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OAK
@BAL		9
6
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@BAL		4
12
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@BOS		7
5
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@DET		5
7
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@NYY		2
5
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@ATL		3
6
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8
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2
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5
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Thursday, September 23, 1999 7:05PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 36,736, Time of Game: 2:55
Pirates
5
75-77
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 17 GB
 at Cubs
8
62-91
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
6th, 30½ GB
W: Micah Bowie (2-6)
L: Chris Peters (5-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  2   0  0  2   0  0  0    5  7  1
Cubs            0  0  2   0  4  0   0  2  X    8 13  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Adrian Brown RF 4 1 0 1 1 1 .254 .695 21 12 -0.062 1.65 0.027 -0.089 -0.5 1 0
Pat Meares SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .677 20 13 -0.121 1.46 0.027 -0.148 -0.8 1 2 SH
Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .280 .787 21 10 0.022 1.09 0.077 -0.055 0.1 0 4 SF
Kevin Young 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .300 .912 19 12 -0.122 1.50 0.075 -0.197 -1.0 6 0 GDP
Chad Hermansen CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 .300 .783 16 10 0.144 1.09 0.159 -0.015 1.1 0 0
John Wehner LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .180 .493 13 5 -0.090 1.50 0.037 -0.127 -0.6 2 0
Keith Osik C 1 1 0 1 1 0 .203 .534 10 4 0.026 1.15 0.043 -0.017 0.2 8 1 SF
   Al Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .868 5 3 -0.056 2.17 0.000 -0.056 -0.3
   Joe Oliver C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .551 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Abraham Nunez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .533 16 10 -0.014 1.38 0.074 -0.088 0.0 5 2
Chris Peters P 1 1 1 0 1 0 .238 .542 7 2 0.095 1.07 0.095 0.000 1.0 0 0
   Jason Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dale Sveum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .750 1 1 0.109 3.38 0.109 0.000 1.0
   Mike Garcia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brant Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .765 5 3 -0.028 1.05 0.000 -0.028 -0.1
   Marc Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 32 5 7 4 5 4 .219 .526 154 85 -0.097 1.39 0.723 -0.820 0.2 24 10
SF: A Ramirez (1, off M Bowie); K Osik (1, off M Bowie).
SH: P Meares (2, off M Bowie).
TB: C Hermansen 3; A Nunez; A Ramirez; K Young; C Peters.
GIDP: K Young (13).
RBI: K Osik (13); A Ramirez (6); K Young (96); A Brown (15).
2-out RBI: K Young.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Osik-A Nunez; P Meares-A Nunez-K Young.
E: P Meares (4).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bo Porter CF-LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .167 .472 15 8 -0.145 1.09 0.038 -0.183 -1.1 5 0 SH,GDP
Jeff Blauser SS 5 3 3 1 0 1 .238 .766 12 8 0.113 1.03 0.159 -0.047 0.8 2 5
Mark Grace 1B 3 1 2 3 1 0 .307 .862 13 5 0.221 1.20 0.304 -0.083 2.1 9 0 HR,CS,HBP
Sammy Sosa RF 4 1 2 1 1 2 .295 1.020 31 15 0.108 0.97 0.143 -0.035 0.9 3 0
Glenallen Hill LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .309 .949 15 9 0.014 1.35 0.099 -0.085 -0.0 0 0
   Terry Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jeff Reed PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .742 1 1 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
   Rick Aguilera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .204 .601 18 12 -0.066 1.22 0.032 -0.098 -0.6 0 2
Benito Santiago C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242 .671 14 9 0.110 1.34 0.143 -0.033 1.1 4 0 SB
Chad Meyers 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .218 .562 11 7 0.124 1.25 0.147 -0.023 1.4 4 1 HBP
Micah Bowie P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .516 7 6 -0.101 1.48 0.000 -0.101 -0.9 0 1
   Roosevelt Brown PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .186 .496 2 1 0.009 1.53 0.009 0.000 -0.2 SF
   Rodney Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lance Johnson CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .649 2 1 0.020 0.56 0.020 0.000 0.4 0 0
Team Totals 34 8 13 8 3 9 .382 .921 141 82 0.403 1.16 1.094 -0.692 3.7 27 11
HR: M Grace (15, off C Peters; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: R Brown (1, off J Boyd).
SH: B Porter (1, off M Wilkins).
HBP: M Grace (2, by C Peters); C Meyers (3, by J Boyd).
TB: M Grace 5; J Blauser 3; S Sosa 2; G Gaetti; C Meyers; B Santiago; L Johnson; G Hill; B Porter.
GIDP: B Porter (1).
RBI: M Grace 3 (87); J Blauser (25); C Meyers (3); G Hill (52); R Brown (4); S Sosa (136).
2-out RBI: S Sosa; G Hill.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Aguilera-J Blauser-M Grace.
PB: B Santiago (10).
E: B Santiago (6); S Sosa (8).
Baserunning
SB: B Santiago (1, 3rd base off C Peters/K Osik).
CS: M Grace (2, 2nd base by M Garcia/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
Chris Peters, L (5-3) 4 8 5 5 1 5 1 6.29 22 71 41 21 12 8 9 6 5 0 30 -0.281 1.36 -2.2
Jason Boyd 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.38 7 22 12 6 3 3 1 4 3 0 1 1 -0.119 1.42 -1.1
Mike Garcia 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.08 6 32 18 7 6 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.097 0.73 1.1
Marc Wilkins 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.53 6 16 11 8 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 -0.100 0.47 -1.5
Team Totals 8 13 8 8 3 9 1 9.00 41 141 82 42 22 18 13 14 11 0 30 1 1 -0.403 1.39 -3.7
C Peters faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

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
Micah Bowie, W (2-6) 5 4 3 2 3 1 0 10.08 22 90 46 31 7 8 7 11 3 0 47 -0.043 1.09 -0.3
Rodney Myers, H (8) 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 4.31 7 19 12 8 0 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 -0.120 2.38 -1.5
Terry Adams, H (2) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.28 7 29 18 11 4 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0.223 1.55 1.1
Rick Aguilera, S (13) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.97 4 16 9 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.036 1.12 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 5 2 5 4 0 2.00 40 154 85 55 12 18 15 16 6 0 47 0 0 0.096 1.16 -0.2
Balks: None.
WP: M Bowie (3); T Adams (6).
HBP: J Boyd (1; C Meyers); C Peters (4; M Grace).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Steve Rippley.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 36,736.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 22mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Adrian Brown RF 1 Bo Porter CF
2 Pat Meares SS 2 Jeff Blauser SS
3 Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 Mark Grace 1B
4 Kevin Young 1B 4 Sammy Sosa RF
5 Chad Hermansen CF 5 Glenallen Hill LF
6 John Wehner LF 6 Gary Gaetti 3B
7 Keith Osik C 7 Benito Santiago C
8 Abraham Nunez 2B 8 Chad Meyers 2B
9 Chris Peters P 9 Micah Bowie P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CHC M. Grace C. Peters 23% 71% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Blauser Scores
b4 2-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO CHC B. Porter C. Peters -15% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
t6 3-6 1 123 1,(0-0)  R PIT D. Sveum R. Myers -11% 63% Reached on E2 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Hermansen Scores/unER/No RBI; Osik to 3B; Nunez to 2B
b3 1-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R CHC G. Hill C. Peters 10% 43% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blauser Scores; Sosa to 2B
t6 5-6 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O PIT P. Meares R. Myers 10% 74% Flyball: CF

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' Micah Bowie facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Brown M. Bowie 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT P. Meares M. Bowie 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez M. Bowie 1% 55% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Porter C. Peters -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Blauser C. Peters -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Grace C. Peters 1% 52% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC S. Sosa C. Peters 2% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive); Grace to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Hill C. Peters -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Micah Bowie facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT K. Young M. Bowie 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT C. Hermansen M. Bowie -3% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Wehner M. Bowie -4% 46% Walk; Hermansen to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  PIT K. Osik M. Bowie -5% 41% Passed Ball; Hermansen to 3B; Wehner to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RO PIT K. Osik M. Bowie -0% 41% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Hermansen Scores/unER; Wehner to 3B
t2 1-0 2 --3 3,(2-0)  O PIT A. Nunez M. Bowie 4% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Gaetti C. Peters -3% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC B. Santiago C. Peters -2% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC C. Meyers C. Peters -1% 39% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Micah Bowie facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT C. Peters M. Bowie -3% 36% Walk
t3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT A. Brown M. Bowie -2% 33% Wild Pitch; Peters to 2B
t3 1-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Brown M. Bowie -3% 31% Walk
t3 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT P. Meares M. Bowie 0% 31% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Peters to 3B; Brown to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -23 5,(3-1)  RO PIT A. Ramirez M. Bowie -1% 30% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Peters Scores; Brown to 3B
t3 2-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R PIT K. Young M. Bowie -7% 23% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Brown Scores
t3 3-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT C. Hermansen M. Bowie 2% 24% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Bowie C. Peters -2% 22% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC B. Porter C. Peters 3% 25% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Blauser C. Peters 4% 29% Single to CF (Line Drive); Porter to 2B
b3 0-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Grace C. Peters -4% 24% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Porter to 3B
b3 0-3 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  R CHC S. Sosa C. Peters 9% 33% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Porter Scores; Blauser to 3B
b3 1-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R CHC G. Hill C. Peters 10% 43% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blauser Scores; Sosa to 2B
b3 2-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC G. Gaetti C. Peters -5% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Micah Bowie facing 6-7-8
t4 3-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Wehner M. Bowie 2% 40% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t4 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Osik M. Bowie 2% 42% Flyball: CF
t4 3-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT A. Nunez M. Bowie 1% 43% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 7-8-9
b4 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC B. Santiago C. Peters 5% 48% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b4 2-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC C. Meyers C. Peters 7% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Santiago to 2B
b4 2-3 0 12- CHC M. Bowie C. Peters 4% 60% Santiago Steals 3B
b4 2-3 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Bowie C. Peters -8% 52% Strikeout (missed bunt)
b4 2-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO CHC B. Porter C. Peters -15% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Micah Bowie facing 9-1-2
t5 3-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT C. Peters M. Bowie -4% 33% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t5 3-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Brown M. Bowie 4% 36% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
t5 3-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT P. Meares M. Bowie 3% 40% Popfly: 1B
t5 3-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT A. Ramirez M. Bowie -3% 37% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Brown to 3B
t5 3-2 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  O PIT K. Young M. Bowie 5% 42% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 2-3-4
b5 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Blauser C. Peters 5% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b5 2-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR CHC M. Grace C. Peters 23% 71% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Blauser Scores
b5 4-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC S. Sosa C. Peters 3% 74% Walk
Jason Boyd replaces Chris Peters pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC G. Hill J. Boyd -3% 71% Popfly: 2B
b5 4-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC G. Gaetti J. Boyd 3% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sosa to 2B
b5 4-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  CHC B. Santiago J. Boyd 5% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sosa to 3B; Gaetti to 2B
b5 4-3 1 123 4,(2-1)  R CHC C. Meyers J. Boyd 8% 87% Hit By Pitch; Sosa Scores; Gaetti to 3B; Santiago to 2B
Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Micah Bowie (P) batting 9th
b5 5-3 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO CHC R. Brown J. Boyd 1% 88% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gaetti Scores
b5 6-3 2 12- 6,(3-2)  CHC B. Porter J. Boyd 1% 89% Walk; Santiago to 3B; Meyers to 2B
b5 6-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Blauser J. Boyd -3% 86% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 6.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Cubs' Rodney Myers facing 5-6-7
Rodney Myers replaces Roosevelt Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT C. Hermansen R. Myers -4% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t6 3-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wehner R. Myers 4% 85% Lineout: CF
t6 3-6 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT K. Osik R. Myers -4% 81% Walk; Hermansen to 2B
t6 3-6 1 12- 2,(0-1)  PIT A. Nunez R. Myers -7% 74% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Hermansen to 3B; Osik to 2B
Dale Sveum pinch hits for Jason Boyd (P) batting 9th
t6 3-6 1 123 1,(0-0)  R PIT D. Sveum R. Myers -11% 63% Reached on E2 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Hermansen Scores/unER/No RBI; Osik to 3B; Nunez to 2B
t6 4-6 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO PIT A. Brown R. Myers 1% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Osik Scores/unER; Nunez to 3B; Sveum to 2B
t6 5-6 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O PIT P. Meares R. Myers 10% 74% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-5, Pirates' Mike Garcia facing 3-4-5
Mike Garcia replaces Dale Sveum (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Grace M. Garcia 3% 77% Walk
b6 6-5 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO CHC S. Sosa M. Garcia -7% 70% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Grace Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b6 6-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC G. Hill M. Garcia -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 6.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 3-4-5
Terry Adams replaces Glenallen Hill (LF) pitching and batting 5th
Bo Porter moves from CF to LF
Lance Johnson replaces Rodney Myers (P) playing CF batting 9th
t7 5-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Ramirez T. Adams 4% 73% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t7 5-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT K. Young T. Adams 3% 76% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT C. Hermansen T. Adams -2% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 5-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Wehner T. Adams -2% 72% Wild Pitch; Hermansen to 2B
t7 5-6 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Wehner T. Adams 6% 79% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-5, Pirates' Mike Garcia facing 6-7-8
b7 6-5 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O CHC G. Gaetti M. Garcia -2% 76% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b7 6-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. Santiago M. Garcia -2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Meyers M. Garcia -1% 74% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 6.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 7-8-9
Al Martin pinch hits for Keith Osik (C) batting 7th
t8 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Martin T. Adams 6% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 5-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Nunez T. Adams 4% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Brant Brown pinch hits for Mike Garcia (P) batting 9th
t8 5-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Brown T. Adams 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-5, Pirates' Marc Wilkins facing 9-1-2
Marc Wilkins replaces Brant Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Joe Oliver replaces Al Martin (PH) playing C batting 7th
b8 6-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC L. Johnson M. Wilkins 2% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 6-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Porter M. Wilkins -1% 88% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 2B
b8 6-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CHC J. Blauser M. Wilkins 7% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Johnson Scores; Blauser to 2B
b8 7-5 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Grace M. Wilkins 3% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); Blauser Scores
b8 8-5 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa M. Wilkins -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
Jeff Reed pinch hits for Terry Adams (P) batting 5th
b8 8-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Reed M. Wilkins -0% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-8, Cubs' Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
Rick Aguilera replaces Jeff Reed (PH) pitching and batting 5th
t9 5-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. Brown R. Aguilera 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT P. Meares R. Aguilera -3% 96% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Short RF); Meares to 2B
t9 5-8 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Ramirez R. Aguilera -4% 91% Walk
t9 5-8 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT K. Young R. Aguilera 9% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 8.

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