May 17, 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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LAD 6
@LAA 3 BAL 6
WSN 5 BOS 5
MIL 3 BOS 7
MIL 6 NYM 7
@NYY 4 SEA 4
SDP 2 TEX 6
HOU 2 DET 3
@ARI 2 OAK 5
@ATL 4 PIT 7
@CHC 6 CIN 4
CLE 2 COL 3
MIN 2 FLA 7
KCR 3 TOR 6
@PHI 3 CHW 3
@SFG 1 STL 9
TBR 8
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,686

Saturday, May 17, 2008, 1:05pm
Time of Game: 2:44

Pirates

21-22

Won 1

4th, 5 GB

John Russell

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   1  3  0   0  0  2    7 11  2
Cubs            0  3  0   1  0  0   1  0  1    6 11  0

W: D Marte (3-0), L: C Marmol (1-1), S: M Capps (10)

Cubs

26-17

Lost 1

1st

Lou Piniella

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Sanchez 2B                  5   2   3   0    0   0  .254  .616   14    0   5   2B
N McLouth CF                  5   2   3   3    0   1  .312 1.024   16    1   0   HR
J Bay LF                      4   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .882   18    0   1   
A LaRoche 1B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .199  .620   15   11   1   2B
X Nady RF                     3   0   0   1    0   1  .316  .883   20    4   0   SF
D Mientkiewicz 3B             3   1   1   1    1   1  .242  .706   14    1   1   
R Paulino C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .227  .569   19    5   1   
B Bixler SS                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .181  .461   13    3   4   
Z Duke P                      2   1   0   0    1   0  .105  .255    9    2   1   
  T Yates P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Marte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  J Michaels PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .544    4    0   0   
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   7  11   7    3  10              142   27  16

BATTING

2B: A LaRoche (6, off C Zambrano); F Sanchez (10, off C Zambrano).

HR: N McLouth (12, off C Marmol; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

SF: X Nady (3, off M Wuertz).

TB: N McLouth 6; F Sanchez 4; A LaRoche 3; D Mientkiewicz; B Bixler; R Paulino.

RBI: N McLouth 3 (36); D Mientkiewicz (8); B Bixler (2); X Nady (36); A LaRoche (17).

2-out RBI: B Bixler.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Z Duke-B Bixler-A LaRoche.

E: B Bixler (6); J Bay (1).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   3   5   3    0   0  .295  .929   13    2   0   2·HR,2B
R Theriot SS                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .331  .823   18    1   1   GDP
D Lee 1B                      5   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .897   11   10   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .280  .896   25    0   0   
K Fukudome RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .865   17    2   0   
G Soto C                      3   1   1   0    1   1  .328 1.053   14    9   1   2B
M DeRosa 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .299  .857   10    2   4   2B
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Johnson CF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .258  .668   21    1   0   
C Zambrano P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .700    8    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .880    3    0   0   
  J Lieber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Fontenot 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .801    8    0   0   
Totals                       37   6  11   5    2   5              148   27   7

BATTING

2B: M DeRosa (9, off Z Duke); G Soto (14, off Z Duke); A Soriano (7, off M Capps).

HR: A Soriano 2 (10, off Z Duke, off T Yates; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: A Soriano 12; M DeRosa 3; G Soto 2; R Theriot 2; R Johnson.

GIDP: R Theriot (4).

RBI: A Soriano 3 (25); R Johnson (18); R Theriot (12).

2-out RBI: A Soriano 2; R Theriot.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Lee.

PB: G Soto 2 (3).

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
Z Duke                         6.1   8   4   4    1   4   1   4.23   27  106-69   42·10·17   12· 4· 6· 0     44    -     0.99  -0.03
T Yates, BS (2)                0.2   1   1   1    1   0   1   3.38    4   13-7     4· 2· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.32  -0.25
D Marte, W (3-0)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    3    7-4     3· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.27   0.17
M Capps, S (10)                1     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.75    5   22-16    9· 2· 5    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.87   0.10
Totals                         9    11   6   6    2   5   2          39  148-96   58·14·24   16· 8· 8· 0          1-0

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                     4     7   5   4    3   3   0   2.45   22   73-40   29· 3· 8    4· 6· 6· 0     30    -     1.29  -0.45
M Wuertz                       2.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.18    8   23-18   11· 1· 6    4· 2· 1· 0          3-1    1.21   0.21
S Eyre                         0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    4-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.21   0.03
J Lieber                       1     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.63    4   20-14    7· 5· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.54   0.11
C Marmol, L (1-1)              1     2   2   2    0   2   1   1.67    5   15-12    6· 0· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.57  -0.40
Totals                         9    11   7   6    3  10   1          40  135-87   53·11·23    9·10· 8· 0          4-1

T Yates faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
C Zambrano faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 41,686.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. F Sanchez            2B    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. N McLouth            CF    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. J Bay                LF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. A LaRoche            1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. X Nady               RF    5. K Fukudome           RF 
6. D Mientkiewicz       3B    6. G Soto               C  
7. R Paulino            C     7. M DeRosa             2B 
8. B Bixler             SS    8. R Johnson            CF 
9. Z Duke               P     9. C Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-5  1--  2   42%  91% N McLouth       C Marmol        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Sanchez Scores
   b 7   1  5-4  ---  2  -23%  45% A Soriano       T Yates         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 2   2  1-1  12-  2  -19%  27% A Soriano       Z Duke          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); DeRosa Scores; Johnson Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Soriano to 2B
   t 5   0  4-2  12-  3   16%  54% N McLouth       C Zambrano      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Short CF); Duke Scores; Sanchez to 3B
   t 5   1  4-5  1-3  3  -12%  58% D Mientkiewicz  M Wuertz        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); LaRoche out at 1B/1B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   56%  F Sanchez       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   52%  N McLouth       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   48%  J Bay           Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   45%  A LaRoche       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Zach Duke facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   49%  R Theriot       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---  3   48%  D Lee           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  8   50%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   48%  X Nady          Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  4   50%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
          1--      52%  R Paulino       Passed Ball; Mientkiewicz to 2B
   O      -2-  5   48%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   R      -2-  1   59%  B Bixler        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Mientkiewicz Scores/unER; Bixler to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  2   56%  Z Duke          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Zach Duke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   58%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   54%  G Soto          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   48%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Soto to 3B
   R      1-3  8   41%  R Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Soto Scores; DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  4   45%  C Zambrano      Bunt Popfly: P (Front of Home)
   RR     12-  2   27%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); DeRosa Scores; Johnson Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Soriano to 2B
          -2-  1   25%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Soriano to 3B
   O      1-3  2   29%  D Lee           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   27%  F Sanchez       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   25%  N McLouth       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   24%  J Bay           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Zach Duke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   25%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   26%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   26%  G Soto          Walk
   O      1--  2   27%  M DeRosa        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Soto out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   34%  A LaRoche       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   32%  X Nady          Groundout: 2B-1B; LaRoche to 3B
   R      --3  3   38%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); LaRoche Scores
   O      1--  3   34%  R Paulino       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   32%  B Bixler        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Zach Duke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   34%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   35%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   24%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   25%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   30%  Z Duke          Walk
          1--  4   37%  F Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Duke to 2B
   R      12-  3   54%  N McLouth       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Short CF); Duke Scores; Sanchez to 3B
          1-3  8   59%  J Bay           Walk; McLouth to 2B
   R      123  3   71%  A LaRoche       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Sanchez Scores; McLouth to 3B; Bay to 2B
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  6   71%  X Nady          Foul Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Foul); McLouth Scores; Bay to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   58%  D Mientkiewicz  Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); LaRoche out at 1B/1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Zach Duke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   62%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   64%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   66%  K Fukudome      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Michael Wuertz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   63%  R Paulino       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   61%  B Bixler        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   60%  Z Duke          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Zach Duke facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   64%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   67%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   69%  R Johnson       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Michael Wuertz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   66%  F Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   69%  N McLouth       Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   66%  J Bay           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Scott Eyre replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 9th
          1--      67%  A LaRoche       Passed Ball; McLouth to 2B
   O      -2-  4   63%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Zach Duke facing 9-1-2
                  Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Scott Eyre batting 9th
   O      ---  3   68%  R Cedeno        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Tyler Yates replaces Zach Duke pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  2   45%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   48%  R Theriot       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   50%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
                  Jon Lieber replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   45%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   42%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   44%  R Paulino       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   39%  B Bixler        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Tyler Yates facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   33%  A Ramirez       Walk
                  Damaso Marte replaces Tyler Yates pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   39%  K Fukudome      Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
   O      1--  4   45%  G Soto          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   50%  M DeRosa        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Carlos Marmol facing 9-1-2
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Mark DeRosa pitching and batting 7th; Mike Fontenot replaces Jon Lieber playing 2B batting 9th; Jason Michaels pinch hits for Damaso Marte batting 9th
   O      ---  4   44%  J Michaels      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   50%  F Sanchez       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   RR     1--  2   91%  N McLouth       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Sanchez Scores
   O      ---  5   91%  J Bay           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   90%  A LaRoche       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Matt Capps facing 8-9-1
                  Matt Capps replaces Jason Michaels pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   98%  M Fontenot      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   95%  A Soriano       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  6   90%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Soriano Scores
   O      1--  1  100%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation