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5		 
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@BOS		0
1
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@DET		4
3
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@KCR		0
5
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@OAK		5
4
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@TBD		8
0
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@TOR		7
2
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@CHC		6
5
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9
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@SDP		4
5
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0
Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 7:06PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 31,494, Time of Game: 3:07
Pirates
6
56-83
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Cubs
5
55-83
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: John Grabow (4-1)
L: Ryan Dempster (1-8)
 
                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

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chris Duffy CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .210 .544 13 9 -0.084 1.39 0.024 -0.109 -0.8 3 0 HBP,SH
Jose Bautista 3B-RF 5 3 2 1 0 0 .250 .781 25 15 0.289 2.71 0.489 -0.200 1.7 1 4 3B
Freddy Sanchez SS-3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 .347 .867 18 10 0.043 1.31 0.120 -0.077 -0.2 2 3
Jason Bay LF 4 2 2 4 1 2 .289 .935 18 12 0.253 2.06 0.335 -0.082 3.1 0 0 2·HR
Xavier Nady 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .288 .827 18 13 -0.068 0.90 0.032 -0.100 -0.6 9 0 2B,HBP
Jeromy Burnitz RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .718 10 6 -0.086 1.07 0.000 -0.086 -1.1 2 0
   Jack Wilson PH-SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .693 5 1 -0.049 2.32 0.068 -0.117 -0.3 0 0
Ronny Paulino C 4 0 2 0 0 2 .317 .773 23 15 0.035 0.98 0.088 -0.053 0.7 9 1 2B
Jose Castillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .268 .723 13 11 -0.113 1.04 0.000 -0.113 -1.1 1 3
Victor Santos P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .342 7 6 -0.045 0.81 0.000 -0.045 -0.6 0 0
   Marty McLeary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Randa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .698 2 1 -0.044 1.76 0.000 -0.044 -0.3
   Damaso Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Josh Sharpless P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Doumit PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .207 .653 3 2 0.082 2.38 0.082 0.000 0.4
   Rajai Davis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .633 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Salomon Torres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 6 10 5 3 13 .286 .946 155 101 0.213 1.57 1.238 -1.026 1.0 27 11
2B: X Nady (25, off J Mateo); R Paulino (14, 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
DP: 1. F Sanchez-J Castillo-X Nady.
E: C Duffy (1); M McLeary (1).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Juan Pierre CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .290 .727 16 10 0.129 1.81 0.303 -0.173 1.5 1 0 2B,2·SB,CS
Ryan Theriot 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .323 .952 22 10 0.000 1.22 0.093 -0.093 0.1 3 1 3B
Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .282 .890 13 8 -0.109 1.61 0.002 -0.111 -0.8 0 2
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Angel Pagan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .761 4 3 -0.037 1.27 0.000 -0.037 -0.3
   Roberto Novoa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .600 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scott Eyre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Geovany Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 3 1 -0.053 1.83 0.000 -0.053 -0.3
   Ryan Dempster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Derrek Lee 1B 5 0 3 1 0 1 .291 .836 15 8 0.075 1.60 0.205 -0.130 1.2 6 1 2·SB
Jacque Jones RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .288 .817 24 12 -0.008 1.68 0.132 -0.141 -0.1 0 0
Matt Murton LF 4 0 3 0 1 1 .295 .789 23 12 0.154 1.65 0.181 -0.026 1.0 2 0
Henry Blanco C 5 1 2 0 0 0 .253 .723 20 15 -0.154 2.12 0.103 -0.257 -1.5 13 1 GDP
   Buck Coats PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ronny Cedeno SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .242 .596 15 10 -0.056 1.55 0.066 -0.122 -0.2 0 2 2B
   Freddie Bynum PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .673 6 3 -0.181 6.80 0.000 -0.181 -0.5
Juan Mateo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 2 -0.036 1.23 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 0 0
   Scott Moore PH-3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 13 7 -0.012 1.79 0.071 -0.083 0.1 2 0
Team Totals 40 5 15 4 4 8 .375 .907 179 101 -0.288 1.77 1.156 -1.443 -0.0 27 7
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
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).

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
Victor Santos 3.1 9 4 4 1 2 0 5.70 19 72 40 26 4 10 7 9 4 0 27 -0.259 1.14 -2.7
Marty McLeary 1.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.76 7 31 18 13 2 3 3 4 2 0 2 0 0.043 1.93 0.5
Damaso Marte 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.99 4 20 11 2 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.079 1.07 0.6
Josh Sharpless 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.93 5 16 9 4 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.092 2.33 0.6
John 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 0.113 1.84 0.6
Salomon Torres, S (3) 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.51 5 26 15 9 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.219 3.76 0.6
Team Totals 9 15 5 4 4 8 0 4.00 44 179 101 60 17 24 13 19 9 0 27 2 0 0.287 1.57 0.0

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
Juan Mateo 4 6 5 5 0 7 2 5.10 19 68 49 25 13 11 2 9 3 0 37 -0.273 0.74 -2.8
Carlos Marmol 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 9 32 20 11 3 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.136 1.35 1.1
Roberto Novoa 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.39 4 15 11 6 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.092 1.56 0.6
Scott Eyre 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.63 3 15 9 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.113 1.77 0.6
Ryan 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 -0.281 3.69 -0.4
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 3 13 2 6.00 41 155 101 48 25 28 10 13 4 0 37 0 0 -0.213 1.77 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: R Dempster 2 (4).
HBP: C Marmol (5; X Nady); J Mateo (3; C Duffy).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

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.

Starting 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

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

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' Juan Mateo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Duffy J. Mateo -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Bautista J. Mateo 2% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez J. Mateo -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR PIT J. Bay J. Mateo 17% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball); Bautista Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT X. Nady J. Mateo -1% 64% 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 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Pierre V. Santos -6% 58% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 0-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Theriot V. Santos 4% 62% Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 0-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez V. Santos 3% 65% Flyball: RF; Pierre to 3B
b1 0-2 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R CHC D. Lee V. Santos -8% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive); Pierre Scores
b1 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Jones V. Santos -1% 56% Lee Steals 2B
b1 1-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHC J. Jones V. Santos 3% 60% 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 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Burnitz J. Mateo -2% 58% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Paulino J. Mateo -2% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Castillo J. Mateo -1% 55% 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 1-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Murton V. Santos -4% 51% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b2 1-2 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO CHC H. Blanco V. Santos 8% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC R. Cedeno V. Santos -2% 57% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b2 1-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O CHC J. Mateo V. Santos 4% 61% 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 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT V. Santos J. Mateo -2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT C. Duffy J. Mateo 2% 61% Hit By Pitch
t3 2-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  R PIT J. Bautista J. Mateo 13% 74% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Duffy Scores
t3 3-1 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez J. Mateo -5% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t3 3-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  RR PIT J. Bay J. Mateo 14% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball); Bautista Scores
t3 5-1 2 --- 4,(0-2)  PIT X. Nady J. Mateo 1% 84% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t3 5-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Burnitz J. Mateo -2% 82% 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 1-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Pierre V. Santos 2% 84% Flyball: CF
b3 1-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Theriot V. Santos -5% 79% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b3 1-5 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO CHC A. Ramirez V. Santos -0% 79% Groundout: SS-1B; Theriot Scores
b3 2-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC D. Lee V. Santos -1% 78% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b3 2-5 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC J. Jones V. Santos 2% 80% 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 5-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT R. Paulino J. Mateo 4% 84% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t4 5-2 0 -2- 4,(0-2)  O PIT J. Castillo J. Mateo -3% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT V. Santos J. Mateo -2% 79% Foul Lineout: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 5-2 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PIT C. Duffy J. Mateo -2% 77% 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 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Murton V. Santos 3% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC H. Blanco V. Santos -3% 77% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b4 2-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC R. Cedeno V. Santos -4% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive); Blanco to 2B
Scott Moore pinch hits for Juan Mateo (P) batting 9th
b4 2-5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  CHC S. Moore V. Santos -7% 65% Walk; Blanco to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
b4 2-5 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR CHC J. Pierre V. Santos -14% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive); Blanco Scores; Cedeno Scores; Moore to 2B
Marty McLeary replaces Victor Santos pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-5 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Theriot M. McLeary 5% 56% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Moore to 3B
b4 4-5 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  CHC A. Ramirez M. McLeary -1% 55% Pierre Steals 2B
b4 4-5 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez M. McLeary 8% 63% 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 5-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Bautista C. Marmol -3% 61% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t5 5-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT F. Sanchez C. Marmol 3% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 5-4 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bay C. Marmol -3% 60% Strikeout Looking
t5 5-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT X. Nady C. Marmol 2% 62% Hit By Pitch; Sanchez to 2B
t5 5-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. Burnitz C. Marmol -5% 57% 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 4-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC D. Lee M. McLeary 4% 61% Flyball: CF
b5 4-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC J. Jones M. McLeary -6% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Jones to 2B/Adv on E8
b5 4-5 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Murton M. McLeary -7% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive); Jones to 3B
b5 4-5 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  R CHC H. Blanco M. McLeary -7% 41% Murton Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Jones Scores/unER; Murton to 2B
b5 5-5 1 -2- 8,(1-2)  O CHC H. Blanco M. McLeary 5% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 5-5 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Cedeno M. McLeary 5% 50% 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 5-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT R. Paulino C. Marmol 5% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 5-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Castillo C. Marmol -5% 50% Strikeout Looking
Joe Randa pinch hits for Marty McLeary (P) batting 9th
t6 5-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Randa C. Marmol -4% 46% Popfly: 2B
t6 5-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT C. Duffy C. Marmol -4% 42% 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 5-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Moore D. Marte 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Pierre D. Marte 3% 48% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
b6 5-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC R. Theriot D. Marte -2% 46% Walk
Angel Pagan pinch hits for Carlos Marmol (P) batting 3rd
b6 5-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Pagan D. Marte 4% 50% 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 5-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bautista R. Novoa -4% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 5-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT F. Sanchez R. Novoa 4% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 5-5 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bay R. Novoa -5% 45% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT X. Nady R. Novoa -4% 41% 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 5-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC D. Lee J. Sharpless -6% 35% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 5-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC J. Jones J. Sharpless -5% 30% Lee Steals 2B
b7 5-5 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Jones J. Sharpless 1% 32% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Lee to 3B
b7 5-5 1 --3 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Murton J. Sharpless -2% 30% Walk
b7 5-5 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHC H. Blanco J. Sharpless 13% 42% Fielder's Choice 3B; Lee out at Hm/3B-C; Murton to 2B; Blanco to 1B
b7 5-5 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno J. Sharpless 8% 50% 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 5-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Wilson S. Eyre 7% 57% Walk
t8 5-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Paulino S. Eyre -12% 45% Baserunner Out Advancing; Wilson out at 2B/C-2B
t8 5-5 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT R. Paulino S. Eyre -4% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Castillo S. Eyre -3% 39% 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 5-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Moore J. Grabow 5% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC J. Pierre J. Grabow -5% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 5-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Theriot J. Grabow -4% 34% Pierre Steals 2B
b8 5-5 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Grabow 13% 47% Pierre Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b8 5-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Theriot J. Grabow -2% 45% Walk
Geovany Soto pinch hits for Scott Eyre (P) batting 3rd
b8 5-5 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC G. Soto J. Grabow 5% 50% 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 5-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT R. Doumit R. Dempster 8% 58% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
Rajai Davis pinch runs for Ryan Doumit (PH) batting 9th
t9 5-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT C. Duffy R. Dempster -3% 55% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Davis to 2B
t9 5-5 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bautista R. Dempster -13% 42% Fielder's Choice SS; Davis out at 3B/SS-3B
t9 5-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT F. Sanchez R. Dempster 5% 47% Walk; Bautista to 2B
t9 5-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Bay R. Dempster 3% 50% Wild Pitch; Bautista to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
t9 5-5 2 -23 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Bay R. Dempster 3% 53% Walk
t9 5-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  R PIT X. Nady R. Dempster 30% 83% Wild Pitch; Bautista Scores; Sanchez to 3B; Bay to 2B
t9 6-5 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O PIT X. Nady R. Dempster -5% 78% 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 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Lee S. Torres 10% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC J. Jones S. Torres 7% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC M. Murton S. Torres -5% 89% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b9 5-6 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC H. Blanco S. Torres -7% 82% 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 5-6 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O CHC F. Bynum S. Torres 18% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 5.

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