September 23, 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 7
SEA 4 CLE 6
OAK 2 DET 7
KCR 2 MIN 7
CHW 1 NYY 7
TOR 5 TBD 5
BOS 4 TEX 3
BAL 0 LAD 7
@ARI 1 ATL 7
MIL 4 CHC 8
PIT 0 NYM 7
@FLA 6
(11) COL 7
@SDP 3 SFG 5
CIN 4 STL 4
HOU 3 WSN 5
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,364

Sunday, September 23, 2007, 1:24PM
Time of Game: 2:32

Pirates

66-90

Lost 9

6th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
Cubs            0  1  0   0  2  3   2  0  X    8 14  0

W: C Zambrano (17-13), L: T Gorzelanny (14-9)

Cubs

83-73

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Morgan CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .691   10    3   0   CS
J Bautista 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .259  .767   26    1   2   
F Sanchez 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .785   14    0   0   
  M Kata PH-2B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .603    3    0   0   
A LaRoche 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .803   18    3   0   
X Nady RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .819   15    3   0   SB
J Bay LF                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .248  .748   18    1   1   
  R Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Pearce PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .743    4    0   0   
R Paulino C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .699    9   12   0   
C Izturis SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .614    9    1   1   
T Gorzelanny P                1   0   0   0    1   1  .066  .175    9    0   1   
  F Osoria P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N McLouth LF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .812    7    0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    4  12              142   24   5

BATTING

TB: A LaRoche; N Morgan; X Nady.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: R Paulino (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: X Nady (3, 2nd base off C Zambrano/G Soto).

CS: N Morgan (3, 2nd base by C Zambrano/G Soto).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .296  .884   21    3   0   SB
M DeRosa 2B                   4   1   2   1    1   2  .295  .796   21    2   1   2B
D Lee 1B                      4   2   2   3    1   0  .319  .909   23    8   0   HR,2B
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   3  .312  .928   24    1   0   IW
M Murton RF                   4   1   3   0    0   1  .284  .787   17    1   0   2·2B
  S Fuld RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
G Soto C                      3   1   2   1    0   1  .395 1.136   14   12   1   SF
C Monroe CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .636   10    0   0   
  F Pie CF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .602    1    0   0   
R Cedeno SS                   4   1   3   3    0   0  .200  .601   12    0   3   HR
C Zambrano P                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .615    9    0   2   2B
  K Wood P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   8  14   8    3  10              156   27   7

BATTING

2B: M DeRosa (27, off T Gorzelanny); M Murton 2 (12, 2 off T Gorzelanny); C Zambrano (2, off T Gorzelanny); D Lee (41, off T Gorzelanny).

HR: R Cedeno (3, off R Sanchez; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); D Lee (20, off T Gorzelanny; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: G Soto (1, off T Gorzelanny).

IBB: A Ramirez (8, by T Gorzelanny).

TB: D Lee 6; R Cedeno 6; M Murton 5; M DeRosa 3; G Soto 2; C Zambrano 2; A Soriano.

RBI: R Cedeno 3 (12); D Lee 3 (79); G Soto (7); M DeRosa (72).

2-out RBI: R Cedeno 2; D Lee 2; M DeRosa.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Soriano (19, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/R Paulino).

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, L (14-9)         5.2  12   6   6    2   7   1   3.73   30  117-73   40·14·19    5· 7· 9· 0     26    -     0.93  -0.14
F Osoria                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.39    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
R Sanchez                      2     2   2   2    1   3   1   2.45    9   34-21   10· 4· 7    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    14   8   8    3  10   2          40  152-95   51·18·26    6·10·11· 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, W (17-13)          6     3   0   0    3   6   0   4.08   23   93-58   28·12·18    8· 3· 3· 0     69    -     0.94   0.35
K Wood                         2     0   0   0    1   3   0   3.80    7   27-18    8· 4· 6    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
M Wuertz                       1     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.63    3   15-11    4· 7· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     3   0   0    4  12   0          33  135-87   40·23·24   11· 3· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Sanchez (1).

IBB: T Gorzelanny (3; A Ramirez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 41,364.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 5mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. N Morgan             CF    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. J Bautista           3B    2. M DeRosa             2B 
3. F Sanchez            2B    3. D Lee                1B 
4. A LaRoche            1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. X Nady               RF    5. M Murton             RF 
6. J Bay                LF    6. G Soto               C  
7. R Paulino            C     7. C Monroe             CF 
8. C Izturis            SS    8. R Cedeno             SS 
9. T Gorzelanny         P     9. C Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  0-1  -2-  5   10%  82% D Lee           T Gorzelanny    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Soriano Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  1-3  3    7%  69% R Cedeno        T Gorzelanny    Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Murton Scores; Soto to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  -2-  5    6%  68% G Soto          T Gorzelanny    Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Murton to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  3    6%  61% M Murton        T Gorzelanny    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 2   2  0-0  -23  4    6%  55% C Izturis       C Zambrano      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)

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      ---  3   52%  N Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   54%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  F Sanchez       Strikeout Looking
                  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   53%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   57%  M DeRosa        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   53%  D Lee           Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   50%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  X Nady          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--      48%  J Bay           Nady Steals 2B
          -2-  6   46%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   49%  R Paulino       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Nady to 3B; Bay to 2B
   O      -23  4   55%  C Izturis       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   61%  M Murton        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   68%  G Soto          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Murton to 3B
   O      1-3  5   62%  C Monroe        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      1-3  3   69%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Murton Scores; Soto to 2B
   O      12-  1   65%  C Zambrano      Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (P's Right); Cedeno to 2B; Zambrano to 1B
   O      12-  7   61%  A Soriano       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   63%  T Gorzelanny    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   61%  N Morgan        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      65%  J Bautista      Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  6   64%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  5   67%  F Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   64%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   67%  D Lee           Walk
   O      1--  7   64%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   62%  M Murton        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lee out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   65%  A LaRoche       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   67%  X Nady          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   68%  J Bay           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   66%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   64%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   66%  R Cedeno        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   63%  C Zambrano      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   67%  R Paulino       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   69%  C Izturis       Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   67%  T Gorzelanny    Walk
   O      1--  2   70%  N Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   74%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   72%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging, Soriano Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   82%  D Lee           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Soriano Scores
          -2-  4   83%  A Ramirez       Intentional Walk
          12-  1   87%  M Murton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   RO     123  1   87%  G Soto          Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lee Scores
   O      12-  1   86%  C Monroe        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
                  Felix Pie replaces Craig Monroe playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---  4   88%  J Bautista      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   90%  F Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   88%  A LaRoche       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   91%  X Nady          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   90%  R Cedeno        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   91%  C Zambrano      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3   90%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3   94%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Zambrano Scores
   RR     1--  4   98%  D Lee           Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); DeRosa Scores
                  Franquelis Osoria replaces Tom Gorzelanny pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
                  Kerry Wood replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  R Paulino       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   99%  C Izturis       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Romulo Sanchez facing 5-6-7
                  Romulo Sanchez replaces Jason Bay pitching and batting 6th; Nate McLouth replaces Franquelis Osoria playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  M Murton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   99%  G Soto          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  F Pie           Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  2  100%  R Cedeno        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Soto Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  K Wood          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 8.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Kerry Wood facing 9-1-2
                  Sam Fuld replaces Matt Murton playing RF batting 5th
          ---  7  100%  N McLouth       Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  N Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); McLouth to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Kata pinch hits for Freddy Sanchez batting 3rd
   O      -2-  3  100%  M Kata          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Romulo Sanchez facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Kata moves to 2B
   O      ---  4  100%  A Soriano       Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6  100%  M DeRosa        Walk
          1--     100%  D Lee           Passed Ball; DeRosa to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-     100%  A Ramirez       Wild Pitch; DeRosa to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Michael Wuertz facing 4-5-6
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Kerry Wood pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
                  Steven Pearce pinch hits for Romulo Sanchez batting 6th
   O      ---  4  100%  S Pearce        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation