April 12, 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
MIN 3 TEX 7
ANA 6 PIT 13
@CHC 2 COL 7
ARI 4 NYM 10
ATL 6 CIN 4
@PHI 1 SFG 7
MIL 5 HOU 10
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,483

Monday, April 12, 2004, 1:21PM
Time of Game: 3:07

Pirates

4-3

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  5  0   1  1  0   1  2  3   13 17  4
Cubs            0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  3  1

W: K Benson (1-0), L: G Maddux (0-2), S: B Meadows (1)

Cubs

3-4

Lost 1

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Redman CF                   3   0   1   3    1   1  .214  .547   21    0   0   2·SF,SH
J Wilson SS                   7   1   3   1    0   1  .414 1.109   22    3   2   2B,SB
J Kendall C                   5   2   2   3    1   0  .381 1.024   26    3   1   2B,SB
  H Cota C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Mondesi LF                  5   0   3   1    1   0  .321  .867   22    3   0   
  J Davis PR-LF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
R Mackowiak RF                4   1   1   0    1   1  .214  .818   22    3   0   CS,HBP
C Wilson 1B                   4   2   2   1    2   1  .370 1.137   18   12   0   2B
C Stynes 3B                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .143  .325   22    0   4   HBP
J Castillo 2B                 4   2   3   1    2   1  .364  .864   18    3   6   IW
K Benson P                    1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500   10    0   0   SH
  B Hill PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .294  .686    6    0   0   
  B Meadows P                 1   0   0   1    1   1  .000  .500    7    0   0   
Totals                       39  13  17  12   11   6              194   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Wilson (5, off G Maddux); J Kendall (3, off M Wuertz); C Wilson (3, off G Maddux).

SF: T Redman 2 (2, off K Mercker, off G Maddux).

SH: K Benson (2, off M Wuertz); T Redman (2, off T Wellemeyer).

IBB: J Castillo (1, by G Maddux).

HBP: C Stynes (1, by A Pratt); R Mackowiak (1, by G Maddux).

TB: J Wilson 4; J Kendall 3; J Castillo 3; R Mondesi 3; C Wilson 3; C Stynes 2; T Redman; R Mackowiak.

RBI: J Kendall 3 (5); T Redman 3 (4); C Stynes (1); C Wilson (4); R Mondesi (6); B Meadows (1); J Wilson (4); J Castillo (1).

2-out RBI: J Kendall 3; J Wilson; T Redman; C Wilson; R Mondesi.

Team LOB: 16.

With RISP: 7 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Wilson-J Castillo-C Wilson.

E: J Castillo (1); J Wilson 2 (3); R Mondesi (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Wilson (2, 2nd base off G Maddux/P Bako); J Kendall (1, 2nd base off G Maddux/P Bako).

CS: R Mackowiak (1, Home by G Maddux/P Bako).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .160   28    3   0   
T Walker 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .568   11    3   3   
  T Wellemeyer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Pratt P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Hollandsworth PH-RF       1   0   0   0    0   0  .182 1.035    2    1   0   
S Sosa RF                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .296  .999   20    0   0   2B
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Alou LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .185  .584   21    3   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .681   14    1   1   GDP
D Lee 1B                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .238  .822   17    4   1   CS
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .174  .512   12    3   2   
P Bako C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083    8    7   0   
G Maddux P                    1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Martinez PH-2B            1   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .522    8    2   1   
Totals                       31   2   3   1    4   2              142   27   8

BATTING

2B: S Sosa (5, off B Meadows).

TB: S Sosa 3; A Gonzalez.

GIDP: A Ramirez (1).

RBI: G Maddux (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: P Bako (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Lee (1, 2nd base by K Benson/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
K Benson, W (1-0)              6     1   2   0    4   1   0   2.45   24  113-66   45· 8·13   12· 6· 1· 0     63    -     0.89   0.12
B Meadows, S (1)               3     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   11   27-18   13· 1· 4    5· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         9     3   2   0    4   2   0          35  140-84   58· 9·17   17·10· 2· 0           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Maddux, L (0-2)              3.2   8   6   5    5   1   0   7.45   24   77-39   26· 5· 8    7· 8· 2· 0     19    -     1.05  -0.36
M Wuertz                       1.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.38    7   21-11    7· 1· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          3-0    0.63   0.00
T Wellemeyer                   2     2   1   1    2   3   0   2.08   10   44-23   12· 4· 7    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.18  -0.00
A Pratt                        0     0   2   2    2   0   0  21.60    3    9-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
K Mercker                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.25    4   17-7     4· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          3-2    0.03  -0.00
J Borowski                     1     5   3   3    0   2   0   9.00    8   22-15    8· 2· 5    2· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         9    17  13  12   11   6   0          56  190-95   57·12·26   15·14· 8· 0          6-2

A Pratt faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Maddux (1; J Castillo).

HBP: A Pratt (1; C Stynes); G Maddux (3; R Mackowiak).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 40,483.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 41° F, Wind 16mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. T Redman             CF    1. T Goodwin            CF 
2. J Wilson             SS    2. T Walker             2B 
3. J Kendall            C     3. S Sosa               RF 
4. R Mondesi            LF    4. M Alou               LF 
5. R Mackowiak          RF    5. A Ramirez            3B 
6. C Wilson             1B    6. D Lee                1B 
7. C Stynes             3B    7. A Gonzalez           SS 
8. J Castillo           2B    8. P Bako               C  
9. K Benson             P     9. G Maddux             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-2  -23  4   12%  82% J Kendall       G Maddux        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Benson Scores; Wilson Scores
   t 2   2  0-1  12-  1   11%  70% J Wilson        G Maddux        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Castillo Scores; Benson to 3B
   b 2   0  5-0  12-  4   -6%  74% P Bako          K Benson        Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Lee to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B; Bako to 1B
   t 2   1  0-0  12-  6    6%  60% K Benson        G Maddux        Walk; Wilson to 3B; Castillo to 2B
   t 3   1  2-5  123  1   -6%  78% K Benson        G Maddux        Mackowiak Caught Stealing Hm (C)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  T Redman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  J Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   47%  J Kendall       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--      48%  R Mondesi       Wilson Steals 2B
          -2-  6   49%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   45%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  T Goodwin       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   49%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   48%  S Sosa          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  7   46%  M Alou          Walk; Sosa to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  C Wilson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   50%  C Stynes        Flyball: CF
          1--  2   54%  J Castillo      Single to RF (Line Drive); Wilson to 2B
          12-  6   60%  K Benson        Walk; Wilson to 3B; Castillo to 2B
   RO     123  1   59%  T Redman        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
   R      12-  1   70%  J Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Castillo Scores; Benson to 3B
   RR     -23  4   82%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Benson Scores; Wilson Scores
   R      1--      87%  R Mondesi       Kendall Steals 2B; Kendall Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER
   O      ---  4   87%  " "             Popfly: 1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   84%  D Lee           Walk
          1--  2   80%  A Gonzalez      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lee to 2B; Gonzalez to 1B
          12-  4   74%  P Bako          Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Lee to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B; Bako to 1B
   RRO    123  1   74%  G Maddux        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lee Scores/unER; Gonzalez Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Maddux to 1B
   O      1--  7   77%  T Goodwin       Popfly: SS
   O      1--  7   79%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   81%  R Mackowiak     Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   87%  C Wilson        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Mackowiak to 3B
   O      -23  8   84%  C Stynes        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          -23  4   84%  J Castillo      Intentional Walk
   O      123      78%  K Benson        Mackowiak Caught Stealing Hm (C)
   O      12-  2   76%  " "             Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Kris Benson facing 3-4-5
          ---  9   72%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  6   76%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  6   81%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   80%  T Redman        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   81%  J Wilson        Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   79%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kendall to 1B
          1--  1   80%  R Mondesi       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kendall to 2B
          12-  6   82%  R Mackowiak     Walk; Kendall to 3B; Mondesi to 2B
   R      123  4   88%  C Wilson        Walk; Kendall Scores; Mondesi to 3B; Mackowiak to 2B
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Greg Maddux pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  5   85%  C Stynes        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   82%  D Lee           Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Lee to 1B
   O      1--      87%  A Gonzalez      Lee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  3   88%  " "             Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  2   89%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Michael Wuertz facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   90%  J Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   90%  K Benson        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Castillo to 2B
          -2-  4   91%  T Redman        Walk
   O      12-  3   89%  J Wilson        Popfly: SS
   R      12-  5   93%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Castillo Scores; Redman to 3B
   O      -23  2   92%  R Mondesi       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
                  Ramon Martinez pinch hits for Michael Wuertz batting 9th
          ---  6   90%  R Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  9   91%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   93%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  6   95%  S Sosa          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Wellemeyer replaces Todd Walker pitching and batting 2nd; Ramon Martinez moves to 2B
   O      ---  3   95%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   94%  C Stynes        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   94%  J Castillo      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Kris Benson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   95%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   97%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Todd Wellemeyer facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Hill pinch hits for Kris Benson batting 9th
          ---  6   97%  B Hill          Walk
   O      1--  5   97%  T Redman        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Hill to 2B
   O      -2-  5   96%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Hill to 3B
          --3  5   97%  J Kendall       Walk
   R      1-3  2   98%  R Mondesi       Single to LF (Line Drive); Hill Scores; Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  7   98%  R Mackowiak     Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Meadows replaces Bobby Hill pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  R Martinez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Andy Pratt facing 6-7-8
                  Andy Pratt replaces Todd Wellemeyer pitching and batting 2nd
          ---  4   99%  C Wilson        Walk
          1--  1   99%  C Stynes        Hit By Pitch; Wilson to 2B
          12-  4  100%  J Castillo      Walk; Wilson to 3B; Stynes to 2B
                  Kent Mercker replaces Andy Pratt pitching and batting 2nd
   R      123  4  100%  B Meadows       Walk; Wilson Scores; Stynes to 3B; Castillo to 2B
   RO     123  3  100%  T Redman        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Stynes Scores
   O      12-  5  100%  J Wilson        Popfly: 3B
   O      12-  5  100%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-10, Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6  100%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Looking
                  Todd Hollandsworth pinch hits for Kent Mercker batting 2nd
   O      ---  2  100%  T Hollandsworth Flyball: LF
          ---  2  100%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3  100%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-2, Joe Borowski facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Borowski replaces Sammy Sosa pitching and batting 3rd; Todd Hollandsworth moves to RF
          ---  4  100%  R Mondesi       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  J.J. Davis pinch runs for Raul Mondesi batting 4th
          1--  1  100%  R Mackowiak     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Davis to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  C Wilson        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   R      12-  5  100%  C Stynes        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Davis Scores; Mackowiak to 3B
   R      1-3  3  100%  J Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive); Mackowiak Scores; Stynes to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  B Meadows       Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  2  100%  T Redman        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Stynes Scores; Castillo to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  J Wilson        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 13, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-13, Brian Meadows facing 5-6-7
                  Humberto Cota replaces Jason Kendall playing C batting 3rd; J.J. Davis moves to LF
   O      ---  1  100%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  100%  D Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3  100%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  100%  P Bako          Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 13, Cubs 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation