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MIN
@ANA		6
4
CHW
@CLE		7
8
TOR
@DET		3
4
BOS
@NYY		2
9
TBD
@OAK		4
10
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@SEA		1
6
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@TEX		8
3
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@ARI		6
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@CHC		5
3
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@COL		7
3
NYM
@FLA		9
7
MIL
@HOU		7
2
PHI
@MON		6
0
CIN
@PIT		2
5
LAD
@STL		5
6
Saturday, September 8, 2001 3:10PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 38,705, Time of Game: 2:48
Braves
5
77-64
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Cubs
3
77-64
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
2nd, 5½ GB
W: Tom Glavine (14-7)
L: Kevin Tapani (9-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  4   0  0  0   0  1  0    5 11  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  0    3  7  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marcus Giles 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .285 .786 15 12 0.128 0.79 0.193 -0.065 0.4 1 2 2·2B,CS
Julio Franco 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .259 .741 19 11 0.156 0.78 0.177 -0.021 1.4 13 0 2B
Chipper Jones 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .317 1.009 10 7 0.089 0.56 0.143 -0.054 0.8 0 1 HR,GDP
   Wes Helms 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .692 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Brian Jordan RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .823 18 11 -0.036 0.44 0.005 -0.041 -0.4 3 0
B.J. Surhoff LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .265 .715 18 11 -0.001 0.41 0.023 -0.024 0.1 0 0
Andruw Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .255 .783 16 9 -0.049 0.49 0.008 -0.057 -0.9 4 0 GDP
Rey Sanchez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 .663 9 7 -0.036 0.68 0.023 -0.059 -0.0 0 6
Paul Bako C 3 1 1 0 1 2 .178 .584 21 12 0.009 0.59 0.033 -0.024 0.3 6 0
Tom Glavine P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .140 .369 6 4 -0.025 0.75 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 0 3
   Rudy Seanez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .754 2 1 -0.013 0.50 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
   Mike Remlinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steve Karsay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Bernard Gilkey PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .727 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Keith Lockhart PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .620 5 3 -0.023 0.78 0.000 -0.023 -0.8
   John Smoltz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 5 11 5 2 6 .314 .837 139 88 0.199 0.61 0.605 -0.406 0.5 27 14
2B: J Franco (1, off K Tapani); M Giles 2 (8, 1 off K Tapani, 1 off J Fassero).
HR: C Jones (35, off K Tapani; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
TB: M Giles 5; C Jones 4; J Franco 3; B Surhoff 2; P Bako; R Sanchez; B Jordan.
GIDP: C Jones (12); A Jones (9).
RBI: J Franco 2 (5); C Jones 2 (93); M Giles (18).
2-out RBI: C Jones 2; J Franco; M Giles.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Baserunning
CS: M Giles (4, 2nd base by K Tapani/J Girardi).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .279 .728 19 12 -0.016 1.10 0.068 -0.084 -0.1 4 6 2B
Ricky Gutierrez SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .292 .760 14 10 0.066 0.98 0.110 -0.044 0.7 1 5
Sammy Sosa RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .313 1.138 18 11 0.143 1.30 0.195 -0.051 0.8 2 0 2B
Fred McGriff 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .903 4 3 -0.023 0.92 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 4 0
   Matt Stairs 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .781 14 8 -0.138 1.53 0.000 -0.138 -0.9 9 0
Rondell White LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .308 .889 16 13 -0.127 1.21 0.000 -0.127 -0.9 1 0
Ron Coomer 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .708 10 7 -0.091 1.13 0.000 -0.091 -0.6 0 1
   Jeff Fassero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Todd Van Poppel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Delino DeShields PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .226 .677 5 3 0.032 0.56 0.032 0.000 0.2 2B
Michael Tucker CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .249 .735 21 17 -0.058 1.15 0.058 -0.115 0.2 1 0 HR
Joe Girardi C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .651 9 6 -0.034 0.77 0.014 -0.048 -0.2 5 2
Kevin Tapani P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .494 1 1 -0.007 0.29 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 0 1
   Chad Meyers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 4 2 -0.024 0.84 0.000 -0.024 -0.2
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .292 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Mueller PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .840 4 2 -0.024 0.94 0.000 -0.024 -0.1 0 1
Team Totals 34 3 7 3 0 6 .206 .588 139 95 -0.301 1.09 0.477 -0.776 -1.5 27 16
2B: D DeShields (15, off J Smoltz); E Young (39, off T Glavine); S Sosa (31, off R Seanez).
HR: M Tucker (12, off T Glavine; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
TB: M Tucker 4; E Young 2; R Gutierrez 2; D DeShields 2; S Sosa 2; J Girardi.
RBI: M Tucker (53); S Sosa (138); R Gutierrez (55).
2-out RBI: M Tucker.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Gutierrez-E Young-M Stairs 2.

Atlanta Braves

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
Tom Glavine, W (14-7) 5 4 2 2 0 1 1 3.66 19 64 40 27 3 10 9 8 3 1 52 0.093 0.64 0.9
Rudy Seanez, H (6) 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2.77 5 20 14 7 4 3 0 3 2 0 1 1 -0.079 2.16 -0.9
Mike Remlinger, H (28) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.78 3 14 10 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.108 1.42 0.5
Steve Karsay, H (11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.70 3 17 12 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.088 1.16 0.5
John Smoltz, S (7) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.35 4 24 19 12 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.091 1.31 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 0 6 1 3.00 34 139 95 56 14 25 14 13 6 1 52 1 1 0.301 0.61 1.5
T Glavine faced 1 batter in the 6th 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
Kevin Tapani, L (9-12) 5 7 4 4 0 4 1 4.10 21 83 54 36 5 13 7 9 7 1 41 -0.205 0.61 -1.5
Julian Tavarez 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.30 6 21 12 9 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.080 0.58 1.0
Jeff Fassero 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 3.39 8 28 17 10 3 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 -0.119 0.57 -1.6
Todd Van Poppel 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.86 2 7 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.046 0.84 1.6
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 2 6 1 5.00 37 139 88 58 11 19 16 12 9 1 41 3 0 -0.198 1.09 -0.5
Balks: None.
WP: R Seanez (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Mike DiMuro, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Ed Rapuano.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 38,705.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 20mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Chicago Cubs
1 Marcus Giles 2B 1 Eric Young 2B
2 Julio Franco 1B 2 Ricky Gutierrez SS
3 Chipper Jones 3B 3 Sammy Sosa RF
4 Brian Jordan RF 4 Fred McGriff 1B
5 B.J. Surhoff LF 5 Rondell White LF
6 Andruw Jones CF 6 Ron Coomer 3B
7 Rey Sanchez SS 7 Michael Tucker CF
8 Paul Bako C 8 Joe Girardi C
9 Tom Glavine P 9 Kevin Tapani P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  R CHC S. Sosa R. Seanez -19% 50% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gutierrez Scores
t3 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR ATL C. Jones K. Tapani 14% 85% Home Run (LF-CF); Franco Scores
t3 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R ATL M. Giles K. Tapani 12% 60% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Bako Scores
t3 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R ATL J. Franco K. Tapani 10% 70% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Giles Scores
b6 1-4 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHC R. Gutierrez R. Seanez -9% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive); Young Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL M. Giles K. Tapani -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL J. Franco K. Tapani -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL C. Jones K. Tapani -1% 45% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC E. Young T. Glavine 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Gutierrez T. Glavine 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Sosa T. Glavine 1% 50% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL B. Jordan K. Tapani -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL B. Surhoff K. Tapani -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL A. Jones K. Tapani -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC F. McGriff T. Glavine 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. White T. Glavine 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Coomer T. Glavine 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 7-8-9
Matt Stairs replaces Fred McGriff playing 1B batting 4th
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL R. Sanchez K. Tapani -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL P. Bako K. Tapani 3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL T. Glavine K. Tapani -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bako to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R ATL M. Giles K. Tapani 12% 60% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Bako Scores
t3 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R ATL J. Franco K. Tapani 10% 70% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Giles Scores
t3 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR ATL C. Jones K. Tapani 14% 85% Home Run (LF-CF); Franco Scores
t3 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL B. Jordan K. Tapani 1% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 4-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  ATL B. Surhoff K. Tapani 1% 86% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Jordan to 3B
t3 4-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O ATL A. Jones K. Tapani -2% 84% Lineout: CF
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
b3 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Tucker T. Glavine 2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Girardi T. Glavine 1% 87% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b3 0-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Tapani T. Glavine 1% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 7-8-9
t4 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL R. Sanchez K. Tapani -1% 87% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t4 4-0 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O ATL P. Bako K. Tapani -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
t4 4-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL T. Glavine K. Tapani -0% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
b4 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC E. Young T. Glavine 2% 88% Flyball: CF
b4 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Gutierrez T. Glavine -2% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b4 0-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Sosa T. Glavine 2% 88% Flyball: CF
b4 0-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHC M. Stairs T. Glavine 2% 90% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
t5 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL M. Giles K. Tapani 1% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t5 4-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Franco K. Tapani -2% 89% Giles Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t5 4-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Franco K. Tapani -1% 89% Lineout: RF
t5 4-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL C. Jones K. Tapani -0% 88% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
b5 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. White T. Glavine 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Coomer T. Glavine 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Tucker T. Glavine -6% 86% Home Run (LF-CF)
b5 1-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC J. Girardi T. Glavine -1% 84% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
Chad Meyers pinch hits for Kevin Tapani (P) batting 9th
b5 1-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC C. Meyers T. Glavine 2% 87% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Julian Tavarez facing 4-5-6
Julian Tavarez replaces Chad Meyers (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL B. Jordan J. Tavarez -1% 86% Popfly: 2B
t6 4-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL B. Surhoff J. Tavarez 1% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t6 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL A. Jones J. Tavarez -2% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
b6 1-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC E. Young T. Glavine -7% 77% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
Rudy Seanez replaces Tom Glavine pitching and batting 9th
b6 1-4 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHC R. Gutierrez R. Seanez -9% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive); Young Scores
b6 2-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  R CHC S. Sosa R. Seanez -19% 50% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gutierrez Scores
b6 3-4 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Stairs R. Seanez 7% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-4 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. White R. Seanez 6% 64% Strikeout Looking
b6 3-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Coomer R. Seanez -1% 63% Wild Pitch; Sosa to 3B
b6 3-4 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Coomer R. Seanez 7% 70% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Julian Tavarez facing 7-8-9
t7 4-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL R. Sanchez J. Tavarez -2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL P. Bako J. Tavarez -2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
Dave Martinez pinch hits for Rudy Seanez (P) batting 9th
t7 4-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL D. Martinez J. Tavarez -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Braves' Mike Remlinger facing 7-8-9
Mike Remlinger replaces Dave Martinez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC M. Tucker M. Remlinger 5% 69% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Girardi M. Remlinger 3% 72% Flyball: RF
Bill Mueller pinch hits for Julian Tavarez (P) batting 9th
b7 3-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC B. Mueller M. Remlinger 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 3.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Jeff Fassero facing 1-2-3
Jeff Fassero replaces Ron Coomer (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Bill Mueller moves from PH to 3B
t8 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL M. Giles J. Fassero 6% 81% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t8 4-3 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  R ATL J. Franco J. Fassero 7% 88% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Giles Scores
t8 5-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO ATL C. Jones J. Fassero -4% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 5-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL B. Jordan J. Fassero -1% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Braves' Steve Karsay facing 1-2-3
Steve Karsay replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 9th
Wes Helms replaces Chipper Jones playing 3B batting 3rd
b8 3-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC E. Young S. Karsay 4% 88% Groundout: P-1B
b8 3-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Gutierrez S. Karsay 3% 91% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-5 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa S. Karsay 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 3.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cubs' Jeff Fassero facing 5-6-7
t9 5-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL B. Surhoff J. Fassero -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 5-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  ATL A. Jones J. Fassero 1% 93% Walk
t9 5-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL R. Sanchez J. Fassero 2% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones to 3B
t9 5-3 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  ATL P. Bako J. Fassero 1% 96% Walk; Sanchez to 2B
Todd Van Poppel replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 6th
Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Bernard Gilkey batting 9th
Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Steve Karsay (P) batting 9th
t9 5-3 1 123 5,(2-2)  O ATL K. Lockhart T. Van Poppel -2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-3 2 123 2,(0-1)  O ATL M. Giles T. Van Poppel -2% 91% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Braves' John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
John Smoltz replaces Keith Lockhart (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 3-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Stairs J. Smoltz 5% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b9 3-5 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHC R. White J. Smoltz 3% 99% Strikeout Looking
Delino DeShields pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel (P) batting 6th
b9 3-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC D. DeShields J. Smoltz -3% 95% Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b9 3-5 2 -2- 9,(1-2)  O CHC M. Tucker J. Smoltz 5% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 3.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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