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3
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2
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8
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4
Saturday, August 5, 2006 3:05PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 41,007, Time of Game: 2:43
Pirates
5
42-69
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 18 GB
 at Cubs
7
46-64
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 13½ GB
W: Mark Prior (1-5)
L: Zach Duke (7-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  1  1   1  1  0    5  8  2
Cubs            4  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  X    7 11  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chris Duffy CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .480 16 12 -0.180 1.32 0.000 -0.180 -1.6 0 1
Nate McLouth RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .227 .659 25 18 0.011 0.95 0.113 -0.102 0.1 2 0 HR
Freddy Sanchez SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .339 .857 14 11 -0.121 0.90 0.000 -0.121 -1.1 3 3
Jason Bay LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 .292 .956 21 10 0.020 0.82 0.065 -0.046 0.3 3 0
Xavier Nady 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .272 .826 14 7 0.151 1.24 0.167 -0.016 1.2 10 2
Jose Castillo 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .273 .756 18 11 0.106 1.86 0.182 -0.076 1.0 2 2
Jose Bautista 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .261 .825 11 8 -0.056 2.20 0.047 -0.103 -0.6 1 4 HBP,SH
Ronny Paulino C 3 1 1 3 1 0 .312 .772 13 6 0.052 2.42 0.195 -0.143 0.9 2 1 HR,GDP
Zach Duke P 3 0 2 0 0 1 .234 .548 11 8 -0.032 2.07 0.087 -0.119 0.1 0 3 2B
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Salomon Torres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Jeromy Burnitz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .732 1 1 -0.094 3.29 0.000 -0.094 -0.4
   Matt Capps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Damaso Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 34 5 8 5 3 6 .235 .757 144 92 -0.143 1.53 0.856 -1.000 -0.0 24 18
2B: Z Duke (3, off M Prior).
HR: R Paulino (5, off M Prior; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); N McLouth (6, off S Eyre; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
SH: J Bautista (1, off B Howry).
HBP: J Bautista (9, by M Prior).
TB: R Paulino 4; N McLouth 4; Z Duke 3; J Castillo 2; J Bay; X Nady.
GIDP: R Paulino (13).
RBI: R Paulino 3 (34); J Castillo (53); N McLouth (13).
2-out RBI: R Paulino.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. X Nady-F Sanchez-S Torres; Z Duke-J Castillo-X Nady.
E: J Bautista (5); R Paulino (10).
Outfield Assists: C Duffy (R Cedeno at 3rd base).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Juan Pierre CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .279 .702 17 12 0.088 0.79 0.114 -0.026 0.8 3 0 SB
Cesar Izturis SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .243 .631 11 6 -0.011 0.79 0.023 -0.034 -0.2 1 5 SH
Michael Barrett C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .943 16 11 0.010 0.71 0.082 -0.072 -0.3 6 0 GDP
Aramis Ramirez 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .274 .873 16 4 0.032 0.44 0.044 -0.013 0.5 0 1 2B
Phil Nevin 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .228 .756 15 9 -0.018 0.65 0.008 -0.026 -0.3 6 0
   John Mabry PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .671 3 1 -0.044 0.90 0.000 -0.044 -1.0 2 0 GDP
Angel Pagan RF-LF 3 2 2 2 1 0 .293 .817 14 7 0.129 0.71 0.165 -0.036 1.6 5 0 HR,CS
Matt Murton LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .295 .778 14 8 0.174 0.59 0.198 -0.024 1.9 1 0 HR
   Ryan Dempster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Ronny Cedeno 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 .256 .620 17 10 0.052 0.54 0.066 -0.015 0.8 3 2 SH
Mark Prior P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .083 .167 4 4 -0.034 0.65 0.000 -0.034 -0.8 0 0
   Will Ohman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Theriot PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .798 2 1 -0.008 0.29 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
   Scott Eyre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Howry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jacque Jones PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .813 1 1 -0.011 0.37 0.000 -0.011 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 29 7 11 7 5 2 .379 1.091 130 74 0.359 0.65 0.700 -0.343 2.5 27 10
2B: A Ramirez (22, off Z Duke).
HR: A Pagan (4, off M Capps; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); M Murton (6, off Z Duke; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: R Cedeno (13, off M Capps); C Izturis (1, off J Grabow).
TB: M Murton 5; A Pagan 5; R Cedeno 2; A Ramirez 2; M Barrett; C Izturis; M Prior; J Pierre.
GIDP: M Barrett (9); J Mabry (3).
RBI: M Murton 2 (39); A Pagan 2 (10); C Izturis (13); R Cedeno (26); M Barrett (43).
2-out RBI: R Cedeno; A Pagan; M Murton.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Izturis-R Cedeno-P Nevin.
E: R Cedeno (18).
Baserunning
SB: J Pierre (39, 2nd base off Z Duke/R Paulino).
CS: A Pagan (2, 2nd base by Z Duke POCS).
Pickoffs: M Murton (2nd base by D Marte).

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
Zach Duke, L (7-10) 6 9 5 5 3 2 1 5.35 27 107 61 40 5 16 15 7 3 0 33 -0.231 0.64 -1.7
John Grabow 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.02 2 10 6 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.017 0.99 -0.2
Salomon Torres 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.02 3 10 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 -0.054 0.86 -0.3
Matt Capps 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.53 3 3 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.080 0.42 -1.2
Damaso Marte 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.023 0.39 0.7
Team Totals 8 11 7 7 5 2 2 7.88 36 132 76 51 5 20 20 9 3 0 33 2 1 -0.359 1.53 -2.5

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, W (1-5) 5.2 5 3 2 3 5 1 6.64 26 103 64 42 5 17 8 9 1 0 51 -0.045 1.27 -0.5
Will Ohman, H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.98 1 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.119 4.54 0.8
Scott Eyre, H (17) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.17 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.077 1.17 -0.7
Michael Wuertz, H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 2 7 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.055 1.04 0.3
Bob Howry, H (17) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.44 5 13 9 9 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.008 2.86 -0.4
Ryan Dempster, S (21) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.21 3 12 9 6 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.082 1.04 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 5 4 3 6 2 4.00 39 144 92 63 8 21 14 15 2 0 51 3 0 0.142 0.65 0.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Prior (7; J Bautista).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: Z Duke (5; A Pagan, 2nd base (CS)); D Marte (2; M Murton, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Tom Hallion.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 41,007.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Chris Duffy CF 1 Juan Pierre CF
2 Nate McLouth RF 2 Cesar Izturis SS
3 Freddy Sanchez SS 3 Michael Barrett C
4 Jason Bay LF 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Xavier Nady 1B 5 Phil Nevin 1B
6 Jose Castillo 2B 6 Angel Pagan RF
7 Jose Bautista 3B 7 Matt Murton LF
8 Ronny Paulino C 8 Ronny Cedeno 2B
9 Zach Duke P 9 Mark Prior P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 3-4 2 123 5,(2-2)  O PIT Z. Duke W. Ohman 12% 73% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-4 2 123 4,(3-0)  R PIT R. Paulino M. Prior -12% 62% Walk; Bay Scores; Nady to 3B; Bautista to 2B
t7 3-5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R PIT N. McLouth S. Eyre -11% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b6 4-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC M. Murton Z. Duke 11% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t8 4-6 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  PIT J. Castillo B. Howry -11% 68% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Nady 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 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT C. Duffy M. Prior 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT N. McLouth M. Prior 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez M. Prior 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC J. Pierre Z. Duke 3% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC C. Izturis Z. Duke 5% 63% Pierre Steals 2B; Pierre to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b1 0-0 0 --3 3,(2-0)  RO CHC C. Izturis Z. Duke -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pierre Scores
b1 1-0 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC M. Barrett Z. Duke -1% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC A. Ramirez Z. Duke 2% 63% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b1 1-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  CHC P. Nevin Z. Duke 1% 64% Walk
b1 1-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  R CHC A. Pagan Z. Duke 8% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores; Nevin to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R CHC M. Murton Z. Duke 8% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Nevin Scores; Pagan to 3B
b1 3-0 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  R CHC R. Cedeno Z. Duke 5% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pagan Scores; Murton to 2B
b1 4-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Prior Z. Duke -2% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Murton to 3B; Cedeno out at 3B/CF-3B
4 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 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)  PIT J. Bay M. Prior -3% 80% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t2 0-4 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  PIT X. Nady M. Prior -5% 76% Fielder's Choice SS; Bay to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Nady to 1B
t2 0-4 0 12- 2,(1-0)  R PIT J. Castillo M. Prior -8% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bay Scores/unER; Nady to 2B
t2 1-4 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bautista M. Prior 5% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-4 1 12- 7,(3-2)  OO PIT R. Paulino M. Prior 8% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 1-2-3
b2 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Pierre Z. Duke -1% 80% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC C. Izturis Z. Duke -1% 79% Groundout: P-1B
b2 4-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Barrett Z. Duke -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 9-1-2
t3 1-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT Z. Duke M. Prior -5% 73% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t3 1-4 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT C. Duffy M. Prior 4% 77% Flyball: LF
t3 1-4 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O PIT N. McLouth M. Prior 3% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Duke to 3B
t3 1-4 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez M. Prior 3% 83% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 4-5-6
b3 4-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC A. Ramirez Z. Duke -1% 82% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b3 4-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC P. Nevin Z. Duke -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b3 4-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC A. Pagan Z. Duke 1% 82% Walk
b3 4-1 2 1-- 1,(0-1)  O CHC M. Murton Z. Duke -1% 80% Pagan Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
t4 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bay M. Prior 2% 83% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT X. Nady M. Prior 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Castillo M. Prior 1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 7-8-9
b4 4-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Murton Z. Duke -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 4-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC R. Cedeno Z. Duke 1% 85% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 4-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Prior Z. Duke -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Pierre Z. Duke -1% 83% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 7-8-9
t5 1-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bautista M. Prior 2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R PIT R. Paulino M. Prior -8% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t5 2-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT Z. Duke M. Prior -3% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 2-4 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O PIT C. Duffy M. Prior 4% 78% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
t5 2-4 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O PIT N. McLouth M. Prior 3% 80% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 2-3-4
b5 4-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC C. Izturis Z. Duke 2% 83% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b5 4-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO CHC M. Barrett Z. Duke -5% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
b5 4-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC A. Ramirez Z. Duke 1% 79% Walk
b5 4-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC P. Nevin Z. Duke -2% 77% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Mark Prior facing 3-4-5
t6 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez M. Prior 3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Bay M. Prior -4% 76% Walk
t6 2-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT X. Nady M. Prior -5% 71% Walk; Bay to 2B
t6 2-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Castillo M. Prior 7% 78% Flyball: RF
t6 2-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Bautista M. Prior -5% 73% Hit By Pitch; Bay to 3B; Nady to 2B
t6 2-4 2 123 4,(3-0)  R PIT R. Paulino M. Prior -12% 62% Walk; Bay Scores; Nady to 3B; Bautista to 2B
Will Ohman replaces Mark Prior pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-4 2 123 5,(2-2)  O PIT Z. Duke W. Ohman 12% 73% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 6-7-8
b6 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Pagan Z. Duke -2% 71% Lineout: LF
b6 4-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHC M. Murton Z. Duke 11% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b6 5-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno Z. Duke -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
Ryan Theriot pinch hits for Will Ohman (P) batting 9th
b6 5-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Theriot Z. Duke -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Scott Eyre facing 1-2-3
Scott Eyre replaces Ryan Theriot (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT C. Duffy S. Eyre 4% 84% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t7 3-5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R PIT N. McLouth S. Eyre -11% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
Michael Wuertz replaces Scott Eyre pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez M. Wuertz 3% 76% Flyball: CF
t7 4-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bay M. Wuertz 2% 78% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' John Grabow facing 1-2-3
John Grabow replaces Zach Duke pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-4 0 --- 9,(3-2)  CHC J. Pierre J. Grabow 3% 81% Walk
b7 5-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Izturis J. Grabow -1% 80% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Pierre to 2B
Salomon Torres replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CHC M. Barrett S. Torres 8% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pierre Scores
b7 6-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC A. Ramirez S. Torres 2% 90% Walk; Barrett to 2B
John Mabry pinch hits for Phil Nevin (1B) batting 5th
b7 6-4 1 12- 3,(2-0)  OO CHC J. Mabry S. Torres -4% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Cubs' Bob Howry facing 5-6-7
Bob Howry replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 9th
John Mabry moves from PH to 1B
t8 4-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT X. Nady B. Howry -7% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t8 4-6 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  PIT J. Castillo B. Howry -11% 68% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Nady to 2B
t8 4-6 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Bautista B. Howry 3% 71% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Nady to 3B; Castillo to 2B
t8 4-6 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO PIT R. Paulino B. Howry 6% 77% Groundout: SS-1B; Nady Scores; Castillo to 3B
Jeromy Burnitz pinch hits for Salomon Torres (P) batting 9th
t8 5-6 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Burnitz B. Howry 9% 86% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-5, Pirates' Matt Capps facing 6-7-8
Matt Capps replaces Jeromy Burnitz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC A. Pagan M. Capps 7% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b8 7-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Murton M. Capps 1% 94% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Murton to 1B
b8 7-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Cedeno M. Capps -0% 94% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Murton to 2B
Damaso Marte replaces Matt Capps pitching and batting 9th
Jacque Jones pinch hits for Bob Howry (P) batting 9th
b8 7-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Jones D. Marte -1% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b8 7-5 2 -2- 1,(0-1)  O CHC J. Pierre D. Marte -1% 92% Murton Picked off 2B (P-SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
Ryan Dempster replaces Matt Murton (LF) pitching and batting 7th
Angel Pagan moves from RF to LF
Jacque Jones moves from PH to RF
t9 5-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Duffy R. Dempster 4% 96% Lineout: LF
t9 5-7 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT N. McLouth R. Dempster 3% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 5-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez R. Dempster 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 7.

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