April 24, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
@BAL 1
(12) CLE 6
@MIL 3 OAK 12
MIN 11
(11) TEX 4
DET 2 PIT 4
@CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 21,787

Thursday, April 24, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:55

Pirates

10-9

Won 2

2nd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    4  6  0
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  7  2

W: R Loiselle (1-0), L: M Rojas (0-1)

Cubs

2-17

Lost 3

5th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .641   15    0   3   
J Allensworth CF              4   1   0   0    0   1  .290  .851   16    1   0   SB
A Martin LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .311  .782   18    1   0   CS
M Johnson 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   2  .220  .633   25   12   0   2B
K Elster SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .230  .819   14    2   6   
J Kendall C                   2   1   1   2    0   0  .254  .650   14    7   0   2B,HBP,SF
J Guillen RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .297  .727    8    3   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .572    7    1   0   GDP
F Cordova P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   
  J Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Sveum PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .610    7    0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4   6   2    1   8              126   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Johnson (5, off S Trachsel); J Kendall (4, off M Rojas).

SF: J Kendall (1, off S Trachsel).

HBP: J Kendall (3, by S Trachsel).

TB: M Johnson 2; J Guillen 2; J Kendall 2; A Martin; K Elster.

GIDP: J Randa (2).

RBI: J Kendall 2 (4).

2-out RBI: J Kendall.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Allensworth (4, 2nd base off S Trachsel/T Houston).

CS: A Martin (1, 2nd base by S Trachsel/T Houston).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .432   19    3   0   
T Houston C                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .528   17    7   1   
M Grace 1B                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .250  .872   20    9   1   
S Sosa RF                     2   1   1   0    3   1  .197  .593   23    4   0   IW
B Kieschnick LF               3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .784    9    1   0   SB
  D Glanville PR-LF           2   0   1   2    0   1  .286  .629    6    1   0   2B
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .159  .450   15    0   4   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .169  .471   14    1   5   2B
  J Hernandez 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .833         0   0   
K Orie 3B                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .241  .698   10    1   2   IW
S Trachsel P                  2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .111   15    0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Sanchez 2B-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .717    2    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    7   6              150   27  13

BATTING

2B: S Dunston (4, off F Cordova); D Glanville (2, off M Wilkins).

IBB: K Orie (1, by F Cordova); S Sosa (2, by R Loiselle).

TB: T Houston 2; D Glanville 2; S Dunston 2; K Orie; B Kieschnick; S Sosa.

RBI: D Glanville 2 (3); K Orie (4).

2-out RBI: D Glanville 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sandberg-S Dunston-M Grace.

PB: T Houston (2).

E: R Sanchez (2); S Trachsel (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Kieschnick (1, 2nd base off F Cordova/J Kendall).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Cordova                      6.2   5   1   1    4   3   0   1.95   29   97-61   44· 4·13    9· 8· 5· 0     59    -     1.35   0.34
J Granger                      0     0   1   1    1   0   0  11.25    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.96  -0.03
M Wilkins, BS (1)              0.1   1   1   1    1   1   0   9.39    3   13-8     4· 2· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    2.18  -0.43
R Loiselle, W (1-0)            2     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.09    8   34-20   11· 3· 6    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.07   0.24
Totals                         9     7   3   3    7   6   0          41  148-89   59· 9·21   13· 8· 7· 0          1-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Trachsel                     7     3   2   1    1   5   0   5.96   26   88-55   31· 9·15   11· 4· 4· 0     69    -     1.15   0.12
B Patterson, H (3)             0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.00    2   11-9     3· 4· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.10
M Rojas, BS (1), L (0-1)       1.1   3   2   1    0   1   0   7.11    7   20-13    7· 4· 2    1· 3· 2· 0          0-0    3.16  -0.60
Totals                         9     6   4   2    1   8   0          35  119-77   41·17·19   12· 7· 6· 0           -

J Granger faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: F Cordova (1); S Trachsel (1).

IBB: R Loiselle (2; S Sosa); F Cordova (1; K Orie).

HBP: S Trachsel (1; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Larry Vanover.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 21,787.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 50° F, Wind 16mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. T Womack             2B    1. B McRae              CF 
2. J Allensworth        CF    2. T Houston            C  
3. A Martin             LF    3. M Grace              1B 
4. M Johnson            1B    4. S Sosa               RF 
5. K Elster             SS    5. B Kieschnick         LF 
6. J Kendall            C     6. R Sandberg           2B 
7. J Guillen            RF    7. S Dunston            SS 
8. J Randa              3B    8. K Orie               3B 
9. F Cordova            P     9. S Trachsel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-1  12-  1  -42%  23% D Glanville     M Wilkins       Double to CF (Line Drive); Grace Scores; Sosa Scores
   t 9   2  3-3  -2-  2   35%  81% J Guillen       M Rojas         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Kendall Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER/No RBI
   t 9   2  3-2  --3  4   34%  46% J Kendall       M Rojas         Double to LF (Line Drive); Martin Scores
   b 9   2  4-3  12-  5   18% 100% D Glanville     R Loiselle      Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   0  3-2  -2-  6  -14%  23% M Johnson       M Rojas         Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   50%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Allensworth to 1B
          1--      52%  A Martin        Allensworth Steals 2B
          -2-  4   56%  " "             Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Allensworth to 3B; Martin to 1B
   O      1-3  4   50%  M Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  2   55%  K Elster        Martin Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B); Allensworth Scores/unER/No RBI
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   57%  B McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   59%  T Houston       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   58%  M Grace         Walk
          1--  2   56%  S Sosa          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Grace to 2B
          12-      54%  B Kieschnick    Wild Pitch; Grace to 3B; Sosa to 2B
   O      -23  5   60%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   58%  K Elster        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   57%  J Kendall       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   56%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   58%  R Sandberg      Lineout: SS
          ---  6   54%  S Dunston       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  2   45%  K Orie          Single to CF (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B); Dunston Scores
   O      1--  5   48%  S Trachsel      Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  2   50%  B McRae         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  J Randa         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   46%  F Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   44%  T Womack        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Francisco Cordova facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  T Houston       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   49%  M Grace         Flyball: LF
          ---  4   47%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  B Kieschnick    Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   47%  J Allensworth   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   45%  A Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   47%  M Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  4   44%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   47%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  S Dunston       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   50%  K Orie          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   55%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   52%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Kendall to 2B
   O      -2-  3   46%  J Randa         Fielder's Choice SS; Kendall out at 3B/SS-3B; Randa to 1B
   O      1--  1   43%  F Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   39%  S Trachsel      Walk
   O      1--  2   43%  B McRae         Popfly: SS
          1--  2   39%  T Houston       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Trachsel to 2B
   O      12-  1   42%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Trachsel to 3B; Houston to 2B
   O      -23  6   50%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  T Womack        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   44%  J Allensworth   Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   42%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   37%  B Kieschnick    Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--      33%  R Sandberg      Kieschnick Steals 2B
                  Doug Glanville pinch runs for Brooks Kieschnick batting 5th
   O      -2-  3   35%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Glanville to 3B
   O      --3  2   44%  S Dunston       Foul Popfly: C
          --3  4   42%  K Orie          Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  3   50%  S Trachsel      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Glanville moves to LF
          ---  5   61%  M Johnson       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  2   71%  K Elster        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Johnson to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   69%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores
          1--  3   73%  J Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Elster to 2B
   OO     12-  1   63%  J Randa         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   68%  B McRae         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   72%  T Houston       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Jeff Granger replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   69%  M Grace         Walk
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Jeff Granger pitching and batting 9th
          1--  7   65%  S Sosa          Walk; Grace to 2B
   RR     12-  1   23%  D Glanville     Double to CF (Line Drive); Grace Scores; Sosa Scores
   O      -2-  5   26%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Patterson facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Patterson replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th; Dale Sveum pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 9th
   O      ---  7   20%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   16%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mel Rojas replaces Ryne Sandberg pitching and batting 6th; Rey Sanchez replaces Bob Patterson playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   13%  J Allensworth   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rich Loiselle facing 7-8-9
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Dale Sveum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   15%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   16%  K Orie          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   17%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Mel Rojas facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Hernandez replaces Shawon Dunston playing 2B batting 7th; Rey Sanchez moves to SS
          ---  2   28%  A Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      36%  M Johnson       Passed Ball; Martin to 2B
   O      -2-  6   23%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   13%  K Elster        Flyball: CF; Martin to 3B
   R      --3  4   46%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Line Drive); Martin Scores
   R      -2-  2   81%  J Guillen       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Kendall Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER/No RBI
   O      1--  2   79%  J Randa         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Rich Loiselle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   88%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   78%  T Houston       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   85%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Houston to 2B
          -2-  4   82%  S Sosa          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5  100%  D Glanville     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.

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