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Friday, August 14, 2009, 1:21PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 41,619, Time of Game: 2:37
Pirates
2
46-69
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Cubs
17
59-55
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Randy Wells (9-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  0
Cubs            4 10  0   3  0  0   0  0  X   17 18  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Andrew McCutchen CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .835 7 5 0.034 0.45 0.035 -0.001 0.2 1 0
   Jeff Salazar PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .043 .197 9 6 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.4 2 0
Ronny Cedeno SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .555 7 4 -0.074 0.48 0.000 -0.074 -1.1 1 1 GDP
   Luis Cruz SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .573 3 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 2
Garrett Jones 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .293 .974 16 12 -0.009 0.11 0.002 -0.011 0.2 8 1
Delwyn Young 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .299 .767 18 12 0.027 0.19 0.029 -0.002 0.1 1 2
Lastings Milledge LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .519 12 11 -0.029 0.31 0.000 -0.029 -1.2 1 0
Brandon Moss RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .246 .676 19 12 -0.022 0.23 0.000 -0.022 0.6 2 0
Andy LaRoche 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .254 .704 10 4 0.015 0.15 0.016 -0.001 -0.3 1 0 GDP
Jason Jaramillo C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .251 .700 17 11 -0.031 0.30 0.001 -0.032 0.4 5 0 2B
Charlie Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .267 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Bootcheck P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 12 8 -0.003 0.06 0.000 -0.003 -0.9 0 0
   Steven Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 3 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 3 7 .219 .536 133 90 -0.093 0.22 0.083 -0.176 -2.8 24 6
2B: J Jaramillo (13, off R Wells).
TB: J Jaramillo 2; G Jones 2; B Moss; D Young; A LaRoche; A McCutchen.
GIDP: R Cedeno (8); A LaRoche (13).
RBI: J Jaramillo (20); B Moss (29).
2-out RBI: B Moss; J Jaramillo.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Cruz-G Jones.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryan Theriot SS 6 2 3 1 0 0 .302 .768 15 11 -0.005 0.23 0.018 -0.023 0.0 2 5
Sam Fuld CF 3 3 2 0 2 0 .333 .896 24 11 0.082 0.18 0.082 0.000 2.5 3 0 3B,HBP
Derrek Lee 1B 3 2 3 7 1 0 .290 .911 17 8 0.069 0.43 0.069 0.000 5.5 4 0 2·2B
   Mike Fontenot 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .681 4 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -1.2 1 1
Jake Fox 3B-LF 4 2 2 2 1 1 .302 .895 14 8 0.046 0.26 0.046 0.000 1.4 0 0 2B
Kosuke Fukudome RF 4 2 1 3 1 0 .275 .856 22 11 0.175 0.33 0.175 0.000 1.3 1 0 HR,GDP
Alfonso Soriano LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 .245 .737 9 9 -0.004 0.12 0.004 -0.007 0.7 1 0
   Aaron Miles PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .481 8 7 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 0
Jeff Baker 2B-1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 .271 .750 13 8 -0.003 0.05 0.002 -0.005 0.5 7 5
Koyie Hill C 5 2 2 0 0 2 .230 .629 14 9 0.037 0.07 0.037 0.000 0.4 8 0 3B
Randy Wells P 3 2 2 1 1 0 .200 .500 10 5 0.010 0.09 0.010 0.000 1.7 0 0 2B
   Esmailin Caridad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 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
   Geovany Soto PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .716 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.2 2B
   Kevin Gregg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 41 17 18 17 6 5 .439 1.253 151 90 0.407 0.17 0.443 -0.035 12.7 27 11
2B: G Soto (11, off S Jackson); R Wells (2, off S Jackson); D Lee 2 (24, 2 off C Bootcheck); J Fox (10, off C Morton).
3B: S Fuld (1, off C Morton); K Hill (2, off C Morton).
HR: K Fukudome (10, off C Morton; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
HBP: S Fuld (1, by C Bootcheck).
TB: D Lee 5; K Hill 4; K Fukudome 4; S Fuld 4; R Theriot 3; R Wells 3; J Fox 3; G Soto 2; J Baker; A Soriano.
GIDP: K Fukudome (9).
RBI: D Lee 7 (81); K Fukudome 3 (43); J Fox 2 (32); J Baker 2 (12); R Wells (2); R Theriot (47); A Soriano (51).
2-out RBI: D Lee 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 11 for 20.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Baker-R Theriot-D Lee; R Theriot-M Fontenot-J Baker.

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
Charlie Morton, L (2-6) 1 7 10 10 3 1 1 5.51 13 49 26 18 2 6 3 6 4 0 -3 -0.402 0.63 -9.0
Chris Bootcheck 2.1 7 7 7 2 3 0 24.75 17 57 34 19 8 7 5 6 2 0 2 2 -0.006 0.01 -6.6
Steven Jackson 4.2 4 0 0 1 1 0 3.58 18 45 30 23 2 5 7 9 3 0 1 0 0.000 0.00 2.8
Team Totals 8 18 17 17 6 5 1 19.12 48 151 90 60 12 18 15 21 9 0 -3 3 2 -0.408 0.22 -12.7
C Morton faced 6 batters in the 2nd inning.

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
Randy Wells, W (9-5) 6 7 2 2 2 3 0 3.01 25 86 58 35 5 18 10 10 4 0 51 0.092 0.30 1.2
Esmailin Caridad 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.84 3 15 11 4 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
John Grabow 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.06 4 21 14 8 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Kevin Gregg 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.95 3 11 7 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 7 0 2.00 35 133 90 52 11 27 11 14 5 0 51 0 0 0.092 0.17 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Bootcheck (1; S Fuld).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 41,619.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Andrew McCutchen CF 1 Ryan Theriot SS
2 Ronny Cedeno SS 2 Sam Fuld CF
3 Garrett Jones 1B 3 Derrek Lee 1B
4 Delwyn Young 2B 4 Jake Fox 3B
5 Lastings Milledge LF 5 Kosuke Fukudome RF
6 Brandon Moss RF 6 Alfonso Soriano LF
7 Andy LaRoche 3B 7 Jeff Baker 2B
8 Jason Jaramillo C 8 Koyie Hill C
9 Charlie Morton P 9 Randy Wells P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-0 1 12- 5,(3-1)  RRR CHC K. Fukudome C. Morton 17% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lee Scores; Fox Scores
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PIT R. Cedeno R. Wells 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC S. Fuld C. Morton 7% 59% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R CHC D. Lee C. Morton 5% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Fuld Scores
b2 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC K. Hill C. Morton 4% 91% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)

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' Randy Wells facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT A. McCutchen R. Wells -3% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PIT R. Cedeno R. Wells 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT G. Jones R. Wells 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Charlie Morton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Theriot C. Morton -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC S. Fuld C. Morton 7% 59% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R CHC D. Lee C. Morton 5% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Fuld Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Fox C. Morton 3% 68% Walk; Lee to 2B
b1 1-0 1 12- 5,(3-1)  RRR CHC K. Fukudome C. Morton 17% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lee Scores; Fox Scores
b1 4-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano C. Morton -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b1 4-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Baker C. Morton -0% 84% Lineout: 2B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Randy Wells facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT D. Young R. Wells -3% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT L. Milledge R. Wells 3% 84% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t2 0-4 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT B. Moss R. Wells 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t2 0-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT A. LaRoche R. Wells -2% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Moss to 2B
t2 0-4 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Jaramillo R. Wells 3% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Charlie Morton facing 8-9-1
b2 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC K. Hill C. Morton 4% 91% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b2 4-0 0 --3 4,(3-0)  CHC R. Wells C. Morton 1% 92% Walk
b2 4-0 0 1-3 5,(1-2)  R CHC R. Theriot C. Morton 2% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Hill Scores; Wells to 2B
b2 5-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Fuld C. Morton 2% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive); Wells to 3B; Theriot to 2B
b2 5-0 0 123 5,(3-1)  R CHC D. Lee C. Morton 2% 97% Walk; Wells Scores; Theriot to 3B; Fuld to 2B
b2 6-0 0 123 1,(0-0)  RR CHC J. Fox C. Morton 2% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Theriot Scores; Fuld Scores; Lee to 3B
Chris Bootcheck replaces Charlie Morton pitching and batting 9th
b2 8-0 0 -23 6,(3-2)  CHC K. Fukudome C. Bootcheck 0% 99% Walk
b2 8-0 0 123 3,(0-2)  R CHC A. Soriano C. Bootcheck 0% 99% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Lee Scores; Fox to 3B; Fukudome to 2B
b2 9-0 0 123 4,(2-1)  RR CHC J. Baker C. Bootcheck 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Fox Scores; Fukudome Scores; Soriano to 2B
b2 11-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC K. Hill C. Bootcheck 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b2 11-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R CHC R. Wells C. Bootcheck 0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Soriano Scores; Baker to 2B
b2 12-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O CHC R. Theriot C. Bootcheck 0% 99% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
b2 12-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  CHC S. Fuld C. Bootcheck 0% 99% Hit By Pitch; Baker to 3B; Wells to 2B
b2 12-0 2 123 5,(3-1)  RR CHC D. Lee C. Bootcheck 0% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Baker Scores; Wells Scores; Fuld to 3B
b2 14-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Fox C. Bootcheck 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
10 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 14.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-14, Cubs' Randy Wells facing 9-1-2
t3 0-14 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT C. Bootcheck R. Wells 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-14 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. McCutchen R. Wells 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 0-14 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT R. Cedeno R. Wells 0% 100% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 14.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 14-0, Pirates' Chris Bootcheck facing 5-6-7
b3 14-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC K. Fukudome C. Bootcheck 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b3 14-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano C. Bootcheck 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b3 14-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Baker C. Bootcheck 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 14.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-14, Cubs' Randy Wells facing 3-4-5
t4 0-14 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT G. Jones R. Wells -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 0-14 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT D. Young R. Wells 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 2B
t4 0-14 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT L. Milledge R. Wells 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t4 0-14 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R PIT B. Moss R. Wells 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Jones Scores
t4 1-14 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT A. LaRoche R. Wells -0% 100% Walk; Moss to 2B
t4 1-14 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT J. Jaramillo R. Wells -0% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Moss Scores; LaRoche to 3B
t4 2-14 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O PIT C. Bootcheck R. Wells 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 14.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 14-2, Pirates' Chris Bootcheck facing 8-9-1
b4 14-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC K. Hill C. Bootcheck 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b4 14-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Wells C. Bootcheck 0% 100% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b4 14-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Theriot C. Bootcheck 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hill to 2B
b4 14-2 1 12- 4,(3-0)  CHC S. Fuld C. Bootcheck 0% 100% Walk; Hill to 3B; Theriot to 2B
b4 14-2 1 123 3,(0-2)  RRR CHC D. Lee C. Bootcheck 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Hill Scores; Theriot Scores; Fuld Scores
Steven Jackson replaces Chris Bootcheck pitching and batting 9th
b4 17-2 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC J. Fox S. Jackson 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 17-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome S. Jackson 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 17.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-17, Cubs' Randy Wells facing 1-2-3
Jeff Baker moves from 2B to 1B
Mike Fontenot replaces Derrek Lee (1B) playing 2B batting 3rd
Jeff Salazar pinch hits for Andrew McCutchen (CF) batting 1st
t5 2-17 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Salazar R. Wells 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 2-17 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT R. Cedeno R. Wells 0% 100% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t5 2-17 2 --- 7,(2-2)  PIT G. Jones R. Wells -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 2-17 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Young R. Wells 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 17.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 17-2, Pirates' Steven Jackson facing 6-7-8
Jeff Salazar moves from PH to CF
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Alfonso Soriano (LF) batting 6th
b5 17-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC A. Miles S. Jackson 0% 100% Popfly: 3B
b5 17-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Baker S. Jackson 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b5 17-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Hill S. Jackson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 17.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-17, Cubs' Randy Wells facing 5-6-7
Aaron Miles moves from PH to 3B
Jake Fox moves from 3B to LF
t6 2-17 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT L. Milledge R. Wells 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 2-17 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT B. Moss R. Wells -0% 100% Walk
t6 2-17 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO PIT A. LaRoche R. Wells 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 17.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 17-2, Pirates' Steven Jackson facing 9-1-2
Luis Cruz replaces Ronny Cedeno playing SS batting 2nd
b6 17-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC R. Wells S. Jackson 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b6 17-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Theriot S. Jackson 0% 100% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b6 17-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Fuld S. Jackson 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Wells to 3B
b6 17-2 2 --3 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. Fontenot S. Jackson 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 17.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-17, Cubs' Esmailin Caridad facing 8-9-1
Esmailin Caridad replaces Randy Wells pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-17 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT J. Jaramillo E. Caridad 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-17 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT S. Jackson E. Caridad 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t7 2-17 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Salazar E. Caridad 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 17.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 17-2, Pirates' Steven Jackson facing 4-5-6
b7 17-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC J. Fox S. Jackson 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b7 17-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO CHC K. Fukudome S. Jackson 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 17-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Miles S. Jackson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 17.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-17, Cubs' John Grabow facing 2-3-4
John Grabow replaces Esmailin Caridad pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-17 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT L. Cruz J. Grabow 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t8 2-17 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT G. Jones J. Grabow 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-17 2 --- 9,(3-2)  PIT D. Young J. Grabow 0% 100% Walk
t8 2-17 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O PIT L. Milledge J. Grabow 0% 100% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 17.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 17-2, Pirates' Steven Jackson facing 7-8-9
b8 17-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Baker S. Jackson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 17-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC K. Hill S. Jackson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Geovany Soto pinch hits for John Grabow (P) batting 9th
b8 17-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC G. Soto S. Jackson 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b8 17-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  CHC R. Theriot S. Jackson 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Soto to 3B
b8 17-2 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  CHC S. Fuld S. Jackson 0% 100% Walk; Theriot to 2B
b8 17-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Fontenot S. Jackson 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 17.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-17, Cubs' Kevin Gregg facing 6-7-8
Kevin Gregg replaces Geovany Soto (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-17 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Moss K. Gregg 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-17 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche K. Gregg 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 2-17 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Jaramillo K. Gregg 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 17.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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