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LAA  5
BAL  2

(10)
BOS  1
CHW  0

SEA  4
@DET  3

KCR  5
NYY  0

TEX  5
@OAK  4

MIN  8
@TBD  0

CLE  7
@TOR  2

PIT  6
@CHC  5
CIN  3
SFG  0

ARI  4
@FLA  0

MIL  9
LAD  0

SDP  5
COL  4

STL  2
@WSN  0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 31,494

Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 3:07
Pirates
6
56-83
Won 2
5th, 19 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         2  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  1    6 10  2
Cubs            1  0  1   2  1  0   0  0  0    5 15  0
W: John Grabow (4-1), L: Ryan Dempster (1-8), S: Salomon Torres (3)
Cubs
5
55-83
Lost 4
6th, 19½ GB

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Duffy CF                    3   1   0   0    0   1  .210  .544   13    9    3   0   HBP,SH
J Bautista 3B-RF              5   3   2   1    0   0  .250  .781   25   15    1   4   3B
F Sanchez SS-3B               4   0   2   0    1   1  .347  .867   18   10    2   3   
J Bay LF                      4   2   2   4    1   2  .289  .935   19   12    0   0   2·HR
X Nady 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .288  .827   19   13    9   0   2B,HBP
J Burnitz RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .718   10    6    2   0   
  J Wilson PH-SS              0   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .693    5    1    0   0   
R Paulino C                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .317  .773   24   15    9   1   2B
J Castillo 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .268  .723   13   11    1   3   
V Santos P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .342    7    6    0   0   
  M McLeary P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Randa PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .698    2    1    0   0   
  D Marte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Sharpless P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  R Doumit PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .653    3    2    0   0   
  R Davis PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633              0   0   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              0   0   
Totals                       35   6  10   0    3  13              158  101   27  11
Batting Events
2B: R Paulino (14, off J Mateo); X Nady (25, off J Mateo).
3B: J Bautista (3, off J Mateo).
HR: J Bay 2 (31, 2 off J Mateo; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: C Duffy (2, off R Dempster).
HBP: C Duffy (9, by J Mateo); X Nady (11, by C Marmol).
TB: J Bay 8; J Bautista 4; R Paulino 3; X Nady 2; F Sanchez 2; R Doumit.
RBI: J Bay 4 (98); J Bautista (40).
2-out RBI: J Bay 4.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F Sanchez-J Castillo-X Nady.
E: C Duffy (1); M McLeary (1).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .290  .727   16   10    1   0   2B,2·SB,CS
R Theriot 2B                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .323  .952   27   12    3   1   3B
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .282  .890   17    9    0   2   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .500              0   0   
  A Pagan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .761    4    3    0   0   
  R Novoa P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600              0   0   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  G Soto PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    3    1    0   0   
  R Dempster P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
D Lee 1B                      5   0   3   1    0   1  .291  .836   15    8    6   1   2·SB
J Jones RF                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .288  .817   27   13    0   0   
M Murton LF                   4   0   3   0    1   1  .295  .789   23   12    2   0   
H Blanco C                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .253  .723   24   18   13   1   GDP
  B Coats PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
R Cedeno SS                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .242  .596   15   10    0   2   2B
  F Bynum PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .673    6    3    0   0   
J Mateo P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    2    0   0   
  S Moore PH-3B               2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .500   13    7    2   0   
Totals                       40   5  15   0    4   8              195  108   27   7
Batting Events
2B: R Cedeno (14, off V Santos); J Pierre (30, off V Santos).
3B: R Theriot (2, off V Santos).
TB: J Pierre 4; R Theriot 3; D Lee 3; R Cedeno 3; M Murton 3; H Blanco 2; J Jones.
GIDP: H Blanco (5).
RBI: J Pierre 2 (34); A Ramirez (91); D Lee (20).
2-out RBI: D Lee.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 16.
Baserunning Events
SB: D Lee 2 (8, 2nd base off J Sharpless/R Paulino, 2nd base off V Santos/R Paulino); J Pierre 2 (49, 2nd base off M McLeary/R Paulino, 2nd base off J Grabow/R Paulino).
CS: J Pierre (18, 3rd base by J Grabow/R Paulino).
Pickoffs: M Murton (1st base by M McLeary).

Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Santos                       3.1   9   4   4    1   2   0   5.70   19   72-40   26· 4·10    7· 9· 4· 0     27    -     1.14  -0.26
M McLeary                      1.2   2   1   0    0   0   0   4.76    7   31-18   13· 2· 3    3· 4· 2· 0          2-0    1.93   0.04
D Marte                        1     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.99    4   20-11    2· 3· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.08
J Sharpless                    1     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.93    5   16-9     4· 1· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.33   0.09
J Grabow, W (4-1)              1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.80    4   14-8     6· 2· 0    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.84   0.11
S Torres, S (3)                1     2   0   0    0   3   0   3.51    5   26-15    9· 5· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.76   0.22
Totals                         9    15   5   4    4   8   0          44  179-101  60·17·24   13·19· 9· 0          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
J Mateo                        4     6   5   5    0   7   2   5.10   19   68-49   25·13·11    2· 9· 3· 0     37    -     0.74  -0.27
C Marmol                       2     2   0   0    0   2   0   5.50    9   32-20   11· 3· 6    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.35   0.14
R Novoa                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.39    4   15-11    6· 2· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.56   0.09
S Eyre                         1     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.63    3   15-9     3· 4· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.77   0.11
R Dempster, L (1-8)            1     1   1   1    2   1   0   4.59    6   25-12    3· 3· 6    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.69  -0.28
Totals                         9    10   6   6    3  13   2          41  155-101  48·25·28   10·13· 4· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: R Dempster 2 (4).
HBP: C Marmol (5; X Nady); J Mateo (3; C Duffy).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: M McLeary (0; M Murton, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 31,494.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 2mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        Chicago Cubs                                 
1. Chris Duffy                  CF       1. Juan Pierre                  CF
2. Jose Bautista                3B       2. Ryan Theriot                 2B
3. Freddy Sanchez               SS       3. Aramis Ramirez               3B
4. Jason Bay                    LF       4. Derrek Lee                   1B
5. Xavier Nady                  1B       5. Jacque Jones                 RF
6. Jeromy Burnitz               RF       6. Matt Murton                  LF
7. Ronny Paulino                 C       7. Henry Blanco                  C
8. Jose Castillo                2B       8. Ronny Cedeno                 SS
9. Victor Santos                 P       9. Juan Mateo                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t9 2 123 R 1,(0-0)  30% 83% 5-5 PIT X. Nady R. Dempster Wild Pitch; Bautista Scores; Sanchez to 3B; Bay to 2B
b9 2 12- O 6,(3-2)  18% 100% 5-6 CHC F. Bynum S. Torres Strikeout Swinging
t1 2 1-- RR 5,(2-2)  17% 65% 0-0 PIT J. Bay J. Mateo Home Run (Fly Ball); Bautista Scores
b4 1 123 RR 3,(2-0)  -14% 51% 2-5 CHC J. Pierre V. Santos Single to CF (Line Drive); Blanco Scores; Cedeno Scores; Moore to 2B
t3 2 --3 RR 1,(0-0)  14% 83% 3-1 PIT J. Bay J. Mateo Home Run (Fly Ball); Bautista Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Juan Mateo facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 PIT C. Duffy J. Mateo Strikeout Looking
t1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  2% 50% 0-0 PIT J. Bautista J. Mateo Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 47% 0-0 PIT F. Sanchez J. Mateo Flyball: LF
t1 2 1-- RR 5,(2-2)  17% 65% 0-0 PIT J. Bay J. Mateo Home Run (Fly Ball); Bautista Scores
t1 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 64% 2-0 PIT X. Nady J. Mateo Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Victor Santos facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -6% 58% 0-2 CHC J. Pierre V. Santos Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 0 -2- O 1,(0-0)  4% 62% 0-2 CHC R. Theriot V. Santos Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 1 -2- O 4,(1-2)  3% 65% 0-2 CHC A. Ramirez V. Santos Flyball: RF; Pierre to 3B
b1 2 --3 R 2,(1-0)  -8% 57% 0-2 CHC D. Lee V. Santos Single to CF (Line Drive); Pierre Scores
b1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -1% 56% 1-2 CHC J. Jones V. Santos Lee Steals 2B
b1 2 -2- O 6,(3-2)  3% 60% 1-2 CHC J. Jones V. Santos Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Juan Mateo facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 58% 2-1 PIT J. Burnitz J. Mateo Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 56% 2-1 PIT R. Paulino J. Mateo Strikeout Swinging
t2 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 55% 2-1 PIT J. Castillo J. Mateo Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Victor Santos facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  -4% 51% 1-2 CHC M. Murton V. Santos Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b2 0 1-- OO 5,(1-2)  8% 59% 1-2 CHC H. Blanco V. Santos Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  -2% 57% 1-2 CHC R. Cedeno V. Santos Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b2 2 -2- O 5,(3-1)  4% 61% 1-2 CHC J. Mateo V. Santos Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Juan Mateo facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 58% 2-1 PIT V. Santos J. Mateo Strikeout Swinging
t3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  3% 61% 2-1 PIT C. Duffy J. Mateo Hit By Pitch
t3 1 1-- R 6,(2-2)  13% 74% 2-1 PIT J. Bautista J. Mateo Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Duffy Scores
t3 1 --3 O 7,(3-2)  -5% 69% 3-1 PIT F. Sanchez J. Mateo Strikeout Swinging
t3 2 --3 RR 1,(0-0)  14% 83% 3-1 PIT J. Bay J. Mateo Home Run (Fly Ball); Bautista Scores
t3 2 --- 4,(0-2)  1% 84% 5-1 PIT X. Nady J. Mateo Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t3 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 82% 5-1 PIT J. Burnitz J. Mateo Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Victor Santos facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 84% 1-5 CHC J. Pierre V. Santos Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  -5% 79% 1-5 CHC R. Theriot V. Santos Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b3 1 --3 RO 3,(1-1)  -0% 79% 1-5 CHC A. Ramirez V. Santos Groundout: SS-1B; Theriot Scores
b3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  -1% 78% 2-5 CHC D. Lee V. Santos Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b3 2 1-- O 3,(2-0)  2% 80% 2-5 CHC J. Jones V. Santos Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cubs' Juan Mateo facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  4% 84% 5-2 PIT R. Paulino J. Mateo Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t4 0 -2- O 4,(0-2)  -3% 81% 5-2 PIT J. Castillo J. Mateo Strikeout Swinging
t4 1 -2- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 79% 5-2 PIT V. Santos J. Mateo Foul Lineout: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 2 -2- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 77% 5-2 PIT C. Duffy J. Mateo Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' Victor Santos facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 80% 2-5 CHC M. Murton V. Santos Strikeout Swinging
b4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  -3% 77% 2-5 CHC H. Blanco V. Santos Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  -4% 73% 2-5 CHC R. Cedeno V. Santos Single to CF (Line Drive); Blanco to 2B
Scott Moore pinch hits for Juan Mateo (P) batting 9th
b4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  -7% 66% 2-5 CHC S. Moore V. Santos Walk; Blanco to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
b4 1 123 RR 3,(2-0)  -14% 51% 2-5 CHC J. Pierre V. Santos Single to CF (Line Drive); Blanco Scores; Cedeno Scores; Moore to 2B
Marty McLeary replaces Victor Santos pitching and batting 9th
b4 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  5% 56% 4-5 CHC R. Theriot M. McLeary Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Moore to 3B
b4 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  -1% 55% 4-5 CHC A. Ramirez M. McLeary Pierre Steals 2B
b4 2 -23 O 6,(3-2)  8% 63% 4-5 CHC A. Ramirez M. McLeary Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 2-3-4
Carlos Marmol replaces Aramis Ramirez (3B) pitching and batting 3rd; Scott Moore moves from PH to 3B
t5 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -3% 60% 5-4 PIT J. Bautista C. Marmol Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  3% 63% 5-4 PIT F. Sanchez C. Marmol Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 60% 5-4 PIT J. Bay C. Marmol Strikeout Looking
t5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  2% 62% 5-4 PIT X. Nady C. Marmol Hit By Pitch; Sanchez to 2B
t5 2 12- O 5,(3-1)  -5% 57% 5-4 PIT J. Burnitz C. Marmol Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Marty McLeary facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O 5,(3-1)  3% 61% 4-5 CHC D. Lee M. McLeary Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  -6% 55% 4-5 CHC J. Jones M. McLeary Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Jones to 2B/Adv on E8
b5 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  -7% 48% 4-5 CHC M. Murton M. McLeary Single to RF (Line Drive); Jones to 3B
b5 1 1-3 R 4,(1-2)  -7% 41% 4-5 CHC H. Blanco M. McLeary Murton Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Jones Scores/unER; Murton to 2B
b5 1 -2- O 8,(1-2)  5% 45% 5-5 CHC H. Blanco M. McLeary Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 -2- O 2,(1-0)  5% 50% 5-5 CHC R. Cedeno M. McLeary Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  5% 55% 5-5 PIT R. Paulino C. Marmol Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 0 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -5% 50% 5-5 PIT J. Castillo C. Marmol Strikeout Looking
Joe Randa pinch hits for Marty McLeary (P) batting 9th
t6 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -4% 46% 5-5 PIT J. Randa C. Marmol Popfly: 2B
t6 2 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -4% 42% 5-5 PIT C. Duffy C. Marmol Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Pirates' Damaso Marte facing 9-1-2
Damaso Marte replaces Joe Randa (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 46% 5-5 CHC S. Moore D. Marte Strikeout Swinging
b6 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  3% 48% 5-5 CHC J. Pierre D. Marte Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
b6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  -2% 46% 5-5 CHC R. Theriot D. Marte Walk
Angel Pagan pinch hits for Carlos Marmol (P) batting 3rd
b6 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  4% 50% 5-5 CHC A. Pagan D. Marte Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Roberto Novoa facing 2-3-4
Roberto Novoa replaces Angel Pagan (PH) pitching and batting 3rd
t7 0 --- O 7,(3-2)  -4% 46% 5-5 PIT J. Bautista R. Novoa Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  4% 50% 5-5 PIT F. Sanchez R. Novoa Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -5% 45% 5-5 PIT J. Bay R. Novoa Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -4% 41% 5-5 PIT X. Nady R. Novoa Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Pirates' Josh Sharpless facing 4-5-6
Josh Sharpless replaces Damaso Marte pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  -6% 35% 5-5 CHC D. Lee J. Sharpless Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  -5% 30% 5-5 CHC J. Jones J. Sharpless Lee Steals 2B
b7 0 -2- O 4,(2-1)  1% 31% 5-5 CHC J. Jones J. Sharpless Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Lee to 3B
b7 1 --3 6,(3-2)  -2% 30% 5-5 CHC M. Murton J. Sharpless Walk
b7 1 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  13% 42% 5-5 CHC H. Blanco J. Sharpless Fielder's Choice 3B; Lee out at Hm/3B-C; Murton to 2B; Blanco to 1B
b7 2 12- O 3,(0-2)  8% 50% 5-5 CHC R. Cedeno J. Sharpless Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Scott Eyre facing 6-7-8
Scott Eyre replaces Roberto Novoa pitching and batting 3rd; Jack Wilson pinch hits for Jeromy Burnitz (RF) batting 6th
t8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  7% 57% 5-5 PIT J. Wilson S. Eyre Walk
t8 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -12% 45% 5-5 PIT R. Paulino S. Eyre Baserunner Out Advancing; Wilson out at 2B/C-2B
t8 1 --- O 7,(2-2)  -4% 41% 5-5 PIT R. Paulino S. Eyre Strikeout Swinging
t8 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 39% 5-5 PIT J. Castillo S. Eyre Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Pirates' John Grabow facing 9-1-2
John Grabow replaces Josh Sharpless pitching and batting 9th; Freddy Sanchez moves from SS to 3B; Jack Wilson moves from PH to SS; Jose Bautista moves from 3B to RF
b8 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  5% 44% 5-5 CHC S. Moore J. Grabow Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  -5% 39% 5-5 CHC J. Pierre J. Grabow Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  -4% 35% 5-5 CHC R. Theriot J. Grabow Pierre Steals 2B
b8 1 -2- O 3,(1-1)  13% 47% 5-5 CHC R. Theriot J. Grabow Pierre Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -2% 45% 5-5 CHC R. Theriot J. Grabow Walk
Geovany Soto pinch hits for Scott Eyre (P) batting 3rd
b8 2 1-- O 3,(2-0)  5% 50% 5-5 CHC G. Soto J. Grabow Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 9-1-2
Ryan Dempster replaces Geovany Soto (PH) pitching and batting 3rd; Ryan Doumit pinch hits for John Grabow (P) batting 9th
t9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  8% 58% 5-5 PIT R. Doumit R. Dempster Single to SS (Ground Ball)
Rajai Davis pinch runs for Ryan Doumit (PH) batting 9th
t9 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 56% 5-5 PIT C. Duffy R. Dempster Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Davis to 2B
t9 1 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -13% 42% 5-5 PIT J. Bautista R. Dempster Fielder's Choice SS; Davis out at 3B/SS-3B
t9 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  5% 47% 5-5 PIT F. Sanchez R. Dempster Walk; Bautista to 2B
t9 2 12- 1,(0-0)  3% 50% 5-5 PIT J. Bay R. Dempster Wild Pitch; Bautista to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
t9 2 -23 6,(3-2)  3% 53% 5-5 PIT J. Bay R. Dempster Walk
t9 2 123 R 1,(0-0)  30% 83% 5-5 PIT X. Nady R. Dempster Wild Pitch; Bautista Scores; Sanchez to 3B; Bay to 2B
t9 2 -23 O 5,(2-2)  -5% 78% 6-5 PIT X. Nady R. Dempster Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Pirates' Salomon Torres facing 4-5-6
Salomon Torres replaces Rajai Davis (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b9 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  9% 88% 5-6 CHC D. Lee S. Torres Strikeout Swinging
b9 1 --- O 7,(3-2)  7% 95% 5-6 CHC J. Jones S. Torres Strikeout Swinging
b9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  -5% 89% 5-6 CHC M. Murton S. Torres Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b9 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  -7% 82% 5-6 CHC H. Blanco S. Torres Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Murton to 2B
Freddie Bynum pinch hits for Ronny Cedeno (SS) batting 8th; Buck Coats pinch runs for Henry Blanco (C) batting 7th
b9 2 12- O 6,(3-2)  18% 100% 5-6 CHC F. Bynum S. Torres Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 5.

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