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@BOS		4
2
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@CHW		3
9
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@KCR		7
8
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@OAK		2
6
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@TBD		1
5
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@ARI		11
13
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@CHC		6
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13
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Thursday, September 27, 2001 7:20PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 38,154, Time of Game: 3:02
Astros
6
91-62
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cubs
5
82-71
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 9 GB
W: Shane Reynolds (13-10)
L: Kevin Tapani (9-14)
S: Billy Wagner (38)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  2  0   0  1  3   0  0  0    6  7  0
Cubs            1  0  1   0  0  0   0  3  0    5  8  2

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 3 0 0 1 1 1 .287 .820 15 11 -0.012 0.97 0.061 -0.073 -0.5 5 3 SB,SF
Julio Lugo SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .267 .713 16 12 -0.009 0.59 0.037 -0.046 -0.3 1 8
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .968 15 8 -0.121 0.75 0.000 -0.121 -1.3 12 1 GDP
Lance Berkman LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .335 1.065 18 10 0.026 0.62 0.065 -0.039 0.0 1 0 2B
Richard Hidalgo CF-RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 .273 .801 12 7 0.081 1.05 0.111 -0.030 0.7 2 0 SB
Orlando Merced RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .271 .785 13 4 -0.047 1.00 0.039 -0.086 -0.3 1 0
   Glen Barker PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .317 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Vinny Castilla 3B 3 1 1 3 1 1 .267 .800 18 10 0.131 1.16 0.215 -0.084 1.8 2 2 HR
Tony Eusebio C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .246 .737 19 8 0.087 0.94 0.098 -0.011 0.2 2 0 2B,IW
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Shane Reynolds P 2 0 1 2 0 1 .082 .243 7 5 0.164 1.63 0.183 -0.020 1.4 0 3 SH
   Michael Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Ausmus C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .629 2 2 -0.016 0.66 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 32 6 7 6 5 8 .219 .691 135 77 0.284 0.91 0.809 -0.526 1.5 27 17
2B: L Berkman (50, off K Tapani); T Eusebio (7, off K Tapani).
HR: V Castilla (25, off K Tapani; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: C Biggio (6, off K Tapani).
SH: S Reynolds (8, off K Tapani).
IBB: T Eusebio (3, by K Tapani).
TB: V Castilla 4; L Berkman 2; R Hidalgo 2; T Eusebio 2; J Lugo; S Reynolds.
GIDP: J Bagwell (19).
RBI: V Castilla 3 (89); S Reynolds 2 (4); C Biggio (65).
2-out RBI: S Reynolds 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Biggio-J Lugo-J Bagwell.
Baserunning
SB: R Hidalgo (2, 2nd base off K Tapani/T Hundley); C Biggio (6, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/R Machado).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .275 .719 25 14 -0.176 1.87 0.044 -0.221 -0.9 4 1
Ricky Gutierrez SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .755 12 9 -0.183 1.47 0.000 -0.183 -1.1 0 5
Sammy Sosa RF 5 3 4 1 0 0 .324 1.162 19 10 0.214 1.14 0.249 -0.034 1.5 0 0 HR
Fred McGriff 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 .308 .929 23 12 -0.109 1.69 0.135 -0.244 1.3 10 0 HR,2B,GDP
Rondell White LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .309 .895 19 12 0.160 1.37 0.207 -0.047 0.9 0 0
   Chad Meyers PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .585 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Bill Mueller 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .831 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Michael Tucker CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 .740 7 6 0.030 1.63 0.122 -0.092 -0.3 3 0
Todd Hundley C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .634 9 7 -0.051 0.68 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 5 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .674 2 1 -0.024 4.32 0.000 -0.024 -0.1 SH
   Robert Machado C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .592 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Augie Ojeda 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .206 .536 13 8 -0.023 0.64 0.014 -0.037 -0.3 1 4
   Roosevelt Brown PH-LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .724 4 2 -0.064 3.72 0.000 -0.064 -0.0 0 0
Kevin Tapani P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .495 5 5 -0.039 0.71 0.000 -0.039 -0.3 0 0
   Joe Girardi C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 .643 5 1 0.020 0.43 0.020 0.000 0.3 2 0
   Matt Stairs PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 .819 4 0 0.030 4.08 0.030 0.000 0.1
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 8 5 6 2 .242 .814 147 87 -0.215 1.52 0.821 -1.036 0.5 27 11
2B: F McGriff (25, off S Reynolds).
HR: F McGriff (29, off M Jackson; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); S Sosa (59, off S Reynolds; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
SH: D DeShields (3, off M Williams).
TB: S Sosa 7; F McGriff 6; R White; M Tucker.
GIDP: F McGriff (13).
RBI: F McGriff 2 (98); R White (46); S Sosa (148); R Brown (14).
2-out RBI: R White; S Sosa.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Ojeda-E Young-F McGriff.
E: E Young (12); S Sosa (6).

Houston Astros

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
Shane Reynolds, W (13-10) 6.1 4 2 2 4 1 1 4.48 27 100 64 37 9 18 13 8 3 1 54 0.100 0.92 1.0
Michael Jackson 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 1 4.68 5 20 9 6 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 -0.162 0.97 -1.9
Mike Williams, H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.26 4 11 4 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 -0.064 3.79 -0.6
Octavio Dotel, H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.39 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.142 5.14 0.5
Billy Wagner, S (38) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.72 3 10 6 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.200 3.59 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 6 2 2 5.00 40 147 87 52 14 21 19 11 6 2 54 4 1 0.216 0.91 -0.5
M Jackson faced 3 batters in the 8th 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 (9-14) 6 7 6 6 2 4 1 4.49 27 84 50 34 4 12 9 11 5 1 36 -0.341 1.17 -3.0
Todd Van Poppel 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.65 8 35 17 7 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.019 0.13 1.0
Kyle Farnsworth 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.75 4 16 10 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.038 0.73 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 6 6 5 8 1 6.00 39 135 77 44 10 23 14 11 5 1 36 0 0 -0.284 1.52 -1.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: K Tapani (6; T Eusebio).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Mark Barron, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 38,154.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 57° F, Wind 7mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 3-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR HOU V. Castilla K. Tapani 21% 91% Home Run; Hidalgo Scores; Merced Scores
b9 5-6 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO CHC F. McGriff B. Wagner 21% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR HOU S. Reynolds K. Tapani 18% 61% Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Berkman Scores; Hidalgo Scores; Eusebio to 3B/Adv on E9
b8 5-6 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O CHC E. Young O. Dotel 14% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-2 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R CHC R. White S. Reynolds -13% 44% Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Sosa Scores; McGriff to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio K. Tapani -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU J. Lugo K. Tapani 2% 50% Reached on E4 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU J. Bagwell K. Tapani -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC E. Young S. Reynolds 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Gutierrez S. Reynolds 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  R CHC S. Sosa S. Reynolds -10% 39% Home Run (CF-RF)
b1 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC F. McGriff S. Reynolds -2% 37% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b1 1-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. White S. Reynolds 3% 39% Fielder's Choice SS; McGriff out at 3B/SS-3B; White to 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU L. Berkman K. Tapani 6% 46% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t2 0-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo K. Tapani 7% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive); Berkman to 3B
t2 0-1 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O HOU O. Merced K. Tapani -7% 47% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-1 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  O HOU V. Castilla K. Tapani -6% 41% Strikeout Looking, Hidalgo Steals 2B
t2 0-1 2 -23 4,(3-0)  HOU T. Eusebio K. Tapani 2% 42% Intentional Walk
t2 0-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR HOU S. Reynolds K. Tapani 18% 61% Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Berkman Scores; Hidalgo Scores; Eusebio to 3B/Adv on E9
t2 2-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio K. Tapani -5% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
b2 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Tucker S. Reynolds 3% 59% Groundout: P-1B
b2 1-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC T. Hundley S. Reynolds 2% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 1-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC A. Ojeda S. Reynolds -1% 59% Walk
b2 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Tapani S. Reynolds 3% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 2-3-4
t3 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Lugo K. Tapani -2% 59% Bunt Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home)
t3 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell K. Tapani -2% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman K. Tapani -1% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC E. Young S. Reynolds -4% 52% Walk
b3 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Gutierrez S. Reynolds 4% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 1-2 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa S. Reynolds 3% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 1-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC F. McGriff S. Reynolds -2% 57% Walk; Sosa to 2B
b3 1-2 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R CHC R. White S. Reynolds -13% 44% Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Sosa Scores; McGriff to 3B
b3 2-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Tucker S. Reynolds 6% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 5-6-7
t4 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo K. Tapani -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU O. Merced K. Tapani -2% 45% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t4 2-2 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU V. Castilla K. Tapani -1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 7-8-9
b4 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC T. Hundley S. Reynolds 3% 47% Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
b4 2-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC A. Ojeda S. Reynolds 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-2 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC K. Tapani S. Reynolds 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 8-9-1
t5 2-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU T. Eusebio K. Tapani 8% 58% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t5 2-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Reynolds K. Tapani -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Eusebio to 3B
t5 2-2 1 --3 2,(0-1)  RO HOU C. Biggio K. Tapani 3% 60% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Eusebio Scores
t5 3-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Lugo K. Tapani 1% 61% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t5 3-2 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell K. Tapani -3% 59% Popfly: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
b5 2-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC E. Young S. Reynolds 3% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Gutierrez S. Reynolds 2% 65% Lineout: 3B
b5 2-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC S. Sosa S. Reynolds -2% 63% Single (Ground Ball)
b5 2-3 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  O CHC F. McGriff S. Reynolds 4% 66% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Kevin Tapani facing 4-5-6
t6 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU L. Berkman K. Tapani -2% 64% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
t6 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo K. Tapani 3% 66% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t6 3-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU O. Merced K. Tapani 4% 70% Walk; Hidalgo to 2B
t6 3-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR HOU V. Castilla K. Tapani 21% 91% Home Run; Hidalgo Scores; Merced Scores
t6 6-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio K. Tapani -0% 91% Strikeout Looking
t6 6-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU S. Reynolds K. Tapani -0% 91% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
b6 2-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC R. White S. Reynolds 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Tucker S. Reynolds 1% 94% Flyball: LF
b6 2-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC T. Hundley S. Reynolds 1% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 2.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cubs' Todd Van Poppel facing 1-2-3
Todd Van Poppel replaces Todd Hundley (C) pitching and batting 7th
Joe Girardi replaces Kevin Tapani (P) playing C batting 9th
t7 6-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio T. Van Poppel -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 6-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lugo T. Van Poppel -0% 93% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell T. Van Poppel -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
b7 2-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Ojeda S. Reynolds 2% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 2-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Girardi S. Reynolds -2% 93% Walk
Michael Jackson replaces Shane Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-6 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHC E. Young M. Jackson 2% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 2-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Gutierrez M. Jackson 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 2.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cubs' Todd Van Poppel facing 4-5-6
t8 6-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman T. Van Poppel -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 6-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo T. Van Poppel -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
t8 6-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU O. Merced T. Van Poppel 0% 96% Walk
Glen Barker pinch runs for Orlando Merced (RF) batting 6th
t8 6-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU V. Castilla T. Van Poppel 0% 96% Walk; Barker to 2B
t8 6-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O HOU T. Eusebio T. Van Poppel -1% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Astros' Michael Jackson facing 3-4-5
Glen Barker moves from PR to CF
Richard Hidalgo moves from CF to RF
b8 2-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC S. Sosa M. Jackson -3% 93% Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b8 2-6 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR CHC F. McGriff M. Jackson -9% 84% Home Run; Sosa Scores
b8 4-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. White M. Jackson -8% 76% Walk
Mike Williams replaces Michael Jackson pitching and batting 9th
Chad Meyers pinch runs for Rondell White (LF) batting 5th
b8 4-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Tucker M. Williams -12% 64% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Meyers to 2B
Delino DeShields pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel (P) batting 7th
b8 4-6 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. DeShields M. Williams 2% 66% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Meyers to 3B; Tucker to 2B
Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Augie Ojeda (3B) batting 8th
b8 4-6 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RO CHC R. Brown M. Williams 6% 73% Groundout: SS-1B; Meyers Scores; Tucker to 3B
Matt Stairs pinch hits for Joe Girardi (C) batting 9th
b8 5-6 2 --3 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Stairs M. Williams -3% 70% Walk
Octavio Dotel replaces Tony Eusebio (C) pitching and batting 8th
Brad Ausmus replaces Mike Williams (P) playing C batting 9th
b8 5-6 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O CHC E. Young O. Dotel 14% 84% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 5.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Cubs' Kyle Farnsworth facing 9-1-2
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Matt Stairs (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Robert Machado replaces Delino DeShields (PH) playing C batting 7th
Bill Mueller replaces Chad Meyers (PR) playing 3B batting 5th
Roosevelt Brown moves from PH to LF
t9 6-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus K. Farnsworth -2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 6-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio K. Farnsworth 2% 84% Walk
t9 6-5 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lugo K. Farnsworth -2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell K. Farnsworth 1% 83% Biggio Steals 2B
t9 6-5 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell K. Farnsworth -3% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
Billy Wagner replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 8th
b9 5-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Gutierrez B. Wagner 9% 89% Lineout: 1B
b9 5-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC S. Sosa B. Wagner -10% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b9 5-6 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO CHC F. McGriff B. Wagner 21% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 5.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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  • 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.

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