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NYY
@BOS		5
7
MIL
@DET		7
6		 
(6)
CLE
@KCR		6
11
CHW
@MIN		4
2
SEA
@OAK		1
8
CAL
@TEX		4
3		 
(15)
BAL
@TOR		2
3
PIT
@CHC		7
4		 
(10)
PIT
@CHC		9
10
SFG
@COL		9
3
FLA
@HOU		3
2
SDP
@LAD		5
2		 
(10)
ATL
@MON		6
4
PHI
@NYM		6
5
CIN
@STL		1
2		 
(11)
Friday, September 27, 1996 3:52
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 18,757, Time of Game: 3:23
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Pirates
9
71-89
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 16 GB
 at Cubs
10
76-84
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 11 GB
W: Terry Adams (3-6)
L: Joe Boever (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   6  3  0   0  0  0    9 15  4
Cubs            3  0  0   1  0  1   0  4  1   10 11  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jermaine Allensworth CF 4 0 2 1 2 0 .265 .722 25 13 0.136 1.13 0.179 -0.044 1.3 2 0
Tony Womack 2B-RF 5 1 2 1 1 0 .296 .923 20 11 0.215 1.13 0.248 -0.033 1.0 1 2
Orlando Merced RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 .830 12 5 0.048 0.77 0.089 -0.042 0.1 2 0
   John Wehner RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .669 1 1 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.3 0 0
   Nelson Liriano PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .694 7 5 -0.184 5.04 0.000 -0.184 -0.7 0 0
Mark Johnson 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .280 .832 25 16 -0.175 1.46 0.032 -0.207 -0.6 10 0 SF
Dale Sveum 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 .346 .913 15 8 0.132 0.57 0.147 -0.014 2.1 1 2 2B
Carlos Garcia SS 4 1 1 3 0 0 .283 .723 21 11 0.252 0.78 0.274 -0.021 1.7 0 4 HR,HBP
Trey Beamon LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .182 .455 18 10 -0.013 0.60 0.036 -0.050 -0.0 1 0
   Marc Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .522 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Boever P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jason Kendall C 4 1 2 0 1 1 .298 .761 18 10 0.047 0.43 0.065 -0.018 -0.1 7 1 3B
Francisco Cordova P 3 1 1 1 0 0 .125 .250 6 5 0.051 1.08 0.095 -0.044 0.1 0 1
   Matt Ruebel P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .516 1 1 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 0 0
   Ramon Morel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Peters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .474 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Martin LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .806 3 1 -0.062 2.36 0.000 -0.062 -0.3 2 0
Team Totals 41 9 15 9 6 2 .366 .961 172 97 0.439 0.98 1.165 -0.727 4.1 26 10
2B: D Sveum (3, off R Myers).
3B: J Kendall (5, off M Campbell).
HR: C Garcia (6, off M Campbell; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
SF: M Johnson (4, off M Campbell).
HBP: C Garcia (4, by T Wendell).
TB: D Sveum 4; C Garcia 4; J Kendall 4; M Johnson 2; J Allensworth 2; T Womack 2; F Cordova; T Beamon; O Merced.
RBI: C Garcia 3 (43); J Allensworth (30); T Beamon (5); F Cordova (2); D Sveum (3); M Johnson (47); T Womack (6).
2-out RBI: J Allensworth; T Womack; F Cordova.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
E: J Allensworth (3); T Beamon (1); J Kendall (18); C Garcia (11).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Doug Glanville CF-RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .247 .648 9 8 0.014 1.02 0.083 -0.069 0.1 2 0 SB
Scott Bullett LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 .209 .547 18 11 0.060 1.06 0.135 -0.075 0.6 5 0
   Terry Shumpert 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .737 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Brant Brown 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .309 .877 14 10 0.306 0.91 0.352 -0.046 0.5 9 1
   Terry Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Leo Gomez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .241 .782 22 11 0.039 0.94 0.126 -0.087 0.9 1 2 HBP
Robin Jennings RF 3 2 2 1 0 0 .224 .596 8 6 0.099 0.65 0.111 -0.013 1.1 1 0 2B
   Brian McRae PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .785 9 7 -0.092 1.75 0.000 -0.092 -0.7 0 0
Tyler Houston C 4 2 2 1 1 0 .321 .830 12 7 0.206 1.06 0.254 -0.047 3.3 3 0 SB
Jose Hernandez SS 4 1 0 1 1 3 .242 .674 20 14 0.291 1.79 0.413 -0.122 -1.2 1 4
Todd Haney 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .350 7 4 -0.078 0.95 0.000 -0.078 -1.0 1 4
   Luis Gonzalez PH-LF 1 1 1 0 1 0 .270 .793 8 4 0.081 1.58 0.081 0.000 0.6 0 0
Mike Campbell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .909 5 3 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.2 1 1
   Jim Bullinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .900 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Magadan PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .256 .728 3 1 0.092 1.11 0.092 0.000 1.0 2B
   Rodney Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Kent Bottenfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brooks Kieschnick PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .949 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Ozzie Timmons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .630 1 1 -0.025 0.87 0.000 -0.025 -0.4
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Grace PH-1B 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329 .842 7 4 -0.044 1.62 0.000 -0.044 -0.1 1 0 SF
Team Totals 37 10 11 8 5 6 .297 .738 143 91 0.940 1.13 1.647 -0.707 4.6 27 12
2B: R Jennings (5, off F Cordova); D Magadan (10, off F Cordova).
SF: M Grace (6, off M Wilkins).
HBP: L Gomez (7, by F Cordova).
TB: R Jennings 3; T Houston 2; B Brown 2; D Magadan 2; D Glanville; L Gonzalez; L Gomez; S Bullett.
RBI: S Bullett 2 (16); D Magadan (17); J Hernandez (41); R Jennings (4); M Grace (74); T Houston (26); B Brown (9).
2-out RBI: S Bullett 2; D Magadan; B Brown; T Houston; R Jennings.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
Fielding
PB: T Houston (1).
Baserunning
SB: D Glanville (2, 2nd base off M Wilkins/J Kendall); T Houston (3, 2nd base off F Cordova/J Kendall).

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
Francisco Cordova 5.2 7 5 4 0 4 0 4.09 26 78 51 32 9 10 10 11 8 0 41 -0.195 0.73 -2.1
Matt Ruebel 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.60 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.043 0.98 0.6
Ramon Morel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.36 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.013 0.66 -0.1
Chris Peters, H (2) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.63 2 13 7 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.002 0.94 0.1
Marc Wilkins 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 0 3.84 5 23 14 7 3 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 -0.164 1.51 -2.3
Joe Boever, BS (1), L (0-2) 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 5.93 6 24 17 10 1 6 2 3 2 0 1 1 -0.613 2.52 -0.7
Team Totals 8.2 11 10 8 5 6 0 8.31 44 143 90 54 14 22 16 16 10 0 41 6 2 -0.940 0.98 -4.6
R Morel faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
C Peters faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

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
Mike Campbell 3.2 5 6 6 2 0 1 4.46 18 56 33 23 2 8 4 12 3 0 25 -0.368 0.97 -3.1
Jim Bullinger 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.54 3 10 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 -0.075 1.01 -0.8
Rodney Myers 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 4.68 7 33 18 15 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 -0.185 0.72 -2.9
Kent Bottenfield 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.72 6 25 15 12 2 1 4 2 1 0 2 0 0.021 0.28 1.0
Turk Wendell 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.76 10 24 15 9 3 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 0.023 0.19 1.1
Terry Adams, W (3-6) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.94 5 24 12 9 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.145 3.44 0.5
Team Totals 9 15 9 9 6 2 1 9.00 49 172 97 71 9 17 20 20 7 0 25 3 1 -0.439 1.13 -4.1
Balks: None.
WP: M Ruebel (2); M Wilkins (5); J Boever (2); T Adams (5).
HBP: F Cordova (2; L Gomez); T Wendell (3; C Garcia).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Charlie Reliford.
Time of Game: 3:23.
Attendance: 18,757.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 20mph out to Centerfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 9-9 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R CHC M. Grace J. Boever 38% 100% Wild Pitch; Hernandez Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Gonzalez to 3B
b8 8-9 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  R CHC B. Brown J. Boever 34% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Bullett Scores; Brown to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t4 1-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  RRR PIT C. Garcia M. Campbell -27% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Merced Scores; Sveum Scores
t9 9-9 1 1-3 7,(2-2)  O PIT N. Liriano T. Adams 18% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-9 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O PIT M. Johnson T. Adams 14% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 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' Mike Campbell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Allensworth M. Campbell 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Womack M. Campbell 2% 54% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT O. Merced M. Campbell 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' Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Glanville F. Cordova -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Bullett F. Cordova -2% 51% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC B. Brown F. Cordova 1% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  R CHC L. Gomez F. Cordova 11% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive); Brown Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Gomez to 2B
b1 1-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CHC R. Jennings F. Cordova 9% 72% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Gomez Scores
b1 2-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHC T. Houston F. Cordova 7% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); Jennings Scores
b1 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Hernandez F. Cordova 1% 79% Houston Steals 2B
b1 3-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez F. Cordova -2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Mike Campbell facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT M. Johnson M. Campbell 2% 79% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t2 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Sveum M. Campbell 1% 81% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 0-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT C. Garcia M. Campbell 1% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
b2 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC T. Haney F. Cordova -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Campbell F. Cordova -1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Glanville F. Cordova -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Mike Campbell facing 7-8-9
t3 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT T. Beamon M. Campbell 2% 81% Flyball: LF
t3 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT J. Kendall M. Campbell -2% 79% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT F. Cordova M. Campbell 3% 81% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short 3B Line); Cordova to 1B
t3 0-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Allensworth M. Campbell 2% 83% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 2-3-4
b3 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC S. Bullett F. Cordova -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC B. Brown F. Cordova -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC L. Gomez F. Cordova 1% 82% Hit By Pitch
b3 3-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Jennings F. Cordova -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Mike Campbell facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT T. Womack M. Campbell -4% 77% Walk
t4 0-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  PIT O. Merced M. Campbell -9% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Womack to 3B
t4 0-3 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO PIT M. Johnson M. Campbell 4% 72% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Womack Scores
t4 1-3 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT D. Sveum M. Campbell -4% 68% Walk; Merced to 2B
t4 1-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  RRR PIT C. Garcia M. Campbell -27% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Merced Scores; Sveum Scores
t4 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT T. Beamon M. Campbell 2% 42% Foul Popfly: C
t4 4-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. Kendall M. Campbell -3% 39% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t4 4-3 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R PIT F. Cordova M. Campbell -9% 30% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Kendall Scores
Jim Bullinger replaces Mike Campbell pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Allensworth J. Bullinger -2% 28% Walk; Cordova to 2B
t4 5-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R PIT T. Womack J. Bullinger -9% 20% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cordova Scores; Allensworth to 2B
t4 6-3 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O PIT O. Merced J. Bullinger 3% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
b4 3-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC T. Houston F. Cordova 6% 29% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Houston to 2B
b4 3-6 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez F. Cordova -5% 24% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-6 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHC T. Haney F. Cordova -4% 20% Foul Popfly: C
Dave Magadan pinch hits for Jim Bullinger (P) batting 9th
b4 3-6 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R CHC D. Magadan F. Cordova 9% 29% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Houston Scores/unER
b4 4-6 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Glanville F. Cordova -4% 25% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Cubs' Rodney Myers facing 4-5-6
Rodney Myers replaces Dave Magadan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 6-4 0 --- 8,(2-2)  PIT M. Johnson R. Myers -3% 23% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t5 6-4 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  R PIT D. Sveum R. Myers -9% 14% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Johnson Scores
t5 7-4 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O PIT C. Garcia R. Myers 1% 14% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Sveum to 3B
t5 7-4 1 --3 3,(2-0)  R PIT T. Beamon R. Myers -3% 11% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sveum Scores
t5 8-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Kendall R. Myers -1% 10% Walk; Beamon to 2B
t5 8-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT F. Cordova R. Myers 2% 11% Bunt Popfly: P (P's Left)
t5 8-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R PIT J. Allensworth R. Myers -4% 7% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Beamon Scores; Kendall to 2B
Kent Bottenfield replaces Rodney Myers pitching and batting 9th
t5 9-4 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT T. Womack K. Bottenfield 1% 8% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (SS-3B Hole)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-9, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 2-3-4
b5 4-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Bullett F. Cordova -2% 7% Lineout: RF
b5 4-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Brown F. Cordova -1% 6% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b5 4-9 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC L. Gomez F. Cordova -1% 5% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-4, Cubs' Kent Bottenfield facing 3-4-5
t6 9-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT O. Merced K. Bottenfield 0% 6% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 9-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT M. Johnson K. Bottenfield -0% 5% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
t6 9-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT D. Sveum K. Bottenfield -1% 4% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Johnson to 2B
t6 9-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT C. Garcia K. Bottenfield 1% 5% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Johnson to 3B; Garcia to 1B
t6 9-4 2 1-3 6,(1-2)  O PIT T. Beamon K. Bottenfield 1% 6% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-9, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
John Wehner replaces Orlando Merced playing RF batting 3rd
b6 4-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC R. Jennings F. Cordova 2% 9% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b6 4-9 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC T. Houston F. Cordova 6% 14% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Jennings to 3B
b6 4-9 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO CHC J. Hernandez F. Cordova -3% 12% Groundout: C-1B; Jennings Scores; Houston to 2B
b6 5-9 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Haney F. Cordova -3% 9% Groundout: SS-1B; Houston to 3B
Matt Ruebel replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
Ozzie Timmons pinch hits for Brooks Kieschnick batting 9th
Brooks Kieschnick pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield (P) batting 9th
b6 5-9 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O CHC O. Timmons M. Ruebel -2% 6% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-5, Cubs' Turk Wendell facing 8-9-1
Turk Wendell replaces Ozzie Timmons (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 9-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Kendall T. Wendell 1% 7% Flyball: LF
t7 9-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Ruebel T. Wendell 0% 7% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 9-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Allensworth T. Wendell -0% 7% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t7 9-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT T. Womack T. Wendell 1% 8% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-9, Pirates' Matt Ruebel facing 1-2-3
b7 5-9 0 --- CHC D. Glanville M. Ruebel 3% 11% Walk
b7 5-9 0 1-- O CHC S. Bullett M. Ruebel -3% 8% Strikeout
b7 5-9 1 1-- CHC B. Brown M. Ruebel 1% 9% Wild Pitch; Glanville to 2B
b7 5-9 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Brown M. Ruebel -3% 6% Flyball: CF
Ramon Morel replaces Matt Ruebel pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-9 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC L. Gomez R. Morel 1% 7% Walk
Chris Peters replaces Ramon Morel pitching and batting 9th
Brian McRae pinch hits for Robin Jennings (RF) batting 5th
b7 5-9 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O CHC B. McRae C. Peters -3% 4% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-5, Cubs' Turk Wendell facing 3-4-5
Brian McRae moves from PH to CF
Doug Glanville moves from CF to RF
t8 9-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wehner T. Wendell 0% 4% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t8 9-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT M. Johnson T. Wendell 0% 5% Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
t8 9-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT D. Sveum T. Wendell -0% 4% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t8 9-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT C. Garcia T. Wendell -0% 4% Passed Ball; Sveum to 2B
t8 9-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  PIT C. Garcia T. Wendell -0% 4% Hit By Pitch
t8 9-5 2 12- 6,(3-2)  PIT T. Beamon T. Wendell -0% 4% Walk; Sveum to 3B; Garcia to 2B
t8 9-5 2 123 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Kendall T. Wendell 1% 5% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-9, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 6-7-8
b8 5-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC T. Houston C. Peters 3% 8% Walk
Marc Wilkins replaces Trey Beamon (LF) pitching and batting 7th
Al Martin replaces Chris Peters (P) playing LF batting 9th
b8 5-9 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez M. Wilkins -3% 5% Strikeout Looking
Luis Gonzalez pinch hits for Todd Haney (2B) batting 8th
b8 5-9 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC L. Gonzalez M. Wilkins 3% 8% Walk; Houston to 2B
Mark Grace pinch hits for Turk Wendell (P) batting 9th
b8 5-9 1 12- 4,(1-2)  CHC M. Grace M. Wilkins 3% 11% Wild Pitch; Houston to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
b8 5-9 1 -23 7,(3-2)  RO CHC M. Grace M. Wilkins -4% 7% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Houston Scores
b8 6-9 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  CHC D. Glanville M. Wilkins 3% 9% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Gonzalez to 3B
b8 6-9 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  CHC S. Bullett M. Wilkins 1% 11% Glanville Steals 2B
b8 6-9 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR CHC S. Bullett M. Wilkins 13% 24% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores; Glanville Scores
Joe Boever replaces Marc Wilkins pitching and batting 7th
b8 8-9 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  R CHC B. Brown J. Boever 34% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Bullett Scores; Brown to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
b8 9-9 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CHC L. Gomez J. Boever -8% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 9.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 9-9, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 9-1-2
Terry Adams replaces Brant Brown (1B) pitching and batting 3rd
Mark Grace moves from PH to 1B
Terry Shumpert replaces Scott Bullett (LF) playing 2B batting 2nd
Luis Gonzalez moves from PH to LF
t9 9-9 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT A. Martin T. Adams 6% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 9-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Allensworth T. Adams -6% 50% Walk
t9 9-9 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT T. Womack T. Adams -6% 44% Wild Pitch; Allensworth to 2B
t9 9-9 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  PIT T. Womack T. Adams -12% 32% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Allensworth to 3B
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for John Wehner (RF) batting 3rd
t9 9-9 1 1-3 7,(2-2)  O PIT N. Liriano T. Adams 18% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-9 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O PIT M. Johnson T. Adams 14% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 9.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 9-9, Pirates' Joe Boever facing 5-6-7
Nelson Liriano moves from PH to 2B
Tony Womack moves from 2B to RF
b9 9-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC B. McRae J. Boever -6% 59% Lineout: LF
b9 9-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Houston J. Boever -5% 54% Flyball: CF
b9 9-9 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC J. Hernandez J. Boever 3% 57% Walk
b9 9-9 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC L. Gonzalez J. Boever 5% 62% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Hernandez to 2B
b9 9-9 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R CHC M. Grace J. Boever 38% 100% Wild Pitch; Hernandez Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Gonzalez to 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 10.

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