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Wednesday, September 9, 1998 1:23
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 34,857, Time of Game: 2:21
Pirates
2
66-78
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 26 GB
 at Cubs
4
81-65
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 12 GB
W: Mark Clark (8-13)
L: Jason Schmidt (11-11)
S: Rod Beck (45)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  1
Cubs            3  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    4  6  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Adrian Brown CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .317 .744 21 13 -0.078 1.42 0.058 -0.137 -0.5 2 0 2B
Doug Strange 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .173 .436 9 8 -0.188 1.63 0.000 -0.188 -1.3 1 1
Jason Kendall C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .327 .885 15 9 -0.065 1.13 0.020 -0.085 -0.3 10 0 CS
Kevin Young 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .282 .832 22 18 0.029 0.85 0.084 -0.055 0.5 9 0
Jose Guillen RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 .723 16 11 -0.107 1.01 0.000 -0.107 -0.8 2 0
Turner Ward LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 .269 .774 19 12 0.041 1.00 0.093 -0.052 0.7 0 0 HR
Freddy Garcia 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .896 16 10 -0.060 0.76 0.000 -0.060 -0.5 0 2
Kevin Polcovich SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .190 .510 8 6 -0.025 1.21 0.051 -0.076 -0.2 0 3 CS
   Emil Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .552 5 3 -0.056 2.16 0.000 -0.056 -0.2
   Jason Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Todd Van Poppel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .552 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jason Schmidt P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .088 .225 9 6 -0.035 1.24 0.013 -0.048 -0.2 0 0
   Tim Laker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .833 2 1 0.062 1.59 0.062 0.000 0.3
   Abraham Nunez PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .289 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 1 12 .161 .478 142 97 -0.482 1.20 0.381 -0.864 -2.7 24 6
2B: A Brown (2, off M Clark).
HR: T Ward (8, off M Clark; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: T Ward 4; A Brown 2; K Young; T Laker; J Schmidt.
RBI: K Young (100); T Ward (43).
2-out RBI: K Young.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
E: K Polcovich (20).
Baserunning
CS: K Polcovich (3, 2nd base by M Clark/T Houston); J Kendall (5, 2nd base by M Clark/T Houston).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lance Johnson CF 4 2 3 0 0 1 .259 .627 17 13 0.054 0.69 0.076 -0.022 0.8 2 0 SB
Mickey Morandini 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .781 9 7 -0.048 0.92 0.023 -0.071 -0.6 1 2
Sammy Sosa RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .311 1.024 19 9 -0.036 0.99 0.037 -0.074 -0.5 3 0
Mark Grace 1B 3 1 1 3 1 1 .317 .892 14 5 0.186 1.13 0.229 -0.043 2.0 5 1 HR,IW
Henry Rodriguez LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .876 2 1 -0.012 0.46 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 0 0
   Brant Brown LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .864 8 6 -0.031 0.62 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 0 0
   Matt Mieske PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .782 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Orlando Merced PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .279 .742 5 2 0.078 1.05 0.078 0.000 1.1
   Rod Beck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .848 13 9 -0.028 0.42 0.009 -0.037 -0.6 0 1
Tyler Houston C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .651 12 7 -0.058 0.73 0.000 -0.058 -0.7 11 2
Jose Hernandez SS-LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .808 7 5 -0.051 0.66 0.000 -0.051 -0.6 4 3
Mark Clark P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .036 .123 10 9 -0.036 0.47 0.000 -0.036 -0.4 1 0
   Terry Mulholland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .522 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Manny Alexander SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .633 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 6 4 2 10 .194 .533 116 73 0.018 0.75 0.452 -0.435 -0.2 27 9
HR: M Grace (15, off J Schmidt; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
IBB: M Grace (8, by J Christiansen).
TB: M Grace 4; L Johnson 3; M Morandini; O Merced.
RBI: M Grace 3 (78); O Merced (36).
2-out RBI: O Merced.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Baserunning
SB: L Johnson (9, 2nd base off J Christiansen/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
Jason Schmidt, L (11-11) 7 4 3 3 1 9 1 3.87 27 95 64 35 15 14 10 7 2 0 65 0.039 0.75 0.7
Jason Christiansen 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.34 4 15 6 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.006 0.73 0.1
Todd Van Poppel 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.64 2 6 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 -0.063 0.80 -0.5
Team Totals 8 6 4 4 2 10 1 4.50 33 116 73 40 18 15 10 11 4 0 65 2 1 -0.018 1.20 0.2

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
Mark Clark, W (8-13) 7.2 5 2 2 1 10 1 4.87 28 126 85 41 17 27 7 10 4 0 70 0.322 1.16 1.9
Terry Mulholland, H (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.67 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.083 2.86 0.3
Rod Beck, S (45) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.10 3 14 11 6 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.078 1.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 1 12 1 2.00 32 142 97 48 19 30 8 11 5 0 70 1 0 0.483 0.75 2.7
Balks: None.
WP: M Clark (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Christiansen (7; M Grace).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Wally Bell.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 34,857.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Adrian Brown CF 1 Lance Johnson CF
2 Doug Strange 2B 2 Mickey Morandini 2B
3 Jason Kendall C 3 Sammy Sosa RF
4 Kevin Young 1B 4 Mark Grace 1B
5 Jose Guillen RF 5 Henry Rodriguez LF
6 Turner Ward LF 6 Gary Gaetti 3B
7 Freddy Garcia 3B 7 Tyler Houston C
8 Kevin Polcovich SS 8 Jose Hernandez SS
9 Jason Schmidt P 9 Mark Clark P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 1 12- 3,(2-0)  RRR CHC M. Grace J. Schmidt 23% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Johnson Scores; Sosa Scores
t2 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R PIT T. Ward M. Clark -9% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 0-0 2 --3 6,(1-2)  R PIT K. Young M. Clark -8% 43% Single to LF (Line Drive); Brown Scores
t8 2-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT D. Strange T. Mulholland 8% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  R CHC O. Merced T. Van Poppel 8% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Johnson Scores; Grace to 3B

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' Mark Clark facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT A. Brown M. Clark -6% 44% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT D. Strange M. Clark 4% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Kendall M. Clark -2% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-2)  O PIT K. Young M. Clark 5% 51% Kendall Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS); Brown to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 6,(1-2)  R PIT K. Young M. Clark -8% 43% Single to LF (Line Drive); Brown Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Guillen M. Clark 2% 45% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC L. Johnson J. Schmidt 4% 49% Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Morandini J. Schmidt -4% 45% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHC S. Sosa J. Schmidt 4% 49% Walk; Johnson to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- 3,(2-0)  RRR CHC M. Grace J. Schmidt 23% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Johnson Scores; Sosa Scores
b1 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC H. Rodriguez J. Schmidt -1% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 3-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC G. Gaetti J. Schmidt 1% 71% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b1 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Houston J. Schmidt -2% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Mark Clark facing 6-7-8
Brant Brown replaces Henry Rodriguez playing LF batting 5th
t2 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R PIT T. Ward M. Clark -9% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t2 2-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT F. Garcia M. Clark 2% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT K. Polcovich M. Clark 2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Schmidt M. Clark -1% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 2-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Brown M. Clark 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 8-9-1
b2 3-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez J. Schmidt -2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Clark J. Schmidt -1% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  CHC L. Johnson J. Schmidt 1% 63% Single to P (Ground Ball)
b2 3-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Morandini J. Schmidt 2% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Johnson to 3B
b2 3-2 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Schmidt -4% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Mark Clark facing 2-3-4
t3 2-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT D. Strange M. Clark 3% 64% Lineout: RF
t3 2-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall M. Clark 2% 66% Flyball: RF
t3 2-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young M. Clark 1% 67% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
b3 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Grace J. Schmidt -2% 65% Strikeout Looking
b3 3-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC B. Brown J. Schmidt -2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Gaetti J. Schmidt -1% 62% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Mark Clark facing 5-6-7
t4 2-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Guillen M. Clark 3% 65% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Ward M. Clark 2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT F. Garcia M. Clark 1% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 7-8-9
b4 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC T. Houston J. Schmidt -2% 66% Flyball: CF
b4 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Hernandez J. Schmidt -2% 65% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b4 3-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Clark J. Schmidt -1% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Mark Clark facing 8-9-1
t5 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT K. Polcovich M. Clark -5% 58% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Polcovich to 1B
t5 2-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Schmidt M. Clark 5% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-3 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. Brown M. Clark 6% 69% Polcovich Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 2-3 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT A. Brown M. Clark 2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
b5 3-2 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O CHC L. Johnson J. Schmidt -2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Morandini J. Schmidt -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 3-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Schmidt -1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Mark Clark facing 2-3-4
t6 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Strange M. Clark 4% 69% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t6 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Kendall M. Clark 3% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT K. Young M. Clark 2% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
b6 3-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Grace J. Schmidt -2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Brown J. Schmidt -2% 70% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b6 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Gaetti J. Schmidt -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Mark Clark facing 5-6-7
t7 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Guillen M. Clark 4% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-3 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O PIT T. Ward M. Clark 3% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT F. Garcia M. Clark 2% 79% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 7-8-9
b7 3-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC T. Houston J. Schmidt -2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Hernandez J. Schmidt -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Clark J. Schmidt -1% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Mark Clark facing 8-9-1
Emil Brown pinch hits for Kevin Polcovich (SS) batting 8th
t8 2-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT E. Brown M. Clark 6% 80% Strikeout Swinging
Tim Laker pinch hits for Jason Schmidt (P) batting 9th
t8 2-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT T. Laker M. Clark -6% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
Abraham Nunez pinch runs for Tim Laker (PH) batting 9th
t8 2-3 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O PIT A. Brown M. Clark 5% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Nunez to 2B
Terry Mulholland replaces Mark Clark pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT D. Strange T. Mulholland 8% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 1-2-3
Jason Christiansen replaces Emil Brown (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Abraham Nunez moves from PR to SS
b8 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC L. Johnson J. Christiansen 2% 88% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 3-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Morandini J. Christiansen -2% 87% Flyball: CF
b8 3-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Christiansen -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging, Johnson Steals 2B
b8 3-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Grace J. Christiansen 0% 86% Intentional Walk
Todd Van Poppel replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 8th
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Matt Mieske batting 5th
Matt Mieske pinch hits for Brant Brown (LF) batting 5th
b8 3-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  R CHC O. Merced T. Van Poppel 8% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Johnson Scores; Grace to 3B
b8 4-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Gaetti T. Van Poppel -2% 92% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 4.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Rod Beck facing 3-4-5
Rod Beck replaces Orlando Merced (PH) pitching and batting 5th
Manny Alexander replaces Terry Mulholland (P) playing SS batting 9th
Jose Hernandez moves from SS to LF
t9 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Beck 4% 96% Lineout: RF
t9 2-4 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O PIT K. Young R. Beck 3% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Guillen R. Beck 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 4.

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