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TOR
@BAL		6
0
NYY
@BOS		9
5
CLE
@KCR		10
4
DET
@MIL		7
20
CHW
@MIN		11
2
SEA
@OAK		5
12
CAL
@TEX		2
6
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@ATL		2
3
PIT
@CHC		10
5
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@CIN		5
4
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@COL		3
5
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@FLA		2
3
SDP
@LAD		10
1
PHI
@NYM		3
6
Tuesday, July 16, 1996 1:23
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 26,502, Time of Game: 2:40
Pirates
10
41-52
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 10 GB
 at Cubs
5
43-50
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 8 GB
W: Denny Neagle (11-4)
L: Jaime Navarro (7-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  1  0   0  2  3   1  0  0   10 13  1
Cubs            3  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    5  6  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Garcia SS-2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 .297 .733 15 9 0.144 0.79 0.145 -0.001 1.6 2 5
Al Martin CF-LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 .295 .781 19 10 0.057 1.05 0.115 -0.057 0.8 1 0 SF
Jeff King 2B-1B 4 1 1 4 0 0 .279 .851 15 9 0.034 1.02 0.143 -0.109 0.0 5 2 HR,SF,GDP
Orlando Merced RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .291 .857 15 11 0.026 0.56 0.065 -0.039 1.1 2 0 2B
Mark Johnson 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 .298 .924 14 9 0.149 0.50 0.182 -0.032 0.9 8 0 HR
   Dan Plesac P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Clark LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .824 24 12 0.005 0.25 0.020 -0.015 -0.5 1 0
   John Wehner CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .560 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Charlie Hayes 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .248 .705 15 9 -0.029 0.33 0.010 -0.039 -0.1 0 3
Jason Kendall C 4 1 1 0 1 0 .289 .715 21 11 0.014 0.60 0.073 -0.059 -0.2 8 1 CS
Denny Neagle P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .184 .411 8 7 0.039 1.13 0.074 -0.034 0.6 0 1 SH
   Nelson Liriano PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .235 .603 1 1 0.008 0.12 0.008 0.000 1.0 2B
   Marc Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jay Bell SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .642 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 10 13 10 4 4 .351 .963 147 88 0.447 0.66 0.835 -0.385 5.1 27 12
2B: N Liriano (5, off R Myers); O Merced (17, off R Myers).
HR: J King (22, off J Navarro; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Johnson (9, off J Navarro; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
SF: J King (3, off R Myers); A Martin (4, off J Navarro).
SH: D Neagle (9, off J Navarro).
TB: M Johnson 4; J King 4; O Merced 3; C Hayes 2; C Garcia 2; N Liriano 2; D Neagle; D Clark; A Martin; J Kendall.
GIDP: J King (8).
RBI: J King 4 (69); M Johnson 2 (27); O Merced 2 (39); A Martin (42); N Liriano (8).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. J King-M Johnson; C Garcia-M Johnson.
E: M Johnson (2).
Baserunning
CS: J Kendall (2, 2nd base by J Navarro/S Servais).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian McRae CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .271 .719 7 6 -0.033 0.84 0.035 -0.068 -0.4 6 0 SF
Felix Fermin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .708 10 7 -0.007 0.87 0.055 -0.063 -0.3 0 3 GDP
Mark Grace 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .343 .868 10 5 -0.017 0.85 0.046 -0.062 -0.2 6 2
Sammy Sosa RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .270 .867 16 9 0.135 1.03 0.215 -0.080 1.4 3 0 HR,GDP
Leo Gomez 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 .256 .843 16 10 0.017 0.63 0.060 -0.043 -0.3 2 2 HBP
Luis Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 .770 16 10 -0.070 0.71 0.000 -0.070 -1.1 1 0
Scott Servais C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .269 .752 10 6 0.006 0.71 0.047 -0.041 0.3 5 1 HBP
Jose Hernandez SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 .214 .578 15 11 -0.056 0.75 0.014 -0.070 -0.1 2 0
Jaime Navarro P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .261 7 4 -0.032 1.31 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 1 1
   Terry Shumpert PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .716 5 3 -0.027 1.05 0.000 -0.027 -0.3
   Rodney Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Dave Magadan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .573 1 1 0.034 0.55 0.034 0.000 1.3
   Kent Bottenfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 5 6 4 2 8 .200 .586 113 72 -0.050 0.81 0.506 -0.556 0.1 27 9
HR: S Sosa (30, off D Neagle; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: B McRae (3, off M Wilkins).
HBP: S Servais (9, by D Neagle); L Gomez (5, by D Neagle).
TB: S Sosa 4; B McRae; S Servais; J Hernandez; M Grace; F Fermin.
GIDP: S Sosa (11); F Fermin (1).
RBI: S Sosa 3 (73); B McRae (33).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Gomez-M Grace.
E: F Fermin (1); S Sosa (8).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: L Gomez (1st base by D Neagle).

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
Denny Neagle, W (11-4) 6 4 3 3 2 5 1 3.07 24 82 48 30 12 6 9 6 2 0 55 0.032 1.02 0.2
Marc Wilkins 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 3.40 5 11 8 8 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 -0.007 0.50 -1.5
Dan Plesac 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.83 6 20 16 8 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.026 0.17 1.1
Team Totals 9 6 5 4 2 8 1 4.00 35 113 72 46 16 10 15 8 3 0 55 0 0 0.051 0.66 -0.1

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
Jaime Navarro, L (7-9) 5 9 6 6 3 1 2 3.74 26 80 45 29 7 9 8 14 6 0 23 -0.342 0.94 -3.3
Rodney Myers 2 4 4 3 1 2 0 4.40 12 34 22 12 5 5 3 6 3 0 0 0 -0.115 0.33 -2.9
Kent Bottenfield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.64 3 14 8 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.06 0.5
Turk Wendell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.11 3 19 13 7 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 10 9 4 4 2 9.00 44 147 88 53 16 19 14 22 10 0 23 0 0 -0.450 0.81 -5.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Neagle 2 (3; S Servais, L Gomez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Neagle (5; L Gomez, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Kerwin Danley.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 26,502.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 20mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Carlos Garcia SS 1 Brian McRae CF
2 Al Martin CF 2 Felix Fermin 2B
3 Jeff King 2B 3 Mark Grace 1B
4 Orlando Merced RF 4 Sammy Sosa RF
5 Mark Johnson 1B 5 Leo Gomez 3B
6 Dave Clark LF 6 Luis Gonzalez LF
7 Charlie Hayes 3B 7 Scott Servais C
8 Jason Kendall C 8 Jose Hernandez SS
9 Denny Neagle P 9 Jaime Navarro P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-3 1 12- 4,(3-0)  RRR CHC S. Sosa D. Neagle -22% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McRae Scores; Fermin Scores
t5 4-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT M. Johnson J. Navarro 18% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball); Merced Scores
t1 0-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR PIT J. King J. Navarro 14% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Garcia Scores; Martin Scores
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT A. Martin J. Navarro 8% 62% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Garcia to 3B/Adv on E9
t2 4-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO PIT J. King J. Navarro -8% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B

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' Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT C. Garcia J. Navarro 3% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT A. Martin J. Navarro 8% 62% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Garcia to 3B/Adv on E9
t1 0-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR PIT J. King J. Navarro 14% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Garcia Scores; Martin Scores
t1 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT O. Merced J. Navarro -1% 74% Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
t1 3-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT M. Johnson J. Navarro -1% 73% Lineout: CF
t1 3-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT D. Clark J. Navarro 1% 74% Walk
t1 3-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O PIT C. Hayes J. Navarro -2% 73% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC B. McRae D. Neagle -3% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC F. Fermin D. Neagle -6% 64% Single to LF (Pop Fly); McRae to 2B
b1 0-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Grace D. Neagle 5% 69% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b1 0-3 1 12- 4,(3-0)  RRR CHC S. Sosa D. Neagle -22% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McRae Scores; Fermin Scores
b1 3-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC L. Gomez D. Neagle 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 3-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC L. Gonzalez D. Neagle 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Jaime Navarro facing 8-9-1
t2 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Kendall J. Navarro 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT D. Neagle J. Navarro 6% 59% Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; Kendall to 2B; Neagle to 1B
t2 3-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  PIT C. Garcia J. Navarro 7% 67% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Kendall to 3B; Neagle to 2B
t2 3-3 0 123 4,(2-1)  RO PIT A. Martin J. Navarro -3% 63% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Kendall Scores
t2 4-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO PIT J. King J. Navarro -8% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Denny Neagle facing 7-8-9
b2 3-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC S. Servais D. Neagle -4% 51% Hit By Pitch
b2 3-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez D. Neagle 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-4 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHC J. Navarro D. Neagle 3% 58% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b2 3-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC B. McRae D. Neagle 3% 61% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Jaime Navarro facing 4-5-6
t3 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT O. Merced J. Navarro -2% 59% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t3 4-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT M. Johnson J. Navarro -2% 57% Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
t3 4-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT D. Clark J. Navarro 1% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 4-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT C. Hayes J. Navarro -2% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Denny Neagle facing 2-3-4
b3 3-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC F. Fermin D. Neagle 3% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 3-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Grace D. Neagle -3% 56% Walk
b3 3-4 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO CHC S. Sosa D. Neagle 6% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Jaime Navarro facing 8-9-1
t4 4-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Kendall J. Navarro 4% 66% Walk
t4 4-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT D. Neagle J. Navarro -3% 62% Strikeout Looking
t4 4-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT C. Garcia J. Navarro -4% 58% Kendall Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t4 4-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT C. Garcia J. Navarro 1% 59% Walk
t4 4-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Martin J. Navarro -2% 57% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Denny Neagle facing 5-6-7
b4 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC L. Gomez D. Neagle -5% 52% Hit By Pitch
b4 3-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez D. Neagle 4% 56% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-4 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC S. Servais D. Neagle 4% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Servais to 1B
b4 3-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez D. Neagle 3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Jaime Navarro facing 3-4-5
t5 4-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. King J. Navarro -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 4-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT O. Merced J. Navarro 3% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 4-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT M. Johnson J. Navarro 18% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball); Merced Scores
t5 6-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT D. Clark J. Navarro -1% 81% Flyball: CF
t5 6-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT C. Hayes J. Navarro 1% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t5 6-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Kendall J. Navarro -1% 80% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Pirates' Denny Neagle facing 9-1-2
Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Jaime Navarro (P) batting 9th
b5 3-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC T. Shumpert D. Neagle 3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 3-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. McRae D. Neagle 2% 85% Lineout: CF
b5 3-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC F. Fermin D. Neagle 1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 3.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cubs' Rodney Myers facing 9-1-2
Rodney Myers replaces Terry Shumpert (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT D. Neagle R. Myers 2% 87% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
t6 6-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT C. Garcia R. Myers 3% 90% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Neagle to 2B; Garcia to 1B
t6 6-3 0 12- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. Martin R. Myers 3% 93% Walk; Neagle to 3B; Garcia to 2B
t6 6-3 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO PIT J. King R. Myers 0% 93% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Neagle Scores; Garcia to 3B
t6 7-3 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RR PIT O. Merced R. Myers 4% 97% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Garcia Scores/unER; Martin Scores
t6 9-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Johnson R. Myers -0% 97% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t6 9-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT D. Clark R. Myers -0% 96% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Pirates' Denny Neagle facing 3-4-5
b6 3-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. Grace D. Neagle -2% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b6 3-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa D. Neagle 1% 96% Groundout: C-1B; Grace to 2B
b6 3-9 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  CHC L. Gomez D. Neagle -1% 95% Walk
b6 3-9 1 12- 1,(1-0)  O CHC L. Gonzalez D. Neagle 2% 97% Gomez Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b6 3-9 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez D. Neagle 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-3, Cubs' Rodney Myers facing 7-8-9
t7 9-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT C. Hayes R. Myers 0% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 9-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Myers -0% 98% Flyball: CF; Hayes to 2B
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Denny Neagle (P) batting 9th
t7 9-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PIT N. Liriano R. Myers 1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hayes Scores
t7 10-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Garcia R. Myers -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 10-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin R. Myers -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-10, Pirates' Marc Wilkins facing 7-8-9
Marc Wilkins replaces Nelson Liriano (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-10 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Servais M. Wilkins -1% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b7 3-10 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHC J. Hernandez M. Wilkins -1% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Servais to 2B
Dave Magadan pinch hits for Rodney Myers (P) batting 9th
b7 3-10 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R CHC D. Magadan M. Wilkins -3% 93% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Servais Scores/No RBI; Hernandez to 3B
b7 4-10 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO CHC B. McRae M. Wilkins 2% 96% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hernandez Scores/unER
b7 5-10 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CHC F. Fermin M. Wilkins 2% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-5, Cubs' Kent Bottenfield facing 3-4-5
Kent Bottenfield replaces Dave Magadan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 10-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. King K. Bottenfield -0% 98% Popfly: 3B
t8 10-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT O. Merced K. Bottenfield -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t8 10-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Johnson K. Bottenfield -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-10, Pirates' Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
Dan Plesac replaces Mark Johnson (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Jeff King moves from 2B to 1B
Carlos Garcia moves from SS to 2B
Jay Bell replaces Marc Wilkins (P) playing SS batting 9th
b8 5-10 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Grace D. Plesac 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-10 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC S. Sosa D. Plesac 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-10 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC L. Gomez D. Plesac 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-5, Cubs' Turk Wendell facing 6-7-8
Turk Wendell replaces Kent Bottenfield pitching and batting 9th
t9 10-5 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT D. Clark T. Wendell -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t9 10-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Hayes T. Wendell -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 10-5 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT J. Kendall T. Wendell -0% 99% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-10, Pirates' Dan Plesac facing 6-7-8
Al Martin moves from CF to LF
John Wehner replaces Dave Clark (LF) playing CF batting 6th
b9 5-10 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez D. Plesac 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 5-10 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Servais D. Plesac 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-10 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Hernandez D. Plesac 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 5.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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