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OAK
@BOS		4
7
BAL
@CHW		5
12
SEA
@CLE		3
5
ANA
@NYY		6
4
ANA
@NYY		6
7
MIN
@TBD		7
3
DET
@TEX		6
8
KCR
@TOR		7
2
PIT
@ARI		4
3
CHC
@CIN		9
2
MIL
@COL		6
5
ATL
@HOU		6
2
MON
@LAD		3
4
SDP
@PHI		2
0
NYM
@SFG		4
1
FLA
@STL		7
6		 
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Wednesday, August 26, 1998 12:35
, Cinergy Field
Attendance: 20,315, Time of Game: 2:46
Cubs
9
72-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 10½ GB
 at Reds
2
61-72
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 21½ GB
W: Kerry Wood (12-6)
L: Brett Tomko (11-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  3  1   0  0  1   0  0  4    9 11  1
Reds            0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  4  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lance Johnson CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .237 .572 20 9 -0.039 0.49 0.015 -0.054 -0.3 3 0
Mickey Morandini 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .309 .805 22 14 -0.044 0.51 0.004 -0.048 -1.1 1 1 HBP
Sammy Sosa RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 .313 1.030 23 14 0.038 0.47 0.090 -0.052 -0.3 0 0 HR
Mark Grace 1B 5 3 3 1 0 0 .316 .886 17 10 0.100 0.48 0.114 -0.014 2.6 1 0 2B
Brant Brown LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 .302 .879 15 6 0.053 0.62 0.099 -0.046 0.7 1 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 1 2 4 0 1 .271 .816 19 13 0.149 0.68 0.168 -0.019 2.2 2 0 2B,SF
   Rod Beck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tyler Houston C 4 0 2 1 1 0 .259 .699 11 6 0.003 0.35 0.020 -0.017 1.2 18 0 2B,SB
Manny Alexander SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 .234 .634 16 11 -0.026 0.55 0.019 -0.045 -1.5 0 0 SH
Kerry Wood P 2 0 0 0 1 2 .115 .305 15 7 -0.002 0.34 0.014 -0.016 0.1 0 0
   Jose Hernandez PH-3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .820 4 2 0.010 0.15 0.010 0.000 0.6 1 0 2B
Team Totals 36 9 11 8 5 9 .306 .895 162 92 0.242 0.50 0.553 -0.311 4.3 27 1
2B: M Grace (31, off M Remlinger); J Hernandez (20, off D Graves); G Gaetti (24, off B Tomko); T Houston (6, off D Graves).
HR: S Sosa (52, off B Tomko; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SF: G Gaetti (4, off M Remlinger).
SH: M Alexander (5, off B Tomko).
HBP: M Morandini (9, by B Tomko).
TB: M Grace 4; S Sosa 4; G Gaetti 3; T Houston 3; J Hernandez 2; B Brown; L Johnson.
RBI: G Gaetti 4 (50); M Alexander (24); S Sosa (130); T Houston (28); M Grace (65).
2-out RBI: G Gaetti; T Houston; S Sosa; M Grace.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
E: L Johnson (3).
Baserunning
SB: T Houston (2, 2nd base off M Remlinger/E Taubensee).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Reggie Sanders CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 .280 .793 21 13 -0.081 1.05 0.035 -0.116 -0.6 2 0
Barry Larkin SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .290 .854 20 12 0.003 1.02 0.067 -0.064 0.2 2 1
Sean Casey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 .744 15 8 -0.112 1.00 0.000 -0.112 -1.2 4 1
Dmitri Young LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .296 .820 16 13 -0.088 0.91 0.000 -0.088 -1.1 3 0
Ed Taubensee C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .290 .789 20 11 -0.069 0.68 0.001 -0.070 -0.5 9 0
Bret Boone 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .278 .771 16 12 -0.059 0.60 0.003 -0.062 0.3 0 2 2B
Roberto Petagine RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .154 .620 20 12 0.007 0.63 0.044 -0.037 -0.8 3 0
Aaron Boone 3B 3 1 1 1 0 2 .278 .730 10 7 0.032 0.85 0.084 -0.051 0.5 1 0 HR
   Danny Graves P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eduardo Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .223 .627 6 5 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.6
Brett Tomko P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .132 .312 4 2 -0.011 0.42 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 1
   Melvin Nieves PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .767 6 3 0.148 1.37 0.148 0.000 1.4
   Mike Remlinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116 .295 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Chris Stynes 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .685 3 3 -0.028 1.09 0.000 -0.028 -0.2 2 0
Team Totals 31 2 4 1 4 18 .129 .487 157 101 -0.258 0.83 0.382 -0.639 -2.7 27 5
2B: B Boone (36, off R Beck).
HR: A Boone (1, off K Wood; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: A Boone 4; B Boone 2; M Nieves; B Larkin.
RBI: A Boone (18).
2-out RBI: A Boone.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
E: E Taubensee (10); B Tomko (1).

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
Kerry Wood, W (12-6) 8 3 2 1 3 16 1 3.36 30 133 85 29 27 29 2 9 3 0 83 0.256 0.96 2.2
Rod Beck 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.30 5 24 16 7 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.05 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 2 1 4 18 1 1.00 35 157 101 36 30 35 2 11 3 0 83 0 0 0.257 0.50 2.7

Cincinnati Reds

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
Brett Tomko, L (11-10) 5 5 4 4 0 7 1 4.79 21 77 50 25 9 16 4 9 5 0 48 -0.190 0.66 -1.4
Mike Remlinger 2.2 2 1 1 3 2 0 4.66 13 49 25 16 5 4 2 6 2 0 0 0 -0.033 0.48 0.1
Danny Graves 1.1 4 4 4 2 0 0 3.80 10 36 17 12 0 5 2 6 4 0 2 0 -0.020 0.17 -3.0
Team Totals 9 11 9 9 5 9 1 9.00 44 162 92 53 14 25 8 21 11 0 48 2 0 -0.243 0.83 -4.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Tomko (6; M Morandini).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 20,315.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Cincinnati Reds
1 Lance Johnson CF 1 Reggie Sanders CF
2 Mickey Morandini 2B 2 Barry Larkin SS
3 Sammy Sosa RF 3 Sean Casey 1B
4 Mark Grace 1B 4 Dmitri Young LF
5 Brant Brown LF 5 Ed Taubensee C
6 Gary Gaetti 3B 6 Bret Boone 2B
7 Tyler Houston C 7 Roberto Petagine RF
8 Manny Alexander SS 8 Aaron Boone 3B
9 Kerry Wood P 9 Brett Tomko P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  R CIN M. Nieves K. Wood -15% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Petagine Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Nieves to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR CHC G. Gaetti B. Tomko 11% 74% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Grace Scores; Brown Scores
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC B. Brown B. Tomko 9% 63% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Grace to 3B
t3 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHC S. Sosa B. Tomko 9% 77% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b2 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R CIN A. Boone K. Wood -8% 70% Home Run (Line Drive)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC L. Johnson B. Tomko -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Morandini B. Tomko -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa B. Tomko -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CIN R. Sanders K. Wood -3% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  CIN B. Larkin K. Wood -5% 36% Single to SS (Line Drive); Sanders to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O CIN S. Casey K. Wood 5% 41% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b1 0-0 1 12- 7,(2-2)  O CIN D. Young K. Wood 4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O CIN E. Taubensee K. Wood 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Brett Tomko facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Grace B. Tomko 4% 54% Single to 2B (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC B. Brown B. Tomko 9% 63% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Grace to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR CHC G. Gaetti B. Tomko 11% 74% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Grace Scores; Brown Scores
t2 2-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Houston B. Tomko -1% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Gaetti to 3B
t2 2-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO CHC M. Alexander B. Tomko 2% 75% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gaetti Scores
t2 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Wood B. Tomko -1% 75% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
b2 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN B. Boone K. Wood 2% 77% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN R. Petagine K. Wood 2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R CIN A. Boone K. Wood -8% 70% Home Run (Line Drive)
b2 1-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN B. Tomko K. Wood 1% 71% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Reds' Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
t3 3-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC L. Johnson B. Tomko -2% 69% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t3 3-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC M. Morandini B. Tomko -1% 68% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t3 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R CHC S. Sosa B. Tomko 9% 77% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t3 4-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Grace B. Tomko -1% 76% Lineout: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
b3 1-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CIN R. Sanders K. Wood 2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN B. Larkin K. Wood 2% 80% Lineout: CF
b3 1-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CIN S. Casey K. Wood 1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Reds' Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
t4 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Brown B. Tomko -1% 80% Popfly: 3B
t4 4-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Gaetti B. Tomko -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
t4 4-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Houston B. Tomko -1% 78% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 4-5-6
b4 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN D. Young K. Wood 3% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 1-4 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CIN E. Taubensee K. Wood 2% 82% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN B. Boone K. Wood 1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Reds' Brett Tomko facing 8-9-1
t5 4-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Alexander B. Tomko -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC K. Wood B. Tomko -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC L. Johnson B. Tomko 1% 82% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t5 4-1 2 1-- CHC M. Morandini B. Tomko 1% 83% Johnson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Johnson to 2B
t5 4-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  CHC M. Morandini B. Tomko 0% 83% Hit By Pitch
t5 4-1 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa B. Tomko -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 7-8-9
b5 1-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CIN R. Petagine K. Wood -4% 76% Walk
b5 1-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CIN A. Boone K. Wood 4% 80% Strikeout Swinging
Melvin Nieves pinch hits for Brett Tomko (P) batting 9th
b5 1-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  R CIN M. Nieves K. Wood -15% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Petagine Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Nieves to 3B
b5 2-4 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O CIN R. Sanders K. Wood 8% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-4 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O CIN B. Larkin K. Wood 5% 78% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Mike Remlinger facing 4-5-6
Mike Remlinger replaces Melvin Nieves (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. Grace M. Remlinger 5% 82% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t6 4-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Brown M. Remlinger -3% 79% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t6 4-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  RO CHC G. Gaetti M. Remlinger 5% 84% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF Line); Grace Scores
t6 5-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC T. Houston M. Remlinger 1% 85% Walk
t6 5-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Alexander M. Remlinger 1% 85% Houston Steals 2B
t6 5-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Alexander M. Remlinger -2% 84% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 3-4-5
b6 2-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN S. Casey K. Wood 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN D. Young K. Wood 2% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 2-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN E. Taubensee K. Wood 1% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Reds' Mike Remlinger facing 9-1-2
t7 5-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC K. Wood M. Remlinger 1% 91% Walk
t7 5-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC L. Johnson M. Remlinger -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
t7 5-2 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHC M. Morandini M. Remlinger -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa M. Remlinger -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
b7 2-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN B. Boone K. Wood 3% 90% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN R. Petagine K. Wood 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN A. Boone K. Wood 1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Reds' Mike Remlinger facing 4-5-6
t8 5-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Grace M. Remlinger -1% 92% Flyball: CF
t8 5-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC B. Brown M. Remlinger 1% 93% Walk
t8 5-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC G. Gaetti M. Remlinger -1% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t8 5-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC T. Houston M. Remlinger 1% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Brown to 2B
Danny Graves replaces Aaron Boone (3B) pitching and batting 8th
Chris Stynes replaces Mike Remlinger (P) playing 3B batting 9th
t8 5-2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Alexander D. Graves -1% 91% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 9-1-2
b8 2-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN C. Stynes K. Wood 3% 94% Foul Popfly: 3B
b8 2-5 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CIN R. Sanders K. Wood 2% 96% Strikeout Looking
b8 2-5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  CIN B. Larkin K. Wood -1% 94% Walk
b8 2-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CIN S. Casey K. Wood 2% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Reds 2.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Reds' Danny Graves facing 9-1-2
Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Kerry Wood (P) batting 9th
t9 5-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC J. Hernandez D. Graves 1% 98% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t9 5-2 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC L. Johnson D. Graves 0% 98% Walk
t9 5-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Morandini D. Graves -1% 97% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t9 5-2 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Sosa D. Graves -1% 96% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
t9 5-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR CHC M. Grace D. Graves 3% 99% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Hernandez Scores; Johnson Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI; Grace to 3B
t9 7-2 2 --3 5,(3-1)  CHC B. Brown D. Graves 0% 99% Walk
t9 7-2 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  R CHC G. Gaetti D. Graves 0% 100% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores; Brown to 3B
t9 8-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R CHC T. Houston D. Graves 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive); Brown Scores; Gaetti to 3B
t9 9-2 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Alexander D. Graves -0% 100% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-9, Cubs' Rod Beck facing 4-5-6
Rod Beck replaces Gary Gaetti (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Jose Hernandez moves from PH to 3B
b9 2-9 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN D. Young R. Beck 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 2-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CIN E. Taubensee R. Beck -0% 100% Walk
b9 2-9 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  CIN B. Boone R. Beck -0% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Taubensee to 3B
b9 2-9 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O CIN R. Petagine R. Beck 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Danny Graves (P) batting 8th
b9 2-9 2 -23 6,(1-2)  O CIN E. Perez R. Beck 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Reds 2.

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  • 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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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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