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TOR
@BOS		0
5
TOR
@BOS		8
6
CLE
@KCR		7
3
BAL
@MIL		9
3
CHW
@MIN		14
4
DET
@NYY		2
5
DET
@NYY		1
3
OAK
@SEA		0
7
CAL
@TEX		1
5
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@ATL		5
2
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@CHC		5
8
NYM
@FLA		3
4
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@HOU		3
7
SDP
@LAD		2
4
CIN
@PHI		2
3		 
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COL
@SFG		0
2
Saturday, September 23, 1995 1:20
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 23,802, Time of Game: 3:09
Pirates
5
56-81
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 25½ GB
 at Cubs
8
67-69
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 14 GB
W: Jim Bullinger (12-8)
L: Mike Dyer (4-5)
S: Randy Myers (36)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   2  2  0   0  0  1    5  9  3
Cubs            0  0  1   1  2  4   0  0  X    8 11  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Midre Cummings CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 .230 .618 14 6 -0.088 1.46 0.064 -0.152 -0.4 3 0
Al Martin LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .790 14 9 0.055 1.14 0.115 -0.060 0.6 0 0
Orlando Merced 1B 5 0 0 1 0 1 .297 .831 22 14 -0.062 1.28 0.013 -0.076 -1.1 9 0
Jeff King 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .262 .794 11 8 0.073 0.91 0.124 -0.051 0.2 0 2
Dave Clark RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .292 .756 16 6 -0.001 0.87 0.049 -0.050 -0.0 2 0
   John Wehner PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .722 0 0 0.025 0.42 0.025 0.000 0.3
Jay Bell SS 4 0 2 3 1 0 .262 .743 15 9 0.284 1.24 0.339 -0.055 2.4 3 5 3B,GDP
Nelson Liriano 2B 3 0 1 0 2 2 .284 .750 25 12 -0.041 1.51 0.123 -0.164 -0.4 4 2 CS
Angelo Encarnacion C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .224 .614 11 7 -0.057 1.42 0.012 -0.069 -0.5 3 0 SH
Esteban Loaiza P 2 1 2 0 0 0 .196 .462 5 4 0.063 0.67 0.063 0.000 0.5 0 0 3B
   Jacob Brumfield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .718 3 1 -0.116 2.25 0.000 -0.116 -0.8
   Mike Dyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 1.143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ramon Morel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rich Aude PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .648 2 2 -0.020 0.78 0.000 -0.020 -0.4
   Ross Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 5 9 5 8 6 .265 .787 138 78 0.115 1.21 0.927 -0.813 0.4 24 9
3B: J Bell (3, off J Bullinger); E Loaiza (1, off J Bullinger).
SH: A Encarnacion (3, off J Bullinger).
TB: E Loaiza 4; J Bell 4; J King 2; A Encarnacion; N Liriano; M Cummings.
GIDP: J Bell (12).
RBI: J Bell 3 (55); O Merced (82); J King (82).
2-out RBI: J Bell 3; J King.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. N Liriano-J Bell-O Merced 2.
E: J Bell 2 (12); J King (17).
Baserunning
CS: N Liriano (2, 2nd base by J Bullinger/M Parent).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian McRae CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .292 .796 21 11 0.093 0.86 0.130 -0.037 1.4 2 0 SB
Howard Johnson 3B 2 3 1 0 3 0 .163 .620 22 7 0.155 0.92 0.155 0.000 2.1 0 3
   Rey Sanchez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .661 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mark Grace 1B 4 2 2 2 1 1 .317 .890 15 8 0.225 1.24 0.279 -0.054 1.7 7 1 SB
Sammy Sosa RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .268 .843 15 9 -0.078 1.38 0.056 -0.135 -1.2 1 0
Luis Gonzalez LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 .273 .796 16 10 0.225 1.30 0.271 -0.046 2.4 3 0 HBP
Shawon Dunston SS 5 0 0 1 0 0 .293 .788 16 11 -0.152 1.43 0.007 -0.158 -2.8 3 2 GDP
Mark Parent C 3 1 1 1 1 0 .230 .777 11 5 0.062 1.04 0.138 -0.076 0.8 6 2 HR
Jose Hernandez 2B-3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .239 .758 12 8 0.113 0.85 0.166 -0.053 -0.2 3 5 HR,GDP
Jim Bullinger P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .348 4 2 -0.007 0.60 0.013 -0.020 -0.0 2 2
   Matt Franco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .700 2 1 -0.021 0.83 0.000 -0.021 -0.2
   Larry Casian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mike Hubbard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .451 2 2 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Anthony Young P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Randy Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 8 11 7 6 2 .314 .914 136 74 0.613 1.07 1.215 -0.602 3.9 27 16
HR: M Parent (18, off E Loaiza; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); J Hernandez (12, off M Dyer; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
HBP: L Gonzalez (6, by R Powell).
TB: J Hernandez 4; M Parent 4; L Gonzalez 3; M Grace 2; B McRae 2; H Johnson; S Sosa.
GIDP: S Dunston (8); J Hernandez (8).
RBI: M Grace 2 (83); S Sosa (115); S Dunston (66); L Gonzalez (64); M Parent (37); J Hernandez (38).
2-out RBI: L Gonzalez.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Johnson-J Hernandez-M Grace.
E: J Hernandez (9).
Baserunning
SB: M Grace (6, 2nd base off J Christiansen/A Encarnacion); B McRae (26, 2nd base off E Loaiza/A Encarnacion).

Pittsburgh Pirates

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
Esteban Loaiza 5 5 4 3 5 1 1 5.26 25 90 47 32 6 9 10 9 3 0 39 -0.257 1.49 -1.5
Mike Dyer, L (4-5) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 4.50 4 16 10 7 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 -0.199 0.97 -1.4
Jason Christiansen 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.42 3 14 8 4 0 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 -0.173 0.88 -2.3
Ramon Morel 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 12 6 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.011 0.18 0.7
Ross Powell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.22 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.07 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 8 7 6 2 2 7.88 42 132 71 46 7 18 15 18 6 0 39 3 2 -0.615 1.21 -3.9

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
Jim Bullinger, W (12-8) 6 6 4 2 4 3 0 3.97 28 103 57 34 7 16 13 8 3 0 47 -0.182 1.41 -1.0
Larry Casian 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.14 3 17 10 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.029 0.38 0.5
Anthony Young 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 3.82 7 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.032 0.54 -0.5
Randy Myers, S (36) 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.93 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0.070 1.48 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 5 3 8 6 0 3.00 43 120 67 40 7 20 17 12 4 0 47 2 1 -0.115 1.07 -0.4
A Young faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Christiansen (4).
HBP: R Powell (2; L Gonzalez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 3:09.
Attendance: 23,802.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 54° F, Wind 4mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Midre Cummings CF 1 Brian McRae CF
2 Al Martin LF 2 Howard Johnson 3B
3 Orlando Merced 1B 3 Mark Grace 1B
4 Jeff King 3B 4 Sammy Sosa RF
5 Dave Clark RF 5 Luis Gonzalez LF
6 Jay Bell SS 6 Shawon Dunston SS
7 Nelson Liriano 2B 7 Mark Parent C
8 Angelo Encarnacion C 8 Jose Hernandez 2B
9 Esteban Loaiza P 9 Jim Bullinger P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RR PIT J. Bell J. Bullinger -25% 39% Triple to CF (Fly Ball); King Scores; Clark Scores
b5 2-4 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R CHC L. Gonzalez E. Loaiza 20% 55% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI; Grace to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
b6 4-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Hernandez M. Dyer 17% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC M. Parent E. Loaiza 13% 56% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t6 4-4 1 -23 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Brumfield J. Bullinger 12% 49% Fielder's Choice P; Bell out at Hm/P-C-3B-P; Liriano to 3B; Brumfield 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' Jim Bullinger facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Cummings J. Bullinger 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. Martin J. Bullinger 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT O. Merced J. Bullinger 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' Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC B. McRae E. Loaiza 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC H. Johnson E. Loaiza 2% 61% McRae Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHC H. Johnson E. Loaiza 3% 64% Walk
b1 0-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Grace E. Loaiza -5% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Sosa E. Loaiza -4% 54% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b1 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  CHC L. Gonzalez E. Loaiza 3% 57% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); McRae to 3B; Johnson to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Dunston E. Loaiza -7% 50% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jim Bullinger facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. King J. Bullinger 2% 52% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT D. Clark J. Bullinger 2% 54% Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bell J. Bullinger 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Parent E. Loaiza -2% 53% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Hernandez E. Loaiza -2% 51% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC J. Bullinger E. Loaiza 1% 52% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bullinger to 1B
b2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC B. McRae E. Loaiza -2% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jim Bullinger facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT N. Liriano J. Bullinger -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Encarnacion J. Bullinger 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT E. Loaiza J. Bullinger 5% 54% Liriano Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT E. Loaiza J. Bullinger -3% 51% Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
t3 0-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O PIT M. Cummings J. Bullinger 4% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC H. Johnson E. Loaiza 4% 59% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Grace E. Loaiza 10% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Johnson to 3B
b3 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  R CHC S. Sosa E. Loaiza 6% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Johnson Scores; Grace to 2B
b3 1-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez E. Loaiza -5% 70% Flyball: CF
b3 1-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO CHC S. Dunston E. Loaiza -8% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Jim Bullinger facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Martin J. Bullinger 3% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT O. Merced J. Bullinger 2% 67% Flyball: RF
t4 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. King J. Bullinger -2% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 0-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT D. Clark J. Bullinger -3% 63% Walk; King to 2B
t4 0-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RR PIT J. Bell J. Bullinger -25% 39% Triple to CF (Fly Ball); King Scores; Clark Scores
t4 2-1 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O PIT N. Liriano J. Bullinger 4% 43% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 7-8-9
b4 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC M. Parent E. Loaiza 13% 56% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b4 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez E. Loaiza -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Bullinger E. Loaiza -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC B. McRae E. Loaiza -1% 50% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Jim Bullinger facing 8-9-1
t5 2-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT A. Encarnacion J. Bullinger 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT E. Loaiza J. Bullinger -3% 50% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
t5 2-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT M. Cummings J. Bullinger -5% 45% Walk; Loaiza to 2B
t5 2-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  PIT A. Martin J. Bullinger -8% 37% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Loaiza to 3B; Cummings to 2B; Martin to 1B
t5 2-2 1 123 5,(2-2)  RO PIT O. Merced J. Bullinger -1% 36% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Loaiza Scores/unER; Cummings to 3B; Merced to 1B
t5 3-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R PIT J. King J. Bullinger -11% 25% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Cummings Scores/unER; Merced to 2B
t5 4-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O PIT D. Clark J. Bullinger 3% 29% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
b5 2-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC H. Johnson E. Loaiza 5% 34% Walk
b5 2-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Grace E. Loaiza 8% 42% Walk; Johnson to 2B
b5 2-4 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa E. Loaiza -8% 34% Lineout: RF
b5 2-4 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R CHC L. Gonzalez E. Loaiza 20% 55% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI; Grace to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
b5 3-4 1 -23 7,(2-2)  RO CHC S. Dunston E. Loaiza 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B; Grace Scores/unER; Gonzalez to 3B
b5 4-4 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Parent E. Loaiza -5% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Cubs' Jim Bullinger facing 6-7-8
t6 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Bell J. Bullinger -5% 45% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t6 4-4 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT N. Liriano J. Bullinger -8% 37% Walk; Bell to 2B
t6 4-4 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. Encarnacion J. Bullinger 0% 37% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Bell to 3B; Liriano to 2B
Jacob Brumfield pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza (P) batting 9th
t6 4-4 1 -23 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Brumfield J. Bullinger 12% 49% Fielder's Choice P; Bell out at Hm/P-C-3B-P; Liriano to 3B; Brumfield to 2B
t6 4-4 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. Cummings J. Bullinger 9% 58% Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Mike Dyer facing 8-9-1
Mike Dyer replaces Jacob Brumfield (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Hernandez M. Dyer 17% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
Matt Franco pinch hits for Jim Bullinger (P) batting 9th
b6 5-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Franco M. Dyer -2% 72% Foul Popfly: C
b6 5-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC B. McRae M. Dyer 2% 74% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b6 5-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC H. Johnson M. Dyer 3% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); McRae to 2B
Jason Christiansen replaces Mike Dyer pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. Grace J. Christiansen 5% 82% Wild Pitch; McRae to 3B; Johnson to 2B
b6 5-4 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR CHC M. Grace J. Christiansen 9% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive); McRae Scores; Johnson Scores
b6 7-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHC S. Sosa J. Christiansen 1% 92% Grace Steals 2B
b6 7-4 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Christiansen -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
b6 7-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R CHC L. Gonzalez J. Christiansen 4% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive); Grace Scores
Ramon Morel replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 9th
b6 8-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Dunston R. Morel -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 8.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Cubs' Larry Casian facing 2-3-4
Larry Casian replaces Matt Franco (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-8 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT A. Martin L. Casian 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t7 4-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT O. Merced L. Casian 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t7 4-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. King L. Casian 0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-4, Pirates' Ramon Morel facing 7-8-9
b7 8-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Parent R. Morel 0% 98% Walk
b7 8-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CHC J. Hernandez R. Morel -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
Mike Hubbard pinch hits for Larry Casian (P) batting 9th
b7 8-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Hubbard R. Morel -0% 96% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 8.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Cubs' Anthony Young facing 5-6-7
Anthony Young replaces Mike Hubbard (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT D. Clark A. Young -2% 94% Walk
t8 4-8 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PIT J. Bell A. Young 4% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t8 4-8 2 --- 9,(3-2)  PIT N. Liriano A. Young -1% 98% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t8 4-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Encarnacion A. Young -1% 97% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short RF); Liriano to 2B
Rich Aude pinch hits for Ramon Morel (P) batting 9th
t8 4-8 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Aude A. Young 2% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-4, Pirates' Ross Powell facing 1-2-3
Ross Powell replaces Rich Aude (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 8-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC B. McRae R. Powell 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 8-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC H. Johnson R. Powell 0% 99% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McRae to 2B; Johnson to 1B
b8 8-4 0 12- O CHC M. Grace R. Powell -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 8-4 1 12- O CHC S. Sosa R. Powell -0% 99% Flyball: RF; McRae to 3B
b8 8-4 2 1-3 CHC L. Gonzalez R. Powell 0% 99% Hit By Pitch; Johnson to 2B
b8 8-4 2 123 O CHC S. Dunston R. Powell -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 8.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Cubs' Anthony Young facing 1-2-3
Rey Sanchez replaces Howard Johnson (3B) playing 2B batting 2nd
Jose Hernandez moves from 2B to 3B
t9 4-8 0 --- PIT M. Cummings A. Young -2% 97% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t9 4-8 0 1-- PIT A. Martin A. Young -4% 93% Walk; Cummings to 2B
Randy Myers replaces Anthony Young pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-8 0 12- O PIT O. Merced R. Myers 4% 97% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-8 1 12- O PIT J. King R. Myers 2% 99% Flyball: CF
John Wehner pinch hits for Dave Clark (RF) batting 5th
t9 4-8 2 12- PIT J. Wehner R. Myers -3% 96% Walk; Cummings to 3B; Martin to 2B
t9 4-8 2 123 R PIT J. Bell R. Myers -4% 92% Walk; Cummings Scores; Martin to 3B; Wehner to 2B
t9 5-8 2 123 O PIT N. Liriano R. Myers 8% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.

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