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DET
@ANA		2
0
BOS
@BAL		5
14
CLE
@MIL		8
9
TEX
@MIN		6
1
CHW
@NYY		2
10
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@OAK		6
7		 
(11)
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@TOR		3
4
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@ATL		2
3		 
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@CHC		6
7
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@CIN		2
10
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@FLA		3
8
SFG
@HOU		2
0
NYM
@MON		1
8
COL
@STL		4
2
Saturday, April 26, 1997 2:20
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 29,323, Time of Game: 3:31
Pirates
6
10-11
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
 at Cubs
7
4-17
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 9½ GB
W: Bob Patterson (1-1)
S: Mel Rojas (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  1   1  0  0   1  0  0    6 12  1
Cubs            0  1  0   3  0  1   1  1  X    7 14  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Womack 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .235 .670 17 10 0.175 1.47 0.214 -0.040 1.2 4 2 2B,2·SB
Jermaine Allensworth CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .299 .848 20 10 -0.063 1.09 0.069 -0.132 -0.2 2 0
Al Martin LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .296 .729 26 15 0.003 1.25 0.155 -0.152 0.4 0 0 CS
Mark Johnson 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 .231 .711 24 9 0.035 1.56 0.149 -0.114 1.0 8 0
Kevin Elster SS 5 0 2 2 0 0 .229 .788 27 19 -0.002 1.62 0.116 -0.118 1.2 1 3 2B
Jason Kendall C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .254 .648 16 11 0.095 1.26 0.198 -0.103 0.1 8 3 2B
Dale Sveum 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .192 .545 19 10 -0.116 1.12 0.017 -0.132 -1.2 0 3 IW
Emil Brown RF 3 0 1 1 1 2 .280 .739 13 7 0.036 1.17 0.102 -0.065 0.6 1 1 2B,IW
Steve Cooke P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .222 8 6 -0.066 1.23 0.000 -0.066 -1.1 0 0
   Marc Wilkins P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 4 -0.012 0.48 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
   Matt Ruebel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rich Loiselle P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 -0.049 1.88 0.000 -0.049 -0.5 0 0
   Ricardo Rincon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Team Totals 38 6 12 6 5 7 .316 .816 179 104 0.036 1.32 1.020 -0.983 1.3 24 14
2B: T Womack (3, off K Bottenfield); K Elster (4, off F Castillo); J Kendall (5, off T Wendell); E Brown (1, off K Bottenfield).
IBB: D Sveum (1, by T Wendell); E Brown (1, by K Bottenfield).
TB: J Kendall 3; T Womack 3; K Elster 3; E Brown 2; J Allensworth 2; A Martin 2; M Johnson.
RBI: K Elster 2 (12); J Kendall (5); A Martin (5); E Brown (1); M Johnson (12).
2-out RBI: M Johnson; E Brown.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Kendall-D Sveum-J Kendall; E Brown-M Johnson.
E: M Johnson (3).
Outfield Assists: E Brown (K Orie at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: T Womack 2 (7, 3rd base off B Patterson/S Servais, 2nd base off B Patterson/S Servais).
CS: A Martin (2, 2nd base by K Bottenfield/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 3 3 0 0 2 .156 .531 17 11 0.172 1.22 0.218 -0.046 0.9 5 0 3B
Doug Glanville LF 2 0 1 3 0 0 .289 .659 15 9 0.261 1.75 0.307 -0.047 2.2 2 0 CS,HBP,SF,SH
Mark Grace 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .326 .977 19 7 0.082 1.53 0.092 -0.009 0.5 7 1 SH
Sammy Sosa RF 4 0 1 2 1 1 .225 .683 19 9 0.143 2.21 0.244 -0.102 0.9 3 0
Ryne Sandberg 2B 5 2 2 1 0 2 .185 .588 18 13 0.156 2.28 0.345 -0.190 0.1 0 4 HR
Shawon Dunston SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .583 5 3 0.043 0.98 0.043 0.000 0.4 1 0 SB
   Rey Sanchez SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .712 6 6 -0.091 1.83 0.054 -0.144 -0.7 1 0 CS,SH
Kevin Orie 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .250 .724 27 15 0.016 1.37 0.076 -0.060 -0.1 0 3
Scott Servais C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .226 .564 8 5 -0.091 1.53 0.045 -0.136 -0.4 7 1
Frank Castillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kent Bottenfield P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 -0.053 1.89 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 0 0
   Ramon Tatis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Dave Clark PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .158 .554 5 1 0.012 0.84 0.012 0.000 0.1
   Terry Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brooks Kieschnick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .749 3 1 -0.040 1.57 0.000 -0.040 -0.2
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Hansen PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .874 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jose Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .779 2 1 -0.074 2.64 0.000 -0.074 -0.4
   Bob Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mel Rojas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 7 14 6 5 7 .452 1.139 147 84 0.536 1.72 1.436 -0.901 2.8 27 9
3B: B McRae (2, off M Ruebel).
HR: R Sandberg (2, off S Cooke; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
SF: D Glanville (1, off M Ruebel).
SH: R Sanchez (1, off R Loiselle); M Grace (1, off R Rincon); D Glanville (2, off R Rincon).
HBP: D Glanville (1, by S Cooke).
TB: B McRae 5; R Sandberg 5; M Grace 2; S Servais 2; D Glanville; K Orie; S Dunston; S Sosa; R Sanchez.
RBI: D Glanville 3 (6); S Sosa 2 (11); R Sandberg (7).
2-out RBI: D Glanville 2; S Sosa.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: S Dunston (5, 2nd base off S Cooke/J Kendall).
CS: R Sanchez (1, 2nd base by M Wilkins/J Kendall); D Glanville (2, Home by R Rincon/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
Steve Cooke 3.2 8 4 4 2 4 1 5.33 21 82 49 28 8 13 8 6 5 0 31 -0.138 1.16 -1.7
Marc Wilkins 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 8.00 5 22 11 8 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0.059 2.30 0.3
Matt Ruebel, BS (1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.52 4 12 6 5 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 -0.137 1.45 -0.7
Rich Loiselle 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.50 5 17 10 7 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0.015 2.59 0.1
Ricardo Rincon, BS (1), L (2-2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.79 6 14 8 5 1 2 3 2 1 0 2 1 -0.334 2.66 -0.9
Team Totals 8 14 7 7 5 7 1 7.88 41 147 84 53 13 18 15 13 9 0 31 6 2 -0.535 1.32 -2.8

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
Frank Castillo 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 6.29 5 19 6 5 0 1 0 3 3 0 30 -0.344 1.44 -4.5
Kent Bottenfield 3.1 5 2 2 1 2 0 4.50 15 54 35 23 7 5 6 6 3 0 2 0 0.083 0.82 1.9
Ramon Tatis 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 15 8 7 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 -0.031 0.65 -0.3
Terry Adams 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 6 21 15 7 6 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.112 0.73 1.0
Turk Wendell 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 2.84 6 29 15 4 8 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.132 1.90 -0.5
Bob Patterson, W (1-1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 4 23 14 7 3 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0.109 2.57 0.5
Mel Rojas, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.14 3 18 11 6 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 2.17 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 5 7 0 6.00 43 179 104 59 28 17 13 18 11 0 30 3 1 -0.036 1.72 -1.3
F Castillo faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.
Balks: S Cooke (1).
WP: S Cooke (3); R Rincon (1).
HBP: S Cooke (4; D Glanville).
IBB: K Bottenfield (1; E Brown); T Wendell (1; D Sveum).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Steve Rippley.
Time of Game: 3:31.
Attendance: 29,323.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 50° F, Wind 6mph in from Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Tony Womack 2B 1 Brian McRae CF
2 Jermaine Allenswor CF 2 Doug Glanville LF
3 Al Martin LF 3 Mark Grace 1B
4 Mark Johnson 1B 4 Sammy Sosa RF
5 Kevin Elster SS 5 Ryne Sandberg 2B
6 Jason Kendall C 6 Shawon Dunston SS
7 Dale Sveum 3B 7 Kevin Orie 3B
8 Emil Brown RF 8 Scott Servais C
9 Steve Cooke P 9 Frank Castillo P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 5-6 2 -23 1,(0-0)  R CHC J. Hernandez R. Rincon 18% 57% Wild Pitch; Sandberg Scores; Orie to 3B
t7 5-5 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  R PIT J. Kendall T. Wendell -18% 29% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Johnson Scores
b4 1-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR CHC D. Glanville S. Cooke 14% 31% Single to CF (Line Drive); Servais Scores; Clark Scores; McRae to 3B
b8 6-6 1 -23 2,(1-0)  R CHC S. Sosa R. Rincon 13% 91% Single to CF (Fly Ball); McRae Scores; Glanville to 3B
b6 4-5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC B. McRae M. Ruebel 12% 48% Triple to RF (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' Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT T. Womack F. Castillo -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Allensworth F. Castillo -5% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Womack to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  R PIT A. Martin F. Castillo -12% 30% Single to RF (Line Drive); Womack Scores; Allensworth to 3B
t1 1-0 0 1-3 4,(3-0)  PIT M. Johnson F. Castillo -3% 26% Walk; Martin to 2B
t1 1-0 0 123 2,(1-0)  RR PIT K. Elster F. Castillo -11% 16% Double to LF (Line Drive); Allensworth Scores; Martin Scores; Johnson to 3B
Kent Bottenfield replaces Frank Castillo pitching and batting 9th
t1 3-0 0 -23 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Kendall K. Bottenfield 3% 19% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 3-0 1 -23 5,(1-2)  O PIT D. Sveum K. Bottenfield 5% 23% Strikeout Looking
t1 3-0 2 -23 4,(3-0)  PIT E. Brown K. Bottenfield -1% 23% Intentional Walk
t1 3-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  O PIT S. Cooke K. Bottenfield 4% 27% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. McRae S. Cooke -2% 25% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Glanville S. Cooke -1% 23% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Grace S. Cooke -1% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
t2 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Womack K. Bottenfield 1% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 3-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Allensworth K. Bottenfield -2% 22% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 3-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  PIT A. Martin K. Bottenfield -4% 18% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Allensworth to 3B
t2 3-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Johnson K. Bottenfield 5% 23% Martin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t2 3-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. Johnson K. Bottenfield 2% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Sosa S. Cooke -2% 23% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R CHC R. Sandberg S. Cooke 9% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sandberg Scores
b2 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC S. Dunston S. Cooke 3% 35% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 1-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC K. Orie S. Cooke 2% 36% Dunston Steals 2B
b2 1-3 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O CHC K. Orie S. Cooke -5% 31% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Dunston out at 3B/SS
b2 1-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC S. Servais S. Cooke 3% 34% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Orie to 3B
b2 1-3 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O CHC K. Bottenfield S. Cooke -5% 29% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Kent Bottenfield facing 5-6-7
Rey Sanchez replaces Shawon Dunston playing SS batting 6th
t3 3-1 0 --- 10,(2-2)  O PIT K. Elster K. Bottenfield 2% 31% Flyball: CF
t3 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Kendall K. Bottenfield -2% 29% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t3 3-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Sveum K. Bottenfield 2% 31% Lineout: CF (Short CF-RF)
t3 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R PIT E. Brown K. Bottenfield -9% 22% Double to LF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores
t3 4-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT S. Cooke K. Bottenfield 2% 24% Foul Popfly: RF (1B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 1-2-3
b3 1-4 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC B. McRae S. Cooke -2% 21% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC D. Glanville S. Cooke 3% 24% Hit By Pitch
b3 1-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Grace S. Cooke 4% 28% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Glanville to 2B
b3 1-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Sosa S. Cooke -4% 24% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Glanville to 3B; Sosa to 1B
b3 1-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg S. Cooke -5% 19% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
t4 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT T. Womack K. Bottenfield -4% 15% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 4-1 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Allensworth K. Bottenfield 2% 18% Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
Ramon Tatis replaces Kent Bottenfield pitching and batting 9th
t4 4-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. Martin R. Tatis 2% 19% Groundout: 1B-P; Womack to 3B
t4 4-1 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R PIT M. Johnson R. Tatis -6% 14% Single to CF (Line Drive); Womack Scores
t4 5-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT K. Elster R. Tatis -1% 13% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Johnson to 2B
t4 5-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Tatis 2% 15% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 6-7-8
b4 1-5 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC R. Sanchez S. Cooke -2% 13% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Orie S. Cooke -1% 11% Lineout: CF
b4 1-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Servais S. Cooke 1% 12% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Dave Clark pinch hits for Ramon Tatis (P) batting 9th
b4 1-5 2 1-- CHC D. Clark S. Cooke 1% 13% Balk; Servais to 2B
b4 1-5 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Clark S. Cooke 1% 14% Walk
b4 1-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  CHC B. McRae S. Cooke 3% 17% Single to CF (Line Drive); Servais to 3B; Clark to 2B
b4 1-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR CHC D. Glanville S. Cooke 14% 31% Single to CF (Line Drive); Servais Scores; Clark Scores; McRae to 3B
b4 3-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Grace S. Cooke 1% 33% Wild Pitch; Glanville to 2B
b4 3-5 2 -23 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Grace S. Cooke 2% 35% Walk
Marc Wilkins replaces Steve Cooke pitching and batting 9th
b4 3-5 2 123 6,(3-2)  R CHC S. Sosa M. Wilkins 11% 46% Walk; McRae Scores; Glanville to 3B; Grace to 2B
b4 4-5 2 123 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg M. Wilkins -10% 36% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 7-8-9
Terry Adams replaces Dave Clark (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Sveum T. Adams 2% 39% Lineout: LF
t5 5-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT E. Brown T. Adams 2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-4 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT M. Wilkins T. Adams 1% 42% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Marc Wilkins facing 6-7-8
b5 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Sanchez M. Wilkins 5% 47% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b5 4-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Orie M. Wilkins -9% 38% Sanchez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b5 4-5 1 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC K. Orie M. Wilkins 4% 42% Walk
b5 4-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO CHC S. Servais M. Wilkins -8% 34% Double Play: Flyball: RF; Orie out at 1B/RF-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 1-2-3
t6 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT T. Womack T. Adams 3% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t6 5-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Allensworth T. Adams 2% 39% Flyball: RF
t6 5-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT A. Martin T. Adams 1% 40% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Matt Ruebel facing 9-1-2
Matt Ruebel replaces Marc Wilkins pitching and batting 9th
Brooks Kieschnick pinch hits for Terry Adams (P) batting 9th
b6 4-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC B. Kieschnick M. Ruebel -4% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b6 4-5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC B. McRae M. Ruebel 12% 48% Triple to RF (Line Drive)
b6 4-5 1 --3 2,(0-1)  RO CHC D. Glanville M. Ruebel 4% 52% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McRae Scores
b6 5-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Grace M. Ruebel 2% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Rich Loiselle replaces Matt Ruebel pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa R. Loiselle -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Turk Wendell facing 4-5-6
Turk Wendell replaces Brooks Kieschnick (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT M. Johnson T. Wendell -6% 44% Walk
t7 5-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT K. Elster T. Wendell 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Johnson to 2B
t7 5-5 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  R PIT J. Kendall T. Wendell -18% 29% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Johnson Scores
t7 6-5 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT D. Sveum T. Wendell -2% 27% Intentional Walk
t7 6-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT E. Brown T. Wendell 5% 32% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Loiselle T. Wendell 5% 37% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Pirates' Rich Loiselle facing 5-6-7
b7 5-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Sandberg R. Loiselle 8% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
b7 5-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Sanchez R. Loiselle -4% 41% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Sandberg to 2B
b7 5-6 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  CHC K. Orie R. Loiselle 4% 45% Walk
b7 5-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Servais R. Loiselle -6% 39% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Sandberg to 3B; Orie to 2B
Ricardo Rincon replaces Rich Loiselle pitching and batting 9th
Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Dave Hansen batting 9th
Dave Hansen pinch hits for Turk Wendell (P) batting 9th
b7 5-6 2 -23 1,(0-0)  R CHC J. Hernandez R. Rincon 18% 57% Wild Pitch; Sandberg Scores; Orie to 3B
b7 6-6 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Hernandez R. Rincon -7% 50% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 6.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Cubs' Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
Bob Patterson replaces Jose Hernandez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT T. Womack B. Patterson -7% 43% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t8 6-6 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  PIT J. Allensworth B. Patterson -6% 37% Womack Steals 2B
t8 6-6 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Allensworth B. Patterson 9% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t8 6-6 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin B. Patterson 7% 53% Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
t8 6-6 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  PIT M. Johnson B. Patterson -1% 52% Womack Steals 3B
t8 6-6 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O PIT M. Johnson B. Patterson 9% 61% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 6-6, Pirates' Ricardo Rincon facing 1-2-3
b8 6-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC B. McRae R. Rincon 6% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b8 6-6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC D. Glanville R. Rincon 9% 76% Reached on E3 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 1B Line); McRae to 2B; Glanville to 1B
b8 6-6 0 12- 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. Grace R. Rincon 1% 78% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; McRae to 3B; Glanville to 2B
b8 6-6 1 -23 2,(1-0)  R CHC S. Sosa R. Rincon 13% 91% Single to CF (Fly Ball); McRae Scores; Glanville to 3B
b8 7-6 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  OO CHC R. Sandberg R. Rincon -7% 83% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Glanville Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C); Sosa to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-7, Cubs' Mel Rojas facing 5-6-7
Mel Rojas replaces Bob Patterson pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-7 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT K. Elster M. Rojas 7% 91% Flyball: RF
t9 6-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Kendall M. Rojas 5% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 6-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT D. Sveum M. Rojas 4% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 7.

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