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Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 38,957

Saturday, May 6, 2000, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 3:26
Pirates
11
13-16
Won 2
3rd, 5½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  1  1   0  0  1   1  0  6   11 16  0
Cubs            2  0  0   0  1  6   0  0  0    9 16  0
W: J Wallace (2-0), L: K Farnsworth (1-4), S: M Williams (5)
Cubs
9
12-20
Lost 3
5th, 8 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hermansen CF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .205  .568   16    1   0   2B
  W Morris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .725    3    0   0   
  B Aven PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .500    4    0   0   
L Sojo 3B                     5   2   3   2    0   0  .279  .842   14    0   3   HR
J Kendall C                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .333  .855   17    7   2   
B Giles RF-CF                 4   2   2   3    1   0  .356 1.140   23    2   0   HR,GDP
K Young 1B                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .234  .683   13   12   1   2B,GDP
W Cordero LF                  5   2   3   1    0   1  .226  .676   15    0   0   3B,2B
P Meares SS                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .250  .707   15    1   7   2B
M Benjamin 2B                 5   1   3   2    0   0  .342  .822   15    3   2   2B
J Anderson P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   0   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Parra P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .729    2    0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Vander Wal PH             0   1   0   0    2   0  .333 1.150   10    0   0   IW
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       41  11  16  11    5   3              156   27  15
BATTING
2B: K Young (9, off B Williams); M Benjamin (4, off S Downs); W Cordero (7, off S Downs); C Hermansen (3, off S Downs); P Meares (7, off K Farnsworth).
3B: W Cordero (2, off K Farnsworth).
HR: L Sojo (2, off S Downs; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Giles (7, off S Downs; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
IBB: J Vander Wal (2, by K Farnsworth).
TB: L Sojo 6; W Cordero 6; B Giles 5; M Benjamin 4; K Young 2; P Meares 2; C Hermansen 2; J Kendall 2.
GIDP: K Young (5); B Giles (2).
RBI: B Giles 3 (29); M Benjamin 2 (3); L Sojo 2 (5); K Young (18); P Meares (16); W Cordero (11); J Kendall (7).
2-out RBI: L Sojo; M Benjamin; P Meares; W Cordero.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 7 for 17.
FIELDING
DP: 2. P Meares-M Benjamin-K Young; M Benjamin-P Meares-K Young.
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   2   3   1    0   1  .328  .861   14    0   4   2B
R Gutierrez SS                4   2   1   0    1   0  .336  .907   19    4   4   
S Sosa RF                     4   1   4   4    1   0  .323 1.059   24    2   0   HR
G Hill LF                     4   1   2   3    0   0  .208  .724   14    2   0   HR,GDP
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  J Huson PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .457    4    0   0   
  R Aguilera P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Andrews 1B-3B               4   0   1   0    1   1  .228  .858   19    9   1   CS,GDP
J Nieves 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .572   11    1   3   
  H Rodriguez LF              1   0   0   0    1   0  .221  .874    8    2   0   
D Buford CF                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .252  .726   25    2   0   HR,2B
J Girardi C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .247  .689   12    2   1   
  W Greene PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .389 1.040    4    0   0   
S Downs P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154    8    0   1   
  M Grace PH-1B               2   1   1   0    1   0  .270  .826   13    3   0   
Totals                       40   9  16   9    5   7              175   27  14
BATTING
2B: D Buford (4, off S Sauerbeck); E Young (13, off J Anderson).
HR: D Buford (5, off J Silva; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); G Hill (4, off J Parra; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); S Sosa (11, off J Parra; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: S Sosa 7; D Buford 6; G Hill 5; E Young 4; J Girardi; J Nieves; R Gutierrez; M Grace; S Andrews.
GIDP: S Andrews (2); G Hill (2).
RBI: S Sosa 4 (27); G Hill 3 (9); E Young (12); D Buford (13).
2-out RBI: S Sosa 3; G Hill.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
FIELDING
DP: 2. S Andrews-R Gutierrez-S Andrews; S Downs-R Gutierrez-S Andrews.
BASERUNNING
CS: S Andrews (1, 2nd base by J Parra/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
J Anderson                     5     8   3   3    2   3   0   4.55   23   85-52   31·11·10   17· 0· 2· 0     40    -     1.50  -0.04
J Silva, BS (2)                0.1   4   4   4    0   0   1   6.11    5   18-10    7· 1· 2    1· 1· 2· 1          0-0    1.62  -0.36
J Parra                        0.2   2   2   2    1   0   2   9.35    4   16-9     7· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 2          2-2    0.76  -0.20
S Sauerbeck                    1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    5   21-13    9· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
J Wallace, W (2-0)             1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    4   18-15    9· 1· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
M Williams, S (5)              1     0   0   0    1   2   0   1.38    4   16-8     2· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.50   0.10
Totals                         9    16   9   9    5   7   3          45  174-107  65·19·23   22· 4· 5· 3          2-2 
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 Downs                        6     8   4   4    1   3   2   6.21   25   81-52   30· 4·18    8· 3· 8· 2     42    -     0.98  -0.14
B Williams                     2     3   1   1    1   0   0   9.00   10   33-21   16· 0· 5    4· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.52   0.03
R Aguilera                     0.1   2   4   4    2   0   0   5.93    5   20-9     6· 0· 3    0· 0· 3· 0          0-0    1.02  -0.17
K Farnsworth, BS (1), L (1-4)  0.1   3   2   2    1   0   0   8.55    5   18-12    9· 2· 1    1· 0· 3· 0          2-2    2.79  -0.73
F Heredia                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.41    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.65   0.02
Totals                         9    16  11  11    5   3   2          46  156-97   63· 6·28   13· 6·17· 2          4-2 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: K Farnsworth (3; J Vander Wal).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Travis Katzenmeier, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Greg Bonin.
Time of Game: 3:26.
Attendance: 38,957.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 79° F, Wind 18mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Hermansen          CF    1. E Young              2B 
2. L Sojo               3B    2. R Gutierrez          SS 
3. J Kendall            C     3. S Sosa               RF 
4. B Giles              RF    4. G Hill               LF 
5. K Young              1B    5. S Andrews            1B 
6. W Cordero            LF    6. J Nieves             3B 
7. P Meares             SS    7. D Buford             CF 
8. M Benjamin           2B    8. J Girardi            C  
9. J Anderson           P     9. S Downs              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  9-8  -2-  5   36%  48% W Cordero       K Farnsworth    Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Giles Scores
   t 9   2  9-9  --3  2   34%  82% P Meares        K Farnsworth    Double (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Cordero Scores
   b 6   2  4-5  1-3  3  -20%   6% S Sosa          J Parra         Home Run; Grace Scores; Young Scores
   b 6   1  4-3  ---  2  -18%  46% D Buford        J Silva         Home Run
   t 6   1  3-3  ---  4   16%  63% B Giles         S Downs         Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Downs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   56%  C Hermansen     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   52%  L Sojo          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      -2-  4   59%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive); Hermansen Scores
          1--  8   63%  B Giles         Walk; Kendall to 2B
   OO     12-  4   55%  K Young         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Kendall to 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   51%  E Young         Single to 3B (Bunt)
          1--  2   42%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Young to 3B
   R      1-3  4   33%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Young Scores; Gutierrez to 3B
   R      1-3  2   28%  G Hill          Single to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores; Sosa to 2B
   OO     12-  1   37%  S Andrews       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Sosa to 3B
   O      --3  5   40%  J Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott Downs facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   46%  W Cordero       Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   42%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   52%  M Benjamin      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Cordero Scores
   O      -2-  4   48%  J Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   45%  C Hermansen     Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Jimmy Anderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   47%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  J Girardi       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   50%  S Downs         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Scott Downs facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  5   61%  L Sojo          Home Run
          ---  2   64%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   57%  B Giles         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   56%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   49%  E Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   51%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B; Young to 3B
          --3  6   48%  S Sosa          Walk
   OO     1-3  5   62%  G Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Scott Downs facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   59%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   58%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   57%  M Benjamin      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Jimmy Anderson facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   52%  S Andrews       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  2   45%  J Nieves        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Andrews to 2B
   O      12-  5   52%  D Buford        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      12-  5   58%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   63%  S Downs         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Scott Downs facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   61%  J Anderson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   59%  C Hermansen     Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  4   58%  L Sojo          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   61%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   57%  R Gutierrez     Walk
          1--  5   48%  S Sosa          Single (Ground Ball); Gutierrez to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   45%  G Hill          Groundout: SS-1B; Gutierrez Scores; Sosa to 2B
   O      -2-  1   50%  S Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Scott Downs facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   47%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4   63%  B Giles         Home Run
   O      ---  2   61%  K Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   62%  W Cordero       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  2   59%  P Meares        Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose Silva facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Silva replaces Jimmy Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   64%  J Nieves        Popfly: 2B
   R      ---  2   46%  D Buford        Home Run
          ---  3   42%  J Girardi       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
                  Mark Grace pinch hits for Scott Downs batting 9th
          1--  4   33%  M Grace         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Girardi to 3B
   R      1-3  6   23%  E Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Girardi Scores; Grace to 2B
                  Jose Parra replaces Jose Silva pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   26%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF; Grace to 3B
   RRR    1-3  3    6%  S Sosa          Home Run; Grace Scores; Young Scores
   R      ---  3    3%  G Hill          Home Run
          ---  6    3%  S Andrews       Walk
   O      1--  1    3%  J Nieves        Andrews Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 9.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-9, Brian Williams facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Williams replaces Glenallen Hill pitching and batting 4th; Mark Grace moves to 1B; Shane Andrews moves to 3B; Henry Rodriguez replaces Jose Nieves playing LF batting 6th
          ---  2    5%  M Benjamin      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Jose Parra batting 9th
   O      1--  2    4%  A Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B; Benjamin to 2B
   O      -2-  5    3%  C Hermansen     Popfly: SS
   R      -2-  3    4%  L Sojo          Single to LF (Line Drive); Benjamin Scores
   O      1--  5    3%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-5, Scott Sauerbeck facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Adrian Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4    3%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  6    3%  D Buford        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2    3%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B; Buford to 3B
          --3  5    3%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1-3  4    4%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 9.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-9, Brian Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4    3%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1    4%  K Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2    2%  W Cordero       Lineout: LF
          -2-  6    4%  P Meares        Walk
   O      12-  3    1%  M Benjamin      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-5, Jeff Wallace facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Wallace replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4    1%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6    1%  S Sosa          Single (Ground Ball)
                  Jeff Huson pinch hits for Brian Williams batting 4th
   O      1--  4    1%  J Huson         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4    2%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 9.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-9, Rick Aguilera facing 9-1-2
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Jeff Huson pitching and batting 4th; John Vander Wal pinch hits for Jeff Wallace batting 9th
          ---  6    4%  J Vander Wal    Walk
                  Warren Morris pinch hits for Chad Hermansen batting 1st
   O      1--  3    2%  W Morris        Lineout: RF
          1--  1    4%  L Sojo          Single to RF (Line Drive); Vander Wal to 2B
          12-  4    9%  J Kendall       Walk; Vander Wal to 3B; Sojo to 2B
   RR     123  6   18%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive); Vander Wal Scores; Sojo Scores; Kendall to 3B
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Rick Aguilera pitching and batting 4th
   RO     1-3  4   12%  K Young         Groundout: 2B-1B; Kendall Scores; Giles to 2B
   R      -2-  5   48%  W Cordero       Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Giles Scores
   R      --3  2   82%  P Meares        Double (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Cordero Scores
   R      -2-  3   91%  M Benjamin      Single to LF (Line Drive); Meares Scores; Benjamin to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-  4   92%  J Vander Wal    Intentional Walk
                  Felix Heredia replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching and batting 4th; Bruce Aven pinch hits for Warren Morris batting 1st
   O      12-  4   90%  B Aven          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 9-11, Mike Williams facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Williams replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 9th; Brian Giles moves to CF; Bruce Aven moves to RF
          ---  4   80%  H Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  4   89%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
                  Willie Greene pinch hits for Joe Girardi batting 8th
   O      1--  4   95%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 11, Cubs 9.

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