudson 7% 43% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t3 3-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Jones T. Hudson 1% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Angel Guzman facing 9-1-2
b3 2-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O ATL T. Hudson A. Guzman -3% 41% Lineout: 3B
b3 2-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL M. Giles A. Guzman -2% 39% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 2-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL E. Renteria A. Guzman -1% 38% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Braves' Tim Hudson facing 6-7-8
t4 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Murton T. Hudson 2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno T. Hudson 2% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Soto T. Hudson 1% 43% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Angel Guzman facing 3-4-5
b4 2-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  ATL A. LaRoche A. Guzman 5% 48% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Short RF)
b4 2-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  ATL A. Jones A. Guzman 7% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball); LaRoche to 2B
b4 2-3 0 12- 4,(2-1)  RR ATL B. McCann A. Guzman 19% 74% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); LaRoche Scores; Jones Scores
b4 4-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  ATL J. Francoeur A. Guzman 6% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive); McCann to 3B
b4 4-3 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  ATL W. Aybar A. Guzman 3% 82% Hit By Pitch; Francoeur to 2B
b4 4-3 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO ATL S. Thorman A. Guzman 2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B; McCann Scores; Francoeur to 3B; Aybar to 2B
b4 5-3 1 -23 6,(2-2)  O ATL T. Hudson A. Guzman -5% 79% Strikeout Looking
b4 5-3 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Giles A. Guzman -4% 74% Popfly: 1B (Short RF Line)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 5.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Braves' Tim Hudson facing 9-1-2
t5 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Guzman T. Hudson 3% 77% Groundout: P-1B
t5 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Pierre T. Hudson 2% 79% Groundout: P-1B
t5 3-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Theriot T. Hudson 1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cubs' Angel Guzman facing 2-3-4
b5 5-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL E. Renteria A. Guzman -2% 79% Strikeout Looking
b5 5-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R ATL A. LaRoche A. Guzman 8% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball)
Will Ohman replaces Angel Guzman pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL A. Jones W. Ohman 1% 88% Walk
b5 6-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O ATL B. McCann W. Ohman -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B; Jones to 2B
b5 6-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  ATL J. Francoeur W. Ohman 0% 88% Intentional Walk
b5 6-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O ATL W. Aybar W. Ohman -2% 86% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 6.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Braves' Tim Hudson facing 3-4-5
t6 3-6 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez T. Hudson 3% 88% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee T. Hudson 2% 90% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC J. Jones T. Hudson -7% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t6 4-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Murton T. Hudson -2% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 4-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Cedeno T. Hudson -4% 77% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Murton to 3B
t6 4-6 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  O CHC G. Soto T. Hudson 7% 84% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Cubs' Will Ohman facing 8-9-1
Matt Diaz pinch hits for Scott Thorman (LF) batting 8th
b6 6-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Diaz W. Ohman -1% 83% Lineout: LF
Martin Prado pinch hits for Tim Hudson (P) batting 9th
b6 6-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL M. Prado W. Ohman -1% 82% Flyball: LF
b6 6-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL M. Giles W. Ohman -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 6.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Braves' Macay McBride facing 9-1-2
Macay McBride replaces Martin Prado (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Matt Diaz moves from PH to LF
Angel Pagan pinch hits for Will Ohman (P) batting 9th
t7 4-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Pagan M. McBride 4% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Pierre M. McBride 2% 87% Popfly: SS
t7 4-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Theriot M. McBride 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Cubs' Michael Wuertz facing 2-3-4
Michael Wuertz replaces Angel Pagan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL E. Renteria M. Wuertz -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL A. LaRoche M. Wuertz 2% 89% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b7 6-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O ATL A. Jones M. Wuertz -2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  ATL B. McCann M. Wuertz 0% 88% Intentional Walk
b7 6-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R ATL J. Francoeur M. Wuertz 6% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); LaRoche Scores; McCann to 2B
b7 7-4 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O ATL W. Aybar M. Wuertz -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 7.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Braves' Tyler Yates facing 3-4-5
Tyler Yates replaces Macay McBride pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-7 0 --- 4,(0-2)  CHC A. Ramirez T. Yates -4% 88% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t8 4-7 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee T. Yates 4% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t8 4-7 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHC J. Jones T. Yates 5% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-4, Cubs' Roberto Novoa facing 8-9-1
Roberto Novoa replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  ATL M. Diaz R. Novoa 0% 98% Hit By Pitch
Pete Orr pinch hits for Tyler Yates (P) batting 9th
b8 7-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL P. Orr R. Novoa -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 7-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL M. Giles R. Novoa 0% 97% Diaz Steals 2B
b8 7-4 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O ATL M. Giles R. Novoa -0% 97% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Short CF); Diaz to 3B; Giles out at 2B/2B-C-SS-1B
b8 7-4 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R ATL E. Renteria R. Novoa 1% 98% Wild Pitch; Diaz Scores
b8 8-4 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL E. Renteria R. Novoa -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 8.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-8, Braves' Bob Wickman facing 6-7-8
Bob Wickman replaces Matt Diaz (LF) pitching and batting 8th
Ryan Langerhans replaces Pete Orr (PH) playing LF batting 9th
t9 4-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Murton B. Wickman 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t9 4-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Cedeno B. Wickman 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Freddie Bynum pinch hits for Geovany Soto (C) batting 8th
t9 4-8 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC F. Bynum B. Wickman 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, 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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