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Wednesday, September 15, 2004, 1:22PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 38,395, Time of Game: 3:14
Pirates
5
66-80
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Cubs
13
79-64
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
L: Oliver Perez (10-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  4  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    5 11  0
Cubs            4  0  0   0  0  2   1  6  X   13 18  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Kendall C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .313 .777 23 12 0.158 1.12 0.182 -0.024 1.4 7 0 2B,HBP
Jack Wilson SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .307 .797 14 11 -0.141 1.25 0.000 -0.141 -1.1 3 1 2B,SF,GDP
Jason Bay LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 .294 .943 30 15 -0.111 0.83 0.013 -0.124 -0.8 3 0 CS
Craig Wilson RF 5 0 1 0 0 4 .265 .854 23 16 -0.052 0.88 0.037 -0.089 -0.8 3 0
Daryle Ward 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .251 .806 24 14 -0.066 0.79 0.019 -0.086 -0.9 4 1
Tike Redman CF 4 2 3 0 0 1 .279 .684 15 11 0.092 0.86 0.114 -0.021 1.3 1 0 2B
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Corey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ty Wigginton 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .262 .745 15 11 0.022 1.43 0.107 -0.085 0.5 0 0 2B
Jose Castillo 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .264 .677 16 10 0.121 1.57 0.193 -0.072 1.3 3 1
Oliver Perez P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .212 .466 15 10 -0.051 1.42 0.017 -0.068 -0.5 0 2
   Brian Meadows P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rob Mackowiak CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .740 2 1 -0.014 0.54 0.000 -0.014 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 35 5 11 5 4 11 .314 .819 177 111 -0.042 1.08 0.682 -0.724 0.2 24 5
2B: T Wigginton (27, off M Prior); J Wilson (37, off R Dempster); J Kendall (27, off M Wuertz); T Redman (17, off M Prior).
SF: J Wilson (4, off M Prior).
HBP: J Kendall (19, by M Prior).
TB: T Redman 4; J Kendall 3; T Wigginton 3; J Castillo 2; J Wilson 2; C Wilson.
GIDP: J Wilson (14).
RBI: J Castillo 2 (35); T Wigginton (53); J Wilson (54); J Kendall (50).
2-out RBI: J Castillo.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Baserunning
CS: J Bay (6, 2nd base by M Prior/M Barrett).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Corey Patterson CF 6 1 1 0 0 2 .284 .817 18 14 -0.095 0.81 0.040 -0.135 -1.5 4 0 2B
Neifi Perez SS 6 2 3 2 0 1 .250 .620 21 14 0.249 0.95 0.339 -0.089 1.6 0 2 HR
Moises Alou LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 .290 .914 17 7 0.073 0.66 0.101 -0.028 1.1 1 0 3B,2B
   Tom Goodwin PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .566 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.5 0 0
Derrek Lee 1B 2 2 1 2 3 0 .292 .901 24 8 0.230 1.11 0.249 -0.020 3.0 5 0 HR
Sammy Sosa RF 4 2 3 5 1 0 .261 .875 18 10 0.152 1.16 0.201 -0.049 3.4 2 0 2·HR
   Calvin Murray RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Michael Barrett C 5 2 2 1 0 2 .295 .838 21 18 -0.094 1.13 0.063 -0.157 0.1 11 1 HR
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .311 .787 13 10 -0.028 1.25 0.086 -0.115 1.0 3 2 2·2B
Ramon Martinez 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .659 7 6 0.017 1.42 0.062 -0.045 0.3 0 1 2B
   Jose Macias 3B 3 0 2 3 0 0 .259 .644 10 7 0.051 0.88 0.091 -0.041 1.6 1 0 2B
Mark Prior P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .148 .355 6 5 -0.053 1.41 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 0 0 SH
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Dubois PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .410 1 1 -0.029 1.16 0.000 -0.029 -0.2
   Mike Remlinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ben Grieve PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .763 2 1 -0.014 0.59 0.000 -0.014 -0.3
   Ryan Dempster P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 41 13 18 13 6 7 .439 1.511 163 105 0.459 0.98 1.232 -0.775 8.8 27 6
2B: J Macias (6, off B Meadows); C Patterson (30, off O Perez); M Grudzielanek 2 (11, 1 off M Corey, 1 off B Meadows); R Martinez (15, off O Perez); M Alou (31, off O Perez).
3B: M Alou (3, off O Perez).
HR: M Barrett (15, off O Perez; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); S Sosa 2 (32, 1 off O Perez, 1 off M Corey; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF; 8th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to LF); N Perez (4, off O Perez; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); D Lee (30, off O Perez; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: M Prior (5, off O Perez).
TB: S Sosa 9; N Perez 6; M Grudzielanek 5; M Alou 5; M Barrett 5; D Lee 4; J Macias 3; C Patterson 2; R Martinez 2.
RBI: S Sosa 5 (73); J Macias 3 (18); D Lee 2 (91); N Perez 2 (37); M Barrett (60).
2-out RBI: D Lee 2; N Perez 2; M Barrett; S Sosa.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Martinez-M Grudzielanek-D Lee.

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
Oliver Perez, L (10-9) 5.2 10 6 6 4 5 4 3.22 31 109 71 46 15 10 7 15 3 0 26 -0.371 1.29 -3.3
Brian Meadows 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.73 4 11 8 4 3 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 -0.059 1.05 -0.7
John Grabow 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 5.43 4 11 5 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0.012 0.49 -0.3
Mark Corey 1 5 4 4 1 1 1 5.08 9 32 21 10 5 6 3 4 2 0 2 2 -0.039 0.09 -4.5
Team Totals 8 18 13 13 6 7 5 14.62 48 163 105 65 23 17 11 24 7 0 26 5 2 -0.457 1.08 -8.8
J Grabow faced 2 batters in the 8th 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
Mark Prior 5 9 5 5 3 5 0 4.87 26 113 69 40 12 17 7 10 2 0 31 -0.191 1.24 -2.4
Michael Wuertz, W (1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.32 4 19 12 5 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.057 1.22 0.5
Mike Remlinger, H (12) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.52 3 16 12 6 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.098 1.26 0.5
Ryan Dempster, S (1) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.86 8 30 18 8 6 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0.079 0.39 1.1
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 4 11 0 5.00 41 178 111 59 23 29 10 15 2 0 31 0 0 0.043 0.98 -0.2
Balks: None.
WP: M Wuertz (2).
HBP: M Prior (2; J Kendall).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 38,395.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 16mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Jason Kendall C 1 Corey Patterson CF
2 Jack Wilson SS 2 Neifi Perez SS
3 Jason Bay LF 3 Moises Alou LF
4 Craig Wilson RF 4 Derrek Lee 1B
5 Daryle Ward 1B 5 Sammy Sosa RF
6 Tike Redman CF 6 Michael Barrett C
7 Ty Wigginton 3B 7 Mark Grudzielanek 2B
8 Jose Castillo 2B 8 Ramon Martinez 3B
9 Oliver Perez P 9 Mark Prior P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 4-5 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  RR CHC N. Perez O. Perez 33% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball); Patterson Scores
b1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  RR CHC D. Lee O. Perez 17% 70% Home Run (Line Drive); Alou Scores
b5 4-5 2 123 4,(0-2)  O CHC M. Grudzielanek O. Perez -11% 34% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b5 4-5 1 123 4,(0-2)  O CHC M. Barrett O. Perez -11% 45% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R PIT J. Castillo M. Prior -10% 40% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Redman Scores; Wigginton to 2B

Play By Play

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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' Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Kendall M. Prior -3% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT J. Wilson M. Prior 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Bay M. Prior -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT C. Wilson M. Prior 2% 55% Bay Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC C. Patterson O. Perez -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC N. Perez O. Perez -2% 51% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Alou O. Perez 2% 53% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  RR CHC D. Lee O. Perez 17% 70% Home Run (Line Drive); Alou Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC S. Sosa O. Perez 8% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 3-0 2 --- 6,(0-2)  R CHC M. Barrett O. Perez 6% 84% Home Run (Line Drive)
b1 4-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Grudzielanek O. Perez -0% 84% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT C. Wilson M. Prior 2% 86% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT D. Ward M. Prior -2% 84% Walk
t2 0-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT T. Redman M. Prior -6% 77% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ward to 3B
t2 0-4 1 -23 1,(0-0)  R PIT T. Wigginton M. Prior -8% 70% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ward Scores; Redman to 3B
t2 1-4 1 -23 6,(3-2)  R PIT J. Castillo M. Prior -9% 61% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Redman Scores; Wigginton to 3B; Castillo to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 2-4 1 -23 9,(3-2)  PIT O. Perez M. Prior -2% 59% Walk
t2 2-4 1 123 4,(1-2)  R PIT J. Kendall M. Prior -9% 50% Hit By Pitch; Wigginton Scores; Castillo to 3B; Perez to 2B
t2 3-4 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO PIT J. Wilson M. Prior 1% 51% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Castillo Scores
t2 4-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. Bay M. Prior 4% 55% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 8-9-1
b2 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Martinez O. Perez 6% 61% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
b2 4-4 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Prior O. Perez -1% 60% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Martinez to 3B
b2 4-4 1 --3 8,(3-2)  O CHC C. Patterson O. Perez -6% 54% Strikeout Looking
b2 4-4 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O CHC N. Perez O. Perez -4% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 4.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
t3 4-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Wilson M. Prior 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT D. Ward M. Prior 2% 54% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t3 4-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT T. Redman M. Prior -1% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t3 4-4 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  PIT T. Wigginton M. Prior -3% 50% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Redman to 3B
t3 4-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R PIT J. Castillo M. Prior -10% 40% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Redman Scores; Wigginton to 2B
t3 5-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O PIT O. Perez M. Prior 4% 44% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 3-4-5
b3 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Alou O. Perez -3% 41% Groundout: P-1B
b3 4-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Lee O. Perez -2% 39% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b3 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Sosa O. Perez 2% 41% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Short LF)
b3 4-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Barrett O. Perez -3% 38% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
t4 5-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Kendall M. Prior 2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 5-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Wilson M. Prior 2% 42% Flyball: LF
t4 5-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bay M. Prior 1% 43% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 7-8-9
b4 4-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Grudzielanek O. Perez 5% 48% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b4 4-5 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O CHC R. Martinez O. Perez -5% 43% Flyball: CF
b4 4-5 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHC M. Prior O. Perez -4% 40% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-5 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Patterson O. Perez -3% 36% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
t5 5-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  PIT C. Wilson M. Prior -4% 33% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t5 5-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT D. Ward M. Prior 4% 36% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  PIT T. Redman M. Prior -4% 33% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Wilson to 2B
t5 5-4 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O PIT T. Wigginton M. Prior 5% 37% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Castillo M. Prior 5% 42% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 2-3-4
b5 4-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC N. Perez O. Perez -3% 38% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Alou O. Perez 4% 42% Walk
b5 4-5 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Lee O. Perez 5% 48% Walk; Alou to 2B
b5 4-5 1 12- 7,(3-2)  CHC S. Sosa O. Perez 9% 56% Walk; Alou to 3B; Lee to 2B
b5 4-5 1 123 4,(0-2)  O CHC M. Barrett O. Perez -11% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-5 2 123 4,(0-2)  O CHC M. Grudzielanek O. Perez -11% 34% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Michael Wuertz facing 9-1-2
Michael Wuertz replaces Mark Prior pitching and batting 9th
Jose Macias replaces Ramon Martinez playing 3B batting 8th
t6 5-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT O. Perez M. Wuertz 3% 37% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t6 5-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Kendall M. Wuertz -5% 32% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
t6 5-4 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Wilson M. Wuertz 4% 36% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-4 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Bay M. Wuertz -1% 36% Wild Pitch; Kendall to 3B
t6 5-4 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bay M. Wuertz 4% 40% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 8-9-1
b6 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Macias O. Perez -4% 36% Groundout: SS-1B
Jason Dubois pinch hits for Michael Wuertz (P) batting 9th
b6 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Dubois O. Perez -3% 33% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b6 4-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC C. Patterson O. Perez 4% 37% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b6 4-5 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  RR CHC N. Perez O. Perez 33% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball); Patterson Scores
b6 6-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Alou O. Perez 3% 73% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b6 6-5 2 --3 4,(3-0)  CHC D. Lee O. Perez 1% 74% Walk
Brian Meadows replaces Oliver Perez pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-5 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Sosa B. Meadows -5% 69% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 6.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Cubs' Mike Remlinger facing 4-5-6
Mike Remlinger replaces Jason Dubois (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Wilson M. Remlinger 4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-6 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT D. Ward M. Remlinger 3% 77% Flyball: RF
t7 5-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT T. Redman M. Remlinger 2% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-5, Pirates' Brian Meadows facing 6-7-8
b7 6-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Barrett B. Meadows -2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Grudzielanek B. Meadows 4% 80% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b7 6-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CHC J. Macias B. Meadows 9% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores
John Grabow replaces Tike Redman (CF) pitching and batting 6th
Rob Mackowiak replaces Brian Meadows (P) playing CF batting 9th
Ben Grieve pinch hits for Mike Remlinger (P) batting 9th
b7 7-5 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC B. Grieve J. Grabow -1% 88% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Macias to 3B
b7 7-5 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Patterson J. Grabow -2% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
Ryan Dempster replaces Ben Grieve (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT T. Wigginton R. Dempster 4% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 5-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Castillo R. Dempster 3% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT R. Mackowiak R. Dempster 1% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-5, Pirates' John Grabow facing 2-3-4
b8 7-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC N. Perez J. Grabow 1% 95% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b8 7-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Alou J. Grabow 1% 96% Walk; Perez to 2B
Mark Corey replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 6th
b8 7-5 0 12- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Lee M. Corey 2% 98% Walk; Perez to 3B; Alou to 2B
b8 7-5 0 123 5,(2-2)  RRRR CHC S. Sosa M. Corey 2% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Perez Scores; Alou Scores; Lee Scores
b8 11-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC M. Barrett M. Corey 0% 100% Single to P (Ground Ball)
b8 11-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  CHC M. Grudzielanek M. Corey 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive); Barrett to 3B
b8 11-5 0 -23 5,(2-2)  RR CHC J. Macias M. Corey 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Barrett Scores; Grudzielanek Scores
b8 13-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Dempster M. Corey 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 13-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Patterson M. Corey -0% 100% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b8 13-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHC N. Perez M. Corey 0% 100% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Macias to 2B
Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Moises Alou (LF) batting 3rd
b8 13-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Goodwin M. Corey 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 13.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-13, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
Tom Goodwin moves from PH to LF
Calvin Murray replaces Sammy Sosa playing RF batting 5th
t9 5-13 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Dempster 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-13 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Wilson R. Dempster -0% 100% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
t9 5-13 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Bay R. Dempster -0% 100% Walk
t9 5-13 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Wilson R. Dempster 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-13 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT D. Ward R. Dempster 0% 100% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 13.

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