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SEA
@ANA		6
7
NYY
@BAL		6
1
TBD
@BOS		8
11
KCR
@CLE		3
7
CHW
@MIN		1
3
OAK
@TEX		8
7
DET
@TOR		0
1
COL
@ARI		8
11
PIT
@CHC		3
7
PHI
@FLA		3
4		 
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SDP
@LAD		2
0
CIN
@MON		2
7
ATL
@NYM		1
6
HOU
@SFG		0
7
MIL
@STL		0
4
Sunday, September 29, 2002
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 37,541, Time of Game: 2:43
Pirates
3
72-89
⇐ Lost 2
4th, 24½ GB
 at Cubs
7
67-95
⇐ Won 2
5th, 30 GB
W: Kerry Wood (12-11)
L: Josh Fogg (12-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    3 11  1
Cubs            2  0  0   0  3  0   2  0  X    7  8  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pokey Reese 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .264 .681 12 9 -0.102 1.26 0.015 -0.117 -0.8 2 3
   Armando Rios PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .650 1 1 0.009 0.23 0.009 0.000 0.7
Jack Wilson SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 .252 .638 23 14 -0.026 0.73 0.042 -0.068 0.0 0 1
Brian Giles LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 1.072 2 2 -0.050 1.15 0.000 -0.050 -0.5 0 0 GDP
   Tony Alvarez LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 .308 .879 19 13 -0.041 0.54 0.008 -0.050 0.2 2 0 HR
Kevin Young 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .246 .730 21 13 -0.008 0.45 0.033 -0.041 -0.1 6 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .234 .666 19 9 0.053 0.75 0.118 -0.065 0.5 0 2 HR
Craig Wilson RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .264 .798 15 11 -0.011 0.72 0.044 -0.055 -0.5 0 0 2B
Rob Mackowiak CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 .754 14 9 -0.028 0.65 0.026 -0.054 -0.3 4 0
Humberto Cota C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .294 .686 14 7 -0.038 0.94 0.019 -0.057 -0.1 10 0 IW
Josh Fogg P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .121 .271 12 7 0.012 1.36 0.034 -0.022 0.2 0 0
   Bronson Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Adrian Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .582 4 3 -0.018 0.73 0.000 -0.018 -0.3
   Alberto Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Beimel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .764 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Lincoln P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Abraham Nunez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .631 5 3 -0.007 0.34 0.000 -0.007 -0.4
Team Totals 37 3 11 3 4 15 .297 .852 161 101 -0.255 0.76 0.348 -0.604 -1.4 24 6
2B: C Wilson (16, off K Wood).
HR: T Alvarez (1, off J Borowski; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); A Ramirez (18, off K Wood; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
IBB: H Cota (1, by K Wood).
TB: A Ramirez 5; T Alvarez 4; J Wilson 2; C Wilson 2; P Reese; A Rios; K Young; H Cota; R Mackowiak.
GIDP: B Giles (10).
RBI: J Wilson (47); A Ramirez (71); T Alvarez (2).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: K Young (13).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Hill 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 .253 .701 23 10 0.088 0.55 0.121 -0.033 1.2 2 0 3B,2B
Mark Bellhorn 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .258 .886 14 9 -0.004 0.88 0.046 -0.050 -0.4 0 2
Sammy Sosa RF 3 2 1 2 1 2 .288 .993 21 10 0.104 1.25 0.147 -0.043 0.8 2 0 HR
Hee-Seop Choi 1B 2 1 0 1 2 2 .180 .601 23 13 0.050 1.16 0.100 -0.049 0.5 1 1
Angel Echevarria LF 4 0 2 4 0 1 .306 .821 13 10 0.100 0.84 0.128 -0.028 3.3 3 0 2B
Chad Hermansen CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .651 18 11 -0.049 0.46 0.000 -0.049 -1.2 3 0
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 .737 14 11 -0.029 0.28 0.000 -0.029 -0.7 1 1
Joe Girardi C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .226 .565 17 11 0.047 0.33 0.060 -0.012 0.6 15 0 2B
Kerry Wood P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .408 5 5 -0.060 0.94 0.000 -0.060 -0.7 0 0
   Moises Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .757 1 1 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Joe Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roosevelt Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .612 5 3 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.3
   Juan Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 7 8 7 4 10 .242 .809 154 94 0.244 0.69 0.602 -0.356 3.1 27 4
2B: A Echevarria (7, off J Fogg); J Girardi (10, off J Fogg); B Hill (7, off A Reyes).
3B: B Hill (2, off J Fogg).
HR: S Sosa (49, off J Fogg; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: B Hill 5; S Sosa 4; J Girardi 3; A Echevarria 3; M Bellhorn.
RBI: A Echevarria 4 (21); S Sosa 2 (108); H Choi (4).
2-out RBI: A Echevarria 4; H Choi.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Choi-A Gonzalez-H Choi.

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
Josh Fogg, L (12-12) 5 5 5 5 3 7 1 4.35 24 91 59 37 13 9 3 10 5 1 41 -0.236 1.00 -2.6
Bronson Arroyo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 3 9 6 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.009 0.12 0.5
Alberto Reyes 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 2.65 3 18 10 6 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.15 0.2
Joe Beimel 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.64 1 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.001 0.02 -0.1
Mike Lincoln 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.11 6 30 17 7 3 7 2 2 0 0 2 2 -0.019 0.10 -1.1
Team Totals 8 8 7 7 4 10 1 7.88 37 154 94 55 22 17 8 14 6 1 41 3 2 -0.246 0.76 -3.1
J Beimel faced 1 batter in the 7th 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
Kerry Wood, W (12-11) 6 4 1 1 3 9 1 3.66 24 103 60 31 15 14 2 9 4 1 66 0.219 0.94 1.9
Joe Borowski 2 4 1 1 0 4 1 2.73 10 34 26 15 6 5 0 5 4 1 0 0 0.030 0.47 -0.0
Juan Cruz 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.98 7 24 15 7 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.006 0.56 -0.5
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 4 15 2 3.00 41 161 101 53 25 23 4 16 10 2 66 0 0 0.255 0.69 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: K Wood (5; H Cota).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 37,541.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 15mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Pokey Reese 2B 1 Bobby Hill 2B
2 Jack Wilson SS 2 Mark Bellhorn 3B
3 Brian Giles LF 3 Sammy Sosa RF
4 Kevin Young 1B 4 Hee-Seop Choi 1B
5 Aramis Ramirez 3B 5 Angel Echevarria LF
6 Craig Wilson RF 6 Chad Hermansen CF
7 Rob Mackowiak CF 7 Alex Gonzalez SS
8 Humberto Cota C 8 Joe Girardi C
9 Josh Fogg P 9 Kerry Wood P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  RR CHC S. Sosa J. Fogg 13% 72% Home Run (LF-CF); Hill Scores
b5 3-1 2 123 3,(0-2)  RR CHC A. Echevarria J. Fogg 11% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bellhorn Scores; Sosa Scores; Choi to 3B
b5 2-1 2 123 8,(3-2)  R CHC H. Choi J. Fogg 10% 83% Walk; Girardi Scores; Bellhorn to 3B; Sosa to 2B
t2 0-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  R PIT A. Ramirez K. Wood -10% 63% Home Run (LF-CF)
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC B. Hill J. Fogg 9% 64% Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)

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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' Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Reese K. Wood 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Wilson K. Wood -2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PIT B. Giles K. Wood 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Josh Fogg facing 1-2-3
Tony Alvarez replaces Brian Giles playing LF batting 3rd
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC B. Hill J. Fogg 9% 64% Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b1 0-0 0 --3 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Bellhorn J. Fogg -4% 59% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  RR CHC S. Sosa J. Fogg 13% 72% Home Run (LF-CF); Hill Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC H. Choi J. Fogg -1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
b1 2-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Echevarria J. Fogg -1% 70% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young K. Wood 2% 73% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t2 0-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  R PIT A. Ramirez K. Wood -10% 63% Home Run (LF-CF)
t2 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT C. Wilson K. Wood -4% 59% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t2 1-2 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O PIT R. Mackowiak K. Wood 4% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT H. Cota K. Wood -1% 61% Intentional Walk
t2 1-2 2 12- 8,(3-2)  PIT J. Fogg K. Wood -3% 58% Walk; Wilson to 3B; Cota to 2B
t2 1-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  O PIT P. Reese K. Wood 8% 66% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Josh Fogg facing 6-7-8
b2 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC C. Hermansen J. Fogg -2% 64% Popfly: 2B
b2 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez J. Fogg -1% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Girardi J. Fogg -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 2-3-4
t3 1-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Wilson K. Wood 3% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT T. Alvarez K. Wood 2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT K. Young K. Wood 1% 67% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Josh Fogg facing 9-1-2
b3 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC K. Wood J. Fogg -2% 65% Lineout: 2B
b3 2-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC B. Hill J. Fogg 2% 67% Walk
b3 2-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Bellhorn J. Fogg 3% 71% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hill to 2B
b3 2-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Fogg -4% 67% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC H. Choi J. Fogg -4% 63% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez K. Wood 3% 66% Flyball: RF
t4 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Wilson K. Wood 2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT R. Mackowiak K. Wood 1% 69% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Josh Fogg facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Echevarria J. Fogg -2% 67% Flyball: CF
b4 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Hermansen J. Fogg -1% 65% Flyball: LF
b4 2-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez J. Fogg -1% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT H. Cota K. Wood 3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Fogg K. Wood 2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT P. Reese K. Wood 1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Josh Fogg facing 8-9-1
b5 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Girardi J. Fogg 6% 77% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b5 2-1 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC K. Wood J. Fogg -4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. Hill J. Fogg -3% 70% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Bellhorn J. Fogg 1% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive); Girardi to 3B
b5 2-1 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  CHC S. Sosa J. Fogg 2% 73% Walk; Bellhorn to 2B
b5 2-1 2 123 8,(3-2)  R CHC H. Choi J. Fogg 10% 83% Walk; Girardi Scores; Bellhorn to 3B; Sosa to 2B
b5 3-1 2 123 3,(0-2)  RR CHC A. Echevarria J. Fogg 11% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bellhorn Scores; Sosa Scores; Choi to 3B
b5 5-1 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O CHC C. Hermansen J. Fogg -1% 92% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 2-3-4
t6 1-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Wilson K. Wood 2% 94% Flyball: CF
t6 1-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Alvarez K. Wood 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT K. Young K. Wood -1% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 1-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. Ramirez K. Wood -1% 93% Walk; Young to 2B
t6 1-5 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O PIT C. Wilson K. Wood 3% 95% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Bronson Arroyo facing 7-8-9
Bronson Arroyo replaces Josh Fogg pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Gonzalez B. Arroyo -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 5-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC J. Girardi B. Arroyo -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
Moises Alou pinch hits for Kerry Wood (P) batting 9th
b6 5-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Alou B. Arroyo -0% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Joe Borowski facing 7-8-9
Joe Borowski replaces Moises Alou (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Mackowiak J. Borowski -3% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 1-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT H. Cota J. Borowski 2% 94% Lineout: LF
Adrian Brown pinch hits for Bronson Arroyo (P) batting 9th
t7 1-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Brown J. Borowski 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT P. Reese J. Borowski -2% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive); Mackowiak to 3B
t7 1-5 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Wilson J. Borowski 3% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Alberto Reyes facing 1-2-3
Alberto Reyes replaces Adrian Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC B. Hill A. Reyes 1% 98% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b7 5-1 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Bellhorn A. Reyes -1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa A. Reyes -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
Joe Beimel replaces Alberto Reyes pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHC H. Choi J. Beimel 0% 97% Walk
Mike Lincoln replaces Joe Beimel pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  RR CHC A. Echevarria M. Lincoln 2% 99% Single (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Hill Scores; Choi Scores
b7 7-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC C. Hermansen M. Lincoln -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Cubs' Joe Borowski facing 3-4-5
t8 1-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R PIT T. Alvarez J. Borowski -1% 98% Home Run (LF-CF)
t8 2-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT K. Young J. Borowski 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT A. Ramirez J. Borowski -1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 2-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Wilson J. Borowski 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-7 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Mackowiak J. Borowski 0% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-2, Pirates' Mike Lincoln facing 7-8-9
b8 7-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Gonzalez M. Lincoln -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 7-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC J. Girardi M. Lincoln 0% 100% Single (Ground Ball)
Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Joe Borowski (P) batting 9th
b8 7-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Brown M. Lincoln -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 7-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC B. Hill M. Lincoln -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Cubs' Juan Cruz facing 8-9-1
Juan Cruz replaces Roosevelt Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT H. Cota J. Cruz -1% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Mike Lincoln (P) batting 9th
t9 2-7 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Nunez J. Cruz 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
Armando Rios pinch hits for Pokey Reese (2B) batting 1st
t9 2-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Rios J. Cruz -1% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive); Cota to 3B
t9 2-7 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  R PIT J. Wilson J. Cruz -2% 97% Single (Ground Ball); Cota Scores; Rios to 2B
t9 3-7 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O PIT T. Alvarez J. Cruz 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-7 2 12- 6,(3-2)  PIT K. Young J. Cruz -2% 96% Walk; Rios to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t9 3-7 2 123 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez J. Cruz 4% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 7.

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  • 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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