May 22, 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
KCR 6 CHW 2
@BOS 0 DET 2
CLE 0 TEX 6
@MIN 5 TOR 8
@NYY 3 OAK 7
BAL 6 TBD 3
@SEA 2 SFG 12
@ARI 5 CHC 7
PIT 4 CIN 6
FLA 2 COL 5
SDP 3 LAD 1
@MIL 0 ATL 2
@MON 0 PHI 5
NYM 2 STL 3
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,138

Wednesday, May 22, 2002
Time of Game: 2:49

Pirates

21-24

Lost 2

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: M Prior (1-0), L: D Williams (2-5), S: A Alfonseca (7)

Cubs

16-28

Won 2

5th, 11 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hermansen CF                4   0   1   0    1   2  .297  .936   24    3   0   
J Wilson SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .519   18    1   4   SH
B Giles LF                    4   1   3   1    0   1  .283  .939   11    0   0   HR,SB
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .244  .665   28    0   1   
  M Benjamin PR-3B            0   1   0   0    0   0  .174  .400         1   0   
R Mackowiak RF                2   1   0   0    1   2  .220  .663   11    3   0   
  C Wilson PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .640    4    0   1   
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .664   17    3   0   HBP
K Young 1B                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .202  .699   21   10   0   GDP
P Reese 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .206  .535   14    3   3   
D Williams P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .500   10    0   4   
  R Villone P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .571         0   0   
  A Brown PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .216  .620    2    0   0   SB
  M Fetters P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Nunez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .605    6    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   4    4  11              166   24  13

BATTING

HR: B Giles (9, off M Prior; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: J Wilson (4, off M Prior).

HBP: J Kendall (1, by M Prior).

TB: B Giles 6; P Reese; J Kendall; C Hermansen; A Brown.

GIDP: K Young (3).

RBI: A Brown (11); B Giles (22); J Kendall (16); P Reese (9).

2-out RBI: P Reese; J Kendall.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: K Young (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Brown (7, 2nd base off P Mahomes/J Girardi); B Giles (5, 2nd base off M Prior/J Girardi).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .759   20    2   0   HBP
J Girardi C                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .263  .585   14   11   0   2B
S Sosa RF                     2   3   1   1    2   0  .318 1.168   15    2   0   HR,IW
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .227  .705   13   10   0   2B
M Alou LF                     3   0   2   1    1   0  .176  .536   16    0   0   3B
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
B Mueller 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .152  .519   12    0   4   SF
B Hill 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .404   11    2   1   SB
A Ojeda SS                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .172  .453   15    0   6   2B,SH
M Prior P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    0   0   
  C Stynes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .603    2    0   0   
  P Mahomes P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Lewis LF                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .270  .703    5    0   0   2B
Totals                       31   7   9   7    4   3              136   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Lewis (2, off S Sauerbeck); J Girardi (3, off S Sauerbeck); F McGriff (7, off D Williams); A Ojeda (2, off D Williams).

3B: M Alou (1, off D Williams).

HR: S Sosa (17, off D Williams; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SF: B Mueller (3, off R Villone).

SH: A Ojeda (4, off D Williams).

IBB: S Sosa (8, by D Williams).

HBP: C Patterson (3, by R Villone).

TB: M Alou 4; S Sosa 4; J Girardi 3; F McGriff 3; A Ojeda 2; D Lewis 2.

RBI: F McGriff 2 (27); S Sosa (28); M Alou (9); B Mueller (7); D Lewis (4); J Girardi (2).

2-out RBI: J Girardi.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Mueller-B Hill-F McGriff.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Hill (1, 2nd base off D Williams/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
D Williams, L (2-5)            4.1   7   5   5    2   2   1   5.73   23   84-51   31· 8·12    9· 3· 6· 1     29    -     0.87  -0.24
R Villone                      1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.26    6   18-11    8· 2· 1    3· 2· 0· 0          2-1    0.36   0.01
M Fetters                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.12    4   13-7     3· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.37   0.02
S Sauerbeck                    1     2   2   2    1   1   0   3.32    5   17-11    6· 1· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.53  -0.10
Totals                         8     9   7   7    4   3   1          38  132-80   48·13·19   15· 6· 8· 1          2-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Prior, W (1-0)               6     4   2   2    2  10   1   3.00   24  103-65   31·13·21    5· 3· 2· 1     64    -     0.95   0.17
P Mahomes, H (1)               1     1   1   1    1   1   0   6.23    5   24-13    7· 3· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.47  -0.01
J Fassero, H (3)               0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   5.75    2    9-6     5· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.06  -0.01
A Alfonseca, S (7)             1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.83    7   26-16   10· 2· 4    4· 0· 2· 0          1-1    1.58   0.04
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4  11   1          38  162-100  53·18·29   13· 3· 5· 1          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: D Williams (2).

IBB: D Williams (2; S Sosa).

HBP: R Villone (2; C Patterson); M Prior (1; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 40,138.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 18mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Hermansen          CF    1. C Patterson          CF 
2. J Wilson             SS    2. J Girardi            C  
3. B Giles              LF    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. R Mackowiak          RF    5. M Alou               LF 
6. J Kendall            C     6. B Mueller            3B 
7. K Young              1B    7. B Hill               2B 
8. P Reese              2B    8. A Ojeda              SS 
9. D Williams           P     9. M Prior              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  3   17%  75% F McGriff       D Williams      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Girardi Scores; Sosa Scores
   t 2   0  2-0  12-  5   11%  72% K Young         M Prior         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Mackowiak to 3B
   t 8   2  5-4  12-  1   11%  87% P Reese         A Alfonseca     Lineout: RF
   b 3   1  1-2  ---  1   10%  76% S Sosa          D Williams      Home Run (CF-RF)
   t 8   2  5-3  -2-  5   -9%  81% J Kendall       A Alfonseca     Single to LF (Line Drive); Benjamin Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  C Hermansen     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  2   48%  J Wilson        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Hermansen to 2B
   O      -2-  5   52%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   55%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   55%  J Girardi       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--      57%  S Sosa          Wild Pitch; Girardi to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  " "             Intentional Walk
   RR     12-  3   75%  F McGriff       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Girardi Scores; Sosa Scores
   O      -2-  2   73%  M Alou          Flyball: RF (Deep RF); McGriff to 3B
   O      --3  5   70%  B Mueller       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Prior facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   67%  R Mackowiak     Walk
          1--  3   60%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch; Mackowiak to 2B
   OO     12-  5   72%  K Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Mackowiak to 3B
   R      --3  2   63%  P Reese         Single to RF (Line Drive); Mackowiak Scores
   O      1--  6   66%  D Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   64%  B Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   68%  A Ojeda         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   65%  M Prior         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2- 10   62%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   64%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   66%  J Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   65%  B Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      64%  A Ramirez       Giles Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   67%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Williams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   65%  J Girardi       Lineout: RF
   R      ---  1   76%  S Sosa          Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   74%  F McGriff       Popfly: SS
          ---  4   76%  M Alou          Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      --3  1   74%  B Mueller       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Prior facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   76%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   78%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   79%  K Young         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Williams facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   82%  B Hill          Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to P)
          1--      83%  A Ojeda         Hill Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   83%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hill to 3B
   O      --3  6   79%  M Prior         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  1   76%  C Patterson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Prior facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   79%  P Reese         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   81%  D Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   79%  C Hermansen     Walk
   O      1--  4   82%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Williams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   80%  J Girardi       Lineout: 2B
          ---  6   82%  S Sosa          Walk
          1--  4   84%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive); Sosa to 2B
   R      12-  4   92%  M Alou          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Sosa Scores; McGriff to 3B
                  Ron Villone replaces Dave Williams pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3  4   93%  B Mueller       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McGriff Scores
   O      1--  1   92%  B Hill          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   87%  B Giles         Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   89%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   91%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   92%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ron Villone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   91%  A Ojeda         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Chris Stynes pinch hits for Mark Prior batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  C Stynes        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   91%  C Patterson     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   90%  J Girardi       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Pat Mahomes facing 7-8-9
                  Pat Mahomes replaces Chris Stynes pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   86%  K Young         Walk
   O      1--  7   89%  P Reese         Groundout: SS-1B; Young to 2B
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Ron Villone batting 9th
   R      -2-  2   82%  A Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Young Scores
   O      1--  6   85%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging, Brown Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   89%  J Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Fetters facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Fetters replaces Adrian Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   88%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   88%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   88%  M Alou          Walk
   O      1--  2   87%  B Mueller       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Jeff Fassero facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Pat Mahomes pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   80%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   86%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Moises Alou pitching and batting 5th; Darren Lewis replaces Jeff Fassero playing LF batting 9th; Craig Wilson pinch hits for Rob Mackowiak batting 5th
   O      1--  4   90%  C Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B; Ramirez to 2B
                  Mike Benjamin pinch runs for Aramis Ramirez batting 4th
   R      -2-  5   81%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive); Benjamin Scores
          1--  6   77%  K Young         Walk; Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  1   87%  P Reese         Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Scott Sauerbeck facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Mike Fetters pitching and batting 9th; Mike Benjamin moves to 3B; Craig Wilson moves to RF
   O      ---  3   86%  B Hill          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   87%  A Ojeda         Walk
   R      1--  5   95%  D Lewis         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ojeda Scores
   O      -2-  2   94%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lewis to 3B
   RO     --3  3   97%  J Girardi       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Lewis Scores; Girardi out at 3B/RF-3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 7.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Antonio Alfonseca facing 9-1-2
                  Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Scott Sauerbeck batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  A Nunez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  C Hermansen     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation