April 15, 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 7
@ANA 5 TBD 7
@BAL 4 BOS 5
NYY 4 MIN 4
CHW 3 TEX 10
@OAK 8 KCR 4
@TOR 2 ATL 3
PHI 0 CHC 5
PIT 1 COL 10
ARI 7
(10) MIL 7
SFG 4 FLA 6
@MON 3 CIN 3
@NYM 1 LAD 5
@SDP 4 STL 6
HOU 5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 21,061

Sunday, April 15, 2001, 1:21PM
Time of Game: 2:56

Pirates

4-8

Lost 4

6th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  0   3  1  X    5 11  0

W: C Duncan (1-0), L: S Sauerbeck (0-1)

Cubs

8-4

Won 5

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .737   21    5   1   
D Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .136  .292   20    0   0   GDP
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Vander Wal 1B               3   0   1   0    1   2  .303  .880   26    8   0   SB,CS
B Giles CF-LF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .267  .831   28    1   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .926   14    2   2   
E Wilson 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .120  .274   16    2   2   
J Wehner LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .730    8    2   0   SB
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Osik RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         2   0   
A Nunez SS                    2   1   2   0    1   0  .563 1.338   18    2   3   
T Ritchie P                   2   0   1   1    0   1  .167  .334   15    0   2   
  E Brown CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .546    4    0   0   
Totals                       28   1   5   1    4  13              170   24  10

BATTING

TB: A Nunez 2; J Vander Wal; T Ritchie; J Wehner.

GIDP: D Bell (1).

RBI: T Ritchie (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Wilson-A Nunez-J Vander Wal.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Wehner (1, 2nd base off K Wood/T Hundley); J Vander Wal (2, 2nd base off K Wood/T Hundley).

CS: J Vander Wal (1, 3rd base by K Wood/T Hundley).

PO: J Wehner (2nd base by K Wood).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   1   2   1    1   1  .269  .701   18    1   1   HR,CS
B Mueller 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .792   26    1   0   
R Brown LF                    1   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .300   17    0   0   
  G Matthews PH-LF            0   1   0   0    1   0  .158  .484    6    0   0   
S Sosa RF                     3   1   1   3    1   1  .282 1.197   22    1   1   HR
T Hundley C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .115  .435   10   15   1   
R Gutierrez SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .325  .961   11    2   3   SH
M Stairs 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .192  .468   11    6   0   GDP
D Buford CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .074  .249   12    1   0   
K Wood P                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    3    0   2   
  R White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .921    1    0   0   
  C Duncan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Fyhrie P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Zuleta PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .381 1.126    6    0   0   2B
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   5  11   5    5   4              143   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Zuleta (2, off M Williams).

HR: E Young (1, off T Ritchie; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); S Sosa (5, off M Wilkins; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: R Gutierrez (2, off T Ritchie).

TB: E Young 5; S Sosa 4; B Mueller 2; M Stairs 2; J Zuleta 2; T Hundley; R Gutierrez; K Wood.

GIDP: M Stairs (1).

RBI: S Sosa 3 (11); J Zuleta (9); E Young (5).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Hundley-B Mueller; M Fyhrie-R Gutierrez-M Stairs.

BASERUNNING

CS: E Young (1, 2nd base by T Ritchie/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
T Ritchie                      6     7   1   1    4   2   1   3.63   27   91-52   34· 3·15   12· 4· 4· 1     52    -     1.48   0.21
S Sauerbeck, L (0-1)           0.1   1   2   2    1   1   0   5.06    3   17-8     1· 1· 6    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.57  -0.06
M Wilkins                      0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1  11.05    3   12-6     3· 1· 2    0· 0· 2· 1          2-2    1.12  -0.29
M Williams                     1     2   1   1    0   1   0   1.80    5   18-13    8· 4· 1    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.13  -0.01
Totals                         8    11   5   5    5   4   2          38  138-79   46· 9·24   13· 6· 8· 2          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
K Wood                         6     3   1   1    3  10   0   3.94   22  115-70   38·16·16    4· 3· 2· 0     69    -     1.07   0.21
C Duncan, W (1-0)              1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.45    6   20-12    4· 4· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.24   0.04
M Fyhrie, H (2)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    1    6-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.37   0.09
K Farnsworth                   1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.84    3   16-11    6· 1· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    4  13   0          32  157-96   50·21·25    6· 5· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: K Wood (2).

IBB: None.

PO: K Wood (1; J Wehner, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 21,061.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

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         1B    3. R Brown              LF 
4. B Giles              CF    4. S Sosa               RF 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. T Hundley            C  
6. E Wilson             2B    6. R Gutierrez          SS 
7. J Wehner             LF    7. M Stairs             1B 
8. A Nunez              SS    8. D Buford             CF 
9. T Ritchie            P     9. K Wood               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-1  12-  6   29%  94% S Sosa          M Wilkins       Home Run; Mueller Scores; Matthews Scores
   b 5   1  1-0  ---  1   16%  54% E Young         T Ritchie       Home Run
   b 4   0  1-0  1--  4  -10%  37% M Stairs        T Ritchie       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-  7  -10%  38% T Ritchie       K Wood          Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nunez Scores
   t 8   1  4-1  12-  6    9%  97% D Bell          M Fyhrie        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   54%  D Bell          Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   55%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  E Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      53%  B Mueller       Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   51%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   52%  R Brown         Walk
          1--  5   54%  S Sosa          Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  T Hundley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kerry Wood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   52%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  A Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  E Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Ritchie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   53%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   50%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kerry Wood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   52%  J Wehner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   50%  A Nunez         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      48%  T Ritchie       Wild Pitch; Nunez to 2B
   R      -2-  7   38%  " "             Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nunez Scores
   O      1-- 10   41%  J Kendall       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  7   43%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Ritchie facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   48%  K Wood          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  6   55%  E Young         Walk; Wood to 2B
   O      12-  2   48%  B Mueller       Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Young to 2B
          12-  8   55%  R Brown         Walk; Young to 3B; Mueller to 2B
   O      123  6   46%  S Sosa          Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      123  3   37%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kerry Wood facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   34%  J Vander Wal    Walk
          1--      31%  B Giles         Vander Wal Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   35%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  6   34%  A Ramirez       Walk
   OO     12-  7   42%  E Wilson        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Vander Wal Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Ritchie facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   47%  R Gutierrez     Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   37%  M Stairs        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   36%  D Buford        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kerry Wood facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   32%  J Wehner        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--      29%  A Nunez         Wehner Steals 2B
          -2-  5   27%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      36%  T Ritchie       Wehner Picked off 2B (P-2B)
   O      1--  4   39%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   41%  J Kendall       Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Ritchie facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   38%  K Wood          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  1   54%  E Young         Home Run
          ---  2   57%  B Mueller       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   53%  R Brown         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   50%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Kerry Wood facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   56%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   57%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Todd Ritchie facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   63%  T Hundley       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   61%  R Gutierrez     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Hundley to 2B
          -2-  1   68%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hundley to 3B
   O      1-3  2   59%  D Buford        Groundout: P-1B; Stairs to 2B
                  Rondell White pinch hits for Kerry Wood batting 9th
   O      -23  1   50%  R White         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Courtney Duncan facing 5-6-7
                  Courtney Duncan replaces Rondell White pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   54%  A Ramirez       Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  4   57%  E Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   59%  J Wehner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces John Wehner pitching and batting 7th; Brian Giles moves to LF; Emil Brown replaces Todd Ritchie playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  5   55%  E Young         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   59%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
                  Gary Matthews pinch hits for Roosevelt Brown batting 3rd
          1--  6   64%  G Matthews      Walk; Mueller to 2B
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 7th
   RRR    12-  6   94%  S Sosa          Home Run; Mueller Scores; Matthews Scores
   O      ---  4   93%  T Hundley       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   93%  R Gutierrez     Lineout: 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Courtney Duncan facing 8-9-1
                  Gary Matthews moves to LF
          ---  2   89%  A Nunez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   93%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   88%  J Kendall       Walk; Nunez to 2B
                  Mike Fyhrie replaces Courtney Duncan pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  6   97%  D Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Williams facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Williams replaces Derek Bell pitching and batting 2nd; Keith Osik replaces Marc Wilkins playing RF batting 7th
          ---  1   98%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   97%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
                  Julio Zuleta pinch hits for Mike Fyhrie batting 9th
   R      1--  6   99%  J Zuleta        Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Stairs Scores
   O      -2-  3   99%  E Young         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  5   99%  B Mueller       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Kyle Farnsworth facing 3-4-5
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Julio Zuleta pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  J Vander Wal    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Vander Wal out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  6  100%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation