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Standings
NYY
@BOS		4
2
MIL
@DET		7
2
CLE
@KCR		5
4
CHW
@MIN		6
7
SEA
@OAK		5
3		 
(10)
CAL
@TEX		3
4
BAL
@TOR		3
2		 
(10)
PIT
@CHC		8
7		 
(10)
SFG
@COL		8
5
FLA
@HOU		1
5
SDP
@LAD		4
2
ATL
@MON		4
0
PHI
@NYM		2
4
CIN
@STL		2
5
Saturday, September 28, 1996 3:07
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 29,729, Time of Game: 3:54
Pirates
8
72-89
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 16 GB
 at Cubs
7
76-85
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 12 GB
W: Dan Plesac (6-5)
L: Turk Wendell (4-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  2  0   1  0  0   1  0  3   1    8 12  1
Cubs            0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  4   0    7 12  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jermaine Allensworth CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 .268 .732 22 16 0.058 1.22 0.157 -0.099 0.6 4 0 2·2B
Carlos Garcia 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .283 .721 13 9 0.099 1.44 0.183 -0.084 -0.1 3 1
   Jon Lieber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .534 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Nelson Liriano PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .267 .699 4 3 0.010 0.26 0.010 0.000 0.6
   John Ericks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dan Plesac P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Orlando Merced RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .822 13 9 -0.120 0.73 0.000 -0.120 -1.5 2 0
Mark Johnson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .820 16 10 -0.111 0.83 0.000 -0.111 -1.3 9 1
Dale Sveum 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .911 20 9 0.010 1.07 0.099 -0.089 0.3 1 1 2B
Jay Bell SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 .250 .711 20 13 -0.013 1.65 0.118 -0.130 -0.7 2 5
Trey Beamon LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .191 .468 11 6 -0.036 1.28 0.037 -0.073 -0.1 3 0
   John Wehner PH-LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .681 9 5 -0.028 1.98 0.049 -0.077 0.3 0 0 2B
Jason Kendall C 1 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .773 6 3 0.182 1.26 0.182 0.000 1.7 1 0 HR,HBP
   Tony Womack PH-2B 3 2 2 1 0 0 .333 .959 6 5 0.460 1.83 0.460 0.000 2.9 1 1 SB
Jason Schmidt P 2 0 0 1 0 1 .032 .123 9 6 -0.013 1.54 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 2
   Keith Osik PH-C 2 1 1 1 0 1 .290 .757 14 9 -0.017 1.28 0.029 -0.046 0.2 3 1 SB,SH
Team Totals 42 8 12 7 1 8 .286 .771 163 103 0.481 1.27 1.324 -0.843 2.6 30 14
2B: D Sveum (4, off S Trachsel); J Allensworth 2 (9, 2 off S Trachsel); J Wehner (9, off K Foster).
HR: J Kendall (3, off S Trachsel; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SH: K Osik (1, off S Trachsel).
HBP: J Kendall (15, by S Trachsel).
TB: J Allensworth 4; J Kendall 4; D Sveum 2; J Wehner 2; T Womack 2; J Bell; C Garcia; N Liriano; K Osik; T Beamon.
RBI: T Womack (7); N Liriano (30); J Schmidt (3); C Garcia (44); J Allensworth (31); K Osik (12); J Kendall (42).
2-out RBI: J Allensworth; C Garcia; J Kendall; T Womack.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 16.
Fielding
E: T Womack (2).
Baserunning
SB: T Womack (2, 3rd base off K Foster/S Servais); K Osik (1, 2nd base off K Foster/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 5 0 1 0 1 1 .276 .785 24 15 -0.136 1.93 0.170 -0.306 -0.9 0 0 2B,CS
Robin Jennings RF 5 0 1 0 1 1 .222 .591 26 15 -0.087 1.27 0.047 -0.134 -0.2 2 0
Mark Grace 1B 5 1 2 1 1 0 .330 .848 23 13 0.173 1.66 0.278 -0.105 0.6 11 2 HR
Ryne Sandberg 2B 6 1 2 0 0 2 .243 .761 21 15 -0.257 2.21 0.049 -0.306 -0.9 2 3
Luis Gonzalez LF 2 2 1 0 3 0 .271 .797 25 9 0.129 1.39 0.174 -0.045 1.3 2 0
   Doug Glanville PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .640 9 6 -0.116 4.78 0.000 -0.116 -0.3
Scott Servais C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .265 .711 23 14 0.033 2.08 0.211 -0.178 1.6 7 1 SH
Leo Gomez 3B 1 0 0 0 2 0 .240 .783 17 8 0.051 1.60 0.088 -0.038 0.5 0 1
   Dave Magadan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .731 5 1 0.038 2.64 0.038 0.000 0.2
   Jose Hernandez PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .674 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tyler Houston PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .824 4 3 -0.049 1.87 0.000 -0.049 -0.2 1 0
Rey Sanchez SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 .211 .525 6 5 -0.018 2.04 0.040 -0.058 -0.2 1 3 SF
   Scott Bullett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .544 4 3 -0.057 4.03 0.000 -0.057 -0.3
   Terry Shumpert 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .737 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 1
   Brooks Kieschnick PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .360 .989 2 1 0.060 1.38 0.060 0.000 0.6
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Steve Trachsel P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .106 .301 5 4 -0.124 1.66 0.000 -0.124 -1.2 1 1
   Brant Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .865 1 1 -0.132 4.36 0.000 -0.132 -0.6
   Larry Casian P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kevin Foster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .925 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ozzie Timmons PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .200 .661 2 2 0.472 2.71 0.472 0.000 1.7 HR
   Todd Haney SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .350 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 40 7 12 6 9 4 .300 .895 197 115 -0.020 1.94 1.627 -1.648 1.6 30 13
2B: B McRae (32, off J Schmidt).
HR: M Grace (9, off J Schmidt; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); O Timmons (7, off J Ericks; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: R Sanchez (2, off J Schmidt).
SH: S Servais (3, off J Lieber).
TB: M Grace 5; O Timmons 4; R Sandberg 2; S Servais 2; B McRae 2; L Gonzalez; B Kieschnick; R Sanchez; R Jennings.
RBI: O Timmons 2 (16); S Servais (63); B Kieschnick (5); R Sanchez (12); M Grace (75).
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
PB: S Servais (9).
E: R Sanchez (10); S Servais (11).
Baserunning
CS: B McRae (9, 2nd base by J Lieber/K Osik).

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
Jason Schmidt 6 9 3 3 4 1 1 5.70 31 113 69 48 6 15 12 14 8 0 39 0.027 1.46 0.2
Jon Lieber, H (9) 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 3.99 9 35 15 6 3 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.259 2.80 1.1
John Ericks 0.2 2 4 3 1 1 1 5.79 6 21 13 7 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.517 1.62 -3.6
Dan Plesac, W (6-5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.09 5 28 18 13 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.251 3.76 0.7
Team Totals 10 12 7 6 9 4 2 5.40 51 197 115 74 12 29 18 20 11 0 39 0 0 0.020 1.27 -1.6

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
Steve Trachsel 7 6 4 3 1 6 1 3.03 30 116 71 44 9 18 12 10 3 0 56 -0.100 1.28 -0.2
Larry Casian 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.93 3 12 7 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.057 0.73 0.5
Kevin Foster 0.1 3 3 2 0 0 0 6.21 4 15 10 8 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 -0.144 0.62 -2.4
Bob Patterson 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.13 3 7 6 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 -0.006 0.14 -0.0
Turk Wendell, L (4-5) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.84 5 13 9 7 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.287 2.62 -0.5
Team Totals 10 12 8 6 1 8 1 5.40 45 163 103 68 13 22 18 17 7 0 56 1 1 -0.480 1.94 -2.6
Balks: None.
WP: J Schmidt (8); J Ericks (2).
HBP: S Trachsel (8; J Kendall).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Jim Quick.
Time of Game: 3:54.
Attendance: 29,729.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Jermaine Allenswor CF 1 Brian McRae CF
2 Carlos Garcia 2B 2 Robin Jennings RF
3 Orlando Merced RF 3 Mark Grace 1B
4 Mark Johnson 1B 4 Ryne Sandberg 2B
5 Dale Sveum 3B 5 Luis Gonzalez LF
6 Jay Bell SS 6 Scott Servais C
7 Trey Beamon LF 7 Leo Gomez 3B
8 Jason Kendall C 8 Rey Sanchez SS
9 Jason Schmidt P 9 Steve Trachsel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR CHC O. Timmons J. Ericks -47% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Kieschnick Scores
t10 7-7 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R PIT T. Womack T. Wendell 33% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bell Scores
t7 3-3 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  R PIT C. Garcia S. Trachsel 18% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive); Womack Scores/unER
b8 3-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Jennings J. Lieber 16% 75% McRae Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b10 7-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC M. Grace D. Plesac -14% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive)

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' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Allensworth S. Trachsel 6% 56% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT C. Garcia S. Trachsel -2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B; Allensworth to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O PIT O. Merced S. Trachsel -6% 49% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 0-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O PIT M. Johnson S. Trachsel -4% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. McRae J. Schmidt 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Jennings J. Schmidt -2% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Grace J. Schmidt 3% 48% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Grace to 1B
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC R. Sandberg J. Schmidt -2% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Grace to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O CHC L. Gonzalez J. Schmidt 4% 50% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT D. Sveum S. Trachsel 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bell S. Trachsel -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  PIT T. Beamon S. Trachsel 4% 54% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Sveum to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  PIT J. Kendall S. Trachsel 6% 60% Hit By Pitch; Sveum to 3B; Beamon to 2B
t2 0-0 1 123 4,(1-2)  RO PIT J. Schmidt S. Trachsel 0% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sveum Scores; Beamon to 3B; Schmidt to 1B
t2 1-0 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  R PIT J. Allensworth S. Trachsel 10% 70% Double to LF (Line Drive); Beamon Scores; Schmidt to 3B
t2 2-0 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O PIT C. Garcia S. Trachsel -5% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC S. Servais J. Schmidt -4% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC L. Gomez J. Schmidt 4% 65% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Sanchez J. Schmidt -4% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive); Servais to 2B
b2 0-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Trachsel J. Schmidt 5% 66% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Sanchez to 2B; Trachsel to 1B
b2 0-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. McRae J. Schmidt 5% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT O. Merced S. Trachsel -2% 69% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 2-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT M. Johnson S. Trachsel -1% 67% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t3 2-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT D. Sveum S. Trachsel -1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 2-3-4
b3 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Jennings J. Schmidt 3% 69% Flyball: LF
b3 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Grace J. Schmidt -11% 59% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b3 1-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC R. Sandberg J. Schmidt -3% 56% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b3 1-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC L. Gonzalez J. Schmidt -4% 51% Walk; Sandberg to 2B
b3 1-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R CHC S. Servais J. Schmidt -11% 40% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sandberg Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
b3 2-2 1 12- 7,(3-2)  CHC L. Gomez J. Schmidt -6% 34% Walk; Gonzalez to 3B; Servais to 2B
b3 2-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO CHC R. Sanchez J. Schmidt 0% 34% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gonzalez Scores
b3 3-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Trachsel J. Schmidt 4% 38% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
t4 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Bell S. Trachsel -3% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 2-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT T. Beamon S. Trachsel -2% 33% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t4 2-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R PIT J. Kendall S. Trachsel 12% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 3-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Schmidt S. Trachsel -1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
b4 3-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC B. McRae J. Schmidt 3% 47% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b4 3-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Jennings J. Schmidt 2% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b4 3-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Grace J. Schmidt 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
t5 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Allensworth S. Trachsel -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Garcia S. Trachsel -2% 45% Flyball: RF
t5 3-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT O. Merced S. Trachsel -2% 43% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
b5 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg J. Schmidt 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC L. Gonzalez J. Schmidt -3% 43% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b5 3-3 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHC S. Servais J. Schmidt 4% 47% Flyball: CF
b5 3-3 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHC L. Gomez J. Schmidt -3% 44% Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
b5 3-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Sanchez J. Schmidt 6% 50% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
t6 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. Johnson S. Trachsel -3% 47% Groundout: P-1B
t6 3-3 1 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT D. Sveum S. Trachsel 6% 53% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t6 3-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bell S. Trachsel -5% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT T. Beamon S. Trachsel -5% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
b6 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Trachsel J. Schmidt 3% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC B. McRae J. Schmidt -6% 39% Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 3-3 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  CHC R. Jennings J. Schmidt -2% 37% Walk
b6 3-3 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Grace J. Schmidt 6% 44% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 3-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Sandberg J. Schmidt -1% 42% Wild Pitch; McRae to 3B
b6 3-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg J. Schmidt 8% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
Tony Womack pinch hits for Jason Kendall (C) batting 8th
t7 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT T. Womack S. Trachsel 6% 56% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Womack to 1B
Keith Osik pinch hits for Jason Schmidt (P) batting 9th
t7 3-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Osik S. Trachsel -3% 53% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Womack to 2B
t7 3-3 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Allensworth S. Trachsel -6% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-3 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  R PIT C. Garcia S. Trachsel 18% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive); Womack Scores/unER
t7 4-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT O. Merced S. Trachsel -3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
Jon Lieber replaces Carlos Garcia (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Keith Osik moves from PH to C
Tony Womack moves from PH to 2B
b7 3-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC L. Gonzalez J. Lieber -8% 55% Walk
b7 3-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Servais J. Lieber 4% 59% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Gonzalez to 2B
Dave Magadan pinch hits for Leo Gomez (3B) batting 7th
b7 3-4 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Magadan J. Lieber -4% 55% Walk
Scott Bullett pinch hits for Rey Sanchez (SS) batting 8th
b7 3-4 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Bullett J. Lieber 6% 61% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Gonzalez to 3B; Magadan to 2B
Brant Brown pinch hits for Steve Trachsel (P) batting 9th
Jose Hernandez pinch runs for Dave Magadan (PH) batting 7th
b7 3-4 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Brown J. Lieber 13% 74% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Larry Casian facing 4-5-6
Larry Casian replaces Brant Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Terry Shumpert replaces Scott Bullett (PH) playing 3B batting 8th
Jose Hernandez moves from PR to SS
t8 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Johnson L. Casian -2% 71% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t8 4-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT D. Sveum L. Casian -2% 70% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t8 4-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bell L. Casian -1% 68% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
b8 3-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC B. McRae J. Lieber -10% 59% Walk
b8 3-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Jennings J. Lieber 16% 75% McRae Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b8 3-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC R. Jennings J. Lieber 5% 80% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 3-4 2 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Grace J. Lieber -4% 76% Walk
b8 3-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg J. Lieber 7% 83% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Kevin Foster facing 7-8-9
Kevin Foster replaces Larry Casian pitching and batting 9th
John Wehner pinch hits for Trey Beamon (LF) batting 7th
t9 4-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT J. Wehner K. Foster 5% 88% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t9 4-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  PIT T. Womack K. Foster 4% 92% Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Wehner to 3B
t9 4-3 0 1-3 6,(3-2)  R PIT K. Osik K. Foster 3% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wehner Scores; Womack to 2B
t9 5-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R PIT J. Allensworth K. Foster 3% 98% Womack Steals 3B; Osik Steals 2B; Womack Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI; Osik to 3B
t9 6-3 0 --3 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Allensworth K. Foster -1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
Bob Patterson replaces Kevin Foster pitching and batting 9th
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Jon Lieber (P) batting 2nd
t9 6-3 1 --3 4,(1-2)  R PIT N. Liriano B. Patterson 1% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Osik Scores/unER
t9 7-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT O. Merced B. Patterson -0% 98% Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
t9 7-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT M. Johnson B. Patterson -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Pirates' John Ericks facing 5-6-7
John Ericks replaces Nelson Liriano (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
John Wehner moves from PH to LF
b9 3-7 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC L. Gonzalez J. Ericks -2% 96% Walk
b9 3-7 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC S. Servais J. Ericks -6% 90% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gonzalez to 3B; Servais to 1B
Tyler Houston pinch hits for Jose Hernandez (SS) batting 7th
b9 3-7 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R CHC T. Houston J. Ericks 0% 90% Wild Pitch; Gonzalez Scores; Servais to 2B
b9 4-7 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC T. Houston J. Ericks 5% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Servais to 3B
Brooks Kieschnick pinch hits for Terry Shumpert (3B) batting 8th
b9 4-7 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R CHC B. Kieschnick J. Ericks -6% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive); Servais Scores/unER
Ozzie Timmons pinch hits for Bob Patterson (P) batting 9th
b9 5-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR CHC O. Timmons J. Ericks -47% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Kieschnick Scores
b9 7-7 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHC B. McRae J. Ericks 5% 46% Strikeout Looking
Dan Plesac replaces John Ericks pitching and batting 2nd
b9 7-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC R. Jennings D. Plesac 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 7.
Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 7-7, Cubs' Turk Wendell facing 5-6-7
Turk Wendell replaces Brooks Kieschnick (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Tyler Houston moves from PH to 3B
Todd Haney replaces Ozzie Timmons (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t10 7-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT D. Sveum T. Wendell -6% 44% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t10 7-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Bell T. Wendell 6% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t10 7-7 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Wehner T. Wendell 6% 56% Passed Ball; Bell to 2B
t10 7-7 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Wehner T. Wendell -8% 48% Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line); Bell to 3B
t10 7-7 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R PIT T. Womack T. Wendell 33% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bell Scores
t10 8-7 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O PIT K. Osik T. Wendell -2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Behind 7-8, Pirates' Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
b10 7-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC M. Grace D. Plesac -14% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b10 7-8 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg D. Plesac 13% 78% Flyball: CF
Doug Glanville pinch hits for Luis Gonzalez (LF) batting 5th
b10 7-8 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  O CHC D. Glanville D. Plesac 12% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Glanville to 1B
b10 7-8 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CHC S. Servais D. Plesac 10% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 7.

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