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SEA  2
@ANA  1

BAL  6
TBD  5

NYY  3
@BOS  2

DET  1
CLE  0

MIN  9
CHW  4

TEX  9
@OAK  8

TOR  5
KCR  4

PHI  2
@ATL  1

CHC  7
PIT  6

COL  9
ARI  8

MIL 11
SFG  6

MON  8
FLA  2

CIN  1
@NYM  0

SDP  5
LAD  4

HOU  7
@STL  4

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 34,220

Saturday, April 14, 2001, 1:21PM
Time of Game: 3:02
Pirates
6
4-7
Lost 3
6th, 4 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  1   0  0  0   1  1  2    6 11  0
Cubs            0  0  2   1  0  0   0  4  X    7 13  1
W: M Aybar (1-1), L: J Silva (1-1), S: J Fassero (6)
Cubs
7
7-4
Won 4
2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .270  .777   15    9   0   2·2B,CS,GDP
D Bell RF                     5   0   1   1    0   2  .150  .321   30    4   0   
J Vander Wal LF               4   1   3   1    0   0  .300  .882   10    0   0   HR,SB
  E Brown CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .600    4    1   0   
B Giles CF-LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .909   18    0   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .297  .982   13    0   0   HR
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .692   12    5   1   
  J Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
P Meares 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .860    8    2   1   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Wehner 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    5    0   0   
A Nunez SS                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .500 1.214   14    2   3   2·2B,SB
R Martinez P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    1   1   
  E Wilson 2B                 1   1   0   0    1   0  .136  .310    9    0   0   
Totals                       37   6  11   5    2   7              150   24   8
BATTING
2B: A Nunez 2 (3, off J Fassero, off J Lieber); J Kendall 2 (2, off J Fassero, off J Lieber).
HR: A Ramirez (4, off M Aybar; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Vander Wal (2, off J Lieber; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: J Vander Wal 6; A Nunez 5; J Kendall 4; A Ramirez 4; P Meares; D Bell.
GIDP: J Kendall (2).
RBI: J Kendall 2 (5); D Bell (2); A Ramirez (9); J Vander Wal (4).
2-out RBI: J Kendall; A Ramirez; D Bell.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Martinez-A Nunez-K Young.
BASERUNNING
SB: A Nunez (1, 2nd base off J Lieber/T Hundley); J Vander Wal (1, 2nd base off J Lieber/T Hundley).
CS: J Kendall (2, 3rd base by J Lieber/T Hundley).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .601   15    0   3   GDP
B Mueller 3B                  3   0   2   1    2   0  .289  .791   21    1   3   SB
S Sosa RF                     4   1   1   1    0   2  .278 1.143   25    2   0   SF
T Hundley C                   4   0   1   2    1   3  .091  .422   22    7   1   2B
R White LF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .324  .946   11    1   0   HR
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Gutierrez SS                4   1   1   1    0   0  .324  .985   16    3   2   HR
J Zuleta 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .350 1.033    9   11   0   
D Buford CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .087  .290   15    2   0   
J Lieber P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .222   10    0   3   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Aybar P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  G Matthews PH-LF            1   1   1   1    0   0  .158  .449    1    0   0   
Totals                       35   7  13   7    4   9              145   27  13
BATTING
2B: T Hundley (1, off R Martinez).
HR: R White (2, off J Silva; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Gutierrez (2, off R Martinez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: S Sosa (1, off J Manzanillo).
TB: R White 5; R Gutierrez 4; E Young 2; B Mueller 2; T Hundley 2; J Lieber; D Buford; J Zuleta; G Matthews; S Sosa.
GIDP: E Young (2).
RBI: T Hundley 2 (2); R Gutierrez (6); B Mueller (4); R White (4); G Matthews (4); S Sosa (8).
2-out RBI: T Hundley 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Lieber-R Gutierrez-J Zuleta.
E: J Zuleta (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: B Mueller (1, 2nd base off R Martinez/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
R Martinez                     5     7   3   3    3   5   1   5.40   24   92-52   28·11·13    8· 4· 3· 1     43    -     1.19  -0.11
J Silva, L (1-1)               2.1   6   4   4    0   3   1   6.52   13   39-30   16· 3·11    6· 1· 2· 1          0-0    1.64  -0.48
S Sauerbeck                    0     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.80    1    5-1     0· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    1.41  -0.04
J Manzanillo                   0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    9-7     2· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    0.47  -0.00
Totals                         8    13   7   7    4   9   2          40  145-90   46·16·28   14· 6· 5· 2          6-2 
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lieber                       7     7   3   2    2   6   1   3.27   29  110-72   41·10·21   12· 3· 5· 1     57    -     1.05   0.03
F Heredia                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    4-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.65   0.08
M Aybar, W (1-1)               0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   5.40    2    3-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.77  -0.28
J Fassero, S (6)               1     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.68    6   25-16    5· 3· 8    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    1.17   0.03
Totals                         9    11   6   5    2   7   2          39  142-93   50·13·30   16· 4· 8· 2           -  
S Sauerbeck faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Greg Bonin.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 34,220.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 62° F, Wind 14mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Kendall            C     1. E Young              2B 
2. D Bell               RF    2. B Mueller            3B 
3. J Vander Wal         LF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. B Giles              CF    4. T Hundley            C  
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. R White              LF 
6. K Young              1B    6. R Gutierrez          SS 
7. P Meares             2B    7. J Zuleta             1B 
8. A Nunez              SS    8. D Buford             CF 
9. R Martinez           P     9. J Lieber             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  4-3  ---  2   30%  61% R White         J Silva         Home Run
   t 8   2  3-3  ---  2  -29%  29% A Ramirez       M Aybar         Home Run
   t 7   1  3-2  1--  2  -23%  46% J Kendall       J Lieber        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Wilson Scores
   b 3   2  2-0  1-3  5   21%  54% T Hundley       R Martinez      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Young Scores; Sosa Scores
   b 8   1  4-4  1--  3   14%  75% D Buford        J Silva         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Zuleta to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   54%  D Bell          Lineout: RF
          ---  3   53%  J Vander Wal    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--      52%  B Giles         Vander Wal Steals 2B
          -2-  7   51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   55%  A Ramirez       Groundout: P-3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   52%  S Sosa          Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   50%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   52%  K Young         Flyball: CF
          ---  1   50%  P Meares        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  3   41%  A Nunez         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Meares to 3B
   R      -23  2   33%  R Martinez      Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Meares Scores/No RBI/unER; Nunez to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   44%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Ramon Martinez facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   48%  R White         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  6   44%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   41%  J Zuleta        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   39%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Lieber facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   41%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   30%  J Vander Wal    Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   31%  B Giles         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   32%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Ramon Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   30%  J Lieber        Lineout: SS
          ---  2   33%  E Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  5   37%  B Mueller       Walk; Young to 2B
   O      12-  3   32%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Young to 3B
   RR     1-3  5   54%  T Hundley       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Young Scores; Sosa Scores
   O      -2-  3   50%  R White         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Jon Lieber facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   55%  P Meares        Foul Flyball: RF
          ---  5   53%  A Nunez         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      52%  R Martinez      Nunez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   56%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Ramon Martinez facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  4   69%  R Gutierrez     Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   67%  J Zuleta        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   69%  D Buford        Walk
          1--  3   72%  J Lieber        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Buford to 2B
   OO     12-  1   64%  E Young         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   67%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   70%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   68%  J Vander Wal    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  1   71%  B Giles         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ramon Martinez facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   74%  B Mueller       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   73%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging, Mueller Steals 2B
          -2-  4   74%  T Hundley       Walk
   O      12-  5   70%  R White         Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  3   66%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   70%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   73%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   74%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Silva facing 7-8-9
                  Jose Silva replaces Pat Meares pitching and batting 7th; Enrique Wilson replaces Ramon Martinez playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  1   72%  J Zuleta        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   71%  D Buford        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   70%  J Lieber        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   74%  A Nunez         Lineout: SS
          ---  5   69%  E Wilson        Walk
   R      1--  2   46%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Wilson Scores
   O      -2-      57%  D Bell          Kendall Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  5   59%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Jose Silva facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   55%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   59%  B Mueller       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  4   54%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   50%  T Hundley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Felix Heredia facing 3-4-5
                  Felix Heredia replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   55%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   58%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
                  Manuel Aybar replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  2   29%  A Ramirez       Home Run
   O      ---  1   30%  K Young         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose Silva facing 5-6-7
                  Brian Giles moves to LF; Emil Brown replaces John Vander Wal playing CF batting 3rd
   R      ---  2   61%  R White         Home Run
   O      ---  3   56%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   61%  J Zuleta        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   75%  D Buford        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Zuleta to 3B
                  Gary Matthews pinch hits for Manuel Aybar batting 9th
   R      1-3  1   89%  G Matthews      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Zuleta Scores; Buford to 2B
          12-  1   92%  E Young         Single to 3B (Bunt); Buford to 3B; Matthews to 2B
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Jose Silva pitching and batting 7th
   R      123  5   96%  B Mueller       Walk; Buford Scores; Matthews to 3B; Young to 2B
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Kevin Young pitching and batting 6th; John Wehner replaces Scott Sauerbeck playing 1B batting 7th
   RO     123  6   97%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Matthews Scores; Young to 3B
   O      1-3  3   97%  T Hundley       Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 7.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Jeff Fassero facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Rondell White pitching and batting 5th; Gary Matthews moves to LF
   O      ---  5   99%  J Wehner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   96%  A Nunez         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   99%  E Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Nunez to 3B
   R      --3  5   96%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Line Drive); Nunez Scores
   R      -2-  5   92%  D Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores
   O      1--  4  100%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 7.

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