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Friday, May 16, 2008, 1:22PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 40,537, Time of Game: 2:27
Pirates
4
20-22
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
7
26-16
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
S: Kerry Wood (9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  3  0    4  7  1
Cubs            3  3  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    7  8  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddy Sanchez 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .593 29 19 -0.021 0.36 0.017 -0.038 -0.5 2 1
Nate McLouth CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 1.002 17 11 -0.037 0.45 0.018 -0.055 -0.6 3 0 2B,GDP
Jason Bay LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 .271 .901 15 9 0.042 0.38 0.046 -0.004 1.5 1 0 HR,HBP
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .191 .606 12 11 -0.069 0.64 0.000 -0.069 -1.4 9 0
Xavier Nady RF 2 1 1 1 2 1 .323 .902 20 9 0.061 0.46 0.067 -0.006 1.4 4 0
Doug Mientkiewicz 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .238 .698 11 8 -0.054 0.69 0.026 -0.081 0.4 0 4 HR,GDP
Ronny Paulino C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 .573 11 8 -0.025 0.48 0.015 -0.040 -0.3 4 1
Brian Bixler SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .176 .459 9 7 0.001 0.48 0.018 -0.018 -0.3 1 2
   Luis Rivas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .500 5 4 -0.021 0.81 0.000 -0.021 -0.3
Tom Gorzelanny P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .077 5 5 -0.049 0.94 0.000 -0.049 -0.8 0 2
   Chris Gomez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .299 .667 5 3 0.002 0.06 0.002 0.000 0.1
   Franquelis Osoria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Michaels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .551 1 1 -0.012 0.44 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
Team Totals 32 4 7 4 4 3 .219 .762 140 95 -0.182 0.50 0.209 -0.393 -0.9 24 10
2B: N McLouth (14, off S Gallagher).
HR: D Mientkiewicz (1, off B Howry; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); J Bay (9, off B Howry; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
HBP: J Bay (1, by S Gallagher).
TB: D Mientkiewicz 4; J Bay 4; N McLouth 2; C Gomez; B Bixler; X Nady; R Paulino.
GIDP: D Mientkiewicz (2); N McLouth (3).
RBI: D Mientkiewicz 2 (7); X Nady (35); J Bay (18).
2-out RBI: D Mientkiewicz 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: R Paulino (1).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 2 2 4 0 2 .265 .825 15 10 0.170 0.44 0.172 -0.002 2.5 1 0 2·HR
Ryan Theriot SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .329 .823 13 6 0.069 0.40 0.073 -0.004 1.1 4 3 2B,SB
Derrek Lee 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .922 10 7 -0.036 0.37 0.000 -0.036 -1.1 6 1
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .909 19 13 0.007 0.39 0.017 -0.010 -0.7 2 1
Geovany Soto C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .328 1.051 17 10 0.081 0.16 0.084 -0.004 1.2 5 0 HR
Ronny Cedeno 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .893 16 13 -0.012 0.16 0.000 -0.012 -0.6 2 1
   Kosuke Fukudome PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .887 5 3 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.3 1 0
Mark DeRosa RF-2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .293 .845 14 10 0.038 0.24 0.048 -0.009 1.0 3 0 HR,2B
Reed Johnson CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .258 .673 8 6 0.028 0.26 0.032 -0.004 0.3 3 0
Sean Gallagher P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 7 5 -0.022 0.40 0.000 -0.022 -0.6 0 1 SH
   Carlos Zambrano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .750 4 3 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
   Bob Howry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Kerry Wood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 7 8 7 2 4 .258 1.013 128 86 0.318 0.30 0.426 -0.108 2.6 27 8
2B: M DeRosa (8, off T Gorzelanny); R Theriot (8, off T Gorzelanny).
HR: A Soriano 2 (8, 2 off T Gorzelanny; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF); M DeRosa (4, off T Gorzelanny; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); G Soto (8, off T Gorzelanny; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: S Gallagher (2, off T Gorzelanny).
TB: A Soriano 8; M DeRosa 6; G Soto 5; R Theriot 2; R Johnson.
RBI: A Soriano 4 (22); M DeRosa (23); G Soto (30); A Ramirez (27).
2-out RBI: G Soto.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Cedeno-R Theriot-D Lee; D Lee-R Theriot-D Lee.
Baserunning
SB: R Theriot (9, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/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
Tom Gorzelanny, L (3-4) 6 7 7 7 2 3 4 6.64 27 97 67 48 12 7 7 15 1 0 31 -0.328 0.36 -3.7
Franquelis Osoria 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.04 7 31 19 10 3 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0.010 0.08 1.1
Team Totals 8 8 7 7 2 4 4 7.88 34 128 86 58 15 13 11 17 2 0 31 0 0 -0.318 0.50 -2.6

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
Sean Gallagher, W (1-0) 6 4 1 1 3 3 0 4.40 24 91 60 39 4 17 7 11 1 0 60 0.153 0.65 2.3
Bob Howry 2 3 3 3 1 0 2 6.53 10 39 27 21 1 5 3 6 1 0 0 0 -0.009 0.15 -1.9
Kerry Wood, S (9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.74 3 10 8 5 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.037 0.47 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 4 3 2 4.00 37 140 95 65 6 24 10 20 3 0 60 0 0 0.181 0.30 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: S Gallagher (1).
HBP: S Gallagher (1; J Bay).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Jerry Layne.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 40,537.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 5mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Freddy Sanchez 2B 1 Alfonso Soriano LF
2 Nate McLouth CF 2 Ryan Theriot SS
3 Jason Bay LF 3 Derrek Lee 1B
4 Adam LaRoche 1B 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Xavier Nady RF 5 Geovany Soto C
6 Doug Mientkiewicz 3B 6 Ronny Cedeno 2B
7 Ronny Paulino C 7 Mark DeRosa RF
8 Brian Bixler SS 8 Reed Johnson CF
9 Tom Gorzelanny P 9 Sean Gallagher P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC A. Soriano T. Gorzelanny 9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b2 3-0 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RRR CHC A. Soriano T. Gorzelanny 8% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); DeRosa Scores; Johnson Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC G. Soto T. Gorzelanny 8% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t6 1-6 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO PIT D. Mientkiewicz S. Gallagher 5% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O PIT T. Gorzelanny S. Gallagher 4% 82% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)

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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' Sean Gallagher facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez S. Gallagher 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. McLouth S. Gallagher 2% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  PIT J. Bay S. Gallagher -1% 53% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  PIT A. LaRoche S. Gallagher -1% 52% Wild Pitch; Bay to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche S. Gallagher 3% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC A. Soriano T. Gorzelanny 9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b1 1-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC R. Theriot T. Gorzelanny 3% 67% Walk
b1 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Lee T. Gorzelanny -3% 64% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Ramirez T. Gorzelanny 4% 68% Theriot Steals 2B; Theriot to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b1 1-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  RO CHC A. Ramirez T. Gorzelanny 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Theriot Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC G. Soto T. Gorzelanny 8% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 3-0 2 --- 9,(2-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno T. Gorzelanny -1% 77% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Sean Gallagher facing 5-6-7
t2 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT X. Nady S. Gallagher -3% 74% Walk
t2 0-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz S. Gallagher 3% 77% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
t2 0-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT R. Paulino S. Gallagher 3% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-3 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  PIT B. Bixler S. Gallagher -2% 78% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Mientkiewicz to 2B
t2 0-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O PIT T. Gorzelanny S. Gallagher 4% 82% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 7-8-9
b2 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. DeRosa T. Gorzelanny 3% 85% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b2 3-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  CHC R. Johnson T. Gorzelanny 3% 88% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); DeRosa to 3B
b2 3-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Gallagher T. Gorzelanny -2% 86% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Johnson to 2B
b2 3-0 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RRR CHC A. Soriano T. Gorzelanny 8% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); DeRosa Scores; Johnson Scores
b2 6-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Theriot T. Gorzelanny -0% 94% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 6-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Lee T. Gorzelanny -0% 93% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 6.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Sean Gallagher facing 1-2-3
t3 0-6 0 --- 9,(3-2)  PIT F. Sanchez S. Gallagher -2% 92% Walk
t3 0-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO PIT N. McLouth S. Gallagher 3% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
t3 0-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bay S. Gallagher 0% 95% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 4-5-6
b3 6-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Ramirez T. Gorzelanny -0% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b3 6-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC G. Soto T. Gorzelanny 0% 95% Walk
b3 6-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno T. Gorzelanny -0% 95% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Soto to 2B
b3 6-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa T. Gorzelanny -1% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 6.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Sean Gallagher facing 4-5-6
t4 0-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche S. Gallagher 1% 96% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t4 0-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT X. Nady S. Gallagher 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-6 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz S. Gallagher 0% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 8-9-1
b4 6-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Johnson T. Gorzelanny -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b4 6-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Gallagher T. Gorzelanny -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b4 6-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Soriano T. Gorzelanny -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 6.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Sean Gallagher facing 7-8-9
t5 0-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT R. Paulino S. Gallagher -1% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t5 0-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Bixler S. Gallagher 1% 96% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
t5 0-6 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT T. Gorzelanny S. Gallagher 1% 97% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t5 0-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez S. Gallagher 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 2-3-4
b5 6-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC R. Theriot T. Gorzelanny 1% 98% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 6-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Lee T. Gorzelanny -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 6-0 1 -2- 8,(2-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez T. Gorzelanny -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 6-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC G. Soto T. Gorzelanny -0% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 6.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Sean Gallagher facing 2-3-4
t6 0-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT N. McLouth S. Gallagher -2% 95% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t6 0-6 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Bay S. Gallagher -2% 93% Walk
t6 0-6 0 12- 5,(0-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche S. Gallagher 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-6 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R PIT X. Nady S. Gallagher -3% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McLouth Scores; Bay to 2B
t6 1-6 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO PIT D. Mientkiewicz S. Gallagher 5% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 6-7-8
b6 6-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Cedeno T. Gorzelanny -0% 97% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b6 6-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  R CHC M. DeRosa T. Gorzelanny 1% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 7-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Johnson T. Gorzelanny -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
Carlos Zambrano pinch hits for Sean Gallagher (P) batting 9th
b6 7-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Zambrano T. Gorzelanny -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 7.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Cubs' Bob Howry facing 7-8-9
Bob Howry replaces Carlos Zambrano (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Paulino B. Howry 1% 99% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t7 1-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Bixler B. Howry 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Chris Gomez pinch hits for Tom Gorzelanny (P) batting 9th
t7 1-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT C. Gomez B. Howry -0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t7 1-7 2 1-- 10,(3-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez B. Howry 0% 99% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-1, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 1-2-3
Franquelis Osoria replaces Chris Gomez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano F. Osoria -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b7 7-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Theriot F. Osoria -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b7 7-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Lee F. Osoria -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Cubs' Bob Howry facing 2-3-4
t8 1-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT N. McLouth B. Howry 0% 99% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t8 1-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R PIT J. Bay B. Howry -1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t8 2-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche B. Howry 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t8 2-7 2 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT X. Nady B. Howry -0% 99% Walk
t8 2-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT D. Mientkiewicz B. Howry -3% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Nady Scores
t8 4-7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Paulino B. Howry 1% 97% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 4-5-6
b8 7-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez F. Osoria -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 7-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC G. Soto F. Osoria 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Kosuke Fukudome pinch hits for Ronny Cedeno (2B) batting 6th
b8 7-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome F. Osoria -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b8 7-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. DeRosa F. Osoria -0% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 8-9-1
Kerry Wood replaces Bob Howry pitching and batting 9th
Mark DeRosa moves from RF to 2B
Kosuke Fukudome moves from PH to RF
Luis Rivas pinch hits for Brian Bixler (SS) batting 8th
t9 4-7 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT L. Rivas K. Wood 2% 98% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Franquelis Osoria (P) batting 9th
t9 4-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Michaels K. Wood 1% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t9 4-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez K. Wood 0% 100% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 7.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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