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BOS  8
CHW  6

KCR  8
@DET  5

DET 10
KCR  6

MIN 10
CLE  6

TBD 12
@NYY  4

OAK 10
ANA  3

SEA 13
TEX  5

BAL  8
@TOR  2

NYM  4
@ATL  0

CHC  3
MIL  2

(13)
CIN  7
ARI  3

COL  9
SDP  4

MON 17
@FLA  7

HOU 10
STL  5

SFG  5
@LAD  2

PIT  2
PHI  1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,464

Saturday, July 22, 2000, 3:05PM
Time of Game: 4:12
Brewers
2
40-58
Lost 3
5th, 15½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    2 10  2
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   1    3  7  0
W: F Heredia (5-3), L: S Woodard (1-7)
Winning Run scored with 1 out
Cubs
3
42-54
Won 2
3rd, 12½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Belliard 2B                 5   0   0   1    1   2  .280  .782   34    1   2   SF
L Lopez SS                    6   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .740   23    3   6   
M Grissom CF                  6   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .645   18    5   0   
C Hayes 3B                    6   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .814   13    1   2   
J Burnitz RF                  6   1   1   1    0   4  .214  .772   34    1   0   HR
A Echevarria 1B               5   0   1   0    1   1  .176  .457   29   11   1   2B
G Jenkins LF                  4   1   1   0    1   2  .292  .891   30    5   0   HBP
H Blanco C                    2   0   2   0    2   0  .233  .726   18    6   0   2B
  J Mouton PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .676         0   0   
  R Casanova C                2   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .704    8    2   0   
J Bere P                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .205  .461   10    2   1   
  T Houston PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .795    5    0   0   
  C Leskanic P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .633    4    0   0   
  S Woodard P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .045  .170    4    0   0   
Totals                       48   2  10   2    5  15              230   37  13
BATTING
2B: A Echevarria (1, off T Worrell); H Blanco (16, off S Downs).
HR: J Burnitz (20, off S Downs; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: R Belliard (7, off S Downs).
HBP: G Jenkins (6, by S Downs).
TB: J Burnitz 4; H Blanco 3; C Hayes 2; A Echevarria 2; L Lopez; G Jenkins; M Grissom; J Bere.
RBI: R Belliard (39); J Burnitz (58).
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Belliard-L Lopez-A Echevarria.
E: J Burnitz (4); M Grissom (2).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .798   24    2   4   SB
R Gutierrez SS                4   1   0   0    2   0  .271  .750   31    2   1   
M Grace 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .825   13   11   1   SH
S Sosa RF                     5   0   2   1    1   0  .316 1.006   21    2   0   IW
H Rodriguez LF                5   0   1   1    0   3  .255  .848   28    3   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
W Greene 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .232  .732   12    0   0   GDP
  T Van Poppel P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Worrell P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  B Brown LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .581    1    0   0   
D Buford CF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .268  .786   23    3   0   HR
J Girardi C                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .775   17   16   0   
S Downs P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .042  .122    4    0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Nieves 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .657    8    0   2   
Totals                       44   3   7   3    4   8              186   39   8
BATTING
HR: D Buford (14, off J Bere; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: M Grace (2, off J Bere).
IBB: S Sosa (12, by J Bere).
TB: D Buford 4; S Sosa 2; J Girardi; E Young; H Rodriguez; M Grace.
GIDP: W Greene (4).
RBI: S Sosa (86); D Buford (32); H Rodriguez (49).
2-out RBI: D Buford.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
BASERUNNING
SB: E Young (29, 2nd base off C Leskanic/R Casanova).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bere                         7     3   2   1    2   6   1   4.93   26   96-62   33·12·17    8· 6· 3· 1     69    -     1.14   0.15
C Leskanic                     0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.18    3   14-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.03   0.02
R King                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.37   0.09
D Weathers                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.42    3   11-8     2· 5· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
S Woodard, L (1-7)             3.1   4   1   1    1   0   0   5.96   16   60-34   24· 2· 8    4· 6· 5· 0          0-0    2.32   0.08
Totals                        12.1   7   3   2    4   8   1          49  184-111  63·20·28   14·14· 8· 1          1-0 
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                        5.1   8   2   2    3   4   1   5.40   28  121-72   45· 9·18    3· 8· 8· 1     45    -     1.27  -0.07
K Farnsworth                   1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   8.73    5   20-12    9· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          3-0    1.60   0.22
T Van Poppel                   1     0   0   0    1   2   0   1.94    4   17-8     3· 1· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.12   0.11
T Worrell                      3     2   0   0    0   5   0   2.75   11   39-29   13· 6·10    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.49   0.44
F Heredia, W (5-3)             2     0   0   0    1   3   0   5.05    7   33-20   13· 1· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.96   0.29
Totals                        13    10   2   2    5  15   1          55  230-141  83·18·40   10·13·10· 1          3-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: J Bere (7; S Sosa).
HBP: S Downs (5; G Jenkins).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Ian Lamplugh, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 4:12.
Attendance: 39,464.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 71° F, Wind 14mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Belliard           2B    1. E Young              2B 
2. L Lopez              SS    2. R Gutierrez          SS 
3. M Grissom            CF    3. M Grace              1B 
4. C Hayes              3B    4. S Sosa               RF 
5. J Burnitz            RF    5. H Rodriguez          LF 
6. A Echevarria         1B    6. W Greene             3B 
7. G Jenkins            LF    7. D Buford             CF 
8. H Blanco             C     8. J Girardi            C  
9. J Bere               P     9. S Downs              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b13   1  2-2  12-  7   29% 100% S Sosa          S Woodard       Single to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores; Grace to 2B
   b 7   2  2-1  ---  6   23%  52% D Buford        J Bere          Home Run
   t10   1  2-2  --3  5   19%  52% R Casanova      T Worrell       Strikeout Swinging
   t10   0  2-2  ---  4  -17%  33% A Echevarria    T Worrell       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   b 1   1  0-1  123  2  -12%  60% W Greene        J Bere          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Downs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  R Belliard      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   50%  L Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   53%  M Grissom       Popfly: 1B
          1--  1   51%  C Hayes         Single to LF (Line Drive); Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  E Young         Reached on E9 (Line Drive)
          1--  5   64%  R Gutierrez     Walk; Young to 2B
   O      12-  1   63%  M Grace         Bunt Groundout: 1B-P/Sacrifice; Young to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
          -23  4   64%  S Sosa          Intentional Walk
   R      123  6   72%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Young Scores/unER; Gutierrez to 3B; Sosa to 2B
   OO     123  2   60%  W Greene        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Downs facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   62%  A Echevarria    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   60%  G Jenkins       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   51%  H Blanco        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Jenkins to 3B
   O      -23  3   59%  J Bere          Popfly: 1B
   O      -23  5   65%  R Belliard      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Bere facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   63%  D Buford        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   62%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   61%  S Downs         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Downs facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   64%  L Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   65%  M Grissom       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   67%  C Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Bere facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   70%  E Young         Single to 3B (Bunt)
   O      1--  1   67%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   64%  M Grace         Popfly: SS
   O      1--  2   62%  S Sosa          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Downs facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  8   50%  J Burnitz       Home Run
   O      ---  2   53%  A Echevarria    Flyball: RF
          ---  5   50%  G Jenkins       Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   46%  H Blanco        Walk; Jenkins to 2B
          12-  3   39%  J Bere          Single to CF (Line Drive); Jenkins to 3B; Blanco to 2B
   RO     123  4   39%  R Belliard      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Jenkins Scores
   O      12-  4   43%  L Lopez         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Blanco to 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Bere facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   40%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   38%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   37%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Scott Downs facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   33%  M Grissom       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   37%  C Hayes         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  5   40%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   42%  A Echevarria    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Bere facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   39%  J Girardi       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   36%  S Downs         Lineout: P
   O      ---  5   35%  E Young         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Scott Downs facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   31%  G Jenkins       Walk
          1--  2   21%  H Blanco        Single to RF (Line Drive); Jenkins to 3B
   O      1-3  4   27%  J Bere          Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  7   25%  R Belliard      Walk; Blanco to 2B
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Scott Downs pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  5   33%  L Lopez         Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Blanco to 3B; Belliard to 2B
   O      123  3   41%  M Grissom       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Bere facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   36%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   33%  M Grace         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   32%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kyle Farnsworth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   34%  C Hayes         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   36%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   37%  A Echevarria    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Bere facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   32%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   29%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  6   52%  D Buford        Home Run
   O      ---  2   50%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Todd Van Poppel facing 7-8-9
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces Willie Greene pitching and batting 6th; Jose Nieves replaces Kyle Farnsworth playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   55%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   50%  H Blanco        Walk
                  Tyler Houston pinch hits for Jason Bere batting 9th; James Mouton pinch runs for Henry Blanco batting 8th
   O      1--  5   53%  T Houston       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mouton to 2B
   O      -2-  5   61%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Curt Leskanic facing 9-1-2
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Tyler Houston pitching and batting 9th; Raul Casanova replaces James Mouton playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  4   56%  J Nieves        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   61%  E Young         Walk
          1--      65%  R Gutierrez     Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   60%  " "             Flyball: CF; Young to 3B
                  Ray King replaces Curt Leskanic pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  3   50%  M Grace         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Worrell facing 2-3-4
                  Tim Worrell replaces Todd Van Poppel pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  4   56%  L Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   61%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   58%  C Hayes         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   65%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Weathers facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Weathers replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   59%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  T Worrell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 10th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Worrell facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   33%  A Echevarria    Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   33%  G Jenkins       Groundout: 2B-1B; Echevarria to 3B
   O      --3  5   52%  R Casanova      Strikeout Swinging
                  Chris Jones pinch hits for Dave Weathers batting 9th
   O      --3  4   65%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Woodard facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Woodard replaces Chris Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   59%  D Buford        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  6   64%  J Girardi       Reached on E8 (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   57%  J Nieves        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   50%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 11th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Worrell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   56%  R Belliard      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   61%  L Lopez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   65%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Woodard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   59%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   54%  M Grace         Flyball: LF
          ---  4   57%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 12th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Felix Heredia facing 4-5-6
                  Felix Heredia replaces Henry Rodriguez pitching and batting 5th; Brant Brown replaces Tim Worrell playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  1   56%  C Hayes         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   61%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   58%  A Echevarria    Walk
   O      1--  8   65%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Woodard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   59%  B Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   54%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   57%  J Girardi       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Nieves        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 13th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Felix Heredia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   56%  R Casanova      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  S Woodard       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   65%  R Belliard      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 13th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Woodard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   59%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   64%  R Gutierrez     Walk
          1--  1   71%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gutierrez to 2B
   R      12-  7  100%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores; Grace to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Cubs 3.

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