September 28, 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 8
SEA 4 NYY 4
@BAL 2 TBD 9
@BOS 6 CLE 6
KCR 5
(10) MIN 3
CHW 2 OAK 10
@TEX 8 TOR 10
DET 2 ARI 17
COL 8 CHC 5
PIT 4 PHI 9
@FLA 3 LAD 14
SDP 2 MON 6
CIN 0 ATL 5
@NYM 2 SFG 5
HOU 2 STL 3
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 38,617

Saturday, September 28, 2002
Time of Game: 2:47

Pirates

72-88

Lost 1

4th, 23½ GB

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

W: J Cruz (3-11), L: B Boehringer (4-4)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cubs

66-95

Won 1

5th, 30 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Alvarez LF                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .318  .809    9    2   0   2B
  B Giles PH-LF               1   1   1   2    0   0  .298 1.074    3    0   0   HR
R Mackowiak CF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .244  .757   17    3   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Reese 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .683         0   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .656   16    1   1   
A Rios RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .645   12    1   0   GDP
C Wilson 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .264  .798   14    7   0   HR
  K Young 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .730         1   0   
H Cota C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .643   13    8   0   
A Nunez SS                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .234  .633    9    0   0   2B
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .764         0   0   
  A Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Brown CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .585    6    0   0   
M Benjamin 2B                 3   1   1   0    0   2  .150  .385   14    1   1   
  A Hyzdu PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .808    2    0   0   
  R Villone P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .625         0   0   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
K Wells P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .190  .460    9    1   1   
  J Wilson SS                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .251  .636    5    0   2   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    1  12              129   25   6

BATTING

2B: T Alvarez (2, off A Benes); A Nunez (14, off A Benes).

HR: B Giles (38, off A Alfonseca; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); C Wilson (16, off A Benes; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: C Wilson 4; B Giles 4; T Alvarez 2; A Nunez 2; M Benjamin; A Rios; H Cota; R Mackowiak.

GIDP: A Rios (8).

RBI: B Giles 2 (103); C Wilson (57); T Alvarez (1).

2-out RBI: C Wilson; T Alvarez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: A Nunez (7).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hill 2B                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .247  .675   17    0   2   SB
M Bellhorn 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .259  .890   24    0   0   
S Sosa RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .989   18    1   0   
H Choi 1B                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .188  .597   17    8   0   HR
R Brown LF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .212  .615   13    2   0   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
  M Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .758    2    0   0   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
C Patterson CF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .676    8    2   0   
  A Echevarria PH             1   1   1   0    0   0  .298  .803    2    0   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .742   10    1   4   SH
T Hundley C                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .211  .722   18   12   0   
  P Mahomes PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
A Benes P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .220    5    0   0   
  C Stynes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .688    1    0   0   
  C Hermansen LF              0   0   0   0    2   0  .210  .662   13    1   0   
Totals                       32   5   7   5    4   8              148   27   6

BATTING

HR: H Choi (2, off K Wells; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SH: A Gonzalez (4, off B Boehringer).

TB: H Choi 4; T Hundley 2; B Hill 2; M Bellhorn; A Echevarria.

RBI: H Choi 2 (3); B Hill (20); M Bellhorn (56); T Hundley (35).

2-out RBI: H Choi 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Hill-A Gonzalez-H Choi.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Hill (6, 2nd base off K Wells/H Cota).

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
K Wells                        6     3   3   3    1   5   1   3.58   23   91-54   36· 9· 9    7· 7· 2· 1     58    -     1.10  -0.17
J Beimel                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.54    5   19-11    6· 4· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.83   0.04
A Reyes, H (3)                 0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.20    2   13-6     2· 1· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.21  -0.01
S Sauerbeck, H (28)            0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.30    1    5-3     0· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.35   0.08
M Lincoln, H (11)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.17    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.47   0.07
R Villone                      0     1   1   1    0   0   0   5.81    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.60  -0.13
B Boehringer, BS (5), L (4-4)  0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.39    4   12-6     3· 0· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          1-1    4.40  -0.67
Totals                         8.1   7   5   5    4   8   1          37  144-82   49·17·16   10· 8· 6· 1          3-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Benes                        6     5   2   2    0   8   1   4.35   22   86-61   34·14·13    7· 6· 1· 0     62    -     0.82   0.03
A Alfonseca, BS (9)            2     1   2   2    1   2   1   4.00    8   25-17    8· 7· 2    4· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.47  -0.36
J Cruz, W (3-11)               1     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.92    5   18-14    5· 5· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.11   0.04
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1  12   2          35  129-92   47·26·19   12· 7· 2· 1           -

R Villone faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Andy Fletcher.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 38,617.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. T Alvarez            LF    1. B Hill               2B 
2. R Mackowiak          CF    2. M Bellhorn           3B 
3. A Ramirez            3B    3. S Sosa               RF 
4. A Rios               RF    4. H Choi               1B 
5. C Wilson             1B    5. R Brown              LF 
6. H Cota               C     6. C Patterson          CF 
7. A Nunez              SS    7. A Gonzalez           SS 
8. M Benjamin           2B    8. T Hundley            C  
9. K Wells              P     9. A Benes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  3-2  1--  3  -48%  27% B Giles         A Alfonseca     Home Run; Wilson Scores
   b 6   2  2-1  1--  3   37%  71% H Choi          K Wells         Home Run (LF-CF); Bellhorn Scores
   b 9   1  4-3  -2-  3   36%  63% T Hundley       B Boehringer    Single to CF (Line Drive); Echevarria Scores
   b 9   1  4-4  12-  1   29% 100% B Hill          B Boehringer    Single to CF (Line Drive); Mahomes Scores; Hermansen to 2B
   t 3   2  0-0  1--  1  -13%  39% T Alvarez       A Benes         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Benjamin Scores; Alvarez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  T Alvarez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   55%  A Ramirez       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  B Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   51%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   50%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  A Rios          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   54%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  H Cota          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  H Choi          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   51%  R Brown         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  C Patterson     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   52%  A Nunez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   50%  M Benjamin      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  4   53%  K Wells         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   R      1--  1   39%  T Alvarez       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Benjamin Scores; Alvarez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3  3   43%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Kip Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   40%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: P
   O      ---  6   38%  T Hundley       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   37%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Alan Benes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   39%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   41%  A Rios          Flyball: LF
   R      ---  3   29%  C Wilson        Home Run
   O      ---  3   30%  H Cota          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   27%  B Hill          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   25%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   28%  S Sosa          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sosa to 2B
   O      -2-  4   24%  H Choi          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Alan Benes facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   19%  A Nunez         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2- 10   23%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   25%  K Wells         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   28%  T Alvarez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Kip Wells facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   33%  R Brown         Walk
   O      1--  2   28%  C Patterson     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   24%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   21%  T Hundley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Alan Benes facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   19%  R Mackowiak     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  3   21%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   OO     1--  3   25%  A Rios          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Kip Wells facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Stynes pinch hits for Alan Benes batting 9th
   O      ---  1   21%  C Stynes        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   25%  B Hill          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--      28%  M Bellhorn      Hill Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   39%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Hill Scores
   O      1--  2   34%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF
   RR     1--  3   71%  H Choi          Home Run (LF-CF); Bellhorn Scores
   O      ---  5   70%  R Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Antonio Alfonseca facing 5-6-7
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Roosevelt Brown pitching and batting 5th; Chad Hermansen replaces Chris Stynes playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  2   74%  C Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   77%  H Cota          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   79%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joe Beimel facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Beimel replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 7th; Jack Wilson replaces Kip Wells playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  5   78%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   76%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   77%  T Hundley       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  8   79%  C Hermansen     Walk; Hundley to 2B
   O      12-  2   75%  B Hill          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Antonio Alfonseca facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   81%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   75%  J Wilson        Walk
                  Brian Giles pinch hits for Tony Alvarez batting 1st
   RR     1--  3   27%  B Giles         Home Run; Wilson Scores
   O      ---  2   29%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   30%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Al Reyes facing 2-3-4
                  Al Reyes replaces Joe Beimel pitching and batting 7th; Brian Giles moves to LF
   O      ---  7   24%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   30%  S Sosa          Walk
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Rob Mackowiak pitching and batting 2nd; Adrian Brown replaces Al Reyes playing CF batting 7th
   O      1--  5   23%  H Choi          Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 2nd; Moises Alou pinch hits for Antonio Alfonseca batting 5th
   O      1--  2   16%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Juan Cruz facing 4-5-6
                  Juan Cruz replaces Moises Alou pitching and batting 5th
          ---  4   14%  A Rios          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   16%  C Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   14%  H Cota          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Rios to 2B
   O      12-  6   16%  A Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  Adam Hyzdu pinch hits for Mike Benjamin batting 8th
   O      12-  2   20%  A Hyzdu         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Villone facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Villone replaces Adam Hyzdu pitching and batting 8th; Kevin Young replaces Craig Wilson playing 1B batting 5th; Pokey Reese replaces Mike Lincoln playing 2B batting 2nd; Angel Echevarria pinch hits for Corey Patterson batting 6th
          ---  2   33%  A Echevarria    Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 8th
   O      1--  3   28%  A Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Echevarria to 2B
   R      -2-  3   63%  T Hundley       Single to CF (Line Drive); Echevarria Scores
          1--  5   71%  C Hermansen     Walk; Hundley to 2B
                  Pat Mahomes pinch runs for Todd Hundley batting 8th
   R      12-  1  100%  B Hill          Single to CF (Line Drive); Mahomes Scores; Hermansen to 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation