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OAK
@BOS		1
2		 
(12)
CHW
@KCR		4
2
CLE
@MIN		1
4
LAA
@NYY		1
0
BAL
@SEA		10
5
DET
@TBR		2
5
TOR
@TEX		8
9
MIL
@ATL		9
0
PIT
@CHC		3
0
COL
@FLA		5
2
NYM
@HOU		3
7
ARI
@LAD		2
1
SFG
@SDP		3
2		 
(10)
PHI
@STL		3
6
CIN
@WSN		2
5
Friday, August 1, 2008 1:23PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 41,340, Time of Game: 2:47
Pirates
3
51-58
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 13½ GB
 at Cubs
0
65-45
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Jeff Karstens (1-0)
L: Jason Marquis (6-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  2  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  9  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Rivas 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 .257 .683 22 13 -0.050 0.91 0.050 -0.099 -0.7 3 4
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .742 20 16 -0.120 0.71 0.000 -0.120 -1.7 11 1 GDP
Nate McLouth CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .885 20 12 -0.055 0.51 0.000 -0.055 -0.9 1 0
Ryan Doumit C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .931 16 9 0.020 0.56 0.047 -0.027 0.1 4 0 HBP
Andy LaRoche 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .206 .633 13 8 0.009 0.79 0.056 -0.046 -0.1 0 4
Brandon Moss RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .284 .778 18 10 -0.046 0.84 0.028 -0.074 -0.6 3 1
Jason Michaels LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 .238 .690 16 10 0.192 0.91 0.219 -0.027 2.0 3 0 HR
Jack Wilson SS 4 0 3 1 0 1 .284 .685 18 11 0.092 0.79 0.101 -0.009 1.1 1 4 2B
Jeff Karstens P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 8 5 -0.065 1.22 0.000 -0.065 -1.0 1 1 2·SH
   Denny Bautista P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Sean Burnett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Bautista PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .742 6 3 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.3
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 9 3 2 8 .273 .727 157 97 -0.027 0.78 0.501 -0.526 -2.0 27 16
2B: J Wilson (13, off J Marquis).
HR: J Michaels (6, off J Marquis; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: J Karstens 2 (2, 2 off J Marquis).
HBP: R Doumit (5, by J Marquis).
TB: J Michaels 5; J Wilson 4; L Rivas 2; R Doumit; A LaRoche.
GIDP: D Mientkiewicz (4).
RBI: J Michaels 2 (40); J Wilson (14).
2-out RBI: J Michaels.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 4. J Wilson-L Rivas-D Mientkiewicz; B Moss-D Mientkiewicz; A LaRoche-L Rivas-D Mientkiewicz; L Rivas-J Wilson-D Mientkiewicz.
Outfield Assists: B Moss (K Fukudome at 1st base).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .898 17 12 -0.027 0.89 0.037 -0.064 -0.3 0 0
Kosuke Fukudome RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .280 .799 13 4 -0.014 1.25 0.076 -0.090 -0.0 2 0
Derrek Lee 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 .833 18 9 -0.113 1.21 0.016 -0.129 -1.1 6 1
Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .277 .873 15 10 0.089 1.05 0.115 -0.025 0.6 0 0
Jim Edmonds CF 1 0 0 0 2 1 .240 .792 14 6 0.072 1.40 0.090 -0.018 0.6 4 0
   Reed Johnson PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .765 4 2 -0.119 2.85 0.000 -0.119 -1.0 0 0 GDP
Geovany Soto C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .843 13 11 -0.173 1.91 0.000 -0.173 -1.5 9 0
Mike Fontenot 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .288 .918 18 11 -0.063 1.56 0.043 -0.106 -0.5 3 2
   Mark DeRosa PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .795 4 0 0.030 0.56 0.030 0.000 0.3
Ronny Cedeno SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .711 11 8 -0.143 1.25 0.000 -0.143 -1.3 2 2 GDP
   Jeff Samardzija P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Henry Blanco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .707 3 3 -0.050 1.29 0.000 -0.050 -0.6 GDP
Jason Marquis P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .175 .458 3 3 0.005 0.51 0.018 -0.012 0.0 1 4
   Neal Cotts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Theriot PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .318 .771 6 3 -0.020 0.76 0.000 -0.020 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 28 0 5 0 7 4 .179 .521 139 82 -0.526 1.27 0.425 -0.949 -5.0 27 10
TB: A Ramirez 2; J Marquis; A Soriano; M Fontenot.
GIDP: H Blanco (3); R Cedeno (4); R Johnson (2).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Lee-R Cedeno-J Marquis.

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
Jeff Karstens, W (1-0) 6 5 0 0 4 2 0 0.00 25 101 62 42 11 9 9 10 3 0 60 0.359 1.27 3.3
Denny Bautista, H (6) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.23 6 24 12 5 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 1.17 0.1
Sean Burnett, H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.25 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.119 2.85 1.0
John Grabow, S (1) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.13 3 10 6 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.047 0.95 0.6
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 7 4 0 0.00 35 139 82 49 16 17 13 11 3 0 60 2 0 0.525 0.78 5.0

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
Jason Marquis, L (6-7) 6 8 3 3 1 2 1 4.68 27 102 63 43 6 14 10 13 4 0 45 -0.027 0.96 0.3
Neal Cotts 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.66 4 16 11 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.024 0.54 0.6
Jeff Samardzija 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.00 4 23 13 6 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.018 0.24 0.6
Carlos Marmol 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.19 3 16 10 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.010 0.13 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 2 8 1 3.00 38 157 97 57 15 25 13 14 4 0 45 0 0 0.025 1.27 2.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Marquis (6; R Doumit).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 41,340.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 4mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Luis Rivas 2B 1 Alfonso Soriano LF
2 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 2 Kosuke Fukudome RF
3 Nate McLouth CF 3 Derrek Lee 1B
4 Ryan Doumit C 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Andy LaRoche 3B 5 Jim Edmonds CF
6 Brandon Moss RF 6 Geovany Soto C
7 Jason Michaels LF 7 Mike Fontenot 2B
8 Jack Wilson SS 8 Ronny Cedeno SS
9 Jeff Karstens P 9 Jason Marquis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT J. Michaels J. Marquis 12% 66% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Doumit Scores; LaRoche to 3B
b8 0-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO CHC R. Johnson S. Burnett 12% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
b4 0-2 2 123 2,(0-1)  O CHC G. Soto J. Karstens 10% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R PIT J. Michaels J. Marquis 10% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b3 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO CHC R. Cedeno J. Karstens 9% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

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' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT L. Rivas J. Marquis 3% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(0-2)  OO PIT D. Mientkiewicz J. Marquis -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (Weak 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT N. McLouth J. Marquis -1% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Karstens 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC K. Fukudome J. Karstens -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO CHC D. Lee J. Karstens 5% 50% Fly Ball Double Play: RF (CF-RF); Fukudome out at 1B/RF-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT R. Doumit J. Marquis 4% 54% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT A. LaRoche J. Marquis 6% 59% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Doumit to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O PIT B. Moss J. Marquis -5% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT J. Michaels J. Marquis 12% 66% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Doumit Scores; LaRoche to 3B
t2 1-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R PIT J. Wilson J. Marquis 6% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive); LaRoche Scores; Michaels to 2B
t2 2-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Karstens J. Marquis -2% 70% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Michaels to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t2 2-0 2 -23 5,(3-1)  O PIT L. Rivas J. Marquis -5% 65% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez J. Karstens 3% 67% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b2 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Edmonds J. Karstens 2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Soto J. Karstens 1% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz J. Marquis -2% 68% Groundout: P-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT N. McLouth J. Marquis -1% 67% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT R. Doumit J. Marquis 1% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t3 2-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Marquis -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC M. Fontenot J. Karstens -4% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b3 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO CHC R. Cedeno J. Karstens 9% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Marquis J. Karstens 1% 72% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT B. Moss J. Marquis 3% 75% Walk
t4 2-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Michaels J. Marquis -3% 72% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t4 2-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Wilson J. Marquis 3% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Moss to 2B
t4 2-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Karstens J. Marquis -2% 73% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Moss to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t4 2-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O PIT L. Rivas J. Marquis -5% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Karstens 3% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC K. Fukudome J. Karstens 2% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b4 0-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee J. Karstens -2% 71% Walk
b4 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC A. Ramirez J. Karstens -3% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lee to 2B
b4 0-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  CHC J. Edmonds J. Karstens -4% 65% Walk; Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
b4 0-2 2 123 2,(0-1)  O CHC G. Soto J. Karstens 10% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
t5 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz J. Marquis -2% 72% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t5 2-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT N. McLouth J. Marquis -1% 71% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t5 2-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT R. Doumit J. Marquis -1% 70% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot J. Karstens 3% 73% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b5 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno J. Karstens 2% 75% Flyball: LF (Deep SS)
b5 0-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Marquis J. Karstens -2% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 0-2 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHC A. Soriano J. Karstens -4% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Marquis to 3B
b5 0-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Fukudome J. Karstens 7% 77% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
t6 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Marquis -2% 75% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t6 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Moss J. Marquis -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R PIT J. Michaels J. Marquis 10% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t6 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Wilson J. Marquis 1% 85% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t6 3-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Karstens J. Marquis -2% 83% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 3-4-5
b6 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Lee J. Karstens 3% 85% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
b6 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC A. Ramirez J. Karstens -3% 82% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b6 0-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Edmonds J. Karstens -5% 77% Walk; Ramirez to 2B
b6 0-3 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC G. Soto J. Karstens 4% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Ramirez to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
b6 0-3 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Fontenot J. Karstens 7% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Neal Cotts facing 1-2-3
Neal Cotts replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT L. Rivas N. Cotts 1% 90% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
t7 3-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz N. Cotts -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Rivas to 2B
t7 3-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth N. Cotts -2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-0 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O PIT R. Doumit N. Cotts -2% 86% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Denny Bautista facing 8-9-1
Denny Bautista replaces Jeff Karstens pitching and batting 9th
b7 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Cedeno D. Bautista 3% 89% Groundout: P-2B-1B
Ryan Theriot pinch hits for Neal Cotts (P) batting 9th
b7 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC R. Theriot D. Bautista 2% 91% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano D. Bautista 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Jeff Samardzija facing 5-6-7
Jeff Samardzija replaces Ronny Cedeno (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Ryan Theriot moves from PH to SS
t8 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Samardzija -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t8 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Moss J. Samardzija -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  PIT J. Michaels J. Samardzija 0% 91% Walk
t8 3-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Wilson J. Samardzija -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Denny Bautista facing 2-3-4
b8 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC K. Fukudome D. Bautista -5% 85% Walk
b8 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Lee D. Bautista 5% 90% Flyball: RF
b8 0-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC A. Ramirez D. Bautista -6% 84% Walk; Fukudome to 2B
Sean Burnett replaces Denny Bautista pitching and batting 9th
Reed Johnson pinch hits for Jim Edmonds (CF) batting 5th
b8 0-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO CHC R. Johnson S. Burnett 12% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 9-1-2
Carlos Marmol replaces Jeff Samardzija pitching and batting 8th
Reed Johnson moves from PH to CF
Jose Bautista pinch hits for Sean Burnett (P) batting 9th
t9 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bautista C. Marmol -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT L. Rivas C. Marmol -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz C. Marmol -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' John Grabow facing 6-7-8
John Grabow replaces Jose Bautista (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC G. Soto J. Grabow 3% 98% Strikeout Swinging
Mark DeRosa pinch hits for Mike Fontenot (2B) batting 7th
b9 0-3 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. DeRosa J. Grabow -3% 95% Walk
Henry Blanco pinch hits for Carlos Marmol (P) batting 8th
b9 0-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO CHC H. Blanco J. Grabow 5% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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