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12
Wednesday, August 21, 1996 1:28, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 27,699, Time of Game: 2:37

Marlins
3
58-69
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 22 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Marlins         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  1    3  9  0
Cubs            1  5  0   2  0  0   0  0  X    8  8  1
W: Frank Castillo (6-14), L: Pat Rapp (6-14)
 Cubs
8
63-62
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB

Florida Marlins

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Castillo 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 .278 .594 22 14 -.084 0.65 .006 -.090 -0.8 2 2
Edgar Renteria SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291 .721 14 9 .034 0.34 .042 -.007 0.2 4 3
Gary Sheffield RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307 1.062 20 13 -.042 0.55 .007 -.049 -0.6 2 0
Jeff Conine 1B-LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 .292 .836 11 8 .047 0.43 .054 -.007 2.1 2 1 HR
Devon White CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .743 14 9 -.069 0.70 .000 -.069 -1.3 2 0
Joe Orsulak LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .238 .593 22 14 -.054 0.50 .000 -.054 -1.3 2 0
   Jay Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
Kurt Abbott 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 .785 15 11 .023 0.33 .035 -.012 0.0 1 1
Rob Natal C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .128 .385 7 5 -.052 0.62 .000 -.052 -1.0 8 0
   Alex Arias PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .724 6 4 -.001 0.03 .000 -.001 -0.2 0 0
Pat Rapp P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .120 .260 5 4 .035 0.49 .039 -.003 0.3 1 0 2B
   Miguel Batista P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
   Craig Grebeck PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .514 6 3 -.006 0.23 .000 -.006 -0.3 0 0
   Felix Heredia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Colbrunn 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .292 .767 6 3 .000 0.00 .000 .000 1.0 0 0 HR
Team Totals 36 3 9 3 1 7 .250 .715 148 97 -.169 0.48 .183 -.350 -1.9 24 7
2B: P Rapp (1, off F Castillo).
HR: J Conine (21, off F Castillo; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); G Colbrunn (10, off K Bottenfield; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: J Conine 6; G Colbrunn 4; P Rapp 2; E Renteria 2; K Abbott; L Castillo.
RBI: J Conine 2 (75); G Colbrunn (51).
2-out RBI: J Conine 2; G Colbrunn.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 3. L Castillo-E Renteria-J Conine; E Renteria-L Castillo-J Conine; J Conine-E Renteria-P Rapp.

Chicago Cubs

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian McRae CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .287 .796 23 11 -.019 0.61 .009 -.027 -0.8 2 0 GDP
Scott Bullett RF 4 3 3 3 0 1 .234 .636 13 9 .160 0.77 .161 -.001 2.8 5 1 HR,SB
Mark Grace 1B 3 0 2 3 1 0 .341 .871 11 6 .151 0.47 .151 -.001 2.7 6 2 2B
Luis Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .800 11 9 -.053 0.32 .000 -.053 -1.3 1 0 GDP
Dave Magadan 3B 1 1 0 0 2 0 .259 .749 17 7 .030 0.34 .034 -.004 0.5 1 0
   Leo Gomez 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 .810 5 1 .000 0.01 .000 .000 0.4 0 2
Ryne Sandberg 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .232 .742 13 7 .037 0.41 .047 -.010 0.2 1 3 GDP
Scott Servais C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .732 11 7 -.049 0.42 .000 -.049 -1.4 7 0
Jose Hernandez SS 3 2 2 2 1 1 .252 .702 13 6 .098 0.46 .099 -.001 1.9 3 0 HR
Frank Castillo P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .106 .231 7 7 -.024 0.50 .000 -.024 -0.9 1 0 SH
   Kent Bottenfield P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1.000 5 3 -.001 0.02 .000 -.001 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 28 8 8 8 7 8 .286 .964 129 73 .330 0.46 .501 -.171 3.7 27 8
2B: M Grace (30, off P Rapp).
HR: J Hernandez (9, off P Rapp; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); S Bullett (3, off P Rapp; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SH: F Castillo (2, off P Rapp).
TB: S Bullett 6; J Hernandez 5; M Grace 3; R Sandberg.
GIDP: L Gonzalez (9); B McRae (9); R Sandberg (7).
RBI: S Bullett 3 (12); M Grace 3 (66); J Hernandez 2 (36).
2-out RBI: S Bullett 3; M Grace 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Bullett-M Grace.
E: J Hernandez (13).
Outfield Assists: S Bullett (K Abbott at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: S Bullett (6, 2nd base off P Rapp/R Natal).

Florida Marlins

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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
Pat Rapp, L (6-14) 4 7 8 8 4 2 2 5.19 22 73 41 29 2 10 4 12 6 0 14 -.343 0.71 -5.8
Miguel Batista 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 6 25 13 6 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .009 0.11 1.1
Felix Heredia 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.60 5 19 12 7 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .001 0.02 -0.5
Jay Powell 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86 3 12 7 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 .002 0.02 1.5
Team Totals 8 8 8 8 7 8 2 9.00 36 129 73 43 9 21 7 14 8 0 14 2 0 -.331 0.48 -3.7
F Heredia faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Chicago Cubs

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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
Frank Castillo, W (6-14) 7 8 2 2 1 4 1 5.02 30 112 73 44 10 19 10 15 5 0 56 .151 0.57 1.4
Kent Bottenfield 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 2.79 7 36 24 12 2 10 1 3 0 0 1 0 .017 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 1 7 2 3.00 37 148 97 56 12 29 11 18 5 0 56 1 0 .168 0.46 1.9
F Castillo faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Rich Rieker, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Mike Winters.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 27,699.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Florida Marlins         Chicago Cubs
1 Luis Castillo 2B 1 Brian McRae CF
2 Edgar Renteria SS 2 Scott Bullett RF
3 Gary Sheffield RF 3 Mark Grace 1B
4 Jeff Conine 1B 4 Luis Gonzalez LF
5 Devon White CF 5 Dave Magadan 3B
6 Joe Orsulak LF 6 Ryne Sandberg 2B
7 Kurt Abbott 3B 7 Scott Servais C
8 Rob Natal C 8 Jose Hernandez SS
9 Pat Rapp P 9 Frank Castillo P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 2-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR CHC S. Bullett P. Rapp 11% 87% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sandberg Scores; Hernandez Scores; McRae to 2B
b2 1-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Hernandez P. Rapp 8% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive); Magadan Scores; Sandberg to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Grace P. Rapp 8% 65% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Bullett Scores
b2 4-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC M. Grace P. Rapp 7% 94% Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); McRae Scores; Bullett Scores
t2 0-1 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O FLA L. Castillo F. Castillo 6% 65% Strikeout Swinging

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O FLA L. Castillo F. Castillo 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  FLA E. Renteria F. Castillo -2% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O FLA G. Sheffield F. Castillo 3% 53% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  FLA J. Conine F. Castillo -2% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Renteria to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O FLA D. White F. Castillo 4% 55% Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Marlins' Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC B. McRae P. Rapp -2% 53% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Bullett P. Rapp 2% 55% Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. Grace P. Rapp 1% 57% Bullett Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Grace P. Rapp 8% 65% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Bullett Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHC L. Gonzalez P. Rapp -4% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Frank Castillo facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O FLA J. Orsulak F. Castillo 2% 63% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t2 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  FLA K. Abbott F. Castillo -3% 60% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Abbott to 1B
t2 0-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O FLA R. Natal F. Castillo 3% 63% Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
t2 0-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  FLA P. Rapp F. Castillo -4% 59% Double to RF (Line Drive); Abbott to 3B
t2 0-1 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O FLA L. Castillo F. Castillo 6% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Marlins' Pat Rapp facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC D. Magadan P. Rapp 3% 69% Walk
b2 1-0 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHC R. Sandberg P. Rapp 5% 73% Walk; Magadan to 2B
b2 1-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Servais P. Rapp -5% 69% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b2 1-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R CHC J. Hernandez P. Rapp 8% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive); Magadan Scores; Sandberg to 2B
b2 2-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC F. Castillo P. Rapp -2% 75% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Sandberg to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
b2 2-0 2 -23 5,(3-1)  CHC B. McRae P. Rapp 1% 76% Walk
b2 2-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR CHC S. Bullett P. Rapp 11% 87% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sandberg Scores; Hernandez Scores; McRae to 2B
b2 4-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC M. Grace P. Rapp 7% 94% Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); McRae Scores; Bullett Scores
b2 6-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC L. Gonzalez P. Rapp -1% 93% Popfly: 3B
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 6.
Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Frank Castillo facing 2-3-4
t3 0-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  FLA E. Renteria F. Castillo -2% 92% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
t3 0-6 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O FLA G. Sheffield F. Castillo 2% 93% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t3 0-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  FLA J. Conine F. Castillo -2% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Renteria to 2B
t3 0-6 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O FLA D. White F. Castillo 2% 94% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Renteria to 3B; White to 1B
t3 0-6 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O FLA J. Orsulak F. Castillo 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Marlins' Pat Rapp facing 5-6-7
b3 6-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Magadan P. Rapp -0% 95% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b3 6-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg P. Rapp -0% 95% Flyball: LF
b3 6-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Servais P. Rapp -0% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 6.
Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Frank Castillo facing 7-8-9
t4 0-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O FLA K. Abbott F. Castillo 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t4 0-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA R. Natal F. Castillo 1% 96% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
t4 0-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O FLA P. Rapp F. Castillo 0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Marlins' Pat Rapp facing 8-9-1
b4 6-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC J. Hernandez P. Rapp 1% 98% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b4 7-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC F. Castillo P. Rapp -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b4 7-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC B. McRae P. Rapp -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b4 7-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC S. Bullett P. Rapp 1% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b4 8-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Grace P. Rapp 0% 99% Walk
b4 8-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC L. Gonzalez P. Rapp -0% 99% Lineout: SS (Deep SS-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Cubs 8.
Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-8, Cubs' Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
t5 0-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  FLA L. Castillo F. Castillo -1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 0-8 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O FLA E. Renteria F. Castillo 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Renteria to 1B
t5 0-8 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O FLA G. Sheffield F. Castillo 0% 99% Flyball: RF
t5 0-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR FLA J. Conine F. Castillo -2% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Renteria Scores
t5 2-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O FLA D. White F. Castillo 0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, Marlins' Miguel Batista facing 5-6-7
Miguel Batista replaces Pat Rapp pitching and batting 9th
b5 8-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. Magadan M. Batista 0% 98% Walk
b5 8-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO CHC R. Sandberg M. Batista -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 8-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Servais M. Batista -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 8.
Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-8, Cubs' Frank Castillo facing 6-7-8
Leo Gomez replaces Dave Magadan playing 3B batting 5th
t6 2-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O FLA J. Orsulak F. Castillo 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  FLA K. Abbott F. Castillo -1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t6 2-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO FLA R. Natal F. Castillo 1% 99% Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, Marlins' Miguel Batista facing 8-9-1
b6 8-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC J. Hernandez M. Batista 0% 99% Walk
b6 8-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC F. Castillo M. Batista -0% 99% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b6 8-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO CHC B. McRae M. Batista -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 8.
Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-8, Cubs' Frank Castillo facing 9-1-2
Craig Grebeck pinch hits for Miguel Batista (P) batting 9th
t7 2-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O FLA C. Grebeck F. Castillo 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA L. Castillo F. Castillo 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 2-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O FLA E. Renteria F. Castillo 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, Marlins' Felix Heredia facing 2-3-4
Felix Heredia replaces Craig Grebeck (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 8-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Bullett F. Heredia -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 8-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Grace F. Heredia -0% 99% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b7 8-2 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez F. Heredia -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 8.
Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-8, Cubs' Frank Castillo facing 3-4-5
t8 2-8 0 --- 8,(3-2)  FLA G. Sheffield F. Castillo -1% 98% Walk
Kent Bottenfield replaces Frank Castillo pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-8 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O FLA J. Conine K. Bottenfield 1% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 2-8 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O FLA D. White K. Bottenfield 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); White to 1B
t8 2-8 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O FLA J. Orsulak K. Bottenfield 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-2, Marlins' Felix Heredia facing 5-6-7
b8 8-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC L. Gomez F. Heredia 0% 100% Walk
b8 8-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Sandberg F. Heredia 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gomez to 2B
Jay Powell replaces Joe Orsulak (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Greg Colbrunn replaces Felix Heredia (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Jeff Conine moves from 1B to LF
b8 8-2 0 12- 3,(2-0)  O CHC S. Servais J. Powell -0% 100% Lineout: CF
b8 8-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez J. Powell -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Bottenfield J. Powell -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 2, Cubs 8.
Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-8, Cubs' Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
t9 2-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O FLA K. Abbott K. Bottenfield 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Alex Arias pinch hits for Rob Natal (C) batting 8th
t9 2-8 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O FLA A. Arias K. Bottenfield 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 2-8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R FLA G. Colbrunn K. Bottenfield -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t9 3-8 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O FLA L. Castillo K. Bottenfield 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Cubs 8.

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  • 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.

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