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Standings
MIN
@CAL		6
2
CHW
@MIL		4
2
OAK
@SEA		3
6
PIT
@CHC		1
2
LAD
@HOU		1
2
STL
@NYM		5
6		 
(10)
ATL
@PHI		6
0
SDP
@SFG		3
4
Tuesday, April 9, 1985
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 34,551, Time of Game: 3:01
Pirates
1
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
 at Cubs
2
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
1st
L: Rick Rhoden (0-1)
S: Lee Smith (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  2
Cubs            1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  X    2  8  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marvell Wynne CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.020 1.21 0.069 -0.088 -0.1 2 0 SB
Johnny Ray 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 -0.054 1.57 0.052 -0.106 -0.7 0 1
Bill Madlock 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.172 1.77 0.000 -0.172 -1.2 1 3
Jason Thompson 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 .667 1.750 0.113 1.45 0.240 -0.127 1.1 10 2 2B
   Rafael Belliard PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Don Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
George Hendrick RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.191 1.82 0.000 -0.191 -1.1 1 0
Tony Pena C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.112 1.50 0.016 -0.128 -0.5 7 0
Doug Frobel LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.139 1.31 0.000 -0.139 -0.9 0 0
Tim Foli SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.105 1.02 0.000 -0.105 -0.7 1 3
Rick Rhoden P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.010 0.76 0.029 -0.019 0.1 1 1
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lee Mazzilli PH-1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 0.090 1.45 0.090 0.000 0.6 1 0 2B
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 2 6 .182 .471 -0.580 1.41 0.496 -1.075 -3.5 24 11
2B: L Mazzilli (1, off R Sutcliffe); J Thompson (1, off R Sutcliffe).
TB: J Thompson 3; L Mazzilli 2; M Wynne; T Pena; R Rhoden.
RBI: J Thompson (1).
2-out RBI: J Thompson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Thompson-T Foli.
E: T Foli (1); J Ray (1).
Baserunning
SB: M Wynne (1, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/J Davis).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Dernier CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.067 0.80 0.035 -0.102 -0.9 2 0
Ryne Sandberg 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.054 0.54 0.000 -0.054 -0.7 3 1
Gary Matthews LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .500 1.750 0.021 0.38 0.035 -0.015 0.3 3 0 2B
   Gary Woods PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Leon Durham 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 .750 1.500 0.027 0.62 0.037 -0.010 0.5 10 0
Keith Moreland RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 .667 2.417 0.179 1.11 0.207 -0.028 1.8 1 0 HR
Ron Cey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.096 0.94 0.000 -0.096 -1.7 2 5
   Lee Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jody Davis C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.003 0.53 0.031 -0.034 -0.2 5 2
Shawon Dunston SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.059 0.56 0.015 -0.075 -0.7 1 3 GDP
Rick Sutcliffe P 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 -0.019 0.48 0.011 -0.030 -0.3 0 1
   Chris Speier 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.007 0.29 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 8 2 4 5 .250 .708 -0.078 0.66 0.371 -0.451 -2.0 27 12
2B: G Matthews (1, off R Rhoden).
HR: K Moreland (1, off R Rhoden; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: K Moreland 5; L Durham 3; G Matthews 2; S Dunston; B Dernier.
GIDP: S Dunston (1).
RBI: K Moreland 2 (2).
2-out RBI: K Moreland.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
E: S Dunston (1).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: B Dernier (1st base by R Rhoden).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Rhoden, L (0-1) 6.2 8 2 2 3 4 1 2.70 31 51 0.027 0.66 1.0
Kent Tekulve 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 2 2 0 0.020 1.01 0.4
Don Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.031 0.41 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 2 2 4 5 1 2.25 36 51 2 0 0.078 1.41 2.0

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Sutcliffe, W (1-0) 7.2 6 1 1 2 3 0 1.17 31 64 0.295 1.26 2.5
Lee Smith, S (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 4 2 0 0.283 2.70 1.0
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 6 0 1.00 35 64 2 0 0.578 0.66 3.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: R Rhoden (1; B Dernier, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Charlie Williams.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 34,551.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Marvell Wynne CF 1 Bob Dernier CF
2 Johnny Ray 2B 2 Ryne Sandberg 2B
3 Bill Madlock 3B 3 Gary Matthews LF
4 Jason Thompson 1B 4 Leon Durham 1B
5 George Hendrick RF 5 Keith Moreland RF
6 Tony Pena C 6 Ron Cey 3B
7 Doug Frobel LF 7 Jody Davis C
8 Tim Foli SS 8 Shawon Dunston SS
9 Rick Rhoden P 9 Rick Sutcliffe P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 0-2 2 12- R PIT J. Thompson R. Sutcliffe -12% 75% Single; Mazzilli Scores; Ray to 3B
t8 1-2 2 1-3 O PIT G. Hendrick L. Smith 12% 87% Strikeout
t4 0-1 0 -2- O PIT G. Hendrick R. Sutcliffe 11% 65% Baserunner Out Advancing; Thompson out at 3B/C-3B
b4 1-0 0 --- R CHC K. Moreland R. Rhoden 10% 79% Home Run
b1 0-0 2 1-3 R CHC K. Moreland R. Rhoden 9% 64% Single; Matthews Scores; Durham to 2B

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, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT M. Wynne R. Sutcliffe 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT J. Ray R. Sutcliffe 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Madlock R. Sutcliffe 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHC B. Dernier R. Rhoden 4% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CHC R. Sandberg R. Rhoden -6% 53% Dernier Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHC R. Sandberg R. Rhoden -2% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- CHC G. Matthews R. Rhoden 2% 53% Double
b1 0-0 2 -2- CHC L. Durham R. Rhoden 2% 55% Single; Matthews to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 R CHC K. Moreland R. Rhoden 9% 64% Single; Matthews Scores; Durham to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- O CHC R. Cey R. Rhoden -4% 61% Strikeout
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- PIT J. Thompson R. Sutcliffe -4% 57% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- O PIT G. Hendrick R. Sutcliffe 4% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-1 1 1-- O PIT T. Pena R. Sutcliffe 2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B; Hendrick to 2B
t2 0-1 2 -2- O PIT D. Frobel R. Sutcliffe 3% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- CHC J. Davis R. Rhoden 3% 69% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Davis to 1B
b2 1-0 0 1-- OO CHC S. Dunston R. Rhoden -6% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
b2 1-0 2 --- CHC R. Sutcliffe R. Rhoden 1% 63% Walk
b2 1-0 2 1-- O CHC B. Dernier R. Rhoden -2% 61% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O PIT T. Foli R. Sutcliffe 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- PIT R. Rhoden R. Sutcliffe -3% 61% Single
t3 0-1 1 1-- PIT M. Wynne R. Sutcliffe -4% 57% Single; Rhoden to 2B
t3 0-1 1 12- O PIT J. Ray R. Sutcliffe 5% 62% Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 2 12- O PIT B. Madlock R. Sutcliffe 5% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- O CHC R. Sandberg R. Rhoden -2% 65% Flyball: CF
b3 1-0 1 --- O CHC G. Matthews R. Rhoden -1% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- O CHC L. Durham R. Rhoden -1% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- PIT J. Thompson R. Sutcliffe -8% 55% Double
t4 0-1 0 -2- O PIT G. Hendrick R. Sutcliffe 11% 65% Baserunner Out Advancing; Thompson out at 3B/C-3B
t4 0-1 1 --- O PIT G. Hendrick R. Sutcliffe 2% 67% Flyball: LF
t4 0-1 2 --- PIT T. Pena R. Sutcliffe -2% 66% Single
t4 0-1 2 1-- O PIT D. Frobel R. Sutcliffe 3% 69% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- R CHC K. Moreland R. Rhoden 10% 79% Home Run
b4 2-0 0 --- O CHC R. Cey R. Rhoden -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- O CHC J. Davis R. Rhoden -1% 76% Foul Flyball: C
b4 2-0 2 --- CHC S. Dunston R. Rhoden 1% 77% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Dunston to 1B
b4 2-0 2 1-- O CHC R. Sutcliffe R. Rhoden -2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
t5 0-2 0 --- O PIT T. Foli R. Sutcliffe 3% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O PIT R. Rhoden R. Sutcliffe 2% 80% Flyball: SS
t5 0-2 2 --- PIT M. Wynne R. Sutcliffe -2% 79% Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
t5 0-2 2 1-- PIT J. Ray R. Sutcliffe -1% 78% Wynne Steals 2B
t5 0-2 2 -2- O PIT J. Ray R. Sutcliffe 4% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
b5 2-0 0 --- O CHC B. Dernier R. Rhoden -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- O CHC R. Sandberg R. Rhoden -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-0 2 --- CHC G. Matthews R. Rhoden 1% 80% Walk
b5 2-0 2 1-- CHC L. Durham R. Rhoden 1% 81% Single; Matthews to 2B
b5 2-0 2 12- O CHC K. Moreland R. Rhoden -3% 78% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
t6 0-2 0 --- O PIT B. Madlock R. Sutcliffe 3% 81% Flyball: 2B
t6 0-2 1 --- O PIT J. Thompson R. Sutcliffe 2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-2 2 --- O PIT G. Hendrick R. Sutcliffe 1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 6-7-8
b6 2-0 0 --- O CHC R. Cey R. Rhoden -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-0 1 --- O CHC J. Davis R. Rhoden -1% 83% Strikeout
b6 2-0 2 --- CHC S. Dunston R. Rhoden 1% 83% Single
b6 2-0 2 1-- O CHC R. Sutcliffe R. Rhoden -1% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
t7 0-2 0 --- O PIT T. Pena R. Sutcliffe 3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-2 1 --- O PIT D. Frobel R. Sutcliffe 2% 88% Flyball: RF
t7 0-2 2 --- O PIT T. Foli R. Sutcliffe 1% 89% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
b7 2-0 0 --- O CHC B. Dernier R. Rhoden -1% 88% Flyball: RF
b7 2-0 1 --- O CHC R. Sandberg R. Rhoden -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-0 2 --- CHC G. Matthews R. Rhoden 1% 88% Walk
b7 2-0 2 1-- CHC L. Durham R. Rhoden 1% 89% Single; Matthews to 2B
Kent Tekulve replaces Rick Rhoden pitching and batting 9th
Gary Woods pinch runs for Gary Matthews (LF) batting 3rd
b7 2-0 2 12- CHC K. Moreland K. Tekulve 1% 90% Walk; Woods to 3B; Durham to 2B
b7 2-0 2 123 O CHC R. Cey K. Tekulve -3% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
Gary Woods moves from PR to LF
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Kent Tekulve (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 0 --- PIT L. Mazzilli R. Sutcliffe -9% 78% Double
t8 0-2 0 -2- O PIT M. Wynne R. Sutcliffe 7% 84% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-2 1 -2- PIT J. Ray R. Sutcliffe -5% 79% Walk
t8 0-2 1 12- O PIT B. Madlock R. Sutcliffe 8% 87% Flyball: CF
t8 0-2 2 12- R PIT J. Thompson R. Sutcliffe -12% 75% Single; Mazzilli Scores; Ray to 3B
Lee Smith replaces Ron Cey (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Chris Speier replaces Rick Sutcliffe (P) playing 3B batting 9th
Rafael Belliard pinch runs for Jason Thompson (1B) batting 4th
t8 1-2 2 1-3 O PIT G. Hendrick L. Smith 12% 87% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 7-8-9
Don Robinson replaces Rafael Belliard (PR) pitching and batting 4th
Lee Mazzilli moves from PH to 1B
b8 2-1 0 --- O CHC J. Davis D. Robinson -1% 86% Foul Flyball: 3B
b8 2-1 1 --- O CHC S. Dunston D. Robinson -1% 85% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b8 2-1 2 --- O CHC C. Speier D. Robinson -1% 84% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Lee Smith facing 6-7-8
t9 1-2 0 --- O PIT T. Pena L. Smith 7% 91% Strikeout (C-1B)
t9 1-2 1 --- O PIT D. Frobel L. Smith 5% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-2 2 --- O PIT T. Foli L. Smith 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

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