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TEX  7
@LAA  3

NYY  5
@BAL  4

DET  7
CLE  6

MIN  8
@KCR  5

(10)
OAK  5
@SEA  2

BOS  3
@TBD  2

CHW  6
@TOR  4

HOU  8
@ARI  7

PIT  6
@CHC  0

CIN  5
ATL  4

LAD  6
@FLA  2

PHI  5
@NYM  3

WSN  6
@SDP  2

COL  5
@SFG  2

MIL  4
@STL  3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 39,973

Friday, August 4, 2006, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 2:29
Pirates
6
42-68
Won 2
6th, 17 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  2   1  1  0   0  1  0    6 11  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
W: T Gorzelanny (2-2), L: C Zambrano (12-4)
Cubs
0
45-64
Lost 1
5th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Duffy CF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .190  .501   21    2   0   SB
N McLouth RF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .228  .652   28    2   0   
F Sanchez 3B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .344  .868   20    1   1   
J Bay LF                      4   1   1   0    1   1  .292  .957   14    1   0   2B
X Nady 1B                     5   2   4   2    0   1  .271  .825   22    8   2   3·2B
J Hernandez SS                3   0   0   0    1   1  .255  .658   14    3   3   GDP
J Castillo 2B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .270  .754   19    1   3   HR
R Paulino C                   3   1   2   2    1   0  .311  .761   22    8   0   HR,IW
T Gorzelanny P                4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   17    0   1   
  J Sharpless P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       37   6  11   6    4   9              177   27  10
BATTING
2B: X Nady 3 (18, 3 off C Zambrano); J Bay (22, off C Zambrano).
HR: R Paulino (4, off D Aardsma; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); J Castillo (13, off C Zambrano; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
IBB: R Paulino (4, by C Zambrano).
TB: X Nady 7; R Paulino 5; J Castillo 5; J Bay 2; C Duffy; F Sanchez.
GIDP: J Hernandez (3).
RBI: R Paulino 2 (31); J Castillo 2 (52); X Nady 2 (42).
2-out RBI: X Nady 2; J Castillo; R Paulino.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 2. X Nady-J Hernandez-X Nady; J Castillo-J Hernandez-X Nady.
BASERUNNING
SB: C Duffy (6, 2nd base off C Zambrano/M Barrett).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .701   10    3   0   HBP
C Izturis SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .630   12    0   4   
M Barrett C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .334  .949   20    9   0   HBP
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .866   18    2   2   
P Nevin 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .230  .758   16    8   0   
J Jones RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .815   11    2   0   GDP
M Murton LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .764   16    2   0   
R Cedeno 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .253  .614   13    1   1   
C Zambrano P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .638    4    0   1   SH,GDP
  D Aardsma P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Theriot PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .838    1    0   0   
  R Novoa P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750         0   0   
Totals                       27   0   3   0    2   8              121   27   8
BATTING
SH: C Zambrano (5, off T Gorzelanny).
HBP: M Barrett (4, by T Gorzelanny); J Pierre (8, by T Gorzelanny).
TB: J Jones; R Cedeno; A Ramirez.
GIDP: C Zambrano (1); J Jones (12).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Ramirez-P Nevin.
E: C Izturis (5).

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
T Gorzelanny, W (2-2)          8     2   0   0    2   7   0   4.41   28  111-68   43·11·14    8· 5· 4· 0     83    -     0.74   0.30
J Sharpless                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   10-8     3· 2· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   8   0          32  121-76   46·13·17    9· 7· 4· 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
C Zambrano, L (12-4)           6     9   5   5    3   6   1   3.42   30  117-77   41·12·24    7· 9· 5· 0     37    -     0.69  -0.20
D Aardsma                      2     2   1   1    1   2   1   5.24    8   46-30   19· 6· 5    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
R Novoa                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.97    3   10-7     3· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    11   6   6    4   9   2          41  173-114  63·20·31   11·10· 7· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: C Zambrano (3; R Paulino).
HBP: T Gorzelanny 2 (3; J Pierre, M Barrett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Marty Foster.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 39,973.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 85° F, Wind 8mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Duffy              CF    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. N McLouth            RF    2. C Izturis            SS 
3. F Sanchez            3B    3. M Barrett            C  
4. J Bay                LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. X Nady               1B    5. P Nevin              1B 
6. J Hernandez          SS    6. J Jones              RF 
7. J Castillo           2B    7. M Murton             LF 
8. R Paulino            C     8. R Cedeno             2B 
9. T Gorzelanny         P     9. C Zambrano           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  -23  3   16%  77% X Nady          C Zambrano      Double to LF (Line Drive); Sanchez Scores; Bay Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  1-3  5    9%  59% R Paulino       C Zambrano      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Nady Scores; Castillo to 2B
   t 4   0  0-3  ---  2    6%  87% J Castillo      C Zambrano      Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   b 5   0  5-0  1--  1    5%  94% C Zambrano      T Gorzelanny    Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   b 3   2  3-0  12-  2    5%  80% C Izturis       T Gorzelanny    Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  C Duffy         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   46%  N McLouth       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   45%  F Sanchez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Pierre        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   49%  C Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  9   50%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   52%  X Nady          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-  4   54%  J Hernandez     Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  J Castillo      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Nady to 3B; Castillo to 1B
   R      1-3  5   59%  R Paulino       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Nady Scores; Castillo to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  T Gorzelanny    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Gorzelanny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   58%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   59%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   61%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  C Duffy         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   57%  N McLouth       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   58%  F Sanchez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   61%  J Bay           Double to CF (Line Drive); Sanchez to 3B
   RR     -23  3   77%  X Nady          Double to LF (Line Drive); Sanchez Scores; Bay Scores
   O      -2-  5   75%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Gorzelanny facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   71%  M Murton        Walk
   O      1--  4   75%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   77%  C Zambrano      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Murton to 2B
          -2-  1   76%  J Pierre        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2   80%  C Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   87%  J Castillo      Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   86%  R Paulino       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   85%  T Gorzelanny    Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   85%  C Duffy         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      86%  N McLouth       Duffy Steals 2B
          -2-  6   86%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   84%  F Sanchez       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Gorzelanny facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   81%  M Barrett       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   84%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   87%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   84%  J Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive); Barrett to 3B
   O      1-3  5   89%  M Murton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   88%  J Bay           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   89%  X Nady          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   88%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF; Nady to 3B
   R      --3  4   92%  J Castillo      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Nady Scores; Castillo to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
          -2-  4   93%  R Paulino       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   91%  T Gorzelanny    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Gorzelanny facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   89%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   94%  C Zambrano      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  J Pierre        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   94%  C Duffy         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  N McLouth       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   93%  F Sanchez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Gorzelanny facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   95%  C Izturis       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   96%  M Barrett       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5   96%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, David Aardsma facing 4-5-6
                  David Aardsma replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   97%  J Bay           Walk
          1--  4   98%  X Nady          Single to LF (Line Drive); Bay to 2B
   OO     12-  3   96%  J Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Nady to 2B
   O      -2-  9   96%  J Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Gorzelanny facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   93%  P Nevin         Walk
   OO     1--  2   98%  J Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  M Murton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, David Aardsma facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  9   99%  R Paulino       Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   99%  T Gorzelanny    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   99%  C Duffy         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  N McLouth       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Tom Gorzelanny facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   99%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  Ryan Theriot pinch hits for David Aardsma batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  R Theriot       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Pierre        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Roberto Novoa facing 3-4-5
                  Roberto Novoa replaces Ryan Theriot pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  F Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Bay           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Josh Sharpless facing 2-3-4
                  Josh Sharpless replaces Tom Gorzelanny pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  C Izturis       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3  100%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  100%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2  100%  P Nevin         Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

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