Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 2002 > May 21, 2002, Pirates at Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
KCR
@ANA		1
5
CHW
@BOS		8
3
CLE
@DET		1
5
TEX
@MIN		2
8
TOR
@NYY		1
4
BAL
@OAK		6
4		 
(14)
TBD
@SEA		1
0
SFG
@ARI		4
9
PIT
@CHC		12
1
PIT
@CHC		3
4
FLA
@CIN		1
6
SDP
@COL		6
7
LAD
@MIL		6
8
ATL
@MON		4
5		 
(10)
NYM
@PHI		0
4
HOU
@STL		1
3
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:38
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Pirates
12
21-22
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 5½ GB
 at Cubs
1
14-28
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 11 GB
L: Jason Bere (1-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  2   1  0  0   3  3  0   12 13  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  3  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chad Hermansen CF-LF 4 3 3 2 1 1 .333 1.044 19 10 0.035 0.25 0.042 -0.007 2.6 4 0 HR,2B
Jack Wilson SS 4 2 3 0 1 0 .210 .520 20 12 0.073 0.45 0.078 -0.006 1.7 0 3 2B
Brian Giles LF 3 3 2 4 1 0 .267 .903 13 7 0.072 0.73 0.096 -0.024 3.6 0 0 HR,3B
   Adrian Brown CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .603 5 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.2 1 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 2 0 0 2 0 1 .269 .729 13 10 0.006 0.60 0.011 -0.005 -0.7 1 1 2·SF
   Mike Benjamin 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .400 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 2
Rob Mackowiak RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .224 .663 14 9 0.009 0.21 0.018 -0.008 -1.0 1 0
Jason Kendall C 5 0 1 2 0 0 .261 .664 14 10 0.162 0.34 0.168 -0.006 1.2 4 0 2B
   Craig Wilson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .677 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Kevin Young 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .205 .701 17 11 0.006 0.21 0.029 -0.022 1.5 12 0 HR,2·2B
Pokey Reese 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .204 .536 11 10 -0.018 0.18 0.000 -0.018 -1.1 3 4
   Sean Lowe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 0
Jimmy Anderson P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 14 10 -0.013 0.17 0.000 -0.013 -0.4 0 2
   Abraham Nunez PH-2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 .227 .618 7 5 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.5 0 1
Team Totals 38 12 13 12 5 3 .342 1.163 152 99 0.332 0.31 0.442 -0.109 7.6 27 13
2B: J Wilson (4, off S Chiasson); K Young 2 (9, 1 off S Chiasson, 1 off P Mahomes); C Hermansen (2, off J Bere); J Kendall (4, off J Bere).
3B: B Giles (2, off J Bere).
HR: K Young (4, off J Bere; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Giles (8, off R Mahay; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Short RF Line); C Hermansen (2, off S Chiasson; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: A Ramirez 2 (5, 2 off J Bere).
TB: K Young 8; C Hermansen 7; B Giles 7; J Wilson 4; J Kendall 2; A Nunez.
RBI: B Giles 4 (20); J Kendall 2 (15); A Ramirez 2 (11); C Hermansen 2 (6); A Nunez (6); K Young (11).
2-out RBI: J Kendall 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Wilson-P Reese-K Young.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Corey Patterson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .792 17 11 -0.044 0.42 0.000 -0.044 -0.9 2 0
Bill Mueller 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .154 .563 24 12 -0.005 0.31 0.016 -0.021 -0.0 0 4
   Pat Mahomes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Sammy Sosa RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315 1.130 13 9 -0.043 0.31 0.000 -0.043 -1.0 4 0 GDP
Fred McGriff 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .218 .681 14 7 -0.034 0.33 0.000 -0.034 0.4 15 0 HR
Moises Alou LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .159 .479 6 2 0.019 0.41 0.025 -0.006 0.1 1 0
   Roosevelt Brown LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .631 4 3 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 1 0
Robert Machado C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 .723 16 13 -0.030 0.32 0.001 -0.031 -0.3 3 1
Bobby Hill 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .506 15 9 0.034 0.28 0.035 -0.001 0.3 0 4
Mark Bellhorn SS-3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .746 11 6 0.019 0.75 0.034 -0.015 -0.3 1 4
Jason Bere P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .357 1 1 -0.074 2.94 0.000 -0.074 -0.8 0 0
   Chris Stynes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .611 3 2 -0.009 0.43 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   Ron Mahay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scott Chiasson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Augie Ojeda PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170 .426 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 29 1 3 1 5 4 .103 .442 125 76 -0.168 0.42 0.111 -0.279 -3.4 27 14
HR: F McGriff (5, off S Lowe; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: F McGriff 4; B Hill; R Machado.
GIDP: S Sosa (2).
RBI: F McGriff (25).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.

Pittsburgh Pirates

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
Jimmy Anderson, W (4-5) 7 2 0 0 4 2 0 4.31 26 101 59 32 9 18 12 8 3 0 71 0.168 0.55 3.4
Sean Lowe 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 7.53 8 24 17 8 5 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.0
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 5 4 1 1.00 34 125 76 40 14 22 14 10 3 1 71 0 0 0.168 0.31 3.4

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
Jason Bere, L (1-7) 5 6 6 6 3 2 1 6.80 24 80 49 33 6 10 8 10 5 1 30 -0.324 0.56 -3.6
Ron Mahay 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 6.91 9 32 23 12 3 8 4 3 1 0 0 0 -0.008 0.04 -2.0
Scott Chiasson 1 4 3 3 1 0 1 23.14 8 25 17 12 1 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 -0.001 0.00 -2.5
Pat Mahomes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 4 15 10 5 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 12 12 5 3 3 12.00 45 152 99 62 11 26 17 18 9 2 30 0 0 -0.333 0.42 -7.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Mike Vanvleet, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Chad Hermansen CF 1 Corey Patterson CF
2 Jack Wilson SS 2 Bill Mueller 3B
3 Brian Giles LF 3 Sammy Sosa RF
4 Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 Fred McGriff 1B
5 Rob Mackowiak RF 5 Moises Alou LF
6 Jason Kendall C 6 Robert Machado C
7 Kevin Young 1B 7 Bobby Hill 2B
8 Pokey Reese 2B 8 Mark Bellhorn SS
9 Jimmy Anderson P 9 Jason Bere P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR PIT J. Kendall J. Bere 17% 76% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Giles Scores; Mackowiak Scores
t3 3-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R PIT B. Giles J. Bere 8% 91% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Wilson Scores
b2 0-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Bere J. Anderson 7% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  PIT J. Wilson J. Bere 6% 59% Single (Ground Ball); Hermansen to 2B
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT C. Hermansen J. Bere 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive)

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jason Bere facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT C. Hermansen J. Bere 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  PIT J. Wilson J. Bere 6% 59% Single (Ground Ball); Hermansen to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Giles J. Bere -2% 57% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hermansen to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  RO PIT A. Ramirez J. Bere 1% 58% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hermansen Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT R. Mackowiak J. Bere 2% 60% Walk; Giles to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR PIT J. Kendall J. Bere 17% 76% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Giles Scores; Mackowiak Scores
t1 3-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT K. Young J. Bere -2% 74% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Anderson 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC B. Mueller J. Anderson 1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Anderson 1% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Jason Bere facing 8-9-1
t2 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT P. Reese J. Bere -1% 77% Lineout: RF
t2 3-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Anderson J. Bere -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Hermansen J. Bere -1% 76% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC F. McGriff J. Anderson 2% 78% Lineout: CF
b2 0-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Alou J. Anderson -2% 75% Walk
b2 0-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Machado J. Anderson 3% 78% Flyball: RF
b2 0-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC B. Hill J. Anderson -2% 76% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Alou to 2B
b2 0-3 2 12- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Bellhorn J. Anderson -3% 73% Walk; Alou to 3B; Hill to 2B
b2 0-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Bere J. Anderson 7% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Jason Bere facing 2-3-4
t3 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Wilson J. Bere 2% 82% Walk
t3 3-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R PIT B. Giles J. Bere 8% 91% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Wilson Scores
t3 4-0 0 --3 1,(0-0)  RO PIT A. Ramirez J. Bere -0% 91% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Giles Scores
t3 5-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Mackowiak J. Bere -0% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 5-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Kendall J. Bere -0% 90% Popfly: 1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
b3 0-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Anderson 1% 91% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC B. Mueller J. Anderson -2% 90% Walk
b3 0-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC S. Sosa J. Anderson 3% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Jason Bere facing 7-8-9
t4 5-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R PIT K. Young J. Bere 3% 96% Home Run
t4 6-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT P. Reese J. Bere -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 6-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Anderson J. Bere -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 6-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT C. Hermansen J. Bere 0% 95% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t4 6-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Wilson J. Bere -1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 4-5-6
b4 0-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC F. McGriff J. Anderson 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Alou J. Anderson 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Machado J. Anderson 0% 97% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cubs' Jason Bere facing 3-4-5
t5 6-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT B. Giles J. Bere 0% 97% Walk
t5 6-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez J. Bere -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t5 6-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Mackowiak J. Bere -0% 96% Flyball: CF
t5 6-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall J. Bere -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 7-8-9
b5 0-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC B. Hill J. Anderson -2% 94% Walk
b5 0-6 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Bellhorn J. Anderson 1% 96% Flyball: CF
Chris Stynes pinch hits for Jason Bere (P) batting 9th
b5 0-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC C. Stynes J. Anderson 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B; Hill to 2B
b5 0-6 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Anderson 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cubs' Ron Mahay facing 7-8-9
Ron Mahay replaces Chris Stynes (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT K. Young R. Mahay -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 6-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT P. Reese R. Mahay -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Anderson R. Mahay -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 2-3-4
b6 0-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Mueller J. Anderson 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b6 0-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Anderson 0% 98% Lineout: 3B
b6 0-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC F. McGriff J. Anderson 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cubs' Ron Mahay facing 1-2-3
t7 6-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT C. Hermansen R. Mahay 0% 99% Walk
t7 6-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Wilson R. Mahay 0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Hermansen to 2B
t7 6-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  RRR PIT B. Giles R. Mahay 1% 100% Inside-the-park Home Run to SS (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Hermansen Scores; Wilson Scores
Roosevelt Brown replaces Moises Alou playing LF batting 5th
t7 9-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Ramirez R. Mahay -0% 100% Popfly: 1B
t7 9-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Mackowiak R. Mahay -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t7 9-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Mahay -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-9, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 5-6-7
Mike Benjamin replaces Aramis Ramirez playing 3B batting 4th
Chad Hermansen moves from CF to LF
Adrian Brown replaces Brian Giles (LF) playing CF batting 3rd
b7 0-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Brown J. Anderson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 0-9 1 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC R. Machado J. Anderson -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b7 0-9 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Hill J. Anderson 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B; Machado to 2B
b7 0-9 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Bellhorn J. Anderson 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Cubs 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-0, Cubs' Scott Chiasson facing 7-8-9
Scott Chiasson replaces Ron Mahay pitching and batting 9th
t8 9-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT K. Young S. Chiasson 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t8 9-0 0 -2- 4,(0-2)  O PIT P. Reese S. Chiasson -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Jimmy Anderson (P) batting 9th
t8 9-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R PIT A. Nunez S. Chiasson 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Young Scores
t8 10-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR PIT C. Hermansen S. Chiasson 0% 100% Home Run; Nunez Scores
t8 12-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Wilson S. Chiasson 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t8 12-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Brown S. Chiasson 0% 100% Walk
t8 12-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Benjamin S. Chiasson 0% 100% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Wilson to 3B; Brown to 2B
t8 12-0 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Mackowiak S. Chiasson 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 12, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-12, Pirates' Sean Lowe facing 9-1-2
Sean Lowe replaces Pokey Reese (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Abraham Nunez moves from PH to 2B
Augie Ojeda pinch hits for Scott Chiasson (P) batting 9th
b8 0-12 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Ojeda S. Lowe 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
b8 0-12 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Patterson S. Lowe 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 0-12 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC B. Mueller S. Lowe 0% 100% Walk
b8 0-12 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Sosa S. Lowe 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 12, Cubs 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 12-0, Cubs' Pat Mahomes facing 6-7-8
Pat Mahomes replaces Bill Mueller (3B) pitching and batting 2nd
Mark Bellhorn moves from SS to 3B
Augie Ojeda moves from PH to SS
t9 12-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Kendall P. Mahomes 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 12-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT K. Young P. Mahomes 0% 100% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t9 12-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT S. Lowe P. Mahomes 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 12-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Nunez P. Mahomes 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 12, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-12, Pirates' Sean Lowe facing 4-5-6
Craig Wilson replaces Jason Kendall playing C batting 6th
b9 0-12 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R CHC F. McGriff S. Lowe 0% 100% Home Run (LF-CF)
b9 1-12 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Brown S. Lowe 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 1-12 1 --- 5,(0-2)  O CHC R. Machado S. Lowe 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-12 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC B. Hill S. Lowe 0% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 12, Cubs 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHN200205211
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • 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.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

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.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.