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3
Wednesday, September 22, 1999 1:20PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 38,278, Time of Game: 2:52
Cardinals
3
72-80
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 20 GB
 at Cubs
5
61-91
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 31 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  7  1
Cubs            0  2  0   0  2  0   1  0  X    5  8  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Edgar Renteria SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 .274 .736 17 7 0.049 1.60 0.173 -0.124 0.3 0 3
Willie McGee LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .262 .593 16 11 0.019 1.56 0.124 -0.105 0.1 5 0
Mark McGwire 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .276 1.098 24 9 -0.208 1.67 0.037 -0.245 -1.1 7 2 GDP
Fernando Tatis 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .288 .926 13 8 -0.089 1.24 0.019 -0.109 -0.6 0 0 SF
Thomas Howard RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .298 .831 17 9 0.102 1.45 0.185 -0.084 0.6 1 0 HR,HBP
Craig Paquette 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .306 .876 21 14 -0.080 1.52 0.043 -0.122 -0.5 1 4
J.D. Drew CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .241 .769 14 8 0.052 1.36 0.109 -0.058 0.1 2 1
Marcus Jensen C 2 1 1 1 1 0 .300 1.017 10 5 0.127 1.26 0.162 -0.035 1.1 4 0 HR
   Joe McEwing PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .732 3 2 -0.075 3.52 0.000 -0.075 -0.4
   Alberto Castillo C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .698 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Garrett Stephenson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .087 .217 6 4 -0.039 0.69 0.000 -0.039 -0.4 2 1
   Eduardo Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .438 1.089 5 3 -0.073 3.13 0.000 -0.073 -0.5
   Rick Ankiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Juan Acevedo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .100 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray Lankford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .879 4 3 -0.080 2.81 0.000 -0.080 -0.5
   Lance Painter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 5 10 .212 .719 150 83 -0.295 1.56 0.852 -1.149 -1.8 24 11
HR: M Jensen (1, off S Trachsel; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); T Howard (6, off S Trachsel; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: F Tatis (4, off S Trachsel).
HBP: T Howard (2, by B Ayala).
TB: M Jensen 4; T Howard 4; C Paquette; J Drew; F Tatis; E Renteria; W McGee.
GIDP: M McGwire (12).
RBI: F Tatis (98); T Howard (24); M Jensen (1).
2-out RBI: M Jensen.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Drew-C Paquette-M Jensen; E Renteria-C Paquette-M McGwire.
E: M Jensen (1).
Outfield Assists: J Drew (M Morandini at home plate).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lance Johnson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .645 11 8 -0.103 1.03 0.000 -0.103 -1.1 2 0
Mickey Morandini 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .247 .659 14 8 0.049 0.81 0.073 -0.024 0.7 3 4 2B
Sammy Sosa RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .294 1.019 18 7 -0.037 1.16 0.050 -0.087 -0.8 2 0 GDP
Mark Grace 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .305 .852 12 8 0.161 1.39 0.243 -0.082 0.9 7 0 3B
Shane Andrews 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .190 .668 21 10 -0.053 0.93 0.028 -0.081 -0.7 1 3
Jeff Reed C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .264 .745 21 12 0.015 0.85 0.069 -0.054 0.1 10 0
Roosevelt Brown LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .186 .501 12 8 0.102 1.38 0.122 -0.020 1.1 2 0 2B
   Bo Porter PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .388 7 4 -0.016 0.65 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 0 0
Jose Nieves SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .619 11 7 -0.026 0.83 0.000 -0.026 -0.3 0 2 SF
   Bobby Ayala P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Guthrie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick Aguilera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Steve Trachsel P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .102 .235 11 7 0.015 1.10 0.045 -0.030 0.1 0 0
   Jeff Blauser SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 .229 .756 2 2 0.098 0.78 0.098 0.000 1.0 0 0 HR
Team Totals 29 5 8 5 3 5 .276 .851 140 81 0.205 1.02 0.728 -0.523 0.7 27 9
2B: M Morandini (18, off J Acevedo); R Brown (4, off G Stephenson).
3B: M Grace (5, off G Stephenson).
HR: J Blauser (9, off J Acevedo; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: J Nieves (3, off G Stephenson).
TB: M Morandini 4; J Blauser 4; M Grace 3; R Brown 2; S Trachsel; J Reed.
GIDP: S Sosa (16).
RBI: M Grace 2 (84); R Brown (3); J Nieves (14); J Blauser (24).
2-out RBI: M Grace 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Andrews-M Morandini-M Grace.
E: M Morandini (5).

St. Louis Cardinals

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
Garrett Stephenson, L (6-2) 5 6 4 2 3 2 0 3.77 23 104 58 33 8 17 6 12 6 0 42 -0.199 1.25 -1.3
Rick Ankiel 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.60 3 12 8 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.050 0.65 0.5
Juan Acevedo 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 6.13 4 9 6 5 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.072 0.54 -0.5
Lance Painter 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.80 3 15 9 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.20 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 5 3 3 5 1 3.38 33 140 81 48 12 21 11 14 6 0 42 0 0 -0.205 1.56 -0.7

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, W (7-17) 6 6 3 3 3 7 2 5.54 28 109 63 27 17 19 8 10 6 0 52 0.038 1.32 0.2
Bobby Ayala, H (9) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 5 15 8 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.092 1.88 0.5
Mark Guthrie, H (14) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.34 3 12 6 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.086 2.78 0.6
Rick Aguilera, S (12) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.02 4 14 6 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.079 1.98 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 5 10 2 3.00 40 150 83 37 21 25 11 13 6 0 52 1 0 0.295 1.02 1.8
Balks: S Trachsel (3).
WP: None.
HBP: B Ayala (6; T Howard).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Ian Lamplugh, 3B - Randy Marsh.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 38,278.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Wind 13mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR CHC M. Grace G. Stephenson 24% 80% Triple to RF (Line Drive); Trachsel Scores/unER; Sosa Scores/unER
t7 3-4 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  OO STL M. McGwire B. Ayala 15% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b2 0-1 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  R CHC R. Brown G. Stephenson 12% 64% Double to RF (Line Drive); Andrews Scores; Reed to 3B
t6 2-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL T. Howard S. Trachsel -12% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL M. Jensen S. Trachsel -10% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL E. Renteria S. Trachsel 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL W. McGee S. Trachsel 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire S. Trachsel -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL F. Tatis S. Trachsel -2% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive); McGwire to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Howard S. Trachsel 4% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC L. Johnson G. Stephenson -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC M. Morandini G. Stephenson 2% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO CHC S. Sosa G. Stephenson -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Paquette S. Trachsel 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Drew S. Trachsel 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL M. Jensen S. Trachsel -10% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t2 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL G. Stephenson S. Trachsel 1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Grace G. Stephenson -3% 42% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC S. Andrews G. Stephenson 3% 45% Walk
b2 0-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC J. Reed G. Stephenson 7% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Andrews to 3B
b2 0-1 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  R CHC R. Brown G. Stephenson 12% 64% Double to RF (Line Drive); Andrews Scores; Reed to 3B
b2 1-1 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RO CHC J. Nieves G. Stephenson -0% 64% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Reed Scores
b2 2-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Trachsel G. Stephenson -3% 61% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  STL E. Renteria S. Trachsel -4% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee S. Trachsel 2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Renteria to 2B
t3 1-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire S. Trachsel -2% 56% Walk
t3 1-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  STL F. Tatis S. Trachsel -5% 51% Balk; Renteria to 3B; McGwire to 2B
t3 1-2 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO STL F. Tatis S. Trachsel 0% 51% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Renteria Scores; McGwire to 3B
t3 2-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Howard S. Trachsel 4% 56% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC L. Johnson G. Stephenson -3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b3 2-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC M. Morandini G. Stephenson 3% 56% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
b3 2-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC S. Sosa G. Stephenson 4% 60% Walk; Morandini to 2B
b3 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Grace G. Stephenson -5% 55% Flyball: LF
b3 2-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Andrews G. Stephenson -5% 50% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
t4 2-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  STL C. Paquette S. Trachsel -4% 46% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t4 2-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Drew S. Trachsel 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Jensen S. Trachsel 3% 53% Lineout: RF
t4 2-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL G. Stephenson S. Trachsel 3% 56% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 6-7-8
b4 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC J. Reed G. Stephenson -3% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 2-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC R. Brown G. Stephenson -2% 51% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
b4 2-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHC J. Nieves G. Stephenson -1% 50% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
t5 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Renteria S. Trachsel 3% 53% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL W. McGee S. Trachsel -5% 48% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); McGee to 2B
t5 2-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL M. McGwire S. Trachsel 5% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-2 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL F. Tatis S. Trachsel 5% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 9-1-2
b5 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC S. Trachsel G. Stephenson 0% 57% E2 on Foul Ball
b5 2-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC S. Trachsel G. Stephenson 5% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b5 2-2 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHC L. Johnson G. Stephenson -4% 57% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 2-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Morandini G. Stephenson -2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Trachsel to 2B
b5 2-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHC S. Sosa G. Stephenson 1% 56% Walk
b5 2-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR CHC M. Grace G. Stephenson 24% 80% Triple to RF (Line Drive); Trachsel Scores/unER; Sosa Scores/unER
b5 4-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Andrews G. Stephenson -3% 77% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
t6 2-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL T. Howard S. Trachsel -12% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t6 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL C. Paquette S. Trachsel 4% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 3-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Drew S. Trachsel -4% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t6 3-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL M. Jensen S. Trachsel -6% 59% Walk; Drew to 2B
Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Garrett Stephenson (P) batting 9th
t6 3-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL E. Perez S. Trachsel 7% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-4 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O STL E. Renteria S. Trachsel 7% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Rick Ankiel facing 6-7-8
Rick Ankiel replaces Eduardo Perez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Reed R. Ankiel -2% 71% Strikeout Looking
Bo Porter pinch hits for Roosevelt Brown (LF) batting 7th
b6 4-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC B. Porter R. Ankiel -2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Nieves R. Ankiel -1% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Bobby Ayala facing 2-3-4
Bobby Ayala replaces Jose Nieves (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Jeff Blauser replaces Steve Trachsel (P) playing SS batting 9th
Bo Porter moves from PH to LF
t7 3-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL W. McGee B. Ayala -7% 62% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t7 3-4 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  OO STL M. McGwire B. Ayala 15% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t7 3-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL F. Tatis B. Ayala 2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Juan Acevedo facing 9-1-2
Juan Acevedo replaces Rick Ankiel pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC J. Blauser J. Acevedo 10% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b7 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC L. Johnson J. Acevedo -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC M. Morandini J. Acevedo 2% 89% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 5-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  OO CHC S. Sosa J. Acevedo -4% 86% Double Play: Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Morandini out at Hm/CF-2B-C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 5.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Bobby Ayala facing 5-6-7
t8 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL T. Howard B. Ayala -7% 79% Hit By Pitch
t8 3-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Paquette B. Ayala 6% 85% Strikeout Swinging
Mark Guthrie replaces Bobby Ayala pitching and batting 8th
t8 3-5 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Drew M. Guthrie -7% 78% Walk; Howard to 2B
Joe McEwing pinch hits for Marcus Jensen (C) batting 8th
t8 3-5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. McEwing M. Guthrie 7% 86% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Howard to 3B
Ray Lankford pinch hits for Juan Acevedo (P) batting 9th
t8 3-5 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford M. Guthrie 8% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Lance Painter facing 4-5-6
Lance Painter replaces Ray Lankford (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Alberto Castillo replaces Joe McEwing (PH) playing C batting 8th
b8 5-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Grace L. Painter -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Andrews L. Painter -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Reed L. Painter -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
Rick Aguilera replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 8th
t9 3-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL E. Renteria R. Aguilera -8% 84% Walk
t9 3-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL W. McGee R. Aguilera 7% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. McGwire R. Aguilera 5% 96% Flyball: CF
t9 3-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL F. Tatis R. Aguilera 4% 100% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 5.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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